REFUGEE REGENERATION ECOVILLAGE

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  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2020

What we do

Kakuma is the second-poorest area in Kenya, situated in the Turkana County of the northwestern region of the country. The Kakuma Refugee Camp is located 120 kilometres from the Lodwar District Headquarters and 95 kilometres from the Lokichoggio Kenya-Sudan border.
Population: The Kakuma Refugee Camp serves refugees who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries due to war or persecution. It was established in 1992 to host Sudanese refugees, and has since expanded to take in refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Uganda, Rwanda,Tanzania. According to current UNHCR statistics, the camp population stands at close to 200,000 refugees.
Environment Life in the semi-arid desert environment of Kakuma is rather challenging. The area has always been full of problems: dust storms, high temperatures, poisonous spiders, snakes, and scorpions, outbreaks of malaria, cholera, and other hardships. The average daytime temperature is 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Economy: Due to their legal situation and local environmental conditions, many refugees are largely unable to support themselves with income-generating activities.
We works toward building a better model that promotes creativity and provides residents with the means to improve their situation, deal with complex challenges, and break the cycle of poverty, both for refugees and for our host community.

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  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2020
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2024
  • Started living together
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  • Open to visitors
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REFUGEE REGENERATION ECOVILLAGE

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Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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