diff --git a/content/education/index.md b/content/education/index.md index c165a55..02ec835 100644 --- a/content/education/index.md +++ b/content/education/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "" date: 2018-09-14 updated: 2021-02-20 draft: false -weight: 1 +weight: 5 --- diff --git a/content/home/img/beach_activities_2.jpg b/content/home/img/beach_activities_2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3ebc2b6 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/home/img/beach_activities_2.jpg differ diff --git a/content/home/img/nile_activities.jpg b/content/home/img/nile_activities.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..510c2e3 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/home/img/nile_activities.jpg differ diff --git a/content/home/index.md b/content/home/index.md index 655c9f4..08b3f86 100644 --- a/content/home/index.md +++ b/content/home/index.md @@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ weight: 1 #### **Mbweni Ruins & Botanical Gardens** +Historical ruins alongside beautiful and diverse gardens with a variety of fine specimens + ||| ![Chumbe Island](img/chumbe.jpeg) #### **Chumbe Island** +An idyllic tropical island that is situated about 6 km west of the larger island of Zanzibar + ||| ![Boutique 4-star hotel](img/boutique_hotel.png) @@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ Eco Resort with 7 beach bungalows on Chumbe Island #### **Eco Beach Villas** -10 Eco Beach Villas in Zanzibar with 3 or 4 rooms. +10 Eco Beach Villas in Zanzibar with 3 or 4 rooms ||| @@ -102,28 +106,34 @@ Eco Resort with 7 beach bungalows on Chumbe Island #### **Regenerative Farm** -Large Regenerative Farm in Tanzania with +20 eco rooms. +Large Regenerative Farm in Tanzania with +20 eco rooms + +{% end %} + +{% row(style="center" margin="narrow" padding="top") %} + +## Activities {% end %} {% row(style="center" margin="narrow" padding="bottom") %} -## Activities +![Zanzibar Activities](img/beach_activities_2.jpg#mx-auto#large) -
- -![ Activities ](img/beach_activities.jpg#mx-auto#large) - -### Chumbe and Mbweni Zanzibar Activities +### Zanzibar Activities Diving & Snorkeling
Tropical Garden Exploration Trips
Sailing Center at Mbweni Ruins & Botanical Gardens
-Ayurvedic Center + Advanced Healing Clinic (Planned 2023)
-Deep Sea Exploration (Planned 2023) +Ayurvedic Center + Advanced Healing Clinic (2023)
+Deep Sea Exploration (2023)
+ +||| + +![Nile Activities](img/nile_activities.jpg#mx-auto#large) ### Nile Activities -Health & Healing Retreat Activities (including Healers, Ice Bath, Yoga, Mediation)
+Health & Healing Retreat Activities
Amazing temples of the Nile
Pyramid Giza
Nubian Village
@@ -141,9 +151,8 @@ Luxor Secret Tour + Balloon Trips ![Earth Protection](img/earth_pro.png#mx-auto#large) -Chumbe Island
-Mbweni Ruins
-Mbweni Botanical Gardens
-Mbweni Mangrove Forest +By creating our own paradise we have a responsibility to the planet. As such, we will have four initial projects to ensure the conservation and regeneration of the various locations in which we will be present: Chumbe Island, Mbweni Ruins, Mbweni Botanical Gardens, and the Mbweni Mangrove Forest. + + {% end %} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/locations/img/chumbe_location.jpeg b/content/locations/img/chumbe_location.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87ce11a Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/chumbe_location.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/farmlocation1.jpg b/content/locations/img/farmlocation1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4ce318 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/farmlocation1.jpg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/farmlocation2.jpg b/content/locations/img/farmlocation2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..30b0d38 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/farmlocation2.jpg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/farmlocation3.jpg b/content/locations/img/farmlocation3.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df541bf Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/farmlocation3.jpg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/luxury1.jpg b/content/locations/img/luxury1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6588d2b Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/luxury1.jpg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/luxury1.png b/content/locations/img/luxury1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d2c463 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/luxury1.png differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/luxury2.png b/content/locations/img/luxury2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..54bb439 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/luxury2.png differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/luxury3.png b/content/locations/img/luxury3.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e41b75 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/luxury3.png differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation1.jpeg b/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation1.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c35a29 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation1.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation2.jpeg b/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation2.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4ee722e Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation2.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation3.jpeg b/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation3.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de4ebba Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/mbwenilocation3.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/nilelocation1.jpeg b/content/locations/img/nilelocation1.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4e4bd46 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/nilelocation1.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/nilelocation2.jpg b/content/locations/img/nilelocation2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d17907 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/nilelocation2.jpg differ diff --git a/content/locations/img/nilelocation3.jpeg b/content/locations/img/nilelocation3.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6cd503a Binary files /dev/null and b/content/locations/img/nilelocation3.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/locations/index.md b/content/locations/index.md index acffef0..89c636e 100644 --- a/content/locations/index.md +++ b/content/locations/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "" date: 2018-09-14 updated: 2021-02-20 draft: false -weight: 2 +weight: 3 --- @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ weight: 2 ### Chumbe Island

