House of Commons 2010 Presentation by

Martin Dewhurst

displaced people from the Western Sahara

(less than 1% of the world refugee total)

170,000

£34,000,000 every year

aid is costing

Nett result:

Aid Dependency

Our Vision is:

Cultural & Environmental Change through Inspired Action

It’s time to break the dependency cycle

Solution = permaculture

Permaculture Research Institute – link to short film clip

‘Permanent agriculture’ making sure we can

sustain human activities for

many generations to come.

Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems

Nadia Lawton – Jordan desert before Permaculture

Nadia Lawton – Jordan desert 12 months on after Permaculture

Permaculture stats:

uses only

20% of the water used in

traditional large scale farming

Permaculture stats:

Renews degraded soil, turns sand into soil

Permaculture stats:

One 12 acre food forest =

sustainability for 120 people Self sustaining in 3 years

Hand up, not hand out

This is not about making aid ‘effective’

It’s about involving the whole community in ending aid dependency for good

Cultural Change through Inspired Action

Does it add up?

Value proposition

Yes

and only when we think out of the box

70,000 school aged children enter the youth justice system every year

Up to 68% Re-offend within one year of release

75% of 18-20 year olds re-offend

within 2 years of release

£40,000 every year to keep 1 person in prison

Nett result:

State Dependency

Making Change Happen

Using best practice models re-offending rate down to 7%

(Source: National Grid Young Offenders Programme)

£17.4m saving for every 100 young offenders who are turned around

(Source: National Grid Young Offenders Programme)

UK Youth Training & Development

ECO School Project Convoy & Discovery Training

Youth Training Program leading to Partnership with Refugee Groups

Creating sustainable food security for refugees and training for UK Youth

Starting with a school garden and working towards a series of 12 acre food forests

Change happens when people are empowered to make the change themselves

Self Discipline, Leadership and Teamwork

Sustainable Development and Empowerment Cycle

Our Vision Cultural change through inspired action

Our Mission To enable young people to engage in development projects to improve lives and build

communities

How you can help Sponsorships are available throughout the project. You can sponsor a specific project, a vehicle, a team, a GYO Food Box to support a refugee family to grow its own food.

Further Information Please contact Project Coordinator Martin Dewhurst on mobile 07951 708171, office 01422 416157 or email martin@project-department.co.uk

New Dawn is a pilot project of The Penny On Trust registered number 1113804