Category Archives: Blog

Youth Leaders take Action

Youth Leaders from the communities of Papaturro, Buena Vista, Valle Verde and Alegría who have just finished a permaculture course.

January and February have been busy months. Antonio – our new Community Programs Manager – has been focusing his efforts on touching base with the youth leaders from the last two years of Youth Leading the World congresses here in Central America to find out what they have been up to, what they need, and … More

Posted in Blog

Far North Coast – a taste of sustainability and innovation

DSCF3264

After spending a few weeks in Sydney and Bellingen, the ALAF crew headed north to the Far North Coast of NSW region. The focus of this section of the journey was primarily to give the Fellows the opportunity to experience first hand a variety of innovative and creative projects dealing with sustainability in peoples day-to-day … More

Posted in Blog, Flyers

Leading with the Heart (an El Salvadoranean one) – Antonio

P1000469

Leading With the Heart is a program run by our Australian host organization OzGREEN which the Fellows participated in during their last weekend in Bellingen. The three-day workshop is a very powerful workshop, designed to get people to “lead with their heart” and take action to bring sustainability into their lives, families and communities. Our … More

Posted in Blog

A week in Bellingen – Fernando shares…

IMG_2025

After the Fellow’s first week in Sydney, it was time to load up the van and head north – with all anxious to experience the rest of Australia. With a short stop in Newcastle to visit the house of Emily and Gabe – to fabulous volunteers that have been responsible for making this trip come … More

Posted in Blog