-6 kilometers south of Stone Town, surrounded by pristine coral reefs, Chumbe Island Coral Park is one of the world's newest and most successful ecotourism projects. In 1994 the reef surrounding Chumbe island was created as Tanzania's first Marine National Park. The island itself, covered with lush mangrove forest, is a designated forest reserve. +6 km south of Stone Town, surrounded by pristine coral reefs, Chumbe Island Coral Park is one of the world's most successful ecotourism projects. In 1994 the reef surrounding Chumbe island was created as Tanzania's first Marine National Park. The island itself, covered with lush mangrove forest, is a designated forest reserve.

@@ -43,12 +43,24 @@ All profits from tourism on Chumbe Island are reinvested into the conservation a ||| +![chumbe](img/chumbe_location.png#large) + {% end %} {% row(bgColor="#F2F2F2" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="fflow_grid") %} +![Mbweni](img/mbwenilocation1.jpeg#large) + +
+ +![Mbweni](img/mbwenilocation2.jpeg#large) + +
+ +![Mbweni](img/mbwenilocation3.jpeg#large) + ||| ### Mbweni Ruins & Botanical Gardens @@ -94,7 +106,7 @@ In front of the hotel there is amazing wildlife in the ocean, there are hundreds

-More info see http://hq.ourworld.tf +More info see: http://hq.ourworld.tf

{% end %} @@ -108,7 +120,7 @@ The Nile is a super beautiful and incredibly energy rich location. The Nile has

-We operate 4 boats on the Nile in the original Dahabeya style, each boat has solar and is made as organic as possible. The Nile is an incredibly fertile area in Africa and is fundamental for the survival of millions of people, today it's not going well enough, education and concrete action is needed now. +We operate 4 boats on the Nile in the original Dahabiya style, each boat has solar and is made as organic as possible. The Nile is an incredibly fertile area in Africa and is fundamental for the survival of millions of people, today it's not going well enough, education and concrete action is needed now.

@@ -119,43 +131,65 @@ The Nile is very long, more than 1000 km in Egypt alone. Our Impact activities for Egypt:

-- Knowledge creation & awareness education for the farmers along the Nile (+60.000.000 people) -- Very practical digital education material, to show how to produce organic food as well as use grow and use hemp in the best possible way -- STOP the burning of sugar cane (education projects, the boats are used for that) -- STOP the pollution of the Nile (education projects, the boats are used for that) -- Practical farming projects for organic food and hemp, show the economic feasibility for local farmers & businessmen. Carbon Credit harvesting, store carbon credit in Hemp Building materials. -- Research, invite experts to come and stay in our facilities and do practical research and help create educational content (video & augmented reality) - -

+-

Knowledge creation & awareness education for the farmers along the Nile (+60.000.000 people)

+-

Very practical digital education material, to show how to produce organic food as well as use grow and use hemp in the best possible way

+-

STOP the burning of sugar cane (education projects, the boats are used for that)

+-

STOP the pollution of the Nile (education projects, the boats are used for that)

+-

Practical farming projects for organic food and hemp, show the economic feasibility for local farmers & businessmen. Carbon Credit harvesting, store carbon credit in Hemp Building materials.

+-

Research, invite experts to come and stay in our facilities and do practical research and help create educational content (video & augmented reality)

-Current Status +Current Status:

-- 30 people team -- Movable platform of 4 boats: total of 44 rooms; completely off the grid, solar & water filtration; 4 educational rooms -- We are working to buy or long term lease +1.000.000m2 land. -- Powerful manager with connections to president Sisi to organize our requirements. +-

30 people team

+-

Movable platform of 4 boats: total of 44 rooms; completely off the grid, solar & water filtration; 4 educational rooms

+-

We are working to buy or long term lease +1.000.000m2 land.

+-

Powerful manager with connections to president Sisi to organize our requirements.

