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WORLD WIDE OPPORTUNITIES ON
ORGANIC FARMS
CEEweb Academy
Budapest, 18 October 2016
Tamas [email protected]
Federation of WWOOF Organisations (FoWO)– Vice Chair
&WWOOF Hungary
– National Coordinator
WWOOF –World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
To promote cultural and educational experiences based on trust and non-monetary exchange, helping to building a sustainable
global community.
Educational program about organic agriculture and sustainable living
“Living and Learning“
WWOOF –World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
WWOOF –World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
reconnect to the soil, get your hands dirty and get grounded
re-skill and help revitalise ancient knowledge
gain first hand experience of organic and biodynamic farming, growing and animal husbandry
rediscover the relationships between local food production, social community and spirit
taste totally fresh produce
walk the talk - try it out for yourself
find inspiration in like minded people
Getting started
1971
Sue Coppard
first Working Weekend on an Organic Farm
at Emerson College, Sussex
From Working Weekends to
Willing Workers to World Wide Opportunities
Mission
To unite, promote,
protect and support the
WWOOF movement
around the world
Bringing people to a more sustainable way of life
Federation of WWOOF Organisations -FoWO
WWOOF National Groups
WWOOF Independent Members
43
67
National Groups
IndependentsMost recent group - WWOOF Malawi (2016)
Currently in talks - Rwanda, Palestine, Azerbaijan
WWOOF Facts & Figures – World Wide
110 countries in total
17,500 hosts – organic growers
110,000 WWOOFers
26
14
National Groups
Independents
Most recent group - WWOOF Netherlands (2016)
Currently in talks – Finland
* including Israel and Turkey
** All figs are approximate as memberships fluctuate from day to day and not all groups submit data (some consider it confidential/are not members
of FoWO).
WWOOF Facts & Figures – Europe
40 countries in total*
3,320 hosts – organic growers
26,550 WWOOFers**
WWOOF Facts & Figures
Number of hosts
16%
84%
Europe WW
Number of WWOOFers
19%
81%
Europe WW
FoWO Activities
Help to legalize, protect and represent the WWOOF movement
Management of the trademarking issues
Management of minimum WWOOF standards
Support and promotion of the various existing national organisations (including grants)
Management of WWOOF in countries without a national WWOOF organization
Management of www.wwoof.net & common platform
Other services for members – Paypal, organisation of international meetings, networking, etc.
FoWO & Global Sustainable Goals (UN)
FoWO & Europe 2020
The Europe 2020 strategy is about delivering growth that is:
• SMART, through more effective investments in education, research and innovation;
• SUSTAINABLE, thanks to a decisive move towards a low-carbon economy;
• INCLUSIVE, with a strong emphasis on job creation and poverty reduction.*
* http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/europe-2020-in-a-nutshell/priorities/index_en.htm
FoWO
• Volunteering in some countries
• Visas
• Limited development of organic agriculture in some countries
• Give producers a voice
• Future organic farmers
• Global / regional cooperation
• Diverse and flexible
• Good reputation
Challenges Opportunities
FoWO Intentions – cooperation opportunities
• to support organic agriculture and farmers
• to inspire the next generation of (organic) farmers/growers
• to create an eco conscious generation
• to network more with like minded organisations
• to promote organic and sustainability messages
• ...
LLOOF project – cooperation example
To develop and promote a Learning Guide, an online open educational resource for adult learners about
organic food production, entrepreneurship, volunteering and cultural exchange on farm
enterprises.
8 EU partners + Serbia & Turkey
LLOOF Guide in 8 EU languages
www.youtube.com/LivingandLearningonOrganicFarms
www.lloof.eu - Moodle learning
Based on the Educating adults about volunteering and organic food production on farm enterprises (EDVORG) Project funded by EU Erasmus Plus Strategic Partnership programme
www.edvorg.weebly.com
www.wwoof.net
www.facebook.com/WWOOF
Bringing people to a more sustainable way of life
FoWO – Open for networking & cooperation!