The Bomigo community is an island comprised of around 1500 inhabitants in the coastal areas of Ghana close to Anloga in the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is a community surrounded by the salty waters of the Keta Lagoon, around 146 kilometers from Ho, with a final journey by boat the only way to reach the island from the mainland. Bomigo began a process to transition into an ecovil … Read more
GEN AFRICA Conference 2016
- Date: 1 – 6 December 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Ghana
GEN Africa in partnership with GEN international will hold the upcoming Conference at Ghana Permaculture Institute (GPI) in Techiman from December 1 - 6, 2016. 35 active leaders and advisors of the network will meet in order to consolidate the work we have done so far and plan the way forward. The conference will include the General Assembly. The conference aims at achieving the following objectives: Celebrate official registration of GEN Africa Strengthen GEN Africa, review … Read more
Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions (ISEES)
ISEES Center for Community and Ecovillage Development – is established as a living and learning center to build the capacity of ecovillage leaders and transition local communities into ecovillages. Projects such as the Bomigo Ecovillage Project seek to build resilience in local communities towards climate change adaptation, mangrove conservation and sustainable energy for productive uses. … Read more
PCN Village Movement
PCN Village Movement is an initiative from Prime Care Network organization .It is a movement to create awareness of deprived rural communities and it’s associated problems and how they can be solved to benefit rural dwellers in Ghana and international volunteers on the project. This call for searching real situations in the rural sector and resources available and how they can be develop. International volunteers are being invited to come and join the movement in the field of Education, … Read more
GEN Ghana
The Ghana ecovillage network was incorporated in January 2013. GEN Ghana is a strong national network with membership of about 120. It has led 2 Ecovillage Design Education Courses (EDEs) organized at the Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture (KITA) and the Ghana Permaculture Institute (GPI), 3 National conferences and the 5th African Ecovillage Conference in December 2016. www.genghana.org … Read more
Blog Talk Radio Interview for Africa
- Language:
- English
- Location: Ghana
BlogTalkRadio is the world’s largest and most influential social radio network with thousands of talented experts hosting shows on every kind of topic — from politics and current affairs, entertainment and sports to health and finance. Please find below a message from Russ Purvis the coordinator: In September 2014 - December 2014, I would like to begin a series of interviews with all of the African Regions. Technology is our friend and biggest challenge. I would like to begin in W. … Read more
KITA
KITA is a non-profit premier tropical agricultural college in Ghana networking with local and global institutions to better the lives of rural farmers, unemployed youth, hungry and homeless families, women, aids victims and orphans, needy street children, the aged, and the disabled Through training, seminars and workshops, technology transfer, on-farm research, environmental conservation, volunteer exchange, seeds and food aid, input and clothing distribution and children’s sponsorship.For … Read more
Youth Volunteers for the Environment Ghana
YVE engages communities in participatory environmental governance, through youth capacity building and representation in decision making on environment and natural resources. YVE Ghana has several community projects through which we engage the ecovillage approaches to help youth effectively engage in community development approaches. We build leadership skills among youth, and engage in governanc … Read more
Trees for Development
Trees for development seeks to improve the livelihoods of farmers and rural communities through the planting of trees and development initiatives that bring economic benefits to the underprivileged. In our work with villages, we wish to educate our communities with the principles of the ecovillage in order to empower them to develop their communities in a more sustainable manner. … Read more
abibiman
A piece of beach land to serve as an eco village to promote torism and … Read more
