Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2008 on a humble 100sqm of concrete space. Our vision is that GUI's culture, based on the 5Gs: Gracious, Green, Giving, Grounded and Grateful, will cultivate holistic solutions for a happier, liveable and sustainable future for modern society. Based in Yishun, Singapore, our 21st century School of Life holistically nurtures leaders who embody the elements of Thinker-Warrior-Farmer. Since 2014, we have been building our … Read more
Elos
A learning and development center, for individual and collective transformation, based on the values of the Elos Philosophy and the diverse social technologies that support and enrichen its practice. … Read more
Itonami
1, itonami NPOitonami is promoting the creation of a sustainable community that respects life and peace, based on Itoshima City in Fukuoka prefecture. "ito" meaning living, "Nami" means wave. We aim at spinning people and people, people and nature, regions and regions like threads, like a wave. 2, Itoshima Itoshima is a place that Asian people had exchanged and trade across the ocean since thousands of years ago, when there were no countries and borders, and about … Read more
Smala Ecovillage Communities
Beginning of 2020: Smala is composed of 4 community living projects in cooperating housing, out of which: 2 well established communities and 2 new project studies. Cheiry – State of Fribourg – for 20 families. Grandvaux Gare 17 – State of Vaud, Lavaux UNESCO patrimony – for 25 families. Our objectif for 2025 is to animate at least 4-5 ecovillages for 200 to 400 people in the Romandie … Read more
Mafraq Domes
Last summer, I started constructing Mafraq Domes, an ambitious plan to build the first entirely environmental home in Jordan. The domes located in Mafarq – 60 Km. northeast Amman- is built out of earth, straw, goat hair and lime stone: a traditional building recipe which had been used for hundreds of years. The earth house, inspired by the most advanced environmental practices, is intended to contain clean energy, water recycling and aquaponics garden. One major goal behind this structure … Read more
Merkaba Community
We live by a few core principles which allow us to thrive as a community..Concept of Abundance – if every person in the community gave more than they took, we would all have an abundance of everything we ever need… Mindfulness – we are mindful in all activities throughout our day, whether this be practising yoga, eating, interacting with another person or carrying out our daily chores…& more … Read more
Nackunga Community
Nackunga Community is an intentional community for families and adults living and working together, developing the community and creating outwardgoing projects. We believe a sustainable lifestyle, promoting inner growth and outer change, works as an example and source of inspiration for others. In offering events and learning opportunities within the fields of Transition, re-connecting to nature and self development, and in raising awareness about problems of society of today, working towards … Read more
El Calabacino
Es una aldea rodeada de casas y huertas diseminadas en un valle orientado hacia el sur en la Sierra de Aracena(Huelva). Después de muchos años de abandono,se empezó a repoblar hacia el año 1985 con gente joven con el objetivo de volver a las raíces,retomar las tradiciones y crear un vinculo mas directo con la naturaleza. Nuestra comunidad esta basada en pequeñas fincas familiares,donde hemos reconstruido sus ruinas, repoblado sus huertas y recuperado sus manantiales. En los 30 años que … Read more
Kuishtak, para SER humano
Comunidad autosustentable que eleva la calidad de vida fomentando respeto al medio ambiente, desarrollo económico y social, contribuyendo a la creación de una nueva cultura de convivencia pacífica. Buscamos crear una mejor forma de desarrollo social a través de la participación ciudadana en educación, producción orgánica, huertos familiares, uso racional del agua, preservación de la salud, entre otros. Un proyecto de espiritualidad aplicada, que incluye: - Un proyecto de salud. - … Read more
Ecovillage Sainte Camelle
The ecovillage Sainte-Camelle is located in France, in a hamlet within the municipality of Saint-Victor-Rouzaud in the Ariege department (09), an hour South of Toulouse, and 5 kms from Pamiers and its train station. Built on 18 hectares, including 10 has of forest, it can accommodate up to 20 people. We have been living there together for 5 years to experience happiness and local relationships of the small villages from the past. Mutual caring and activities sharing are important for … Read more
