Z pomocą One Acre Fund rolnicy rosną w siłę w harmonii ze środowiskiem naturalnym

To był mój pierwszy raz w Afryce. Po przybyciu do Rwandy najbardziej zachwyciły mnie piękne wiejskie widoki i panująca wokół czystość. Zobaczyłam czyste ulice, czyste pobocza dróg i chodników. Pod koniec XX wieku ten kraj wiele zainwestował w odbudowę i postęp ekologiczny. Z mojej perspektywy podjęto tutaj dobre decyzje.

Od ponad dziesięciu lat używanie plastikowych toreb jest zabronione. Sprowadzenie ich do kraju może skutkować grzywną, a nawet karą więzienia. To ekstremalne, ale innowacyjne podejście, które przynosi widoczne korzyści dla kraju. Podczas naszej podróży IWitness z IKEA Foundation i organizacją partnerską One Acre Fund odkryłam, że unikanie marnotrawstwa w życiu wpisane jest w kulturę rwandyjską. Coś, czego my, w wielu krajach europejskich, nadal musimy się nauczyć.

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Street in Rwanda. Photo by IKEA Retail Poland
Zrównoważone podejście do rolnictwa

Nasza podróż IWitness do Rwandy była poświęcona głównie spotkaniom drobnych rolników, którzy są klientami organizacji One Acre Fund. Dowiadując się o zrównoważonym rolnictwie i wpływie zmian klimatu na codzienne życie rolników, pojawiło się w mojej głowie wiele myśli, również tych dotyczących specyfiki podejścia Rwandy do środowiska naturalnego.

Assel Bihuta to drobny rolnik, który dba o swoje gospodarstwo domowe i o otaczającą go przyrodę. Porządek wpisany jest w jego codzienną rutynę. Zaczyna dzień od sprzątania gospodarstwa a następnie idzie doglądać swoją krowę. Jego małżonka w tym czasie szykuje dzieci do szkoły.

Assel opowiadał nam, że zanim rozpoczął współpracę z One Acre Fund, bardzo ciężko było mu wykarmić swoje dzieci. Pomimo tego, że codziennie ciężko pracował i razem z małżonką robili co w ich mocy, ich dzieci często chodziły głodne. Gdy to opowiadał, na jego twarzy pojawił się smutek.

Teraz, dzięki wsparciu One Acre Fund, życie jego rodziny zmieniło się. Zmartwienia odeszły w niepamięć, a w jego głowie teraz znacznie częściej pojawiają się marzenia. Assel pragnie, by jego dzieci ukończyły szkołę oraz aby mieć nową krowę- Frizon, która daje o wiele więcej mleka niż ta, którą ma obecnie.

Farmer Assel Bihuta Rwanda
Farmer Assel Bihuta, Rwanda. Photo by IKEA Retail Poland.
Ziemia powodem do dumy

Assel jest niesamowicie dumny ze swojej ziemi, którą udało mu się kupić. To widać, kiedy oprowadza nas po swoim polu, pokazuje swoje uprawy i z wielką radością i błyskiem w oku pozuje do zdjęć, namawiając, abyśmy na tle jego marchewek zrobili wspólne zdjęcie. Wielokrotnie powtórzył, że to wszystko udało mu się osiągnąć dzięki One Acre Fund.

Jego dzieci chodzą do szkoły, a on każdego ranka jest szczęśliwy, ze zanim wyjdą, mogą zjeść śniadanie, które przygotowała jego małżonka. Spotkania i szkolenia organizowane przez One Acre Fund bardzo wpłynęły na Assela: rozbudziły jego przedsiębiorczość, pobudziły chęć do zmian. Dzięki temu zaczął marzyć.

Zaczął też więcej zarabiać, cały czas jednak rozwijając swoje rolnictwo w zgodzie z naturą. Na jednym ze spotkań dowiedział się o kompostowaniu – jak należy to robić oraz co dzięki temu może osiągnąć. W ten sposób kiedyś sprawiająca wrażenie trudnej umiejętności, stała się naturalną czynnością. Assel mówił też o zmianach klimatu, ze nie są dobre, jednak dzięki wsparciu i naukach One Acre Fund wie, jakie zmiany może wprowadzić w swoich metodach upraw, aby nie miały one tak negatywnego wpływu.

Życie bez plastiku

Najbardziej cieszy mnie i podziwiam to, jak rolnicy rosną w siłę, cały czas pozostając w zgodzie z naturą. One Acre Fund uczy ich zrównoważonego rolnictwa, kompostowania i korzystania z naturalnych nawozów w papierowych workach – bez plastiku, który szybko zaśmiecił by ich piękny kraj.

Magazyny One Acre Fund, które odwiedziliśmy, lśniły czystością, podobnie jak otaczający je obszar. Wszystkie przechowywane tam nasiona, ziarna i produkty są pakowane w torby papierowe lub materiałowe. Nigdzie w biurach organizacji nie zauważyłam żadnej plastikowej torby. Wszędzie panował porządek. To świetny przykład, że nawet w magazynach możesz pracować bez plastiku i nie zmniejszać efektywności transportu towarów.

Warehouse One Acre Fund Rwanda
Warehouse One Acre Fund, Rwanda. Photo by IKEA Retail Poland

Słyszałam, że kraj chce pójść o krok dalej i w najbliższej przyszłości zakazać stosowania wszelkich jednorazowych produktów z tworzyw sztucznych. Życie bez plastiku wydawałoby się niemożliwe, ale przykład Rwandy pokazuje, że jest nie tylko wykonalne, ale także piękne i przynosi wymierne korzyści.

