5 02, 2018

Unlearning in India – Day 7 & 8: Learning From a Wise Man and Visioning Permaculture at Shikshantar

By | 2018-02-06T09:02:13+00:00 February 5th, 2018|CERES Global, India, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Guest Post by Dr. Ben Habib From 2nd-12th December 2017 I co-facilitated a CERES Global tour to India, themed around sustainable development, permanent culture and un-learning. My focus for the tour was to collect data for my research project on permaculture as a transnational social movement and to learn more about alternative education models as a [...]

29 01, 2018

Unlearning in India – Day 5 & 6: Peasant Farming, Camel Culture and Hidden Landscapes of Waste

By | 2018-01-29T10:30:06+00:00 January 29th, 2018|CERES Global, India|0 Comments

Guest Post by Dr. Ben Habib From 2nd-12th December 2017 I co-facilitated a CERES Global tour to India, themed around sustainable development, permanent culture and un-learning. My focus for the tour was to collect data for my research project on permaculture as a transnational social movement and to learn more about alternative education models as a teaching [...]

24 01, 2018

Unlearning in India – Day 3 & 4: Wisdom Walk Through Udaipur’s Old City and Malari Village

By | 2018-02-05T07:54:06+00:00 January 24th, 2018|CERES Global, India, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Guest Post by Dr Ben Habib From 2nd-12th December 2017 I co-facilitated a CERES Global tour to India, themed around sustainable development, permanent culture and un-learning. My focus for the tour was to collect data for my research project on permaculture as a transnational social movement and to learn more about alternative education models as a teaching [...]

15 01, 2018

Unlearning in India — Day 1 & 2: The Dharavi Community and Shikshantar People’s Institute For Re-Thinking Education and Development

By | 2018-02-05T07:43:41+00:00 January 15th, 2018|CERES Global, India|0 Comments

Guest Post by Dr Ben Habib From 2nd-12th December 2017 I co-facilitated a CERES Global tour to India, themed around sustainable development, permanent culture and un-learning. My focus for the tour was to collect data for my research project on permaculture as a transnational social movement and to learn more about alternative education models as a [...]

17 02, 2017

Gift Culture

By | 2017-03-20T09:38:31+00:00 February 17th, 2017|CERES Global, India|4 Comments

 The river never drinks its own water. The tree never tastes its own fruit. The field never consumes its own harvest. They selflessly strive for the well-being of all those around them. - Mewari proverb Sarita kare na paan, vriksh na fal chaakhe kadi Khet na khave dhaan, parhit neepjey sekhra. This is a [...]

20 10, 2016

5 reasons you should do a study tour

By | 2016-11-10T10:30:18+00:00 October 20th, 2016|CERES Global, India|0 Comments

When Bachelor of Information Technology student Rosie first heard about the IT for Social Impact study tour in India she jumped to the conclusion that it wasn’t for her, however several months later she was on the plane about to embark on what she has described as “The best thing I’ve done at uni!” Rosie’s [...]

4 10, 2016

A bumpy road through beautiful teak forests

By | 2018-02-16T13:37:05+00:00 October 4th, 2016|CERES Global, India|0 Comments

This post was written by John Burne, originally posted on our Jamnya Housing project blog after visiting in March 2016 A bumpy road through beautiful teak forests. Arrived to a warm welcome and immediately saw the brick making machine. It was a focal point with lots of willing helpers, on-lookers and diligent workers. It seemed [...]

22 09, 2016

Success at International Higher Education Awards

By | 2016-11-10T10:30:18+00:00 September 22nd, 2016|CERES Global, India|0 Comments

The biggest congratulations to, Dr Jason Sargent, our friend and partner who we work with in delivering the IT for Social impact Trips to India, and who has achieved global success at this year’s QS International Higher Education Impact Award in Valencia, Spain for his vision and delivery of the project. We have been running these [...]

27 07, 2016

Rethinking Approaches to Development and Sustainability

By | 2016-11-10T10:30:20+00:00 July 27th, 2016|CERES Global|5 Comments

I was recently asked by one of our participants who travelled with us on our Permaculture design Course in Timor to participate in a number of research questions related to his studies. The key questions were: How do you see the role of sustainability in the future practice of community development? How should someone interested [...]