Company Profile
Profiles for Greg, Paul, and Iddrisu
Company Profile
Mission Statement
Our aim is to teach Permaculture practices to urban and rural communities in developing countries. Through community education, and the training of Permaculture teachers and designers, we increase peoples’ capacity to care for both themselves and their local environment.Local designers become on the ground educators and mentors for future sustainable generations. They will then have the skills to design and implement systems that are culturally and ecologically sound and economically viable. This helps them to provide for their own needs without exploiting or polluting, thereby creating long term sustainable communities.
Company Principle Aims
To provide education and consultation to local communities, international companies, and governments in sustainable environmental development.
To train people to create self-sufficient agricultural systems that are ecologically sound and economically viable, which provide for their own needs, today, and in the future.
Capacity Statement
International Permaculture Services has a Capacity Statement for Download and Printing. This covers the various aspects of the business covered in this website. Feel Free to Download and Print as you or your associates require. Download I.P.S. Capacity Statement
Greg Knibbs Profile
Background
Greg Knibbs is a dedicated teacher with a passion for Permaculture and the benefits it provides not only to those who ebrace it's concepts but to the entire world. Over the last 25 years Greg has worked in the Environmental field and gained knowledge and experience to offer services in Permaculture, Earth Restoration, Education and Design.
Experience
Greg Knibbs has run numerous Accredited Permaculture Courses Internationally for different organisations and groups of people. For some examples and details of courses Greg has run visit the Projects page.
Greg was instrumental in setting up the Philippines Permaculture Institute. Greg also played a central role in the development of the Permaculture Network Ghana.
In 2003 Greg Knibbs worked briefly with Rotary International of Wester Endeavor on a Discovery Trip to Cambodia to look at impoving agriculture in a selected village Rotary made contact with.
For a period of six years Greg was the primary Permaculutre Educator‚ running courses at the Environmental Technology Centre for Sustainable Development at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.
References
“Greg Knibbs Permaculture course was one of the modules used in the program to assist local communities in the vicinity of the Tampakan copper-gold project in the southern Philippines to increase the effectiveness of their livelihood projects. The course was well received, effective and added value. Greg’s teaching style and willingness to live and work with remote communities gained him great respect. I can recommend his course. ”
“Without Mr. Greg Knibbs, we doubt if permaculture would ever be introduced to Bohol, Philippines. He single-handedly brought this concept to us through his untiring efforts and evangelistic zeal that are very much admirable. He volunteered his services free of charge to teach a Permaculture Design Course made possible by a mutual acquaintance of Mr. Knibbs and Mr. Calos Echavez, the Executive Director of Bol-anon Foundation Inc. Mr. Echavez took upon himself to inform a core group of 27 enthusiasts to a two-day introduction course in Permaculture taught by Mr. Knibbs on April 5-6, 1997, in the capital city of Tagbilaran, Bohol.”
Paul Yeboah Profile
Background
Paul Yeboah is a consultant and teacher of Permaculture and has a Diploma in Tropical Agriculture he has skills and goals of promoting and applying Permaculture in Ghana and the rest of Africa.
Experience
Paul has been involved with tropical systems for over 10years. He was the farm manager of a 300 acre farm before going into Permaculture full time.
Paul also has been undertaking research in using neem as a natural insecticide and the use of Moringa as medicinal vegetable and use as animal fodder.
He also is applying earth repair systems in Ghana to find ways to control flooding and checking erosion in urban and rural areas in Ghana.
Paul is a well respected and well known tropical Permaculture designer and teacher and the Manager of International Permaculture Services Ghana.
Iddrisu Sardick Profile
Iddrisu Sardick is the IPS Permaculture Nursery Manager, Techiman Ghana.
Background
Iddrisu has a background in Tropical Agriculture and is an experienced nursery person and has good knowledge on local indigenous trees and forestry systems. He is running short courses in the use and value of local trees for small farms and use and selection of trees to prevent erosion and reduce flooding in the urban and rural areas. He also runs short course on propagation of timber trees and grafting of fruit trees.
Experience
In recent years Iddrisu has been promoting the planting of local tree species along the riverbanks. To stabiles and repair the banks to prevent further erosion and damage from floods.
Iddrisu also is working with local communities and schools in the education about the value of trees and importance of preserving and protecting the forest systems and water ways.
