Agatha Amani House Shelter

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Swahili
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2010

What we do

Agatha Amani House (AAH) is a safe home for victims of sexual and domestic violence and abuse in Kenya. Through practicing regenerative agriculture and permaculture on-site, the women, children, staff, interns and community experience restoration and healing. It is a hub for healing, creation and sustainability. We steward the souls as we steward the land! We aim to expand our positive climate and biodiversity impact. We have also integrated climate action in our strategic plan and in all of our operations.
The program goes beyond simply providing shelter. Residents learn permaculture, a holistic approach to land management that integrates people and the environment for mutual benefit. This “toolbox” equips them with skills like water management, natural building, and waste management. We not only grow food but also become stewards of the land, practicing and teaching permaculture to others in the community for long-term impact. By empowering residents with these skills, the program prepares them to reintegrate successfully and become ambassadors of sustainable agriculture. On regeneration, our goals include; mutually growing in our knowledge and best practices that heal creation and Increase our climate impact and radiate these practices in our shelter and outward in Kenya.
The residents are empowered through a comprehensive support system. This includes providing safe shelter, hands-on (hard) skills and interpersonal (soft) skills, seed funding to start small businesses, and access to business advisors. The project also helps women connect with markets and develop essential skills like initiative and innovation. AAH recognizes that collaboration and economic empowerment leads to greater influence and better decision-making for women.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Swahili
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2010
  • Started living together

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  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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How to join

How to Get Involved with Us:
For Women Survivors:
If you or someone you know is a woman survivor of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence in Kenya, seeking safe haven and support, we welcome you to inquire about our program. our website-www.agathaamanihouse.org
For Community Members:
Are you interested in learning permaculture and regenerative agriculture practices? We offer educational opportunities for the community!
For Volunteers and Supporters:
We appreciate your willingness to help! There are several ways you can get involved:
Volunteer: We welcome volunteers to assist with various tasks within our program.
Visit: If you’d like to visit and learn more about our work with women and children survivors, please contact us to schedule a visit.
Collaborate: Are you a like-minded organization? We’re always open to collaboration opportunities!

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  • Kenya

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2 months ago

Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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8 years ago

Power of Community Summit Hub in Amalurra - Basque country

In order to bring the Power of Community Summit(https://summit.ecovillage.org/) to the Basque Country, Irene Goikolea is organising 3 events bringing people together in order to speak and share on the importance of climate change and consciousness. Each event will include the projection and translation into Spanish of one interview to a world renowned speaker, a reference in the field of climate change and consciousness. Following to the projection an space will be open for people to be able to share their ideas, reflections and feelings on the topic. Saturday 2nd of February – 19:00 to 20:30 in Amalurra (Bº La Reneja 35, Arzentales) Thomas Hübl – modern mystic, a spiritual teacher and founder of the Academy of Inner Science https://thomashuebl.com/es/ Sunday 3rd of February – 17:00 to 18:30 in Amalurra Sabine Lichtenfels – Peace-Researcher, Co-founder of Tamera, Head of the Global Love School http://sabine-lichtenfels.com/en/ Tuesday 5th of February – 19:00 to 20:30 in Loratze (Alameda Mazarredo 17, 1ªD Bilbao) Helena Norberg-Hodge – is the founder and director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture https://schoolingtheworld.org/people/helena/ Come and join! More information and reservations: ir***@********pe.org Ph: (+34) 679 19 06 45 The event is free. Please send an e-mail if you are interested in joining so seats can be organised accordingly. Thank you. Con la intención de traer la Cumbre del Poder de la Comunidad de GEN al País Vasco (https://summit.ecovillage.org/) Irene Goikolea ha organizado 3 eventos que nos reunirán para hablar y

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