Farmer Tantoh's Ecovillage Project

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  • Forming
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Urban

Founding year

  • 2015

What we do

We are a non profit organisation called Save Your Future Association ( SYFA) which is gradually transitioning to The Farmer Tantoh Foundation ( TFTF). We are a community of 15 in Bamenda city of the Northwest Region of Cameroon. In 2015, we realised that thousands of city dwellers especially young people are no more conscious about ecological lifestyles and have been disconnected from nature due to influence of social media and western lifestyles. In order to bridge the gap and bring people to learn how we lived before, we started an ecovillage project with the primary goal to bring together city dwellers so they can be reconnected back to ecological lifestyles and nature. At the ecovillage, our goal is to train young people how to farm organically, grow flowers and vegetables, plant trees and take care of animals.
Moreover , due to our cultural diversity across the country, we are also portraying the culture of the grass field by displaying arts and Craft ( farming tools, musical instruments and hunting tools etc) of the region and Cameroon as a whole. The ecovillage shall be a learning center for school children and adults in Bamenda city.
At the ecovillage, we are open to welcome eco tourists and international volunteers visiting the region there by sharing experiences and knowledge about ecological lifestyles.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2015
  • Started planning
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
15

How to join

We are open to welcome eco tourists and international volunteers and local volunteers as well as those wishing to join our community. They will have to apply and upon acceptance, they are welcome to join.

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Location

  • Cameroon

Farmer Tantoh's Ecovillage Project

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12 years ago

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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