IAL Members

SOUTH AFRICA

Boikanyo Motlhabeng Foundation: (no website)
Focuses on social and economic development of rural communities around the SADC region in Southern Africa.

Greyton Transition Town:
Brings the community together to find local solutions to the global challenges of peak oil and climate change, with programs that cover food security, waste management, renewable energy, sustainable housing, humane and environmental education and integrated communities.

The Sustainability Institute:
An educational institution that focuses on combining practice with theory in a way that integrates ecology and equity in support of a sustainable South Africa.

THAILAND

Mae Wang Project
The Mae Wang Project is a collaborative effort surrounding the Mae Wang Sanctuary which began in 2016 in the foothills of Mae Wang Mountain in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The primary mission is to support, restore and preserve the fringe-forest habitat in this critical watershed, while also striving to improve the wellbeing of the residents and community through a variety of sustainable farming, agroforestry, educational, wellness, community and creative programs.

UGANDA

The Dream Foundation of Uganda:
A non-profit organization with focused on helping street kids, abandoned pregnant teenagers, widows, and vulnerable children in Uganda.

UKRAINE

Local Economy: (no website)
Supports the local economy by strengthening the role and capacity of local farmers, promoting farming businesses as a livelihood amongst younger generations, running seeds saving campaigns and more.

UNITED KINGDOM

Bioregion Birmingham
We are a community based think tank that provides a platform to key thinkers, activists and community groups with a view to creating a practical vision for a resilient Birmingham.

The Brixton Pound:
A local currency, lottery, and now a shop. Showcasing what a social economy can be like in Brixton. A better high street is possible!

Gaia Education:
A leading-edge provider of sustainability education that promotes thriving communities within planetary boundaries via Ecovillage Design Education courses, an E-learning programme “Design for Sustainability,” and specific activities in the Global South.

International Simultaneous Policy Organisation:
Invites citizens around the world to use their votes in a powerful new way to encourage governments to cooperate to solve global problems – problems like global warming, financial market regulation, environmental destruction, war, social injustice, and to promote localization.

Localise West Midlands:
A think tank, campaign group and consultancy working towards a more just and sustainable economy through localisation. Covering the West Midlands of England with occasional work further afield.

Permaculture Picturehouse:
Permaculture Picturehouse is a regular permaculture social event in London that shows feature-length and short films on subjects from the whole permaculture spectrum of interests, accompanied by talks from people involved in local and national projects.

Steady State Manchester
Concerned about increasing wealth inequality, climate change and financial instability, Steady State Manchester believes an alternative approach to economic development in the city and region is essential so that all can live well and within planetary limits. We encourage organisations to actively pursue ‘viable economics’ for a safe and good future for us all.

ThoughtBox:
A learning forum for schools to encourage critical thinking, empathy and unlearning. Topics covered include: Climate Change, Culture and Stereotypes, Food, Waste, Happiness, Faith and many more.

Totnes REconomy Project:
The main objective of the Totnes REconomy Project is to create a new kind of community-led economic development that would create an abundance of opportunity for people to meet their needs, and to do so in ways that work with natural systems, are inclusive and fair, and that generally increase the well being of the entire community.

Transition Truro:
A group of people working on projects to increase the resilience of their small city and make room for wildlife.

USA

Awakening/Art & Culture:
A non-profit organization dedicated to artistry, heritage, imagination and the public interest.

BALE (Building A Local Economy):
A community resource center for local economy initiatives in the White River Valley of Vermont.

Cambridge Naturals:
Cambridge Naturals is locally owned family business, founded in 1974 with the vision of establishing a community natural health. Products are sourced locally, organically, and ethically via fair trade and direct trade channels. Cambridge Naturals is a certified Sustainable Business leader and part of various “Local First” initiatives.

Center for Global Justice:
Engages in local community support and outreach to promote and advance initiatives and movements toward social justice, grassroots empowerment and democracy, as well as environmental sustainability.  The Center is also devoted to critical analysis of the processes and impacts of globalization, both locally and internationally.

CODEPINK/Growing A Local Peace Economy:
Promotes the peace economy model, which encourages us to reinvest in our local communities and calls for creating cultural, social and economic models that cultivate a sense of respect, and uplift all people… not just a select few.

Eat Local NY:
An online marketplace showcasing products that are exclusively made in New York. The goal is to create a streamlined flow of products that will strengthen local food systems and support local economies.

Herbal Education Center: (no website)
Provides education about plant-based medicines derived from primarily bioregional plants that are harvested ethically, sustainably and with the utmost concern for future plant communities and their resiliency.

Holy Cross International Justice Office:
Unites the social justice work of the four Congregations of the Holy Cross, with particular focus on global economic justice, ecological sustainability, the rights of marginalized peoples, peacemaking and nonviolence.

Local First Arizona
Local First Arizona empowers individuals to build the life they want in their local community. Together we can create a stronger economy, a more vibrant community, and better job opportunities for Arizonans.

MACOMA:
Macoma is an Aquaponics farm in Southern Nevada.

Our Common Heart:
Supports indigenous people worldwide in the survival of their ancestral knowledge and practices and in the wise choice of future development, with the aim of cultivating thriving, self-reliant, and enduring modern communities in kinship with nature.

Schumacher Center for a New Economics:
Educates the public about an economics that supports both people and the planet, through programs that work to build strong local economies, including local currencies, community land trusts, community supported industry, and more.

SEEDS:
A nonprofit organization established to implement local solutions to global issues at the intersection of ecology, education, and design.

SeeingTao:
Produces images of natural events and their inter-connectedness.

Simply Living:
Focuses on creating a compassionate and sustainable world through personal, community and cultural transformation. Simply Living also serves as a Transition Hub in the US Transition Network.

Small Farm Training Centre:
A working organic farm that teaches the ABC’s of local food production and cow husbandry on 1200 acres in Southern Mississippi, while emphasizing the spiritual aspects of localization.

Solar Gardens Institute:
Promotes the development of community solar arrays.

Village Design Institute:
An educational non-profit organization focused on creating and disseminating a scientific, multi-disciplinary knowledge-base to inform the design and development of sustainable community models for the 21st century.

ZIMBABWE

ZIMSOFF
To create and nurture a dynamic alliance of Small holder Farmer Organizations, or SFOs, that promotes organic farming, processing and marketing, in partnership with PELUM Zimbabwe Service Provider Organizations or SPOs, to uplift the welfare of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe through participatory ecological land use planning and management.