Aldeas de Paz

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About the Communities

  • Spanish
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2002

What we do

Aldeas de Paz (ADP) is a sustainable and transparent eco-village, community and grassroots NGO based in Santa Elena de Uairen, Venezuela, near the borders with Brazil and Guyana in South America. ADP is independent from political, religious or business interests
The community promotes the -Culture of Peace- through enriching cross-cultural exchange for people of all races and nationalities and provides additional opportunities in educational, recreational and environmental fields and assists its beneficiaries to develop their potential and improve their own lives.
ADP Eco-Village and Community shares the values of peace, justice and tolerance, fundamentally focusing on the preservation of indigenous cultures and the empowerment of young people while valuing local knowledge and working with cultural sensitivity.
We welcome individual volunteers, families and groups regardless of age, experience or background. Volunteering with ADP is a great opportunity to work side by side with locals, learn new skills, study Spanish, and immerse oneself in the Latin and indigenous culture. You are interacting with the community, building relationships and making a positive impact.
History: In the 1990’s, Manfred Mönnighoff, left his successful business career in Holland behind to become a social activist and entrepreneur. With his intention of helping to create and promote a “Culture of Peace” by putting his professional skills to work he joined small grassroots NGO’s in Asia, Central and South America as a volunteer and finally in 1997 started his first humanitarian project in Merida, Venezuela and succeeded in 2001 in forming the legal constitution for a volunteer-based NGO in Caracas, Venezuela, called Fundación Aldeas de Paz. In 2003 he founded the Aldeas de Paz community in Santa Elena thanks to donor support as well as the collocation of his own life savings.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • German
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2002
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to volunteers
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Gaia Ashram Internship

The Pioneers of Gaia Ashram , 5th of July– 2nd of August 2015 The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes usi

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