Join inRepair & ReuseChisambaJoin mercury-free gold training in ChisambaJoin mercury-free gold training in Chisamba Learn to recover gold with gravity instead of mercury, on a shaking table at the Matipa Village pilot in Chisamba. It is safer for crews and for the rivers near the mine. What you can do in Chisamba - Ask the planetGOLD Zambia project about the next mercury-free gold training in Chisamba - Learn gravity gold processing with sluices, shaking tables, and centrifugal tools - Follow the pilot plant path at Matipa Village, where Kwetu Cooperative holds an artisanal mining right - Sit in a CRAFT Code session on how to sell gold into a formal market - Hear ZEMA explain the environmental approval steps for a small mine site How to join The Artisanal Gold Council runs planetGOLD Zambia with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA). Matipa Village in Chisamba District was chosen as a pilot site after a community meeting on 6 December 2025. A training day on mercury-free processing and the CRAFT Code was held in Chisamba on 20 May 2026. A further training was held at Kanyelele in Mpika District on 24 June 2026. Check the planetGOLD Zambia page for the next session. The programme is ongoing. Why it matters in Chisamba A mercury-free processing system (a wash plant that recovers gold with gravity, not mercury) is safer for crews and rivers. The project teaches gravity concentration because it is practical for small teams. It also steers miners away from mercury and away from cyanide leaching. Kwetu Cooperative's mining right is why Matipa was picked. The plant is a pilot, not a finished public workshop with posted hours. This page is for miners who process ore in Zambia. Fairmined supply for goldsmiths in Europe is a different pathway. Find more community projects in Chisamba. Good to know - Where is the mercury-free gold training in Chisamba? At Matipa Village, Chisamba District, Central Province. Check the planetGOLD Zambia page for the next date. - Who runs planetGOLD Zambia? The Artisanal Gold Council, with ZEMA as the national counterpart. The Global Environment Facility funds the programme and UNEP leads it. - Is this the same as buying Fairmined gold? No. This page is for miners who process ore in Zambia. Fairmined supply for goldsmiths is a different pathway.goldminingmercury +1
LearnCommunityAddis AbabaBeSingularity youth sales trainingPractical sales skills for young job seekers BeSingularity (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) tackles youth unemployment by training young people in practical sales skills. Led by a women-driven team, the programme has already trained more than 10,000 young people according to Impacc's portfolio listing. What you can do - Apply to training cohorts as a young person seeking employable sales skills - Partner as a local business willing to mentor graduates or offer trial placements - Replicate the model: short, practical sales labs linked to real products communities already need How to participate - Check current intake dates via the BeSingularity portfolio page Why it matters First jobs often start with confidence and a single marketable skill. A women-led training house that measures graduates in the thousands shows what neighbourhood-scale workforce building can look like.youthtrainingjobs +2
Join inFood & GardenIstanbulTrain in ag skills near GaziantepTrain in ag skills near Gaziantep Refugees and host-community families learn grafting, vegetable farming, and cooperative processing in Hatay and neighbouring provinces. What you can do in Istanbul - Explore vocational pathways on the Syria/Turkey livelihoods page - Join creative workshops for children processing war trauma when partner centres announce seats - Connect women's cooperatives that process peppers and nuts across refugee and host villages How to join Field activities are for residents in the southeast Türkei programme area. Coordination sits in Gaziantep. Reach Welthungerhilfe or Development Foundation of Türkiye through the project page; there is no open drop-in desk for casual visitors. Why it matters in Istanbul Training such as pistachio grafting turns lost farmland skills into income. Mixed cooperatives keep food processing local instead of import-dependent. Good to know - Project timing? The page lists start December 2022 and end June 2025 with continued budget lines into 2026. - Who partners? Development Foundation of Türkiye alongside Welthungerhilfe.agriculturerefugeestraining +1
LearnFood & GardenPorto-NovoMake organo-mineral fertilizer from agricultural wasteMake organo-mineral fertilizer from agricultural waste The Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) has trained Beninese actors in Porto-Novo to convert agricultural waste into organo-mineral fertilisers. The pattern answers two pressures at once: degraded soils and the high cost of imported chemical fertiliser. Skills focus on fertility and soil health without leaning on synthetic molecules alone. What you can do - Study the IOFS capacity-building approach and run a local workshop that maps farm residues to compost recipes - Partner with agricultural training centres or producer associations to host hands-on fertiliser making - Share the Porto-Novo pattern with municipal agri-extension teams looking for low-cost soil recovery - Follow IOFS food-security programmes for future regional trainings (IOFS news) How it works Trainers walk participants through converting crop and processing waste into organo-mineral blends that rebuild organic matter. The September 2024 Porto-Novo sessions are past; treat them as a replicable curriculum, not a live registration link. Organisers and ministries can invite similar modules through IOFS channels. Why it matters When fertiliser prices spike, yields fall and soils thin further. Teaching communities to feed fields from their own residues builds resilience that survives the next price shock.composttrainingsoil +2
