Itinery of Yorini's visit, immediate outcomes & thanks
- Walks in mid Wales woodlands, mountains and coast (Wales and Cornwall)
- Visiting small and large scale renewable energy sites particularly hydro and wind - Visiting and discussing options for using natural materials in building such as wooden shingles, pan-tiles, willow weaving and slate - Visit to Aberllyfeni slate cutting workshops (Yorini was impressed with the concept of using local stone for roofs)
Specific meetings & Visits
- Glynllyfon Tree Nursery, College, Caernarfon - The Rainforest Foundation, London (Yorini gave a presentation to RFF UK supporters at an evening event in Camden) - Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales - Survival International, London - Café Direct, London - Twin Trading, London - Soil Association, Bristol - Tinkers Bubble, a sustainable living community in Somerset - The Eden Project, Cornwall - Kelmscott Comprehensive School, Walthamstow (Jaime gave a talk to students here) Visit Outcomes
The immediate outcomes, apart from the list of visits and the information gleaned from these, has been the preparation of an integrated set of 5 project proposals. The first of these has been taken back to Cutivireni for in-depth consultation with the community and has been submitted in draft form to the Rainforest Foundation UK. It involves the establishing of an Ashaninka Producers association and capacity building and site visits to existing successful Perivian producer cooperatives and associations operating in organic exports.
The other 4 proposals represent some of the potential longer term outcomes; but they also require community consultation and further development. Their focus is on: - changing over to organic production
- environmental education
- sustainable agro-forestry management
- health issues.
With many thanks to...
Everyone who hosted and supported Yorini during his stay in the UK, including Claire, Tess, Bethan, Max and Teilo Jenkins, Mike Paul and family,Chris the Viking, Jo and Deirdre at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), Mike Bowles and Yvette, Dr Mathew Ellis, Professor Pete Gow, Amanda Shakespeare in London, Angela Cumberbirch, Antonia, and Jake Voelcker in Bristol, Doreen in Somerset, Roger Mac, Martin Peck and Lee, Rainforest Foundation, Soil Association, Survival International, Café Direct, Twin Trading, Glynllyfon Tree Nursery, Aberllefenni Slate Works, Tinkers Bubble, Kelmscott School and Classes 5/6H of Machynlleth Primary School (for their gifts of pencils and note books to the schoolchildren of Yorini's village) and others.
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