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I am absolutely delighted to let you know that my new album, 'ECOSYSTEMS' has just been published: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
It has been presented at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary meeting, the United Nations COP24 conference on climate change, a large exhibition held at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University and the Environment Europe Oxford Spring School in Ecological Economics and now at the United Nations World Urban Forum 2020. There are only 450 copies left so you will have to be quick: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
You are most welcome to explore my new website: stanislav.photography/ and a totally new blog: environmenteurope.wordpress.com/
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In the Katfoura village on the Tristao Islands in Guinea, the civil society organization Partenariat Recherches Environnement Medias (PREM) is providing rural women with new opportunities to generate income and improve community life.
Through a grant from UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, PREM has helped rural women form several cooperatives and taught its members how to plant a vitamin-rich tree called Moringa and how to clean, dry and sell its leaves. Used as medicine or a dietary supplement by societies around the world, Moringa also supports biodiversity and prevents soil erosion.
The cooperatives are made up of local women who come together to share ideas, and they give women an opportunity to build leadership skills, strengthen community bonds, and participate in economic decisions that affect the community.
PREM is one of over 120 civil society organizations that has been awarded a grant by UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality since 2009. In the last six years, the Fund for Gender Equality has successfully awarded USD $64 million to grantee programmes in 80 countries. To date, such programmes have reached over 10 million women, girls and boys as direct beneficiaries.
Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade
Read more about the Fund for Gender Equality: www.unwomen.org/en/trust-funds/fund-for-gender-equality
Going through old photos. I have not had the time to go out and shoot new ones. Sometimes it's worthy to take a second look.
GARE MARITIME AT TOUR & TAXIS SITE - Tour & Taxis used to be a huge freight station were many goods arrived and left Brussels. Around 1900 enourmous warehouses were built. Railways, loading and unloading quays were constructed. The freight station was known as Gare Maritime and had a surface of 4 hectares, the largest freight station of Europe. In 1994 the infrastructure was completely closed and in 2000 the railway was taken out of service. A huge part of the city was ready to be reconverted and become an experiment for sustainable urban development. Recently the Gare Maritime was fully renovated. It is a fine example of circular construction reusing materials available on site. It is an energy neutral building making use of renewable energy. It will become a new hub for culture, social activities, work, shopping and living in the future.
Do you want to go to the seaside?
I'm not trying to say that everybody wants to go
But I fell in love on the seaside
On the seaside
In the seaside
The kooks - seaside I really love this song :)
Me and my friends are leaving for a end of the year party by the seaside! you will be seeing some beautiful shots of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal in the next coming days. Stay tuned. To you all my wishes of a wonderful 2007 and until i "see you" again,
HAVE FUN EVERYBODY :)
GARE MARITIME AT TOUR & TAXIS SITE - Tour & Taxis used to be a huge freight station were many goods arrived and left Brussels. Around 1900 enourmous warehouses were built. Railways, loading and unloading quays were constructed. The freight station was known as Gare Maritime and had a surface of 4 hectares, the largest freight station of Europe. In 1994 the infrastructure was completely closed and in 2000 the railway was taken out of service. A huge part of the city was ready to be reconverted and become an experiment for sustainable urban development. Recently the Gare Maritime was fully renovated. It is a fine example of circular construction reusing materials available on site. It is an energy neutral building making use of renewable energy. It will become a new hub for culture, social activities, work, shopping and living in the future.
The city of Brussels, Belgium has developed along the Zenne river. By the second half of the 19th century the river was so polluted that it posed a public health problem. Moreover, the river regularly flooded the city centre. In 1865 major infrastructure works started and resulted in the diversion and covering of the river. Only in 1955 the river was completely covered all the way from Anderlecht to Laken (source: Wikipedia).
On 15 July 2020 the second part of the Zenne Park was inaugurated (the first part was opened in 2016). This park is located in the Masui neighbourhood of Schaarbeek (Brussels) on top of the covered Zenne river. The Masui neighbourhood is densely populated and has few open spaces. The park gives greenery and a promenade to the residents of the neighbourhood. Along the promenade old industrial buildings can be found.
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Here are some first shots from an improvised photo walk in Notting Hill. Testing a new NIKON Z6 camera. A splendid experience!
