Sustainable Living Projects

Pathways to a Low Carbon Future

Pathways to a Low Carbon and Sustainable FutureWith ever increasing concern about Climate Change and the increased occurrence of weather-related disasters such as flooding, droughts, hurricanes, typhoons and the consequences of these events causing landslides and...

Waste & Pollution

One of the most common environmental actions taken by rotarians is to reduce waste & pollution within our environment. This can be done at the individual level, with many rotarians seeing the picking up of litter as part of their civic responsibilities. Virtually...

Gardens

A garden is one small part of the global environmental system where rotarians often have sole control and benefit. This place is the household garden – perhaps better to be thought of as the one piece of paradise for which we have sole responsibility. There are so...

Eco Stoves

Wood and charcoal are often the only source of heat for cooking in rural Africa. Ecostoves can greatly reduce the amount of timber needed for such purposes. The customary way of cooking in these locations is the '3 stone method' where the cooking pot is balanced on...

Waste & Pollution

Featured, Pollution, Sustainable Living

One of the most common environmental actions taken by rotarians is to reduce waste & pollution within our...

Gardens

Biodiversity, Featured, Sustainable Living

A garden is one small part of the global environmental system where rotarians often have sole control and benefit....

Eco Stoves

Featured, Food Systems, Sustainable Living

Wood and charcoal are often the only source of heat for cooking in rural Africa. Ecostoves can greatly reduce the...

SOIL IMPROVEMENT

Climate, Featured, Food Systems, Sustainable Living

A quick examination of this ESRAG GBI Chapter website will establish that within RGBI there are scores of environmental projects with thousands of rotarian active participants working in a great variety of causes. There are climate mitigation, tree, flora &...

Kipsaina WASH+

Featured, Sustainable Living

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene plus Environmental Impact Description Providing schools across Western Kenya with self-sufficiency in water supplies, promoting hand-washing capacity. Reducing water poverty and the incidence of water-borne and other diseases. Promoting...