An optimistic action-oriented Permaculture NGO focused on inspiring a sustainable world, providing educational resources, documentaries and models of best practice. Afristar Foundation was founded in 2001 as a South African NGO focused on the design and implementation of sustainable development programmes. Our mission is to educate, train and engage the people of Southern Africa in the development of sustainable models for ecological human settlement and local economic development that facilitate the ethics of care of people, care of the earth and returning the surplus. Afristar Foundation Programme Focus: Afristar Foundation utilises Permaculture design systems as the primary means of community based natural resource management. Permaculture is a successful proven approach to designing sustainable systems. Its adaptability and emphasis on meeting human needs means that it can be utilized in every climatic and cultural zone. Permaculture is about: • Working with Nature rather than against it • Seeing solutions not problems • Co-operation, not competition • Bringing food and medicinal production back to our communities • Energy efficiency & moving towards zero waste • Valuing diversity • Reforestation of the earth & allowing for wild places to exist & thrive • Community-building and people care