I am delighted to let you know that my art has been chosen among 12082 works from all over the world to be shown at the Arte Laguna Prize Exhibition in Venice. The show brings together the very best of contemporary art of 2021 from all around the world. Location: L'Arsenale di Venezia where La Biennale is taking place. Time: October 2021: artelaguna.world/photograph/magical-realism-2.30321/
I am absolutely delighted to let you know that my new album, 'ECOSYSTEMS' has just been published: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
It has been presented at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary meeting, the United Nations COP24 conference on climate change, a large exhibition held at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University and the Environment Europe Oxford Spring School in Ecological Economics and now at the United Nations World Urban Forum 2020. There are only 450 copies left so you will have to be quick: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
You are most welcome to explore my new website: stanislav.photography/ and a totally new blog: environmenteurope.wordpress.com/
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Sipéa builds and runs social housing in Poitiers, central France. This new building houses their headquarters. It was conceived so that its operating cost would be negative : the selling to the grid of the electricity produced by the photovoltaïc array incorporated into the south-facing side ot the roof more than offsets the running costs of the building (heating, ventilation, etc.). This is achieved not only by producing energy locally (photovoltaïc array : 80m², 8,2 kWp, 9 000 kWh/year), but also through a sharp reduction in the heating and cooling requirements of the building, thanks to careful design and construction. The roof is a see-through photovoltaïc installation : the cells are spaced out between two sheets of glass, mouted in a double-glazed sun-roof. The roof lets natural lighting though, affords protection against direct solar glare, reduces heat loss and produces electricity. The yearly operation of the building requires very little active heating, thanks to an oustanding insulation (22 cm of cellulosic wool in the outer walls) and no active cooling at all. Because the building was well conceived, construction costs were kept at 1500 €/m² (roughly $207/square foot) and yearly operating costs run 30 000 € less than their previious headquarters, which were smaller than this building.
The cladding of the outer walls is made of oil-soaked larch wood. It won't require any maintenance whatsoever for the next 50 years.
On the south facade, this curtain of larch wood pilars provides protection against the direct glare of the sun and prevents passers-by from seeing clearly inside the ground-floor offices and meeting rooms.
Sipéa builds and runs social housing in Poitiers, central France. This new building houses their headquarters. It was conceived so that its operating cost would be negative : the selling to the grid of the electricity produced by the photovoltaïc array incorporated into the south-facing side ot the roof more than offsets the running costs of the building (heating, ventilation, etc.). This is achieved not only by producing energy locally (photovoltaïc array : 80m², 8,2 kWp, 9 000 kWh/year), but also through a sharp reduction in the heating and cooling requirements of the building, thanks to careful design and construction. The roof is a see-through photovoltaïc installation : the cells are spaced out between two sheets of glass, mouted in a double-glazed sun-roof. The roof lets natural lighting though, affords protection against direct solar glare, reduces heat loss and produces electricity. The yearly operation of the building requires very little active heating, thanks to an oustanding insulation (22 cm of cellulosic wool in the outer walls) and no active cooling at all. Because the building was well conceived, construction costs were kept at 1500 €/m² (roughly $207/square foot) and yearly operating costs run 30 000 € less than their previious headquarters, which were smaller than this building.
Porto. Shot from Dom Luís Bridge to the Ribeira area.
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Scotch is curious and likes to experience various things....
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www.guesthousealsace.com/ (English)
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I am absolutely delighted to let you know that my new album, 'ECOSYSTEMS' has just been published: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
It has been presented at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary meeting, the United Nations COP24 conference on climate change, a large exhibition held at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University and the Environment Europe Oxford Spring School in Ecological Economics and now at the United Nations World Urban Forum 2020. There are only 450 copies left so you will have to be quick: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
You are most welcome to explore my new website: stanislav.photography/ and a totally new blog: environmenteurope.wordpress.com/
#EnvironmentEurope #EcologicalEconomics #ECOSYSTEMS #sustainability #GreenEconomy #renewables #CircularEconomy #Anthropocene #ESG #cities #resources #values #governance #greenfinance #sustainablefinance #climate #climatechange #climateemergency #renewableenergy #planetaryboundaries #democracy #energy #accounting #tax #ecology #art #environment #SustainableDevelopment #contemporary #photography #nature #biodiversity #conservation #coronavirus #nature #protection #jungle #forest #palm #tree #Japan #Europe #USA #South #America #Colombia #Brazil #France #Denmark #Russia #Kazakhstan #Germany #Austria #Singapore #Albania #Italy #landscape #new #artwork #collect #follow #like #share #film #medium #format #Hasselblad #Nikon #CarlZeiss #lens
Today we went on our usual sundays photo hunting. What a wonderful day we had!!! We went to Santa Cruz, about 30 minutes, driving further North, from our usual beach spots. Great, great day for photos folks! We got there at 6 am, had low tide at sunrise, stayed on the beach until 10am! Then, we had a wonderful breakfast close to the sea and hit the village. Oh, paradise of photos :)
Plus there was another great reason to feel inspired today, yesterday, Mário, recovered 500 GB worth of photos i had lost (all my photos!!!) Last week i felt very sad but now? Hey, i am back in business!
