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<p>Inspired by the Ukrainian tradition of Toloka, which symbolizes solidarity through hands-on aid, German and Ukrainian teams, with support from GIZ, launched the Tolocar project amid the Russian invasion. This initiative aims to aid emergency relief and foster a participatory innovation ecosystem for Ukraine's socio-economic revival.</p>
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 25 April 2024

Welcome to Appropedia, the sustainability wiki!
Help us build rich and sustainable lives by sharing knowledge, experiences, ideas and more. Read more »
Create a page Leave a message Subscribe to the newsletter
  • Solar cookers

    Solar cookers

  • Photovoltaic systems

    Photovoltaic systems

  • Rainwater harvesters

    Rainwater
    harvesters

  • Ecoladrillos

    Ecoladrillos

  • Greywater systems

    Greywater
    systems

  • Compost bins

    Compost bins

  • Composting toilets

    Composting
    toilets

  • Rocket stoves

    Rocket stoves

  • Bike trailers

    Bike trailers

  • Pedal power generators

    Pedal power generators

  • Natural paints

    Natural
    paints

  • Water testing systems

    Water testing systems

  • Water filters

    Water filters

  • Vertical gardens

    Vertical
    gardens

  • 3D printing

    3D printing

Highlighted initiative

Tolocar banner.png

Inspired by the Ukrainian tradition of Toloka, which symbolizes solidarity through hands-on aid, German and Ukrainian teams, with support from GIZ, launched the Tolocar project amid the Russian invasion. This initiative aims to aid emergency relief and foster a participatory innovation ecosystem for Ukraine's socio-economic revival.

Our service

We help people and organizations produce and make available quality documentation on sustainability, poverty reduction and appropriate technologies.

Contact us!

But why Appropedia?

  • Vision-driven — Imagine a world where everyone can live rich and sustainable lives. Does this resonate with you or your organization? If so, we'd love to help you!
  • Free and open — Appropedia is and always will be free to access and with open licenses. Contact us for pricing regarding custom support!
  • Advanced tools — We've been helping document projects for more than 17 years. In the process we developed powerful yet simple to use tools and standards.
  • Accessibility — We strive to make content in Appropedia available to everyone. Appropedia can be accessed offline via Kiwix as well as plain prints and books, can be easily read aloud for visually-impaired (or busy) people, translated to many languages, accessed via APIs, and more!
  • No overhead — Start documenting right away without having to worry about developers, domains, hosting, setup, configuration or maintenance.
  • Resilience — Keeping content online is much more difficult than most people realize. According to various studies, most links break after only two or three years. Appropedia not only hosts content about sustainability, but is determined to be sustainable itself! We've been online for 17 years and counting!
  • Strong SEO — Take advantage of our many years online and hundreds of thousands of backlinks to see your content rise to the top of search results in no time.
  • Community support — You're not alone! Leave a message anytime and we'll do our best to help you!
  • Exit button — If you ever want to leave or copy your content elsewhere, we provide tools to do so.
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