-Global expansion of OurWorld Ecosystem and beyond. +

+Global expansion of OurWorld Ecosystem and beyond: +

-- Train the Trainer sessions (2-week sessions), to train the trainer around OurWorld and allow them to go in the world and create their own OurWorld Regional Internet from scratch. -- Organize awareness retreats for investors, business people and change makers on the Nile, which is a very powerful energy instrument. We have been incredibly successful organizing these events. +-

Train the Trainer sessions (2-week sessions), to train the trainer around OurWorld and allow them to go in the world and create their own OurWorld Regional Internet from scratch.

+-

Organize awareness retreats for investors, business people and change makers on the Nile, which is a very powerful energy instrument. We have been incredibly successful organizing these events.

+

We want to allow any other change making organization to use our platform and organize change making events, it's incredibly impactful. +

||| +![Nile](img/nilelocation1.jpeg#large) + +
+ +![Nile](img/nilelocation2.jpg#large) + +
+ +![Nile](img/nilelocation3.jpeg#large) + {% end %} {% row(bgColor="#F2F2F2" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="fflow_grid") %} +![Farms](img/farmlocation1.jpg#large) + +
+ +![Farms](img/farmlocation2.jpg#large) + +
+ +![Farms](img/farmlocation3.jpg#large) + ||| ### Tanzania & Zanzibar Farms

-OUR-PARADISE Farming projects, larger scale Regenerative Farming, Hemp, … Help is unbelievable to “grow” our own future OUR-PARADISE Villas and Bungalows. +OUR-PARADISE Farming projects, larger scale Regenerative Farming, Hemp, … Hemp is unbelievable to “grow” our own future OUR-PARADISE Villas and Bungalows.

@@ -178,13 +212,13 @@ We are buying +100.000m2 farming land in Zanzibar and + 5,000,000 m2 farming lan This land will be protected property, and can never be abused in any possible way. The land can only be used for:

-- Regenerative organic farming -- Working with local communities (Social Inclusion projects) Empower local communities to build a resilient(safe & secure), prosperous and regenerative daily/ food & dairy product supply chain. -- Education projects to do with regenerative farming and regenerative internet (EarthSchool/ElementSchool) -- Research projects and programs experimenting with the best regenerative food and agriculture practices. -- Conscious living in mobile structures, 100% eco friendly in balance with the organic farming -- Keep the benefit of the farming in Zanzibar and for the people of Zanzibar (local economies) -- Farming of Internet Capacity (provide energy to the Regenerative Zanzibar Internet) +-

Regenerative organic farming

+-

Working with local communities (Social Inclusion projects) Empower local communities to build a resilient(safe & secure), prosperous and regenerative daily/ food & dairy product supply chain.

+-

Education projects to do with regenerative farming and regenerative internet (EarthSchool/ElementSchool)

+-

Research projects and programs experimenting with the best regenerative food and agriculture practices.

+-

Conscious living in mobile structures, 100% eco friendly in balance with the organic farming

+-

Keep the benefit of the farming in Zanzibar and for the people of Zanzibar (local economies)

+-

Farming of Internet Capacity (provide energy to the Regenerative Zanzibar Internet)

People who live around the Farming projects can find work and education on the land. @@ -194,9 +228,9 @@ People who live around the Farming projects can find work and education on the l How can we help

-- Local farmers don’t have enough knowledge how to produce the right foods and other natural resources. -- A lot of land is wasted and sold to external investors for the wrong reasons. The island is growing fast, more protection is needed asap. -- A lot of water is wasted and not used properly. +-

Local farmers don’t have enough knowledge how to produce the right foods and other natural resources.

+-

A lot of land is wasted and sold to external investors for the wrong reasons. The island is growing fast, more protection is needed asap.

+-

A lot of water is wasted and not used properly.

{% end %} @@ -209,22 +243,28 @@ Zanzibar in our opinion is one of the most beautiful locations in the world, the We have the option to acquire some remaining beautiful beach plots.

-- One Example is Micamvi close to Paje. -- Michamvi is an amazing location on the Island, it has incredible hotels around and stunning beaches. -- The inner side (left side) at low tide, gives room for a huge beach with absolute white sand. -- It's also home to amazing mangroves, just next to our location, the location is absolutely stunning. -- We have +-20.000m2 at the beach, and 10.000m2 on a hilltop with amazing views of the sea around. -- This is an amazing place to live parts of the year or relax after a stay at our healing clinic or resort on the other side of the island. +-

One Example is Micamvi close to Paje.

+-

Michamvi is an amazing location on the Island, it has incredible hotels around and stunning beaches.

+-

The inner side (left side) at low tide, gives room for a huge beach with absolute white sand.

+-

It's also home to amazing mangroves, just next to our location, the location is absolutely stunning.