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all by myself, here i was. woke up early, as usual, for another walk on the beach. the sky was stormy. the sea, peaceful and endless, met the sky. couldn't believe the color of the water. the sea always soothes my dreams and gives me the wings to fly...fly outta here.
Solar thermal panels for the production of hot water in a live-in learning center of the french railroad company SNCF. The panels were provides by the austrian Tisun.
Tilonia India, Barefoot College -
From September 2011 to the following March, women travelled from across Africa, from countries like Uganda Liberia and South Sudan, to take part in training to become solar engineers.
Each was selected or nominated by her local community and supported by a variety of local and international organisations, and in some cases, their governments. Their trainers, who mostly speak Hindi, must cut across linguistic and cultural barriers using gestures and signs.
Photo Credit: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 is about ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
SDG 16 focuses on the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, access to justice for all and the building of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
More information on the 17 SDGs: sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
UN Photo/Manuel Elias
24 September 2019
United Nations, New York
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Pará State, igarapé at Jamaraquá.
Tapajós National Forest
A few days, visiting the Health and Happiness Project
Alguns dias, visitando o Projeto Saúde e Alegria
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I am absolutely delighted to let you know that my new album, 'ECOSYSTEMS' has just been published: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
It has been presented at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary meeting, the United Nations COP24 conference on climate change, a large exhibition held at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University and the Environment Europe Oxford Spring School in Ecological Economics and now at the United Nations World Urban Forum 2020. There are only 450 copies left so you will have to be quick: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
You are most welcome to explore my new website: stanislav.photography/ and a totally new blog: environmenteurope.wordpress.com/
#EnvironmentEurope #EcologicalEconomics #ECOSYSTEMS #sustainability #GreenEconomy #renewables #CircularEconomy #Anthropocene #ESG #cities #resources #values #governance #greenfinance #sustainablefinance #climate #climatechange #climateemergency #renewableenergy #planetaryboundaries #democracy #energy #accounting #tax #ecology #art #environment #SustainableDevelopment #contemporary #photography #nature #biodiversity #conservation #coronavirus #nature #protection #jungle #forest #palm #tree #Japan #Europe #USA #South #America #Colombia #Brazil #France #Denmark #Russia #Kazakhstan #Germany #Austria #UK #Singapore #Albania #Italy #landscape #new #artwork #collect #follow #like #share #film #medium #format #Hasselblad #Nikon #CarlZeiss #lens
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s dynamic Mission Bay neighborhood, Arden stands as a testament to modern architectural brilliance and historical richness. With its sleek glass exterior punctuated by bold orange highlights, this residential marvel invites you to experience luxury living with a view. Each window serves as a canvas showcasing panoramic vistas of the bustling cityscape and serene bay waters.
Arden’s design pays homage to San Francisco’s storied past while embracing its future. The building’s strategic location offers residents an insider’s perspective on city life – where history meets innovation amidst verdant parks and waterfront leisure spots. Its proximity to renowned tech hubs echoes Mission Bay’s transformation from an industrial railway yard to a thriving community for pioneers in technology and medicine.
The structure itself is an embodiment of sustainable living, featuring energy-efficient windows that bathe interiors in natural light while providing insulation against the city’s infamous foggy chills. Inside, one finds meticulously crafted spaces that blend functionality with aesthetic appeal – all designed with an acute awareness of San Francisco’s unique urban rhythm.
