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Small Scale Agroecological Approaches for the COVID 19 Response and Beyond

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From the closure of markets to the interruption of agricultural supply chains, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to disrupt food systems around the world. Many families, especially those in already fragile contexts, may soon struggle to access healthy, nutritious diets. Meeting the needs of these families - where they are and when they need it - is of critical importance.

Alongside food aid, cash transfers and other emergency assistance, the role of household gardens as a frontline food security intervention and longer-term resilience strategy must not be overlooked. Drawing on experiences from Uganda to Vietnam and across the global FFP community, this webinar explored what makes a garden resilient and key approaches for establishing them in fragile contexts.

Speakers: Warren Brush, Quail Springs Permaculture Thomas Cole, African Women Rising Tara Clerkin, International Rescue Committee Meredith Jackson-deGraffenried, Helen Keller International Natalie Topa, Danish Refugee Council Kristin Lambert, Mercy Corps / SCALE

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Films For Action is a library for people who want to change the world.

 

Our mission is to provide citizens with the knowledge and perspectives essential to creating a more beautiful, just, sustainable, and democratic society.

Films For Action was founded in 2006 by a few friends in Lawrence, Kansas, after realizing how essential healthy media is to a healthy democracy.

Over the last 15 years, we've reviewed and curated over 1,000 free documentaries and 4,000 short films, plus over 150 pay-per-view documentaries, spanning 34 topics related to changing the world.

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To thank our $5/mo patrons, we partner with filmmakers and distributors to provide access to a growing number of films that are normally pay-per-view. With just 23 highly curated films at the moment, it's basically a mini "Netflix for world changers," but its main function is to support the library as a whole.

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Tim Hjersted
Co-Founder & Director
Lawrence, KS