Let’s transform our connection to nature by learning more about the plants that surround us, how we can use the wind to propel us forward and by exploring ideas and visions for our future!The Hawila Project and Acting for Climate Learning Camp offers a variety of immersive workshops from the 22nd - 24th of [...]
How to make international touring sustainable This video is the result of the project and circus tour "Ripples" created in collaboration with Acting for Climate & Festival Norpas. “With the wind in our sails, the sound of the sea around us on a wooden ship without an engine, we [...]
Protecting Holbæk Harbour We were again part of the annual Klimasejlads / Climate Sailing Day in Holbæk this year. The event is a great collaboration with local associations & organisations and political representatives from Holbæk municipality. We were happy to participate together with our close partners from the National Museum and Kystliv [...]
How to turn climate anxiety into climate action “Recognise that your grief is rooted in something you love” This video is the result of the summer tour "Ripples - the sailing circus show" aboard "Swallow" created in collaboration with Acting for Climate & Festival Norpas. The performance, which took [...]
The final reports of our summer collaborations Part of the cooperation with Acting for Climate and Festival Norpas were the last two joint meetings where we compiled the results of the big summer tour with "Ripples - the sailing circus show". One meeting took place in Finland, the other in Norway, both times we experienced stormy [...]
Hawila needs you! Hawila needs many hands, brains, a lot of time, some money, and a huge load of love! Hawila is funded by individuals who share our vision of sustainable maritime transport and education. We are an independent and sustainable organisation that is aiming for a stable economic base. We do [...]
Hawila visiting Copenhagen If you follow us for a while, you might know that before the refit started in Holbæk, Hawila was located in Denmark's capital city Copenhagen. So, it's only natural that our visit to the Kultur Caféen in Christiania felt like coming home. The cosy interior, homely vibes and the many familiar faces [...]
Teaching life skills At one of the lovely community dinners over at the cultural & environmental collective Makvärket, we met Stine, who coordinates HOME-START, a volunteer organisation, which offers help and care for families with small children. In the conversation, Stine mentioned that she works with a few mothers, who have never learned how to [...]
We reap what we saw Since our refit started in 2020, we have collaborated with the organic farming collective Svanholm Gods. In exchange for a day of work on the field, we receive their organic, seasonal vegetables, which we turn into healthy meals for our team. Each time we visit, we are greeted [...]
Performance art workshops In the last week of October, we held theatre workshops exploring the question: How can we implement environmental issues in creative processes displayed through art and theatre? Through the different exercises, led by Despina Tzemi, Tessa Dening and Anna Ach, the participants engaged with environmental topics through physical movement [...]
