Objectives 2025

1. Develop a guide/pathway for permaculturists from Africa to better navigate the CoLab and the resources provided.
◦ What is it -introduction to CoLab, why are you here, where to go next, what is available, permission to engage/culture, add people you meet in CoLab to linkedin, how to be an engaged community member (refer to training) – a short document
◦ By when we will complete it: – Mid August – testing time in community
◦ How will we know that this has been successful / quality output / relevant – feedback from community and PIA circle, feedback from African Permaculturists who would like to join/ have joined.
◦ How will it be useful post grant: it is a resource which is valuable to people coming in post funding and still be useful to help them becoming engaged.

2. Curate, collect, and share resources tailored for PIA grassroots projects, including opportunities, information, capacity building, funding, and co-marketing:
◦ What is it that we are sharing – opportunities, information, capacity building, funding, and co-marketing, identify key areas to start (identified by the community)
◦ How many resources – depends on budget est 1 hour per post – could be multiple resources per post
◦ How will we know that this has been successful / quality output / relevant – think hard about the curation and really highlighting the value
◦ How will it be useful post grant – focus on perennial (how the seasonal can be perennial – eg share funder not funding opp with deadline)
◦ When do we do this – throughout the project time

Expected Outputs

A simple guide for new CoLab members from the African continent that would be used as a supplement to the onboarding process.
A set of resources that are relevant to CoLab members from the African continent, posted in the PIA channel

To nourish the permaculture business community and provide new avenues for connection, mentorship, co-learning and support

resources created

This project will provide permaculture practitioners with practical, engaging ways to communicate their impact.

We will produce an action-learning challenge for Colab members, in which they will use storytelling, visual tools, and real-world actions to communicate their outcomes.

Our aim is to empower projects to secure funding, partnerships, and greater recognition—amplifying permaculture’s global impact.

Our objectives are to:

1. Develop a gamified action-learning challenge to help permaculture practitioners improve how they communicate the outcomes and impact of their work. (Specific)

2. Create 4-5 interactive chapters (slideshow format) with practical challenges for participants to complete. (Measurable)

3. Use existing knowledge from the Permaculture Impact project and networks to co-create a lightweight, engaging format. (Achievable)

4. Strengthen the ability of permaculture projects to tell their story, secure support, and amplify their impact. (Relevant)

5. Release the first challenge within 4 months, with the full sequence completed within 6 months. (Time-bound)

Expected Outputs

We will produce 4 or 5 interactive challenges around communicating your project’s impact that are offered to CoLab members over a period of several weeks. People are invited to complete their challenges and share with the CoLab in the new #communicate-your-impact channel.

Intended Outcomes

Our intention is to generate interest and excitement about communicating and celebrating our successes and achievements as permaculture projects.

After participating in our challenges, participants will be able to use practical and engaging ways to communicate their impact.
Our aim is to empower projects to secure funding, partnerships, and greater recognition—amplifying permaculture’s global impact.

This project will strengthen the ability of permaculture projects to tell their story, secure support, and amplify their impact.
Peer exchange of experiences, and learning within the CoLab.
The outputs of this project will remain available to future audiences as the materials will be available via Slack and/or perma.earth.

Communicate Your Impact Challenge