Banking with the Poor Network - BWTP Paula Baptista Paula Baptista Paula is a Brazilian Architect and Urbanist specialized in sustainable building: performance and design. Her work is inspired by the idea of employing a holistic approach to architectural and urban design by following ecological energy efficiency principles. She is currently working at adapting green technologies to the Brazilian construction method via passive and active design strategies along with an award winning team of architects and engineers at Tecverde Engineering. We caught up with Paula to find out how she’s helping to build a greener future. E2H: Of all the places you’ve either visited or lived, which do you feel embraces the most sustainable way of life? Paula: My personal idea of a sustainable way of life is one that offers a healthy, live and dynamic balance between the various interconnected systems that make up a city: the social, cultural, ecological, economic, and so on. The city of Curitiba - image licensed under Creative Commons
Feminist Majority Women for Women International International : Development and Relief Services Helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives Charts Government Grants Fundraising Program Expenses Women for Women International (WWI) provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. Charities Performing Similar Types of Work Highly Rated Most Viewed This charity has an official representative registered with Charity Navigator.
Microfinance and Microcredit Investment | Microcapital.org Mission | Lucy and the New Dawn Traders “…an adventure under sail: trading, sharing, feasting and daring our way to a sustainable future!” The New Dawn Traders The New Dawn Traders is a project born from a passion for life and living within the planets means. Our voyages are symbolic, trading goods under sail, following the trade winds and connecting with people along the way. Our first voyage, for six months from February – July 2012, was aboard the worthy ship Irene, normally berthed in Bristol. After many reincarnations she had been relaunched as a trading and training vessel. The journey was long and full of uncertainty. We departed from Plymouth on Valentines day with a cargo of organic beer from Exeter brewery destined for Brest in Brittany. We, the New Dawn Traders, invite you to join us along the way by following our story. Our purpose… Actively campaign for sail trade, the slow cargo movement and to reconnect people with the seas. Our strategy… Please get in touch: email: lucy@newdawntraders.com or info@newdawntraders.com
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MIX - Microfinance Information Exchange Shabnam Anvar | everyday stories - urban european sustainable living Shabnam is half French, half Iranian and born in the USA, where she spent the first years of her life. So it is perhaps no wonder, her openness to the diversity of all things and her ability to look at things from many angles. Growing up in a family involved in human rights, Shabnam took her own stance, and at a very early age became a defender of the planet. Shabnam is a bit like an environmental Macgyver, with great perception of situations and her mind jumps directly to work on developing solutions. “I hear my friends complain about putting together their IKEA kitchens, but doing my kitchen was fun” Waste is Shabnam’s speciality. “People think composting is a lot of hassle, but they also find it a hassle taking down their garbage everyday. Visit Shabnams blog Ripe Green Ideas here Or look at her other projects keywords: collaboration, consumption, furniture, outreach, sharing, upcycling, zero waste
Adding music and other content to iTunes Languages Learn how to add music and other content to iTunes. Adding audio and video content to iTunes is easy. iTunes helps you import audio CDs, add digital audio and video content already on your computer, and even purchase new content from the iTunes Store. Select a topic below to learn more about adding content to iTunes. If you already have content in your iTunes library and want to learn more about playing and managing content, see article HT1399. Using iTunes, you can add music to your iTunes library from your audio CD collection in few easy steps. Open iTunes and insert an audio CD into your computer's CD or DVD drive. iTunes helps you add digital audio and video files on your computer directly to your iTunes library. Open iTunes From the File menu, choose one of the following choices: Mac Add to Library Windows Add File to Library Add Folder to Library Navigate to and select the file or folder that you want to add Last Modified: Apr 12, 2013 One Moment Please