In Indonesia, large areas of forest are lost every year. The local population, which relies on the forest as a source of income, is particularly feeling the consequences.
One way for small farmers to generate short-term income without cutting down more rainforest is to extract essential oils. Whether as a component of personal care products, cosmetics or even food, natural products are in demand worldwide.
In order to process plants like patchouli (also called nilam), which are planted by farmers on their land in Gunung Mas county, directly into valuable oils, a still is needed. The construction of this distillery also serves as a lighthouse project for the construction of other distilleries in the region.
Country: Indonesia
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By selling products through fair trade, we enable people from economically disadvantaged countries to improve their living and working conditions. Fair trade puts people at the center, promotes social justice and stands for reliable trading relationships. Principles of Fair Trade: Fair Price Continuity Decent Working Conditions Social Security Advice
The company aims to promote and support technical development cooperation between industrialized countries on the one hand and developing countries and Eastern Europe on the other. As part of its corporate purpose, it takes on orders for the clarification, advice and implementation of projects, particularly in the areas of vocational training, crafts, industrial and small business promotion and ecology.
Transfer of business know-how.Providing business and management know-how in emerging countries in a targeted manner.Initiating, advising and supporting projects in emerging and developing countries.Promoting independent development (social businesses, social entrepreneurship, capacity building.
As a regional group, support the work of PBI, make PBI known in Freiburg, find volunteers for foreign missions and find members/domestic activists. PBI is currently supporting threatened human rights activists in Colombia, Mexico and Indonesia. We organize lectures in Freiburg by returnees from the projects and, depending on the possibilities, we also get involved at the project and federal level (lobbying, training, etc.)
Opportunity International Germany is a Christian-motivated organization that has been helping people help themselves for more than 20 years. Our faith drives us to support people living in poverty in developing countries. We treat these people with respect and we believe in their ability to permanently free themselves from the cycle of poverty. Empowering women is particularly important to us. In cooperation with experienced local partner organizations, we promote education and entrepreneurship as an investment in the future. Through personal support, imparting technical and entrepreneurial knowledge, access to school and vocational training as well as financial resources, we give poor people the chance to establish and expand their economic activities. This enables them and their families to lead dignified and self-determined lives – free from poverty. In the long term, new jobs will be created, entire regions will be strengthened economically and real future prospects will be developed.
The international initiative with Swiss roots is one of the world's quality leaders in voluntary CO₂ compensation measures. With projects of the highest quality, myclimate promotes measurable climate protection and sustainable development worldwide. Emissions are reduced by replacing fossil energy sources with renewable energies, implementing local reforestation measures with small farmers and implementing energy-efficient technologies. myclimate encourages everyone to make a contribution to our future with action-oriented and interactive educational offerings. With this goal, myclimate reaches thousands of schoolchildren as well as hundreds of apprentices, students and young professionals in the area of sustainability every year. Experienced consultants help companies in the CO₂ and resource management business area to identify and exploit potential. Offers range from simple carbon footprints at company level to detailed life cycle assessments of products and holistic performance management. Customers include large, medium-sized and small companies, public administration, non-profit organizations, event organizers and private individuals. myclimate is also represented in other countries through partner organizations.
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