Jestem dumna, że IKEA Foundation wspiera takie organizację jak One Acre Fund. Zmiany klimatu są  dużym zagrożeniem, szczególnie dla takich krajów jak Rwanda, gdzie większość osób to drobni rolnicy, którym ciężko stawić czoła tym nieznanym i nieobliczalnym zmianom.

Poznając rolników, dostrzegłam, że czują się bezpieczniej, gdy mówią o One Acre Fund, bo wiedzą, że mogą liczyć na pomoc, ze nie zostaną z tym sami. Rolnicy rosną w siłę pozostając w zgodzie i z szacunkiem do środowiska – to jest naprawdę piękna zależność!

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Thank you to our partner @viriyaenb for making these connections possible and introducing us to @iesr.id, @magifarm.id, @newenergynexus, and @wriindonesia. We appreciate your openness, generosity, and leadership.

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🌏 We held black soldier fly larvae, heard stories about fishing boats now running quietly on electricity, asked key questions about switching to electric vehicles, and took an electric bus to a village where solar panels on the market roof are already saving money and cutting emissions.

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🌏 We held black soldier fly larvae, heard stories about fishing boats now running quietly on electricity, asked key questions about switching to electric vehicles, and took an electric bus to a village where solar panels on the market roof are already saving money and cutting emissions.

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Last month, 37 IKEA Foundation ambassadors from 10 countries came together in Indonesia to meet leaders working on the country’s net zero transition and learn straight from the organisations making it happen.

🌏 We held black soldier fly larvae, heard stories about fishing boats now running quietly on electricity, asked key questions about switching to electric vehicles, and took an electric bus to a village where solar panels on the market roof are already saving money and cutting emissions.

One thing is clear: solutions are already out there. They’re led by local communities and ready to grow. 

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🌏 We held black soldier fly larvae, heard stories about fishing boats now running quietly on electricity, asked key questions about switching to electric vehicles, and took an electric bus to a village where solar panels on the market roof are already saving money and cutting emissions.

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🌏 We held black soldier fly larvae, heard stories about fishing boats now running quietly on electricity, asked key questions about switching to electric vehicles, and took an electric bus to a village where solar panels on the market roof are already saving money and cutting emissions.

One thing is clear: solutions are already out there. They’re led by local communities and ready to grow. 

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Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia.

After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia.

Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️

♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike.

Want to learn more? link in bio.

#ClimateAction 
#FoodWaste
Meet Ima and Soma, co-founders of @MagiFarm.id in Indonesia. After seeing just how much food was going to waste in Bali, they set out to find a better way — one that works with nature, not against it 🪰 Now, their idea is turning food waste into value for businesses, households, and communities across Indonesia. Swipe to discover how it works and the impact it’s already making ➡️ ♻️ With support from partners like @ViriyaENB, Magi Farm is proving that rethinking the system can unlock solutions that benefit people, planet, and business alike. Want to learn more? link in bio. #ClimateAction #FoodWaste
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🍄 “What we do matters.” That’s the lasting message from Daughters of the Forest.

The film follows Eliseete and Julieta, scientists from Indigenous communities, and the women around them, revealing how science weaves together with ancestral wisdom, and inviting us to see nature as a web of connection, mutual respect and care.

It reminds us that climate solutions often grow from local knowledge and lived experience. Recognising and valuing these insights is key to a sustainable, resilient future. By sharing stories like this, we can help shift perspectives and inspire climate action.

Through our partnership with @thedocsociety’s Climate Story Fund, the IKEA Foundation supports storytelling that brings forward underrepresented perspectives and engages wider audiences in climate action.

❤️ @daughters_of_the_forest_film 

Learn more about our partner, Doc Society: link in bio.

#climateaction #ikeafoundation
🍄 “What we do matters.” That’s the lasting message from Daughters of the Forest. The film follows Eliseete and Julieta, scientists from Indigenous communities, and the women around them, revealing how science weaves together with ancestral wisdom, and inviting us to see nature as a web of connection, mutual respect and care. It reminds us that climate solutions often grow from local knowledge and lived experience. Recognising and valuing these insights is key to a sustainable, resilient future. By sharing stories like this, we can help shift perspectives and inspire climate action. Through our partnership with @thedocsociety’s Climate Story Fund, the IKEA Foundation supports storytelling that brings forward underrepresented perspectives and engages wider audiences in climate action. ❤️ @daughters_of_the_forest_film Learn more about our partner, Doc Society: link in bio. #climateaction #ikeafoundation
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Today, we celebrate our founder, Ingvar Kamprad, on what would have been his 100th birthday.
 
Ingvar’s influence goes far beyond what he built. He inspired curiosity, humility, and a constant drive to improve, always rooted in everyday life.
 
That thinking continues to guide our work at the IKEA Foundation. Together with our partners, we are working to fight global warming with and for the many people, so everyday life can be better, now and in the future.
 
As Ingvar said, “Most things still remain to be done. A glorious future!”

There is still much to do. We move forward together.
 
Happy birthday, Ingvar. 💙

#ikeafoundation
Today, we celebrate our founder, Ingvar Kamprad, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Ingvar’s influence goes far beyond what he built. He inspired curiosity, humility, and a constant drive to improve, always rooted in everyday life. That thinking continues to guide our work at the IKEA Foundation. Together with our partners, we are working to fight global warming with and for the many people, so everyday life can be better, now and in the future. As Ingvar said, “Most things still remain to be done. A glorious future!” There is still much to do. We move forward together. Happy birthday, Ingvar. 💙 #ikeafoundation
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