+ Vida + Verde
{"title": "+ Vida + Verde", "logoImg": "bafkreihk2wilhiz7ugkgk6ie7sjs6axo64kirlgqvj7wuzblazm66v5ooi", "website": "https://vidaverdeorg.wixsite.com/vzla", "bannerImg": "bafkreifbpesvtvfrs2ex2z6a34233ycwyv6ercfx6b4fkqy3jyiz42jjha", "createdAt": 1745110575253, "credentials": {}, "description": "Our goal is to establish an educational space that engages nearby rural communities to reconnect them with sustainable practices, caring for and regenerating nature through art and culture. We need to complete the final stages of building our spaces at Vida Verde.\n\n👉﻿https://linktr.ee/vida.verde.ve\n\n### Introduction\n\nWe are Vida Verde , a group of passionate environmentalists, artists and creators committed to conservation and environmental regeneration through education, art and web3, based in the rural area of El Hatillo Caracas, Miranda State, Venezuela, since 2020 we promote socially conscious programs that empower communities and promote sustainable living.\n\nThe goal is to have a stable nucleus Casa Común Raíces Verdes, a community educational space in Vida Verde where we can teach workshops on a permanent basis, so far we have trained more than 180 children, youth and community members in art workshops, ecological practices, self and bioconstruction.\n\n### Impact\n\nOur program bridges these gaps by fostering skills, creativity, environmental awareness and technological literacy, empowering young people to become responsible and innovative contributors to society.\n\n### Core team\n\nVida Verde was founded in 2020 and is led by its creator, Carmen Victoria Turmero, and her co-creator, Ivan Montti. Together, we began to shape this great dream in the cloud forests of El Hatillo, on the outskirts of Caracas, Miranda State, Venezuela.\nWe brought together professional friends, collaborators, and volunteers, bringing together several stakeholders, including community leaders:\n\nLabProFab and La Maquinaria Pública, the team composed of Alejandro Haiek and Rebecca Rudolph, who have been working together on the development of adaptive architectural strategies, building components, and territorial processes. In the participatory process and pre-project phase, the team collaborated with Alejandro Vallejo of EntreNos Arquitectura. As part of its next phase, the project will launch an internship program in collaboration with the Master's in International Cooperation: Sustainable Emergency Architecture at the International University of Catalonia, which will allow students to participate in situated learning and contribute to the development of Vida Verde.\n\nProf. Morelba León, Coordinator of Agroecology and Food at the Fruto Vivas University, with theoretical and practical practices in our spaces together with the El Hatillo Scout Group and the Lenguajes del Sur Contemporary Dance Company of Zamir Naja, Briggit Guerra, Community Leader, among other local actors as an essential organizational part, contributing with their will and work force in self-construction.\n\n### Where are we now\n\nWe're 60% complete with the first phase. We built the foundation, acquired and installed a 40-foot container, and are now in the process of transformation and adaptation. Here we have our office, common areas for workshops, and a community garden. We planted 150 trees and also built a biofilter system with students, the community, and scouts. We have welcomed collaborators, volunteers, and participants in Vida Verde workshops, and trained more than 180 children, \nyoung people, and the local community.\n\n### An indication of our team’s capacity:\n\n30% funding already raised\n40% expertise already found\n15% materials / equipment already found\n40% builders already found\n\n### Phases\n\n**First Floor**\n• Completion of construction, kitchen, and laundry room.\n• Construction and installation of the modular kitchen\n• Construction of the outdoor terrace\n• Rainwater collection system\n• Biogas\n\n**Second Floor**\n• Construction of the stairs\n• Construction of two studio-office modules and a bedroom to accommodate our employees.\n• A shared terrace\n• A shared bathroom\n• Construction, purchase, and installation of furniture\n\n\n\n[Video YouTube](https://youtu.be/HZq614KOF0Q?si=4LFB-giOd2dXUkjl)", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "VidaVerde_Vzla"}