P roject A ardskip

By Ludwig en Retha Everson
An Earthship development in Orania
Project Aardskip
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What?
Why?
Where?
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Information centre
Helping the less fortunate
Build your own earthship here
Earthship development in Orania
What?
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Very important also in South Africa
living
housing
Off the grid
systems
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Self-sustainable
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Awareness of the environment
Why an information centre?
Ground plan information centre
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Start with the less fortunate in Orania
If successful, spread to other areas
Teach how to build earthships
Teach self-sustainable living
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No utility bills
Get sponsors for off-grid systems
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Provide land to build an earthship (hut)
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We have lots of less fortunate people
in South-Africa
Helping the less fortunate
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Beautiful land available
Building regulations will allow
earthships
Warm climate
Self-sustainable living
Economics
Helping
people
Why build your earthship here?
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Africa
Where in the world?
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SouthAfrica
Where in Africa?
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Close to Bloemfontein and Kimberley
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Orania
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To the east and the south of the town
Where in Orania?
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highest waste recycle percentage
apply permaculture
going for clean electricity
Orania help-fund
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labour
own money system
Safe
Self reliant community
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Support the poor
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Most eco-friendly town in South-Africa
Why Orania?
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“If all communities could organise
themselves like Orania, we will fight
poverty.”
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“We definitely learned from the
experience and we experienced no
racial tension.”
Bridgette MacKay from Eersterus,
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Jacob Zuma, ANC leader, 2009:
People and Orania
Architecture in Orania
Relaxing in Orania
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Information centre
Support the poor
Build your own earthship
Orania is a safe, eco-friendly, welfare
minded town
Help people in Africa who will use the
help responsibly
Economical
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Earthship development in Orania
Do you want to be part?
– Annual report 2008
Orania website
Wikipedia
Google Maps- Orania South Africa - photos
News24: Jacob Zuma - Bridgette MacKay
Aardskip Blog
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September 2008, April 2007 en April 2006
Orania Helpsaamfonds
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Voorgrond (Orania Beweging)
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References