Small change = Big change
In just a couple of weeks, our team embarks on the very first SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ROAD SHOW in South Africa. We’ll be visiting schools, universities, colleges and informal collectives of artisans, crafters and designers. The plan is to give our audience an inspiring introduction to sustainable design and it’s potential to pave the way for environmental, social and economic wellbeing.
We’re starting with the basics in response to the fact that in most cases, sustainability is not included in learning curriculums and is often thought of as that objective that will be attended to once the important stuff like housing and unemployment is taken care of. We think that an integrated approach is the way to go and that’s why DESIGN EDUCATION, particularly with an emphasis on sustainability should be prioritized!
So, while we’re on our Road Show, our Sustainable Design Ambassadorswill be handing over educational toolkits to designers and educators across the country. In this way, the learning and access to credible resources will continue long after we’ve “highjacked” the classrooms!
The SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TOOLKITS are being designed as attractive, interactive “text books”. We’re producing these to distribute electronically – not only the most environmentally friendly way to go about it, but also means that we get to extend its footprint – designers can pass on the information to ensure as many as possible are influenced.
We’re facing on small challenge, which we hope you can help us out with: The designers and crafters that we’ll be meeting in the informal collectives, often do not have access to computers or the Internet. If we consider our whole audience, this sector could be seen as the most vital group to be introduced to sustainable design information. We would LOVE to produce a short print run of the Sustainable Design Toolkit to hand over to each designer we meet, even in these informal environments. To achieve this, we’re CROWDFUNDING, calling on you to donate your small change to make a big change.
Crowdfunding describes the collective cooperation and trust by people who network and pool their money and other resources together to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations. Since the Eco Design Initiative was founded as a non-profit organization, essentially to welcome everyone’s involvement, we think it’s a good idea to open a project to public for participation.
To learn more about our call to action, please visit our page on Funded by Me, by clicking here.
We sincerely hope that you are able to show your support by donating your “small change”. Every little bit goes a long way and we’re offering rewards for each person that makes a donation. Most importantly though, we know that it’s going to make a big change on the ground, amongst skilled crafters that have not had the fortune of formal education..
THANKS for your support for the design of our sustainable future!
