The Build It Yourself Project
specialising in support for those who want to engage
or involve men more in what they do.
SOME GOOD LINKS
Partner Organisations:
Run by Iain Dimmock - Pedagogic Practice - find out what that means here!
Benchmark Coaching - www.benchmarkcoaching.co.uk
Run by Mike Payne - providing individual coaching support.
Reference Organisations:
The John Muir Award - www.jmt.org The John Muir Award encourages awareness and responsibility for the natural environment, in a spirit of fun, adventure and exploration.
The New Economics Foundation - www.neweconomics.org
"We believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered". If that resonates with you there are loads of links and ideas on the nef site that will interest you.
The Fatherhood Institute - www.fatherhoodinstitute.org
The UK's fatherhood think-tank.
Fathers storyweek - www.fathersstoryweek.org
Helping Fathers to get more involved with their children's learning and development.
Mankind Initiative - www.mankind.org.uk
The ManKind Initiative is a UK national charity that provides help and support for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence.
Menweb - Men's voices Magazine. - www.menweb.org
US site - Men's issues are not just men's issues but issues for men and women
Other Interesting Sites:
The Happiness Project - www.happiness.co.ukRobert Holden inspirational author and speaker - loads of ideas to challenge and inform and debate on his site and his links.
TED - www.ted.com/talks
A website which hosts 'Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world'.
Story of Stuff - www.storyofstuff.com a 20-minute, amusing and informative take on our production and consumption patterns.
Transition Towns - www.transitionnetwork.org
The manual for dealing with Peak Oil and Climate change and what to without waiting for the establishment to catch up.
In the business context Arup, Foster + Partners, Scottish and Southern Energy, Solar Century, Stagecoach Group and Virgin Group have linked up and produced a report on Peak Oil. Click here for their website and report.
Landroots - www.landroots.org.uk
Enabling the buying of land for the green community by the green community as a legacy for future generations.
boingboing - www.boingboing.net a varied and interesting on line magazine.
On-line articles:
Mike's article in The Green Parent; 'The Universal Fixer, a Dad's Perspective'.click here
Disclaimer: The BIY Project are not responsible for the content of any of the websites listed above.
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