Thursday, July 24, 2014

Kick Starter staff picks new project by Permaculture Research Institute of Barbados

 by Lorraine Ciarallo
The Permaculture Research Institute (CPRI) of Barbados has been in the making since 2012 and I am proud to finally announce that our project has started.

A couple days ago CPRI launched its KickStarter crowdfunding video campaign which I would like to share with you. The purpose of our project is to set up a permaculture school in Barbados to teach, educate and demonstrate through the principles of permaculture how to grow food, repair landscapes & build community. Permaculture is a design science, inspired by nature and guided by ethics. Its purpose is to meet the needs of humanity while benefiting the environment. To this end, it empowers individuals, local communities and the larger public to build sustainable & environmentally friendly:
  • Food and Land Systems
  • Social and community systems
  • Shelter and home systems
  • Livelihood and business systems
I hope you will take the time to watch the video. If this campaign is successful, it will help ensure the life of this project, a project which I am committed to for the next 3 years. It is super exciting for me to share it with you and I hope, you find it exciting too! 

Please watch this 3 minute video before reading further. (Above or at Kickstarter here)
Now…can you see why I am excited? Would you like to help me roll out this amazing campaign? If so, I would be indebted to you if you could do the following:

1. Claim a reward by donating Any amount

NOTE 1:
Pledges can be as low as $1.00 Canadian and the quantum of your pledge will NOT be displayed, just your name as a “backer”.

NOTE 2:
Should you decide to pledge choosing a donate tab of your choice, it will prompt you to sign in with your Facebook account, or sign up with KickStarter. Please take the time to complete this important short step that is secured by KickStarter, thank you.

2. Share this campaign with your family members and friends, and ask them to do the same.

3. Post and share the campaign on your Facebook page, twitter and with others you know who would love to help us reach our goal. Thank you so much for your help!
For your convenience, the following is a short version that you can use to email family and friends and/or post on social media outlets.

“A Crowdfunding community initiative that I personally support has been started to assist in launching the Caribbean Permaculture Research Institute of Barbados. Through the support of many people, rather than relying solely on, and chasing grants, we kindly ask you to watch this 3 minute video. Should you decide to support this project on KickStarter, pledges can be as low as $ 1.00 CDN and the quantum of your pledge is NOT displayed, just your name as a “backer”. By choosing a donate tab, it will prompt you to sign in with FB, or sign in with KickStarter. Please complete this important step secured by KickStarter. Thank you. 

Thank you for your consideration and cooperation.

Help CPRI with its goals to empower people to green Barbados with food gardens everywhere on the island!
God bless!
Lorraine Ciarallo
Site Manager, Designer and Consultant
Caribbean Permaculture Research Institute (CPRI) of Barbados
Graeme Hall, Christ Church

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