The project envisions an exchange for young adults involved in the ecovillage movements in Africa and Europe, where we explore steps towards healing and reconciliation between and within the two continents. We will focus on youth empowerment through skill-building and exchange of knowledge around ecological living, education, and project development, working towards a regenerative world … Read more
Ecovillages
Adunam
The Adunam center is an agricultural and cultural space. It is an ecological village welcoming tourists, volunteers and groups. It aims to discover local and ecological agriculture and food, african craftworking and arts (capoeira, african dance, yoga). Adunam offers housing in typical ecological houses or rooms for short stays or immersion periods. It is created by the Diallo family which welcomes you on the center. You can stay and help in the field work or the day-to-day tasks, visit the … Read more
Espace Culturel et Agricole Aduna’m
Association Espace culturel et agricole Aduna’m Qui sommes nous ? NOTRE OBJECTIF : Le développement local en région rurale L’objectif de l’Espace culturel et agricole Aduna’m est d’assurer le développement de la localité de Médina N'Diathbe à travers la mise en place d’un espace agricole et culturel incluant un faisceau d’activités soutenable et écologiquement responsable. Le but est de mettre en place un projet montrant les potentialités d’une localité rurale telle que Médina … Read more
Ndem
Ndem is a community in the ‘Bassin Arachidier’ of Senegal, the Peanut Growing basin of the Sahel region. The area suffered rapid desertification and soil loss due to the climatic changes combined with the extensive monoculture of peanut that was once introduced by the French for export to its other territories. The rapid exodus reached its peak with the drought conditions in the 1980s that hit most of West Africa. For 30 years Ndem has been led by the spiritual Sufi leader Serigne Babacar … Read more
Guede Chantier
Guédé Chantier is a thriving eco-commune with approximately 7,000 inhabits and is located on the banks of the Doué River in the Senegal River valley. Founded in 1993, it has since worked on introducing and furthering irrigation-based agriculture and has received much support from other organisations. Due to the community being composed of so many inhabitants in an area that geographically-speaking presents many challenges, those living in Guédé Chantier have had to learn how to adapt sustainable … Read more
Ngaparou
Sos environment is a lab within Ngaparou ecovillages which incubates many projects, so the targets are permaculture, research on human and animal food and renewable energy. In Ngaparou we are trying to bring to the population through the results of work done in SOS lab all what they need to make the transition from the stage they are to an ecovillage. We have defined 3 steps in the transition from traditional design to ecovillage design. These steps bring competition spirit in the minds. The … Read more
Mbame
The project started when they were looking around and discovered that the mangrove were disappearing so they went to the elders to ask what caused that, and if was a natural or human cause. The answer they got was that it was mainly a human impact. The people were cutting the mangrove for fuel and building which also read the high salination of their land. Then they organized themselves into an association called Aspovrece and they were directed to WAAME NGO dealing with marine environment. … Read more
