Badilisha Ecovillage Foundation Trust (케냐 그린 빌리지 사례 ②)

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Badilisha Ecovillage Foundation Trust

Location: Kenya in Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria

Project Start Date: January 2008
Expected Completion Date: 2012

Project Concept:

Badilisha Ecovillage foundation trust, is founded on the principle of permaculture and sustainable development. It is intended to draw a road map to sustainability for the Rusinga Island and the neighboring islands.

지속가능한 농업을 위한 그린 빌리지.( 위치 : Rusinga 섬)

The permaculture principles are here in this context domesticated(가축화하다) to develop integrated(전체로 합치다) systems to provide human needs such as food, water, shelter and energy among others to the community in a way that is healthy, sufficient and sustainable.

The project is located in Kenya, in a rural setup with poor infrastructural development (no electricity, poor roading, etc.), an area with many social issues like the preval‎ence of HIV/AIDS leading to many orphans and domestic violence and lack of food.

이 프로젝트는 케냐의 인프라가 부족한 시골 마을에서 이루어진다. 이 곳에는 전기가 들어오지 않으며, 도로 사정은 열악하다. 또한 HIV/AIDS, 아동폭력, 가정폭력, 식량 부족과 같은 많은 사회적인 문제가 있다.

Environmental issues like use of persistent organic pollutants in farming, poor waste management of sewerage and plastic bags, and are just some of the activities which leads to loss of Biodiversity and fragile aquatic ecosystems.

환경적인 이슈로는 끊이지 않는 유기 오염물질, 하수도와 비닐봉투 등 쓰레기 처리의 열악함, 그리고 생명다양성과 수중 생태계를 파괴하는 여러 일들이 있다.  

The focal point of the Badilisha Ecovillage Foundation initiative includes activities geared towards the mitigation(진정, 완화) of the socio economic impacts of the above mentioned activities. The major objectives are creating a holistic environment where everything is interconnected - human settlement is interwoven with nature and farming activities, trees are planted with crops; trees produce fruits, timber, firewood, medicinal uses and mulch, wind, protection for plants. One species provides support to another, pests and predators are kept in balance; beneficial connections.

Badilisha Ecovillage Foundatio initiative의 요점은 위에 언급한 사회 경제적인 영향을 완화시키는 것이다. 목적은 모든 것들이 연결되어 있는 종합적인 환경을 만드는 것이다.- 인류 문명이 자연과 융합되고, 나무들이 작물들과 융합되서 심기는 것이다. 한 종이 다른 종을 지지하고, 해충과 천적이 밸런스를 이루고 유익한 관계를 갖는다.

Detailed Project Description:

The major project components include:

Permaculture; This involves domestication of permaculture ethical principles and values.

• Earth care-enabling life systems to continue and thrive
• People care-enabling access to the resources people need for a good and quality livelihoods.
• Limits of population and consumption to share resources and promote both earth care and people care initiative.

Specific activities:

• To conduct permaculture design courses
• Develop and promote outreaches(도달, 봉사활동). i.e. establishment of model farms and demonstration sites.
• Development of Ecotourism
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 3 Rs principle in waste management.
• Promotion of Integrated pest management to replace use of pesticides and use of persistent organic pollutants in order to enhance natural ecosystem (functional diversity, stability, cycles and recycling, microclimate, energy, living soil, and succession).
• 파머컬처 수업
• 에코투어
• 줄이고, 다시 쓰고, 재활용
• 생태계 보원을 위한 친환경적인 해충 방제작업

People care initiatives(발단,개시,창시):

Non violent communication, this is a precursor towards reduction of violence in the area and in families, through this, there are well organized trainings facilitated by certified NVC trainers.

There are also NVC projects for children in schools for teachers, this is part of the Global peace work which we are involved in. Badilisha Ecovillage foundation Library contains materials of which some are produced by Marshall Rosenberge the founder of NVC himself.

HIV/AIDS:

Majorly focusing on preventive therapy with major focus on Abstinence for unmarried youths and use of protection like condoms. There is a project for youths which is use of audio visual for information provision. We also provide condoms donated to us by the Kenyan Ministry of Health.

Family sponsorship project:

This involves linking needy families who normally go without food to be able get some willing sponsors to make a commitment to help the families for an agreed period of time. The funds or resources provided are used transparently and accountability is enhanced, personal and direct contact with the beneficiaries is possible and even visitation to check the situation of the families here in Kenya. For anyone willing to contribute you can visit our website www.badlisha.org under sponsorship projects, and select any one of the listed photos of any child you would want to support. And then contact us through the contact details of the nearby coordinators in the countries listed.

식량이 부족하고, 연대가 필요한 가족에게 일정 기간동안 스폰서를 붙여주는 활동.  

Women empowerment:

Also Badilisha is involved in supporting the women using self help approaches, where we provide materials for making different handwork and we help to market the finished products which include baskets, made from sisal, mats made from water Hyacinth, handmade cards from recycled paper, among other items. The income earned is divided among the women and the cost of materials and then the whole cycle continues.

