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The International Permaculture Collaborative Laboratory is a network of individuals that aims to enhance the effectiveness of the global permaculture movement.

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CoLab Podcast - Series 2, Episode 1

Hurray! The first episode of the second series from the Permaculture CoLab Podcasts is now ready for listening.

Josie Redmonds, one of the founders of the Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs is the first to be interviewed in this series and she talks about her project that supports primary school teachers in Malawi to start up after school permaculture clubs at their school.

With each newsletter for the next 6 months we will release a new podcast each showcasing a permaculture grassroots project, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for some innovative and exciting projects.

Emergent Festival 2024

The Emergent Festival is an opportunity for active members of the International Permaculture CoLab to test out and bring to light micro projects, enhancements to existing activities, or explorations of new ideas over a short period of time – 6 months + supporting events.

This year there were 5 projects that received funding. 4 projects are fully complete, with 1 project still in the completion phase.

You can read more about these projects on the CoLab website:

The CoLab Podcast
Permaculture in Africa
Communicating Permaculture in Spanish
African Landless Permaculturist Project: Ikhwelo Healers Collective
Permaculture Glossary

PermaGuide

New Partnership - All CoLab members are welcomed to PermaGuide.com.

PermaGuide
is a platform built by the community, for the community. Their shared goal is to spread the principles of permaculture far and wide, reaching people who may have never heard of it before. By working together, we can inspire a larger audience to embrace sustainable living and be part
of the global change. This is a special opportunity to expand our reach and introduce more
people to permaculture’s transformative potential.

Whether you’re an educator, a project host, or a learner, PermaGuide offers unique
opportunities for you to contribute, grow, and connect. Ready to make an impact?

CoLab members get free access.

Funding Circle

The Funding Circle services team is currently qualifying projects for the Arkbound Foundation Climate Emergency Fund. Application support is being offered in 3 tiers ranging 
from application review to full application creation. In order to learn more about the funder and the service offering and to see if your project is a good fit, please join the Colab if you’re not already a member, and visit the #funding_circle channel on Slack.

CoLab Video

Meet CoLab Members: Kate Swatridge, Tanya Medukha, Jyo Maan & Nenad Maljković.

Each talking about different aspects of governance within the CoLab.

Water Restoration and Catchment Management

Join for an engaging webinar series, “Water restoration and catchment management” exploring innovative water restoration systems developed by Timor-Leste communities. Learn how these initiatives, implemented in a hot tropical climate with distinct wet and dry seasons, address critical water challenges through the application of permaculture principles and design.

Through this 3-part webinar series, Eugenio Lemos , Izu Pereira and Lachlan McKenzie, along with other Permatil and PermaYouth staff, will share valuable knowledge and experiences on addressing water management challenges through community-driven permaculture solutions, based on successful experiences by communities in Timor-Leste.

They especially invite African communities, refugees, young people, women affected by water issues and those in drought-affected regions to join us. Also, anyone interested in learning about innovative water catchment, permaculture solutions and community-driven approaches, is welcome.

Dates: 5th, 12th, and 19th November 2024
Time: 7 AM GMT / 5:30 PM ACDT / 4 PM TLT / 10 AM EAT / 9 AM CAT

How To Budget: Budget Types & Their Components

This workshop will draw a distinction between an organizational and project budget and will show how one fits into the other. Together we will examine qualifying expenses, their types and categories. We will practice creating budgeting scenarios taking into account a variety of circumstances.

Thursday, November 7th 3:00-4:30pm UTC

Education By Design - Online Programme

The Permaculture Association's 2024 annual diploma and educator online gathering. Providing opportunities for doing group designs, producing tangible outcomes, collective marketing, and continuing professional development.


Attracting a diverse, inclusive audience including educator members, certified teachers, diploma apprentices, diploma alumni, tutors, LAND centres, community projects, activists educators of all kinds, designers of all kinds and new interested people who love to reach others with permaculture.

The Permaculture Association will send invites out to all online events in November, and you can choose to attend the sessions which apply most to your professional development, your livelihood or your interests. However they aim to make all sessions applicable even if you are not on the Certified Teachers Register or are not a diploma student.

Engagement opportunities


Job Opening - Convergence Research Team Member

Job Opening - Diversity and Decolonization Community Pot Co-ordinator

Job Opening - Permaculture Convergence Attendees Research


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Upcoming events


November 1st at 18:00 CEST - New moon sisterhood gathering

November 7th at 3pm-4:30 pm UTC - How to budget: Budget types and their components

November 15th at 18:00 CEST - Full Beaver moon sisterhood gathering

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