GERES newsletter N°10: A crowdfunding campaign for family farming
 
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The GERES newsletter |
n° 10 - October 2014 |
Top storyA crowdfunding campaign for bioclimatic greenhouses
To spin-off passive solar greenhouses in France is a dream for many farmers. GERES is planning to transfer the technology as part of a pilot project in the PACA region. To cover the estimated €10,000 funding needs, GERES has decided for the first time to launch a crowdfunding appeal on the Kisskissbankbank platform. Support the crowdfunding (in French) News from the fieldInauguration day of Central Highlands Programme in BamyanThe 13th of October 2014, GERES, MADERA, and Solidarités International, 3 French NGOs, organised the inauguration day of their 3-year rural development Programme in Central Highlands Region of Afghanistan. Energy Festival and compost boxThe advantages brought by energy saving and recycling no longer need to be demonstrated but are taking centre stage. While the Energy Information Centre runs insulation workshops using life-size scale models, GERES is teaching children the ins and outs of composting... The compost box, designed for schools and educational or leisure centres, has not failed to arouse the curiosity of budding ecologists. The compost box, find out more
Publication of the MonthOutcomes Magazine, 10 years' experience of carbon finance in CambodiaThe first French NGO to include carbon finance within a development project, GERES has now published the magazine Outcomes, which reports on its experience in Cambodia with mass dissemination of improved stoves. With more than 3 million improved stoves marketed by the end of the accreditation period, the magazine gives project stakeholders their chance to speak. Our wish is that you too may get a flavour of the history, techniques and challenges of this incredible human adventure. Energy in the post-2015 development frameworkIn an 8-page paper, organizations and NGOs specializing in energy and development issues make six major recommendations for the post-2015 development framework.
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Key Figure23% of the world's food comes from family farms.Source: 2014 Global Hunger Index
Our partner's cornerNexans FoundationThe NEXANS company foundation has set itself the task of assisting and supporting solidarity-based initiatives, particularly projects that help to reduce insecurity and energy poverty around the world. The foundation is committed to work alongside us in Mali, where we are setting up an electrified enterprise zone for the micro-enterprises involved in rural economic development in Konséguéla.
Climate ChangeGlobal Alliance for climate-smart agriculture:
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GERES is Recruiting
In the mediasFind our latest GERES press articles2014/10/21 - Les Echos (FR) - Innovation - Energy Saving 2014/10/16 - 20 minutes (FR) - serres solaires passives - Mongolie 2014/10/13 - Automotive Logistics (UK) - Taxe carbone 2014/10/13 - Le Monde (FR) - Sécurité alimentaire, changement climatique 2014/09/27 - The Phnom Penh Post (KH) - Foyers améliorés - Cambodge 2014/09/22 - NyanmarTimes ( ) Foyers améliorés, Nyanmar
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