+-

We have +-20.000m2 at the beach, and 10.000m2 on a hilltop with amazing views of the sea around.

+-

This is an amazing place to live parts of the year or relax after a stay at our healing clinic or resort on the other side of the island.

Activities in our OUR-PARADISE Beach Villa Resort:

-- Local Sailing Boats with captains to teach us how to sail. -- Canoes for the Mangroves -- Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Boards (with instructors) -- And last but not least, sailing training in an incredible Trimaran (Dragonfly 28 feet, donated by Kristof). +-

Local Sailing Boats with captains to teach us how to sail.

+-

Canoes for the Mangroves

+-

Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Boards (with instructors)

+-

And last but not least, sailing training in an incredible Trimaran (Dragonfly 28 feet, donated by Kristof).

||| +![chumbe](img/luxury1.jpg#large) + +
+ +![chumbe](img/luxury2.png#large) + {% end %} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/protection/img/mangrove_beach.png b/content/protection/img/mangrove_beach.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4016198 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/protection/img/mangrove_beach.png differ diff --git a/content/protection/index.md b/content/protection/index.md index dbbb2eb..af296b5 100644 --- a/content/protection/index.md +++ b/content/protection/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "" date: 2018-09-14 updated: 2021-02-20 draft: false -weight: 2 +weight: 4 --- @@ -44,9 +44,28 @@ This project will allow for full patrol operations over the coming 12 months whi -{% row(bgColor="#F2F2F2" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="fflow_grid") %} +{% row(bgColor="#FFFFFF" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="ruins") %} + +### Mbweni Ruins + +Mbweni, 5km south of Zanzibar Town, was a Universities Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) base and settlement for former slaves in the 19th century. The ruins of St Mary’s School for Girls, built by missionaries for girls freed from slave ships, is now set amid the lush gardens of Mbweni Ruins. + +The Historic Ruins of the Mbweni School for freed slaves founded in 1874, with associations with Sir John Kirk, Zanzibar’s first scientific botanist. Kirk (1832 – 1922) was also instrumental in the ending of the East African Slave Trade. He was resident in Zanzibar for 20 years from 1866-1886. + +Near Mbweni Ruins is St John's Anglican Church, another thought-provoking reminder of the colonial missionary era. The caretaker-guide is a direct descendant of a freed slave who became the UMCA's first African deacon (junior priest). + +Our aim is to restore the ruins to its old glory and revive it as an education center. We will also integrate the old church. + +{% end %} + +{% row(bgColor="#F2F2F2" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="botanical") %} + +### Mbweni Botanical Garden & Restoration Project + +The gardens around the ruins are super beautiful, they are being revived to become even more majestic. The garden is a beautiful and mature garden with many fine tree specimens and other interesting plants. Many mature trees that were propagated from the original garden of Kirk, which is now the nearby residence of the former Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume. + +Its mature and rainforest (jungle) atmosphere is only found in a few other places in Zanzibar and Pemba. Areas of native plants, specifically coral rag forest on the cliff and mangroves on the shoreline. -### Botanical Garden Restoration Project #### Planned activities: @@ -78,10 +97,24 @@ He is the most experienced active botanist on Zanzibar and an expert in the loca {% end %} -{% row(bgColor="#FFFFFF" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="Invest") %} +{% row(style="center" bgColor="#FFFFFF" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="mangrove") %} -### Mbweni Ruins +### Mbweni Mangrove Beach -... [TO BE COMPLETED] +{% end %} + +{% row(bgColor="#FFFFFF" margin="moderate" padding="top" id="mangrove") %} + +![Mbweni Mangrove Beach](img/mangrove_beach.png#large) + +||| + +​​5200 Seedlings of Mangroves Replanted at Mbweni + +This effort helps the Wanawake Mazingira Group and a number of partners in assuring the desired goal of 10,000 Mangroves for 100 years of carbon offset. + +Mbweni Mangrove forest is a vital periurban forest just at the edge of Dar es Salaam and Coastal region, and there is a degraded area as a result of El Nino of the late 1990s, where a lot of waterlogged at the mangroves and nearly 2 acres died. + +We are restoring the degraded part of Mbweni mangrove forest with 10,000 Mangrove seedlings through community-based restoration, since March 2018 and up to the moment we have restored 5200 seedlings. {% end %} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/team/index.md b/content/team/index.md index 3cb59a6..94ce2f3 100644 --- a/content/team/index.md +++ b/content/team/index.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "" date: 2018-09-14 updated: 2021-02-20 draft: false -weight: 1 +weight: 6 ---
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