HarperCollins publishes a children’s book titled, “Yasmeen Lari, Green Architect”. It is written by Marzieh Abbas & illustrated by Hoda Hadadi.

Discover the inspiring story of Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first female architect, in this beautifully crafted children’s book by Marzieh Abbas, with stunning illustrations by Hoda Hadadi. Published by HarperCollins, this must-read celebrates resilience, creativity, and breaking barriers.

posted 98d ago

Doug Banks of re: arc institute visits Pono Village to see first hand, the Malawi Group Workshop being conducted with the institute’s support.

Doug Banks of re: arc institute visits Pono Village to witness the Malawi Group Training Workshop, made possible through re: arc institute’s generous grant. The two week workshop was conducted in Pono Village, with the partnership of the Heritage Foundation and Spiritual Chords.

posted 14w ago

The Malawi group workshop continues in Pono Village, w/ the sponsorship of re: arc institute and a joint collaboration of HF & Spiritual Chords.

Training continues in Pono Village as the Malawian group dives deeper into learning and growth. This workshop, sponsored by the re:arc institute and conducted in collaboration with the Heritage Foundation and Spiritual Chords, is fostering knowledge-sharing and community empowerment.

posted 14w ago

A group of 10 men and women from Malawi is in Pono Village for a two week workshop to learn about sustainable construction.

A group of 10 men and women from Malawi is in Pono Village for two weeks to learn about sustainable construction. They plan to use these skills to build ecofriendly homes in their country. The training focuses on using local materials like bamboo and clay and building energy-efficient houses. This will help them create affordable, green housing for their communities. Not only are they learning fast but also making friends with the local community and enjoying the hospitality of the villagers.

posted 15w ago

The Heritage Foundation celebrates reaching 1 million people in Oct 24, ensuring food security & flood resilience for communities in need.

A Historic Milestone in October 2024! Through its Zero Charity/Zero Donor humanistic humanitarianism, within 19 months, the Heritage Foundation reached its ambitious goal: one million people now have food security and flood resilience. This achievement is a testament to the unlocking of the potential in poverty, and by implementing humanist values of empathy, solidarity, generosity and benevolence through peer-to-peer transfer of knowledge, collaboration and dedication, instilling hope for the future. Yasmeen Lari’s Poverty Escape Ladder enables step by step transformation: reduced hunger by organizing vegetable production; food sufficiency by growing vegetables, rearing chickens and breeding fish; environmental stewardship by planting community food and shade tree forests, regenerative farming and improved biodiversity; flood mitigation measures with aquifer trenches, ditches, earth barriers and earthen platforms; and specialised barefoot products villages for income generation, 1 million households are on their way to build their one room houses and toilets through their own effort, thus escaping poverty within 30 months of having experienced destitution.

posted 16w ago