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Nachhaltiges Stadtbegrünungsprojekt in Erbil

Am 15. Februar 2023 haben Freiwillige der NGO Roots for Change ein Projekt zur Nachhaltigen Begrünung in Form eines Vertikalbeetes in der Mädchenschule Soma Elementary School in Erbil, Kurdistan Region im Irak, umgesetzt. Erbil ist eine Großstadt mit einer dichten Bebauung. Es gibt nur wenige Grün- und Erholungsflächen in der Stadt, welche sich auf das...

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Project cooperation with Hasar

On 21st of February 2022, team members of Roots for Change met with Hasar organisation for Earth Sciences, another NGO in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq. Hasar was founded in 2019 in Erbil and their aim is to fight climate change and pollution with the main project to develop a carbon-credit based...

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Project cooperation with Hasar

On 21st of February 2022, team members of Roots for Change met with Hasar organisation for Earth Sciences, another NGO in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq. Hasar was founded in 2019 in Erbil and their aim is to fight climate change and pollution with the main project to develop a carbon-credit based...

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
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Project cooperation with Hasar

On 21st of February 2022, team members of Roots for Change met with Hasar organisation for Earth Sciences, another NGO in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq. Hasar was founded in 2019 in Erbil and their aim is to fight climate change and pollution with the main project to develop a carbon-credit based...

North-East Syria: Water for Rojava Fundraising campaign
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North-East Syria: Water for Rojava Fundraising campaign

We are happy to announce that we have raised over £105,000 (>110’000 Euro) for vital water projects and women’s co-operatives in North-East Syria! Thank you all for your amazing support and generosity. You can still donate to #Water4Rojava via Paypal: www.solidarityeconomy.coop/donate or by directly donating to roots for change (designation: W4R). The project The fund...

Northern Iraq: Improving the Overall Environment and Climate in Ashti IDP Camp
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Northern Iraq: Improving the Overall Environment and Climate in Ashti IDP Camp

Duration: 15/02/2020 – 29/02/2020 The Camp Ashti Camp is an IDP camp, which was established in 2013 near Arbat city in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Northern district of Arbat is home to thousands of Iraq’s displaced people. They coexist, share their stories and tell of the human toll the Islamic State group has taken...

France: Shared orchard in Castries in July 2019
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France: Shared orchard in Castries in July 2019

A shared “eco-orchard” of 8400 m2 has been implanted in Castries near Montpellier (mediterranean climate) with local, rustic fruit trees, using the direct seeding technique, in order to eventually have a “forest orchard” producing its own forest soil, without irrigation or other inputs. Keywords : Mediterranean rain fed orchard, fruit trees direct seeding, eco-orchard. Introduction...

North-East Syria: Plant-based greywater treatment
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North-East Syria: Plant-based greywater treatment

Much wastewater in northern Syria ends up in rivers, whence it is extracted for use in agricultural irrigation. The uncontrolled discharge of wastewater and its subsequent use in agriculture is often a cause of disease and affects the ecological systems of the rivers. If properly treated, the wastewater could be made safe for agricultural use....

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