Living at Arden means more than just enjoying its architectural splendor; it signifies being part of a neighborhood steeped in cultural heritage yet constantly evolving – where every corner tells a story, every facade reflects dreams realized, and every resident embodies the spirit of ‘We Live Here’.
oh flowers, what else?:)
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The progressive lie in science and society.
‘Progressive’ politics originates from the ‘progressive’ evolution lie in science and society.
The essence of the ‘progressive’ lie, in science and in society, is a denial of both the intrinsic natural order, and the natural tendency towards physical and cultural/social entropy.
In hypothetical science, progressive cosmic and biological evolution deny the basic principles of causality and universal entropy, effectively undermining truth in science.
Although presented as science, they are both scientifically incongruous.
If your initial paradigm relies on the denial of fundamental scientific principles or natural law, it spectacularly fails. To call it ‘science’, discredits the perception of science as an objective search for truth.
To present an hypothesis wherein an effect is greater than its cause, and which requires a naturally occurring, autonomous increase in order, is preposterous fantasy.
Negating the effects of entropy, both physically and culturally, requires an active, sustained input, or renewal of, directed or guided effort/energy. (i.e. energy/effort + information, instructions or rules).
In the social and political field, indifference to, and denial or encouragement of, cultural entropy, masquerades as progressive.
Progressive politics derives from, and is allied to, this denial of intrinsic natural law and fundamental principles. By opposing or negating those guiding principles and rules, which are based on maintaining the natural order, it encourages and supports an insidious, social entropy, which inevitably undermines and ultimately destroys civilised society.
Just as the atheistic purveyors of physical evolution, cosmic and biological, posit the progressive development of order in the universe by denying the laws of cause and effect and entropy, which are fundamental principles of the natural order and science. So, the social allies of physical evolution, the purveyors of cultural and societal evolution, propose a progressive improvement of society, based on a similar denial of the natural order.
False equality and unjust denial of genuine equality:
Rejection of the natural order has spawned an insidious, egalitarian deception.
Demands are made that things which are clearly not equal should be treated as equal, and things that should be equal are denied their rightful equality.
Proponents of so-called, progressive policies seek to impose socially, and even legally, ideas of equality which ignore the natural order.
Equating things which are not equal, demanding equality for things which can never be equal, is quite bizarre, irrational and unscientific. That which violates the natural order is thereby elevated to parity with that which is in conformity with the natural order, diminishing the perception, approval and societal support of the latter.
It is a gross injustice to undermine and degrade social recognition and acceptance of the benefits of compliance with the natural order. Truth and error are not equitable, regardless of any legislation which decrees they should be treated as though they are..
A couple of examples:
False equality.
Same sex marriage...
Traditional marriage is undeniably compatible with the natural order, socially, scientifically and theologically.
Biologically, the reproductive, and only, purpose of complementary, sexual characteristics is irrefutable. This scientific fact has been traditionally recognised, socially and theologically, in the institution of marriage, throughout history. The only reason marriage exists is because of this biological fact. There cannot be legitimate equality for any so-called marriage/sexual partnership which is not based on this fundamental principle of the natural order.
The unjust denial of genuine equality:
Abortion...
Biology, through the study of genetics and embryonic development, decrees (without doubt) that a unique, human life begins at conception. There are no ifs or buts, this fact of the natural order is supported by science and, traditionally, through theology and the legal system.
Any denial of equality for unborn, human babies is illegitimate, grossly unjust, and contrary to basic human rights.
To ignore or dismiss the right to life of another human being, of any age, by claiming it is a matter of choice, is a diabolical distortion of truth and the natural order. There can be no cogent argument for legitimising abortion, because it is a fundamental issue of natural justice; which is beyond the jurisdiction of any authority. If a government does so, it is guilty of endorsing and encouraging a crime against humanity.
Progressive policies have undermined and devalued life, marriage, the family, national identity, financial independence and Biblical values, in the name of equality, freedom and choice.
Human institutions attempt to counter social entropy and maintain order through social constructs; tradition, convention, etiquette, customs, religion, contracts, charters, treaties, laws etc., but the enduring success of these depends on how closely they conform to the natural order.
