Category: AES Practical
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Update – Stronger than Winston
We have now sent the first donation of 39.500 kr to Moturiki island. Our partner organisation Matakavou will use it to support the villagers in rebuilding their lives. We will keep you updated on what it was used for. We will keep collecting more money, for a second donation. Our initiative was also posted in…
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AW – Stronger than Winston
Thank you all for joining us during this evening dedicated to the pacific, and more specifically to raise money for Moturiki island, Fiji. Aaron Atteridge started the evening by giving us an overview of the South Pacific, the migratory paths of people and plants, and how we can interpret the region and its current situation.…
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FÅGELPARKEN
ETT TILLÄGG Efter vårt första möte med parken var vi alla eniga om att det var en fantastisk liten oas. Kanske inte bortglömd som vi trott. Men lite hemlig på något vis. Och att den var i stort behov av lite kärlek och omsorg. I parkens mitt finns en cirkulär öppen plats som omges av…
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AES in Montemor-o-Novo | Portugal
AES visited the CEB (Compressed Earth Brick) workshop in Montemor-o-Novo |Portugal organised by Oficinas do Convento and Touraterre. They had just completed making all the earth bricks and was now moving on to the constructing the foundation for the castle kiosk. The site is located on the castel grounds, a heritage site with amazing views and historical ruins.…
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Kubbhus (Cordwood) workshop in Ängbygård
AES team joined Sörmlandsmuseet cordwood workshop in Ängbygård, Björkvik. We learned from experts in the field about construction, mortar mix, historical examples, modern use and practical knowledge. Many thanks to Kjell and Olle for sharing the knowledge. Kubbhus used as a collective term for houses with walls constructed of cordwood cemented together with the fibers more or…
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AES supports the new Fijian NGO Matakavou- Environmental Community Development
From AES continued collaboration with the Fijian community on Moturiki island, an NGO has been formed to carry on the work for sustainable development. The NGO is registered as a charitable trust in Suva and is made up by individuals from Moturiki island, who have all actively participated in our previous projects. Please support this…
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Meetings in Niubasaga
A village meeting discussing the future project for Niubasaga village. We looked at the overall goal for environmental protection for their exposed situation and the location of the building. We will carry out more discussions in the weeks to come.
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Niubasaga Nimataka: Sustainable strategies for small rural island communities
This community based project focuses on improving the lives and future for the small coastal village Niubasaga, Moturiki Island, Fiji. The project has been formulated together with the village and comprises of three parts responding to the villages main threats in terms of sustainability. Composting toilets (1) , replanting of mangrove trees (2) and waste…
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The women of Moturiki starts recycling
The members of the women’s group, Soqosoqo ni marama,of the island of Moturiki were invited to the village of Niubasaga (on Moturiki’s southern coast) to kick start recycling in Fiji. We discussed how you can organize houses in order to make recycling easy. The women had been the first to initiate the building of recycling…
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Professor Joeli Veitayaki visits Niubasaga
Joeli Veitayaki is Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Marine Studies, University of South Pacific. He visited us in Niubasaga and explained, from his perspective, the threats to and solutions for the local environment. The talk further inspired the village, and Professor Veitayaki was able to answer questions to issues previously only addressed…
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