
Menstrual Health in Nepal: Changing The Public Perception Menstrual Health in Nepal. IDEAS For Us Nepal created an informative, highlight video of their Butterfly Campaign Program to demonstrate the life of menstruating women in Nepal. The video opens up to the inside of a small, dimly lit stone shed, in which are two teenage girls. They sit on the ground, dressed in a combination of long sleeves and traditional Nepali sarees. When one of their

The Right to Clean Water Charter Amendment The Right to Clean Water Charter Amendmen: your water, your charter, your home. If you are opting for mail-in voting, then this is already heading towards your home, even as this is being typed. For the residents of Orange County Florida, there will appear three charter amendments on the November 3, 2020 ballot. Chuck O’Neal, who is the president of the Right to Clean Water political committee, spoke

Permaculture: Closing the Loop Permaculture: Closing the Loop. It’s probably safe to say that most of us live similar lives in a lot of ways: we go to the grocery store to purchase stacks of packaged foods; we water our lawns; we drop cardboard boxes and bags of leaves on the pavement for the trash pickup every week. Nobody even stops to think about the possible impacts of tossing the garbage in the garbage can.

IDEAS For Us DRC Branch Leader Interview IDEAS For Us DRC Branch Leader Interview. On June 16th, 2020, The IDEAS For Us headquarters team interviewed our IDEAS For Us Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) branch leaders to learn more about the environmental work that they are leading, the challenges that they face, and the important work on their horizon. The IDEAS For Us Democratic Republic of Congo Branch Leaders Daniel Mastaki is a Phd candidate

Vertical Gardens: Sustainability in Uganda Vertical Gardens: Sustainability in Uganda. As urbanization accelerates, the environment deteriorates. Farmland vanishes into urban developments. It’s only natural that food production would suffer as viable farmland is absorbed into cities and towns, but how does this impact the people who live in those communities, who rely on the food produced by the farmlands that no longer exist? (1) Imagine waking up every single day to the realization that you

Protecting Natural Lands in Florida Protecting Natural Lands in Florida. Econ River Wilderness Area. Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area (Split Oak). Wekiva and Econ Rivers. These are precious natural lands that were discussed during the IDEAS For Us June IDEAS Hive discussion, “Protecting Natural Lands in Florida.” As the panelists continually express, if we don’t step up now, who will and when? If we don’t hold our officials accountable, who will? If we