LearnCommunityBrasiliaLearn computer repair from discarded electronicsLearn computer repair from discarded electronics Reciclotech is not only a drop-off scheme. At the Programando o Futuro headquarters in Gama, donated e-waste is the teaching material for free, fully practical courses in basic IT, computer maintenance, and robotics. This is vocational training in a workshop, not a same-day museum oficina. What you can do - Read how the courses run on SECTI Reciclotech and Programando o Futuro: Reciclotech - Enrol through programandoofuturo.org.br/cursos or in person at QI 06 Lotes 20/80, Setor de Indústria, Gama Leste - Bring copies of ID and proof of address (a guardian's documents if you are under 18) - Arrive as a young person or adult: the official public is jovens e adultos, from first job through requalification How it works Programando o Futuro executes Reciclotech under Termo de Colaboração nº 05/2023 with SECTI-DF and FAP-DF (signed 29 December 2023). Classes are 100% practical and in person at the Gama industrial-sector site. The programme is in its third edition. Do not treat a single news vacancy round as the current intake: check the Programando o Futuro course page for open groups. Why it matters A discarded laptop that teaches someone to rebuild the next one is worth more than a sermon about waste. Skills stay in the neighbourhood; machines stay in use.trainingelectronicsrepair +2
FundraiseRepair & ReuseBrasiliaBuild a neighbourhood circular economy hubBuild a neighbourhood circular economy hub In 2024 Reciclotech installed a Polo Distrital de Economia Circular (PDEC) in Ceilândia Norte. The hub is meant to join collection, sorting, recycling, training, and local jobs in one place, so the satellite city is not only a source of scrap. What you can do - Read the polo description on Programando o Futuro: Reciclotech (3rd edition) - Ask the executor how residents of Ceilândia and neighbouring RAs can train, work, or drop material at the hub - Treat the polo as a replicable pattern: a macrorregião workshop that keeps reverse logistics and digital skills under one roof - Pair a visit with the Gama training centre if your interest is the course catalogue rather than the Ceilândia site How it works The 2023 collaboration term funds installation of a circular-economy polo that integrates collection, sorting, and recycling of DF electronics, plus IT training for young people and adults, and donation of reconditioned equipment. Ceilândia Norte is the named 2024 site. Exact street hours are not on the partnership page: confirm with Programando o Futuro before travelling. The pin on the map is the Ceilândia Norte centre, marked approximate. Why it matters A hub in Ceilândia says the circular economy lives where people already live, not only in an industrial lot on the other side of the DF. Sorting, repair, and paycheques can share a neighbourhood.circular economyhubjobs +2
DiscoverEnergyFrankfurtJoin the Green Cooling network for natural refr in FrankfurtJoin the Green Cooling network for natural refr in Frankfurt GIZ Proklima hosts the Green Cooling Initiative: a free network for companies, government units, and NGOs that install and teach energy-efficient cooling with natural refrigerants in Frankfurt. Partners share training kits, manufacturer examples, and collaboration calls. Individuals cannot join as private persons; organisations can. What you can do - Complete the Become a member form for your company, ministry unit, technician school, or NGO - Nominate a Green Cooling focal point so your team receives webinars and partner invites - Study manufacturer and distributor examples and Fit for Green Cooling materials once you are in - Bring natural-refrigerant procurement and RAC technician training into your city's next purchasing round or vocational course How it works Eligible organisations accept the membership policy, submit the online form, and join exchanges that Proklima coordinates from the GIZ base near Frankfurt (Eschborn) while partners act worldwide. Why it matters Cool rooms, shops, and clinics stay comfortable when technicians and buyers choose refrigerants that fit a liveable climate.coolingrefrigerantstechnicians +2
VisitCommunitySalzgitterUse SOS Mütterzentrum skills and shared rooms in SalzgitterUse SOS Mütterzentrum skills and shared rooms in Salzgitter The SOS-Mütterzentrum in Salzgitter-Bad is a multi-generation house with a public café, shared meals, and skills rooms. Some training tracks are Jobcenter measures. The café itself is a public living-room, not a private club. This is not the waldundtal café. What you can do - Sit in the public café on weekdays (Mehrgenerationenhaus listing: Monday to Friday 07:00 to 17:00; confirm same-day café hours on the house page) - Share breakfast (about 08:30 to 10:30), lunch (about 12:15 to 13:30), or afternoon coffee from 14:15 - Ask about skills and qualification rooms. Some tracks need a Jobcenter referral How it works Walk into the café as a guest. Training places are organised with Jobcenter Salzgitter and partners. Solarpunker does not enrol you on a measure. Why it matters Shared rooms plus practical skills keep care, meals, and learning in one neighbourhood house.skillscafegenerations +1
