Listen to the acoustic song (at the bottom of the page), "Konbit," by Gueldy Rene of "La Reference" and Bois Neuf of Cite Soleil, Haiti, as they musically record their vision for a better Haiti. Six communities of Cite Soleil have come together to form Konbit Soley Leve, a social movement based on the traditional Haitian cooperatives called konbits, whose mission is to help the people of Cite Soleil take their future into their own hands. See the lyrics below.
In 2011, Future Generations, the international civil society organization (CSO), experienced a structural realignment. The CSO now acts as an incubator of breakthrough ideas by:
When Dan'l Taylor, Executive Director of Future Generations and Future Generations Graduate School, saw this full screen panorama from the top of Mount Everest—he was deeply moved, saying: "For 270 degrees of view in this photo, to as far as the eye can see, it was such a privilege to be the lead person in creating the two major national parks in two countries that protected the Mount Everest ecosystem.
For $35, you can order hardcover copies of "Empowerment on an Unstable Planet: From Seeds of Human Energy to a Scale of Global Chang from Future Generations." To purchase, please call 304-358-2000 or e-mail Rebecca Vaus at becky@future.org.
Donate $100, and receive a signed book by the authors: Carl, Daniel and Jesse Oak Taylor.
As part of their Online Extra's section, John Hopkins Public Health Magazine recently featured a video on the late Dr. Carl Taylor on "The Origins of International Health."
Across the high, dry plateau of the Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) National Nature Preserve, wetlands are valuable to both people and wildlife. In the interest of preserving local livelihoods and protecting wetlands, the Pendeba Society partners with villagers to reduce damage from livestock.
On September 8, 2011 Future Generations China joined more than 100 of China's conservation officials and scholars in Lhasa, Tibet for the 40th Anniversary of the Man and the Biosphere program and the 13th Conference for China's Biosphere Reserves Network (CBRN).
A Woman Leader, Juana Estrada, trained by Future Generations Peru in maternal and child health, created a women's soccer league in rural Cusco that has the added benefit of bringing together older and younger women from remote villages to gain health knowledge and discuss shared challenges.
In East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, India, near the mouth of the Brahmaputra River in the town of Sille, a primary health center serves six major rural villages and a growing migrant population of more than 10,000 people. The surrounding indigenous population is within a 12km walk over difficult terrain to the primary health center, which was seldom used and was in such a dilapidated condition that curative and preventative care was practically non-existent.
