Our DREAM
All PROBLEMS…
Our daily life runs at a speed that does not allow us to see all the changes around us. But behind the deceptive advantages of a capitalist world, we can see and feel all the atrocities that we’ve been causing to humanity and the Planet because of our consumerist way of life.
“Every dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
Plastic suffocated planet
Every single piece of plastic that has ever been created since the 19th century is still somewhere on our planet, and will continue existing for at least 500 years (source…)
Arable land considerably diminished
The world has lost a third of its arable land due to erosion or pollution in the past half a century, while global demand for food soars every year. It’s a rate that far outstrips the pace of natural processes to replace diminished soil. (source…)
Species gone extinct
Around 100,000 species go extinct every year (1 every 5 minutes); a rate of extinction up to 10,000 times higher than the average historical extinction rates. There is a wide belief that a “mass extinction” is underway. Some predict that half of all species could be gone within 100 years. (source…)
Mortality caused by air pollution
Air pollution causes 2.4 million deaths each year, with one death every each 13 seconds. Most of these are in the developing world, in cities. More than this, pregnant women’s exposure to air pollution from cars can change the structure of the baby’s chromosomes leading to increased risks of cancer, so the damage is bigger that we imagine. (source…)
What more do we need to know in order to act?
… have SOLUTIONS
All these are not numbers on a paper, and are very few of the problems humanity and Planet Earth deal with; they are our life how we live it now and the reality for tomorrow, if we don’t do something.
We understand that it may be confusing and difficult to live a more sustainable life, so we aim to spread awareness on important topics facing beings and planet and inspire people to switch to more earth-friendly alternatives.
What happens to our planet, happens to all of us. We believe that if more people understood the things happening around them, they would want to help and change. If we can inspire more people to change, together our combined effort can change the world. We do this step by step and on three levels:
EDUCATION
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- healthy and sustainable lifestyle workshops: food, movement, building, recycling etc.
- youth experience exchange
- after-schooling
COMMUNITY
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- 50 people capacity touristic village and various packages
- economically and consciousnessly growth and expansion of Firiteaz, around these values
LIFESTYLE
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- what visitors try, learn and live in the Ecovillage Firiteaz workshops and community becomes, step by step, a lifestyle that can also inspire and influence others