수작업을 통해 만들 수 있는 것들을 통해 여성들이 자립할 수 있도록 도움.

Used battery collection for safe disposal:

Badilisha is also involved in the mobilization of shopkeepers in collection of used batteries which are currently being thrown away in the environment thus affecting the lake Victoria aquatic ecosystem, which interferes with the breeding sites and even polluting water for domestic use and affecting Biodiversity.

We request for anyone who would help with collection of materials and donations of used clothes and other materials which we exchange for the batteries as a way of motivating them to continue with the collection process.

마구 버려져서 빅토리아 호수의 수생태계를 오염시키는 배터리를 모으는 활동. 배터리는 물을 오염시킬 뿐만 아니라 생식능력에도 영향을 주기 때문에 생물다양성을 떨어뜨림.  

Kindergarten project:

Badilisha is intending to put up a kindergarten project for orphans in the island and this would involve coming up with a feeding program, medical care, and trauma counseling for orphans who have been affected by the loss of their parents due HIV and AIDS and other diseases.

급식, 의료 활동, 정신적 충격 완화 등을 포함하는 고아들을 위한 유치원 프로젝트.

Community safe water provision:

Badilisha has acquired a water tank for collecting water and purifying it for the community use at affordable price to sustain the project.

물을 모으고 정수해서 적정한 가격에 판매.

Project Duration & Schedule:

PHASE ONE:

• Combining efforts and coming up with management board, formulation, planning and obtaining legal entities.
• Getting a small office for paperwork and other administrative work for the project.
• Getting some resources for logistics, projects cost and administrative costs.
• Official launching of the project and letting the community know about the objectives of the project.
• Website development
• Monthly reporting now on continuous basis
• Mid term eval‎uation

PHASE TWO:

• Embark on proper networking and promotion of the project.
• Mobilise resources of buying land, starting to build the project site, and start with the main office and the others to follow in some order.
• Ploughing of the land and establishment of the permaculture farm.
• Mobilising more resources towards putting up of the more-required facilities at the project site.
• Working together with local community leaders in selection of target groups and project beneficiaries to include widows, hiv/aids affected and infected persons.
• Recruiting of three schools who would first benefit from the project activities.
• Selection of volunteers who will help with different projects in the community.
• Resources mobilisation towards meeting the other new costs of giving stipend to volunteers, construction of huts for accommodation and seed funding towards initiation of various sustainable projects for widows, youths, schools, and hiv/aids affected households.
• Follow up of the the ongoing work like community out reaches,on non violent communication, hiv/aids, family support, support to schools, permaculture demonstrations and trainings.
• Mid term eval‎uation

PHASE THREE:

• Well networked project with local and international partners now helping a wider community.
• Exchange of ideas and techniques of doing things.
• Well established project with enough capacity to continue going on now with minimal external support.
• Complete facility at the site.
• Eval‎uation
• Continuation of the project now and maybe involvement in other areas.

Project Needs:

• The project is currently in need of support for the putting up of an institution day care center for 35 children
• Permaculture trainers, resources, and materials for the Island's only permaculture center.
• Support towards putting up of huts for accommodation of volunteers helping in various projects.
• Seed fund for supporting widows and orphan guardians to come up with own income-generating activities.
• Support to run 4 permaculture trainings in Kenya.

Other Information:

The project is open to host volunteers interested in working with us and sharing knowledge and interacting with our communities. We are a WWOOF (Worldwide Working Opportunities on Organic Farms) host in Kenya and we welcome everyone with commitments and interests to participate.

There are possibilities of touring the island, which would enable you to see the island's rich Flora and Fauna, this is part of Ecotourism which our initiative is also involved in.

n  Badilisha ecovillage foundation trust

Address : P.O. Box 168-40305 Mbita, Kisumu, Nyanza Kenya

E-mail : fworldproject@yahoo.com

       evans@badilisha.org

Website : www.badilisha.org

Telephone : +254 0738-015-009

Status:	Forming
	The land (2acers) was purchased in 2008. The community was organized/incorporated in 2008. People started living in the community in 2008.
Location:	Rural
Description: (in the original language it was entered in the database)	formed to promote permaculture and forster mitigation of socio economic situations here in kenya. the project is futher involved in Non violent communcation,support and collaboartion with schools,spiritual growth and development among others.
No. of Residents:	Between 25 and 49 with no children.
Non-resident Members:	Between 2 and 9
Visitors Received:	Non-Working Guests, Volunteers and Work Exchange
Specialty Areas:	- Consensus/Decision Making - Ecosystem Reclamation/Protection, Reforestation - Ecotourism - Educational Courses/Training - Environmental Activism - Facilitation and Mediation - Fundraising/Fundearning Skills - Internal School - For Children - Permaculture/Design - Preventive Health Practices - Self-Sufficiency (Food or Other) - Sustainable Animal Husbandry - Vegetarian/Vegan - Volunteer Programs - Waste Management - Water Management