Kaarwan offers community learning opportunities for architects and other professionals to work with communities, often in remote areas, to share skills and learn about building techniques not covered in the formal curriculum. One of their referees wrote: “It amazed me how Kaarwan made travelling to a remote earthquake-hit village with no electricity or internet to learn & build earthquake-resilient structures from the local communities so much fun. We didn’t just learn how to build a resilient structure; we learnt how resilient communities are built.” When Covid-19 struck, they successfully pivoted to offer the same learning opportunities online and helped local communities earn from it.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 The best way to learn about culture, architecture,
00:08 or people is by experience.
00:10 Journeys at Carver focus on community learning
00:12 and development by promoting vernacular skills
00:15 and techniques.
00:17 Our participants and travelers then
00:18 act as evangelists to propagate this knowledge.
00:22 Though the pandemic compelled us to pause travel,
00:24 we never stopped learning.
00:26 It actually helped us discover a more efficient path
00:29 to bring impact, that is, virtual workshops.
00:33 With the growing acceptance of online learning
00:35 as the mainstream medium, we started
00:37 training our local partners, artists, and masters
00:40 to instruct digitally.
00:42 Carver now acts as a platform for these skills and artists
00:45 to reach masses, grow economically, and promote
00:48 their heritage and culture.
00:50 Instead of 600 travelers in a year,
00:52 now we have grown to 6,000 plus evangelists
00:55 in less than four months.
00:56 Apart from upskilling, our workshops
00:59 also help these learners in exploring alternate careers
01:02 in travel, art, design, heritage, and conservation
01:06 without investing a lot of time or money.
01:09 With the help of this beautiful community,
01:11 we wish to strengthen the roots of tomorrow's changemakers
01:14 and guide them towards a more responsible, inclusive,
01:17 and sustainable future.
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01:22 (upbeat music)