THE 9 TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE (IPC9) DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINBLE FUTURE PLAN AFRICA: FOOD & EMPOWERMENT

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1 THE 9 TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE (IPC9) DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINBLE FUTURE PLAN AFRICA: FOOD & EMPOWERMENT Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi. 2 to Sunday 1 st ARRIVAL DAY to Registration to to Around the bonfire and under the full moon meet new people with live music in the background Monday 2 nd DAY ONE OF THE CONVERGENCE to Registration of day participants to Welcome remarks to to to to to Convergence Programme and venue information Key note speech. Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize for the Environment Winner, Kenya Overview of in Austaralia John Champagne The Role of in Community Based Adaptation and Mitigation in Liberia Spirituality, Water and Food By Ed Mendoza, Indigenous de Atzlan, USA School Health and Nutrition Productive School Environments in Malawi, Stacia Nordin, GTZ, Natural Herbal Remedies to Treat and Prevent Tropical Diseases. A workshop by Godfrey Nyarutila, Global Resources Alliance, Musoma Village, LakeVictoria region, Tanzania Village Roundaval Patron, Network in Malawi; Member, International Council; IPC9 Coordinator

2 11.50 to Rosemary E. Mbone Sweet Africa Foundation Applications in Central California By Mr. Benjamin Fahrer, USA Malawi Slideshow of Musango Cultural Centre Project. James Mujuru, Musango Cultural Centre, Zimbabwe to to to to to to Lunch break The Credit Union. By Wesly Roe, Santa Barbara, USA Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Andhrapradesh By Pandmavatti Koppula, Aranyanet, India The work of Research International worldwide establishing aid projects By Geoff Lawton Research International, Fire and Water: Tools of Habitat Development and Transformation By Linda Weintraub, USA Ali Sharif, Founder and International Coordinator, America Latina (PAL), USA and Brazil Kumbali walk about Nature s Gift Centre Natural Habitat, no digging garden, and bottle watering. Admire Gwatidzo, Kufunda Village, Zimbabwe Ecological Sanitation - Seven Ways Urine Can Save the World Type of : Panel Discussion led by Gail Swithenbank, USA Eston Mgala, Malawi

3 to Tuesday 3 rd to to to to to to to to to to Video night: SEEDS etc DAY TWO Announcements and lifting the spirits Introduction to open space technology Key note speech. John Wilson, Free Range Consultant, Zimbabwe The work of Natural Remedies for the sustainable Treatment and consulting Prevention of internationally Malaria By Geoff Dr. Tara Blasco, Lawton Global Resources Alliance, Research Tanzania International, Dr. Kristin Lyons, Griffith University, Lunch break SPACE 1: Plan Africa: Food Empowerment Good Water in Hard Rock. by Lyn Herbenstreit, Global Resources Alliance, Tanzania SPACE 2: Education and Training Kumbali walk about Organic garden SPACE 3: Green Economics, Gender and Health SPACE 4: Chaordic - Open for any issues to be determined by those who turn up Mada Siebert

4 18.30 to to Wednesday 4 th to to to to to to to to to to Thursday 5 th of to to to to to Networking evening with live music DAY THREE OF THE CONVERGENCE Announcements and lifting the spirits Key note speech: Holistic Management and grazing area management By Osmond Mugweni, Africa 2000, Zimbabwe Presentations by countries bidding to host the 10 th International Conference and Convergence (IPC 10) SPACE 1 Lunch break SPACE 1 SPACE 2 SPACE 2 SPACE 3 SPACE 3 SPACE 4 SPACE 4 SPACE 1 SPACE 2 SPACE 3 SPACE 4 Kumbali Walk About: The farm Guy Pickering Cultural Evening: Live performances by Malawian group 4 TH and Final Day of the Convergence Announcements and lifting the spirits Key note speaker: Mariam Mayet, Africa Centre for Bio Safety, South Africa SPACE SPACE 1 SPACE 2 SPACE 3 4 SPACE 1: Finalise LUNCH BREAK SPACE 2: Finalise SPACE 3: Finalise SPACE 4: Finalise

5 to to to to to Plenary s by rapporteurs from the open spaces Closing procedures From IPC 9 to IPC 10 Finalising displays for the conference Networking evening with live music THE 9 TH INTERNATIONAL PERMACULTURE CONFERENCE (IPC9) DESIGNING SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINBLE FUTURE: PLAN AFRICA FOOD & EMPOWERMENT KUMBALI VILLAGE, LILONGWE, MALAWI. FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2009 Conference overview The IPC9 conference brings together practitioners, the public and relevant instituions to share on the inspirational stories from grass roots people coming from all continents who have used and related approaches to transform their lives towards sustainable living. The conference is an opportunity to build alliances and to begin to shape strategies that can be used to mainstream functional land design as a tool for sustainable development. Conference objectives 1. To bring together practitioners, farmers, learners, extensionists, members, the public and government and civil society agencies to network and share knowledge and strategies 2. To provide a platform where ecologically sustainable initiatives, projects, programmes, best practices are show cased and positioned for scaling up through linkages 3. To build synergies towards a Plan Africa for the empowerment of African communities for food sovereignity, nutrition security and improved sustainable livelihoods to Registration to Opening remarks Coordinator, Network in Malawi; Member, International Council; IPC9 Coordinator

6 to The promise (A performance) John Wilson and group to Yield in the first year of a rainfed African multicropping Kasisi design system trial plot team to as a strategy for South African villages representative Dr. Terry Leah, Newcastle University, to Plan Africa: Food & Empowerment Strategies from the convergence Rapporteur from the convergence to to Tree planting : IPC9 forest Local community and or Nature s Gift Centre to Officiation of the conference Guest of honour, Malawi Government Lunch break to The Impact of Integrated Aquaculture Agriculture (IAA) on Livelihoods in Northern Malawi. Dr. Simtowe, Bunda College, Malawi to to Poster session ti to Markets and displays: to Closing procedures End of day Markets and displays