The success of Western civilisation was mainly attributable to its clear understanding of physical and cultural entropy. Christianity was rightfully endorsed as the supreme antidote to cultural/social entropy.
This is perfectly logical because, as the Bible makes clear, physical entropy is the result of an originally, perfect creation sullied by sin.
Likewise, in society, sin is the cause of social entropy, it undermines the natural order and ultimately destroys civilisation. If you break rules which serve to maintain the natural order, you inevitably wreak havoc.
Christianity seeks to retain and, where necessary, restore natural order in society, combating the tendency towards social or cultural entropy by instilling principles and rules which respect and actively defend the natural order. Just as physical entropy is only negated by a sustained input of directed energy/effort, so social entropy is only negated by an enduring adherence to binding rules and principles. The adherence to such rules and principles by humans, who have a propensity to rebel against the natural order (behavioural entropy, inherited from our first parents; Adam and Eve), can only be reliably maintained by an input of spiritual energy/divine, sanctifying grace.
It is a perverse society, which applauds as ‘progressive’, those who rebel against, and deny, the natural order and laws, while appropriating science and culture to suit their regressive, ideological agenda (contrary to fairness, justice and basic human rights). Their denial of fundamental principles appears to be scientifically and socially legitimatised through corrupt, propagandised education, media hype, and intense political lobbying.
The arrogant claim of ‘progressives’, to hold the rational, scientific and ethical high ground, is bogus and dangerous.
The opposite is true.
To rail against the natural order is irrational and unethical. It undermines truth and unjustly denigrates everything which is compliant with the natural order. True science, morals and ethics must wholly respect fundamental principles and the natural order. Christian teaching is the supreme antidote to social entropy, being based on loving, maintaining, respecting and honouring the basic truths of the universe, evident in God’s creation.
ALL atheistic, natural origin of the universe scenarios are false.
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If and then - the atheist dilemma.
www.flickr.com/photos/truth-in-science/46553358861
The reason the elite hate Trump so much is because he is opposed to the one world agenda of the globalists.
endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-reason-the-elite-h...
…civil law cannot contradict right reason without losing its binding force on conscience. Every humanly-created law is legitimate insofar as it is consistent with the natural moral law, recognized by right reason, and insofar as it respects the inalienable rights of every person. —St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I-II, q. 95, a. 2.
Former Satanist: “I Performed Satanic Rituals Inside Abortion Clinics”
www.lepantoinstitute.org/abortion/former-satanist-i-perfo...
Why satanism is now on the center stage in the culture war.
www.crisismagazine.com/2019/why-satanism-is-now-on-the-ce...
why liberals care about climate change but not abortion?
www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-liberals-care-about-climat...
Abortion is murder 100% proof.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrl9QQHY2vA&feature=youtu.be
Atheist myths debunked - the development of order.
www.flickr.com/photos/truth-in-science/48113810438
Dr James Tour - 'The Origin of Life' - Abiogenesis decisively refuted.
youtu.be/B1E4QMn2mxk
A LEXICON OF INSTRUMENTS USED IN PERFORMING ABORTIONS OF HUMAN INFANTS.
abyssum.org/2019/06/22/a-lexicon-of-instruments-used-in-p...
Who trusts the MSM? Their lies are not just fake news, they deliberately set out to slander those who don’t agree with the liberal left, globalist elite. Their lies are positively evil. Everyone should watch this video and they will never trust the media again: banned.video/watch?id=5f00ca7c672706002f4026a9
In the Katfoura village on the Tristao Islands in Guinea, the civil society organization Partenariat Recherches Environnement Medias (PREM) is providing rural women with new opportunities to generate income and improve community life.
Through a grant from UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, PREM has helped rural women form several cooperatives and taught its members how to plant a vitamin-rich tree called Moringa and how to clean, dry and sell its leaves. Used as medicine or a dietary supplement by societies around the world, Moringa also supports biodiversity and prevents soil erosion.
The cooperatives are made up of local women who come together to share ideas, and they give women an opportunity to build leadership skills, strengthen community bonds, and participate in economic decisions that affect the community.
PREM is one of over 120 civil society organizations that has been awarded a grant by UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality since 2009. In the last six years, the Fund for Gender Equality has successfully awarded USD $64 million to grantee programmes in 80 countries. To date, such programmes have reached over 10 million women, girls and boys as direct beneficiaries.
Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade
Read more about the Fund for Gender Equality: www.unwomen.org/en/trust-funds/fund-for-gender-equality
This symposium about Sustainable Development has been held ten years ago in a prestigious place of French State.
What have we done since that time ?
Our children are right to kick our ass !
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Ce colloque sur le développement durable s’est tenu il y a dix ans au Sénat, lieu prestigieux de l’État français.
Qu'avons-nous fait depuis ce temps?
Nos enfants ont raison de nous botter le cul!
Green living covers many different aspects whatever the green lifestyle. Green living can indicate a private green area both at home and within the workplace. It may also correlate green travel, ecological travel destinations, herbal and natural medication choices, recycling, urban gardening about to come out soon or it could possibly pertain to all of these things to be the whole. See more at: www.gogreen.org/why-go-green
In the Katfoura village on the Tristao Islands in Guinea, the civil society organization Partenariat Recherches Environnement Medias (PREM) is providing rural women with new opportunities to generate income and improve community life.
Through a grant from UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality, PREM has helped rural women form several cooperatives and taught its members how to plant a vitamin-rich tree called Moringa and how to clean, dry and sell its leaves. Used as medicine or a dietary supplement by societies around the world, Moringa also supports biodiversity and prevents soil erosion.
The cooperatives are made up of local women who come together to share ideas, and they give women an opportunity to build leadership skills, strengthen community bonds, and participate in economic decisions that affect the community.
PREM is one of over 120 civil society organizations that has been awarded a grant by UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality since 2009. In the last six years, the Fund for Gender Equality has successfully awarded USD $64 million to grantee programmes in 80 countries. To date, such programmes have reached over 10 million women, girls and boys as direct beneficiaries.
Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade
Read more about the Fund for Gender Equality: www.unwomen.org/en/trust-funds/fund-for-gender-equality
Sandy Lyen is a 20-something artisan woodworker and entrepreneur from Beirut, Lebanon. Like many young, educated Lebanese women today, Sandy is creating new and innovative opportunities for self-employment by tapping into Lebanon's growing market for locally-made artisanal goods. As a member and partial owner of a Beirut-based artisan cooperative, Sandy has access to a shared studio space and collectively-owned equipment. Through specialized relationships with urban retail outlets, Sandy and the other cooperative members can take their products directly to consumers and expand their professional networks by hosting public events and open-house exhibitions in one of Lebanon's most up-and-coming neighbourhoods.
Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade
Vivid colors at the end of the day. Not such a neat composition but a cool light, i think. Have a great evening everybody and thanks for the 302,256 views!...:)
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MENNA – meaning ‘from us’, or ‘made by our hands’ in Arabic – is a nation-wide network of over 650 rural and refugee women producers and cooperatives in Lebanon. In 2015, Amel Association International – a grantee of UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality – launched its first permanent MENNA shop in Beirut, giving network members a year-round space to sell their handmade goods to the public.
Pictured above, cooperative members in southern Lebanon make a rare, traditional bread called Mallet El Smid to be sold at the MENNA shop in Beirut.
The Mawasem El Dayaa Women’s Cooperative is among the last producers of this signature bread and one of 14 rural women’s cooperatives to benefit from the vocational trainings and market opportunities offered by Amel Association’s MENNA project.
Photo: UN Women/Joe Saade
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In 1959, unlike its competitors like Jaguar or Triumph, equipped with very powerful engines, this berlinette of French manufacture had only a flat cylinder of 750 CC.
It aimed not the first place, inaccessible at overall standings, but the so-called 'performance index', which it achieved with flying colors.
As its name suggests, it was a performance ratio between the chassis and the engine that made the most of the fuel consumed. A first towards a "sustainable development" ...
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Contrairement à ses concurrents comme Jaguar ou Triumph, équipés de moteurs très puissants, cette berlinette de fabrication française ne disposait que d'un bicylindres à plat de 750 CC.
Elle visait, non pas une inaccessible première place au classement général mais celle dite de 'l'indice de performance". CE qu'elle obtint avec brio.
Comme son nom l'indique, il s'agissait de distinguer un ensemble chassis-moteur qui tirait le meilleur parti du carburant consommé. Un premier vers un "développement durable" …