Permayouth Women East Africa

Permayouth Women in East Africa is a group of four women who have been leading a wide range of permaculture education and food growing programmes, as well as activating Permayouth and Permakids groups in their communities.

Programmes have included:

  • Permaculture design courses
  • Introduction to permaculture
  • Tree-planting
  • Ecoliteracy and climate education
  • Seed saving and sharing
  • Composting and waste education
  • Mushroom growing
  • Washable sanitary pad making
  • Sewing
  • Arts and music
  • Trauma-informed play
  • Holistic nutrition and health classes

The programs are free and respond to the kinds of support people ask for and the interests they show.

Much of its work takes place in refugee settlements in both Kenya and Uganda, and all four women have direct experience of being displaced and understand the daily reality of life in these communities. Community permaculture projects provide spaces where people from diverse backgrounds, including refugees from different countries and ethnic groups, can work side by side, fostering mutual understanding.

Through their collaborative efforts they have seen once-degraded landscapes come back to life with green and bird song. Reforestation efforts are restoring tree cover and sequestering carbon. A diversity of plant species has been cultivated to restore habitats, support pollinators and maintain balanced ecosystems, reducing reliance on chemicals.

Permayouth Women in East Africa receives support from the Ethos Foundation and the Permaculture Education Institute.

  • Community, Food, Health, Landscapes, Networks
  • 2025
  • Established Projects
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