Training

Rainforest Action (RA)

This is a week of training and preparation for those who wish to hold rainforest restoration activities with Trees for Hope. We are planning on offering more weeks-long programs in 2027. This week prepares you to hold our week long program, Community and Rainforests Engagement Week in Moidart. You are welcome to join this week if you have a special interest to help the rainforests recover. We especially welcome local residents in the West Coast of Scotland to join the training. With our increased capacity for holding work force for the rainforest, we can help this fragile ecosystem to recover.

“Let the trees be consulted before you take any action.
Allow the wind from the hills to whisper the sweet truth in you ear.
Let the fire in your belly, full of love for our planet and humanity, lead your way,
And the stillness of the mountains remind you of the mysterious unknown.
From this place, we know all”                                              S. MEIZT

Training Week

Information about the week

We will be covering various topics during this week.

* Self-care
* Group-care
* Ecology of a temperate rainforest
* Restoration process
* Holding work weeks
* Personal and group dynamics
* A path of the heart : attunements, sit-pots, listening to the land
* Food awareness
* First aid
* Hygiene
* Trouble and trouble-transformation
* Empowerment and education

Focalisers:Pupak Haghighi, Rob Pedley

You need to come to the training week prepared. In a temperate rainforest having the right clothing is essential.

Things to bring :

hot or cold drinking flasks
lunch box
rain-gear, including : rain coat, rain pants, gaiters, rain-proof boots
at least two pairs of trousers, two sets of tops, and socks
your journal, or any means of recording your experiences and learnings
optional : swimming suit and diving boots

Price & Payment

Food

Lodging

There are three tiers to pay for this training :

* Basic : £350
* Standard : £400
* Supportive : £450

You can pay in one installment, or in several. Please indicate in the application form which tier and in how many installments you want to pay. Once your application has been accepted, you can pay for the training. If you pay in installments, the last payment needs to be received by 10th October.

Food will be mostly vegetarian this week. If you have special dietary needs please indicate this on the application form.

We will share the cooking and home-care for the week as a group, and a demonstration of how the CREW weeks self-organise around food, cooking and cleaning.

We will provide most ingredients needed to cook nourishing meals. If you have specific ingredients for food and drinks, please bring them with you.

We have not ascertained the lodging yet. Once we have more information we will let you know.

Application Form

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Name *

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Last

Email *

Phone number *

What motivates to apply for this training week? *

Tell us about your background. How familiar are you with the rainforests in the West Coast of Scotland? *

Tell us about your people's skills? How comfortable are you with connecting and communicating with a wide range of peoples and personalities? *

Tell us about your skill sets. How confident are you in handling sharp tools? *

Do you have any concerns for joining the training? *

How keen are you to facilitate a week of Community and Rainforest Engagement Week (CREW)? *

Very keen Neither keen nor disinterested Not interested

Next of Kin, and his / her phone number * *

Do you have any dietary restrictions or preferances? *

Do you have any other special needs? *

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Clouds are flowing in the river,
Waves are flying in the sky.
Life is laughing in a pebble. Does a pebble ever die?

Flowers grow out of the garbage,
Such a miracle to see.
What seems dead and what seems dying
Makes for butterflies to be.

Life is laughing in a pebble, flowers bathe in morning dew.
Dust is dancing in my footsteps and I wonder who is who.

Clouds are flowing in the river,
Clouds are drifting in my tea,
On a never-ending journey, what a miracle to be!

Eveline Beumkes

Rainforest Action (RA)A Facilitation Training​Glenuig, Moidart, 24-30 October,