11. Sustainable cities and communities

Success Story of Pecer R. Anduyan married to Luisa. By learning basic veterinarian techniques he became useful to his community. His services as a Community Agri – Vet Entrepreneur are now very much in demand in the immediate neighbouring area.

A look at a technical assistant and his work in rural development in Guatemala

Productive projects help us identify different success factors, shortcomings, problems and solutions. Productive projects are tools for the participatory transformation of the community in rural areas.

This is a story of a community of Informal Settlers who gathered as one group, strived hard and in the long run owned a land of their own and through the generosity of DISOP; they were able to build disaster resilient houses. Then again the best part about this short story is that in the end they have realized that they weren´t just building houses.

One day, an out of school youngster enrolled himself in a non-formal course about organic farming in his community. Through trainings and cross visits, he learned the different technologies as follows ..

Once the given livestock gives birth, the farmers have to pass it on to another family. In that way members are empowered and are able to build their own sustainable livelihood.

Xitique is an informal saving and credit arrangement based on mutual trust. Two or more people contribute a fixed sum which is lended in turn to one member of the group

Learning doesn’t stop when technology is applied. Technology adoption + Actual Observations + Experience + Will to Innovate = Effective Location to Good Agricultural Practices.

Xitique is an informal saving and credit arrangement based on mutual trust. Two or more people contribute a fixed sum which is lended in turn to one member of the group