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Seeds of Change / Les Graines du Changement

27 Jan

(This is a SEND YOUR LOVE action / Ceci est une action ENVOYEZ VOTRE AMOUR)

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If you could, would you be willing to help a stranger and change their life (even just a little bit). This is your chance to do just that, a simple little something for someone special to us. Si l’opportunité se présentait, aideriez-vous un étranger à changer sa vie (même juste un peu). Voici votre chance d’agir; une tout petit geste pour quelqu’un de spécial.

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Ladia overlooking his land and his dream

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We are currently doing research in Malaysia, collaborating with organic farmers to learn new techniques to better prepare us for KORAKOR’s Holistic Community Center (our organic farm/school) in Mexico. It’s been just over a week since we arrived to lend our hands to the beautiful Permaculture Perak Project in Northern Malaysia, and we have already become spellbound by Ladia, the Czech owner/mad scientist/agricultural genius and the potential and beauty held in the nature surrounding us. Nous collaborons actuellement avec des agriculteurs bio en Malaisie et Indonésie pour apprendre et découvrir de nouvelles techniques afin de mieux nous préparer pour le centre communautaire holistique de KORAKOR (notre ferme biologique / école de savoir alternatif) au Mexique. Voici un peu plus d’une semaine que nous sommes arrivés pour prêter mains pour le projet Permaculture Perak dans le nord de la Malaisie, et nous sommes déjà fasciné par Ladia, le propriétaire tchèque / savant fou / génie agricole et la beauté de la nature qui nous entoure.

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Ladia is a simple man, a loving man looking to live a basic life rooted in symbiosis with nature and with the local community. But, this man is fighting a battle larger than himself, against agrochemical farmers and pesticide run off that pollutes his precious land. So despite the fact that he uses absolutely no pesticides, herbicides or any other chemicals in his farming, it is virtually impossible for him to find or produce organic seeds. Ladia est un homme simple, un homme affectueux qui cherche à vivre une vie tranquille, ancrée dans la symbiose avec la nature et avec la communauté locale. Mais, cet homme lutte dans un combat contre les produits agrochimiques et autres pesticides qui polluent et ruissellent sur sa ferme. Malgré le fait qu’il n’utilise absolument pas de pesticides, d’herbicides ou d’autres produits chimiques dans ses plantations, il lui est pratiquement impossible de trouver ou de produire des semences biologiques.

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This is where you can make a small difference in someone’s life, you, lucky you who lives in a country with easier access to these precious seeds. So…would you be willing to buy 1 – 2 packs of organic seeds (from beans, grains and trees to herbs and medicinal plants…, the choice is up to you and your wallet) to help a stranger, a beautiful man live his dream? With your help, we will start an organic seed bank and supply for Ladia and a handful of local farmers with these gems. C’est exactement là que vous pouvez faire une petite différence dans la vie de quelqu’un, vous, chanceux que vous êtes de vivre dans un pays qui facilite l’accès à ces précieuses semences. Alors… seriez-vous prêt à acheter 1 – 2 sachets de graines biologiques (arbres, haricots, grains, légumes ou plantes médicinales, le choix ne tient qu’à vous et à votre portefeuille) pour aider un étranger, un homme magnifique à vivre son rêve? Avec votre aide, nous allons commencer une banque gratuite de semences biologiques et d’approvisionnement pour Ladia et une poignée d’agriculteurs locaux.

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Together let’s make the world more beautiful, one seed at a time…Please send all your organic seeds to: Ensemble, nous allons rendre le monde encore plus beau, graine par graine… Merci d’envoyer vos graines bio à:

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Permaculture Perak Farmstay

Ladang Teh Lenggong

℅ Pejabat Pos Lenggong

33400 Lenggong

Perak, Malaysia

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P.S. This is a surprise for Ladia and Permaculture Perak, so a little encouraging note from you would make it all the more powerful! P.S: Cette opération est une surprise pour Ladia et Permaculture Perak, donc une petite note encourageante de votre part ajoutera un touche d’amour à vos graines…

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Thanks for caring for the earth…and other earthlings! Merci de prendre soin de la terre … et d’autres Terriens!

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SEND YOUR LOVE: Orphanage in South Africa

10 Sep

(Starting September 10th, 2010 – No limit)

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Click here to know more about our SEND YOUR LOVE event. Cliquez ici pour plus d’informations sur notre evenement ENVOYEZ VOTRE AMOUR.

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Together, let’s bring many smiles to the Botshabelo children of South Africa. Their story is a very moving one (click here) and this is precisely why KORAKOR has nominated them for our SEND YOUR LOVE event.

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Would you be willing to take the time to write them a letter, a postcard, or anything else to send them your love?

Let’s collaborate to make their lives more wonderful!

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Tell your friends, re-post this page and above all make sure you send them your love NOW!!!

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Botshabelo Community Development Trust

p.o. box 438

Magaliesburg

1791

Gauteng

South Africa

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Thank you so much for caring…

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WANT MORE?

☞ Consider donating or volunteering with them. Get in touch with Nicole Cloete at bcdtmag@telkomsa.net

Angels in the Dust

9 Sep

Louise Hogarth‘s documentary chronicles the extraordinary efforts of Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who left a privileged life in Johannesburg to establish Botshabelo a sanctuary for South African children orphaned by the AIDS virus. Hogarth’s touch is nearly undetectable, but it’s nothing short of wondrous to watch these scarred, abused children transform into sprightly, self-aware cherubs under Cloete’s unwavering care. This trailer should be enough to feed the fire laying dormant inside of you! Go out and do something for someone!!!

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WANT MORE?

☞ Volunteer with Botshabelo and help Marion make the lives of hundreds more wonderful. Write them for more info: bcdtmag@telkomsa.net 

☞ Help us send them tons of love with our SEND YOUR LOVE event

The Global Soap Project

8 Sep

There are so many easy ways to act in order to improve people’s lives. It’s just a matter of creativity. Some may lack this creativity, but it does not mean they can’t actively participate in bringing goodness to the world.

Derreck Kayongo grew more and more frustrated with the huge amount of soap wasted everyday in hotels. So, he initiated a personal crusade to recycle those soap bars and turn them into a philanthropic venture. Most of the time, it’s all about connecting the dots…

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

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WANT MORE?

☞ Have you considered bringing your own soap to hotels?

☞ Support and get involved with their cause

Lotusign: Interpreting concerts for the deaf population

8 Sep

Lotusign provides sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired at major music festivals across the USA. Greenheart Creative along with Barbie Parker (founder of Lotusign) have teamed up to get their message heard.

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WANT MORE?

☞ Consider learning sign language to expand your communication skills

☞ How about you support their cause and see how you can get involved

Bringing clean water to Kenya

8 Sep

There are so many ways to make life more wonderful for people, and sometimes it only takes a simple shift of dynamic. Discover how a group of social thinkers have managed to improve the lives of millions. In a place where locals need to burn firewood for water purificationCarbon For Water‘s ground-breaking initiative resulted not only in carbon emissions savings but also in considerably bettering health.

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WANT MORE?

☞ Get involved with Carbon For Water and consider sponsoring their project.

☞ Explore other causes we support