The other major aspect of Naturewise's work is education. The PermacuIture courses, which operate a policy of not turning anyone away, charge negotiable fees according to people's means or circumstances. Tutors also take cuts in wages in order that the courses go ahead. As Alpai explained, the main purpose is to guide people in ways to get activated. The Permaculture courses are basically for people to find their confidence to start doing something.
Students learn ideas and practices to do with sustainability.
Permaculture as a design system contains nothing new. A Designers Manual. It draws on both traditional knowledge and modern science and requires the minimum of interference with nature. If people sort themselves out and relate with the earth in a wholesome, non-abusive way the earth would regenerate itself, heal itself. The problem isn't about fixing the earth, it really is about people fixing themselves because the origins of what's going on is people.