Demonstration videos
Multimedia resources opening up access to education
New to Permatil Global’s Knowledge Bank is a series of demonstration video resources, based on the highly successful Tropical Permaculture Guidebook – international edition.
The videos provide easy-to-follow, visually based information to enhance learning and further support communities to develop food, water and climate resilience everywhere. Simply view, download and share!
The video series focuses on explaining climate adaptation strategies differently, through the use of highly visual demonstrations of permaculture principles and techniques, without the need for voice-over explanations.
By reducing language and literacy as barriers to education, the series is designed for everyone to use, providing universal access to community-transforming multimedia educational resources.
Working with communities in Timor-Leste
The videos are filmed in the districts of Aileu and Laga in Timor-Leste, with communities who are implementing and benefiting from the permaculture practices shown in the videos. We thank them for their enthusiasm, support and dedication during the filming process.
Permatil and PermaYouth Association staff and volunteers greatly assist the project with logistics, community liaison and participation during the filming of the demonstrations. Thanks also to Centro Tibar and their Horticulture Faculty who built the 3D permaculture model for filming.
Filming and video production in Timor-Leste is by Bernadino Soares Art, Film and Music Production.
Series one: Planting Water, Growing Communities (videos 1, 2 and 3) is part of Permatil’s Kiwa Initiative, IUCN funded project.
Video series one – Planting water techniques: slowing, spreading and storing water
Video 01 – Land contours, swales, trenches and terraces
- Learn how to make an A-frame and water level
- See how to use an A-frame and water level to identify and mark out contour lines for making terraces and swales
- Watch examples of making terraces, swales and rock swales
For further information read the Tropical Permaculture Guidebook – international edition:
Video 02 – Creating small reservoirs
- Learn how to make a small reservoir for catching, and storing water
- Watch how to make safe and effective inflow and overflow points for the reservoir
- See examples for planting around the reservoir and protecting the trees that are planted.
For further information read the Tropical Permaculture Guidebook – international edition:
Video 03 – Planting a water catchment
- Learn how to make, dry and use seed balls
- Watch (wet-season) direct propagation in action
- Understand how to apply different propagation and planting techniques for different situations
For further information read the Tropical Permaculture Guidebook – international edition:
