08/09/2025
A heartwarming example of the remarkable achievements possible with limited resources and local materials when an entire community comes together.
Meet Galata Asfaw from Ethiopia 🇪🇹
“I’m working on an organic permaculture farming project in the Shawa Community. The goal of this project is to create a place where people can come together and learn sustainable farming and permaculture skills. Through this project, individuals and families gain experience and can share these skills with others to help them live more self-sufficiently and sustainably.
We want our youth especially to spread knowledge about organic farming and permaculture, helping others thrive. We are building a community that offers a healthier, eco-friendly lifestyle. We also encourage the use of these skills in the local community and with our neighbors. Our vision is to create a network of similar communities across the country and beyond, which will serve as learning centers for a sustainable future.
The project is fun, family-friendly, and focused on teamwork, respecting each other, and helping the whole community. We aim to be fair, efficient, and productive while maintaining high standards. As a community organization in Ethiopia, we focus on using local resources to improve the lives of households.
Our work focuses on reducing poverty and illiteracy. We provide disadvantaged youth, orphans, and school dropouts with permaculture and organic farming skills. They learn simple farming methods that can improve their economic situation.
The project is located in the Shawa Community Permaculture Project Village, in Shawa east, Oromia region of Ethiopia.
**Mission:** To end poverty and illiteracy, and to create innovative farming technologies that help communities thrive.”
