Sonas Village

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2013

What we do

The Village is located 71 km south of the Capital city of Phnom Penh, halfway to the popular destination, Kampot and Kep on the south coast of Cambodia.
Our Sustainable Community model is based on various studies and practices done by leading experts such as Schumaker, Dr. Kapra, and Prof. Yunus. As Dr. Kapra says,” Natural ecosystem exists as webs, networks of interrelated parts that are multi-dimensional and non-linear. They have cycles and they self-regulate by a process of feedback loops. These loops create learning and this learning creates growth and creativity.”
The sustainable community model has 4 key Pillars – Economic growth, Talent development, Wellbeing, & Sustainable living conditions. These can be achieved by combining the following 4 elements that are interrelated and self-organizing: Passion for traditional skills, culture, and personal development; Creativity developed by learning from feedback loops; Harvesting sustainable resources; & Entrepreneurship as a vehicle for turning passion, creativity, and resources into profits that can be invested back into the community.
The project was established in collaboration with the Meas family who have been actively involved in the community efforts for generations, especially after the fall of the Khmer Rouge.
Visitors can explore the projects and exchange knowledge that can have a lasting mutual impact. As ambassador of responsible tourism, we do not support short-term/unskilled volunteers, though we do welcome professionals who want to immerse themselves in our world and believe in co-creating solutions that are led by the local village people.
We have offered a Cambodian Homestay since 1999 for families to larger tour groups, ranging in ages from high school to retired. Accommodation consists of two large Khmer wooden houses and 7 bungalows , which face the lily pond, open rice fields and has a wonderful view of the sunset.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2013
  • Started living together

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How to join

At the village, you will be able to visit the projects we are working on and get an opportunity to share and exchange knowledge that can have a lasting mutual impact. You will find out how each step in making these products impact multiple families through micro-entrepreneurship.
We are a strong ambassador of responsible tourism and for that reason, we do not support short-term/unskilled volunteerism, however, we do welcome professionals who want to immerse themselves in our world and believe in co-creating solutions that are led by the local village people.
These are the key activities at our village
Handweaving workshop
Natural beauty product workshop
Experience life in a self-contained sustainable ecosystem
Eat fresh organic farm-to-table meals cooked straight from the open kitchen
Learn about organic farming and Cambodian cooking.
See first hand how Cambodian Villagers live a simple, peaceful, productive, and fulfilling lifestyle

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  • Cambodia

Sonas Village

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8 years ago

GemeinschaftsĂĽbergreifende Elternschule 2019

Für Menschen, die in Gemeinschaft leben und sich auf gemeinsames Wachstum und eine höhere innere Stimmigkeit im Sein mit den Kindern ausrichten (wollen). Damit wir Kindern einen angemessenen Raum für ihre Entfaltung und ihr Wachstum zur Verfügung stellen können, braucht es einen Bewusstwerdungsprozess des innerlichen Erwachsenwerdens. Erst von einem erwachsenen Platz in uns können wir einen sicheren und geborgenen Beziehungsraum für unsere Kinder schaffen. Ein Bindungsraum, aus dem heraus sie die Welt erkunden und in den sie immer wieder zurückkehren können, um das Erlebte zu integrieren. Und damit ein Update von e(ä)lterlicher Begleitung entwickeln: sowohl jenseits des autoritären Paradigma von (subtilem) Liebesentzug, Druck oder Beschämung als auch jenseits von Laissezfaire und Grenzenlosigkeit. Dieses innere Erwachsenwerden ist aber kein rein individueller Prozess, sondern findet auf der gesellschaftlich kulturellen Ebene statt. Wenn wir uns auf den Weg machen wollen, bietet der gemeinschaftliche Kontext ein ideales Gefäß dafür – da wo wir uns als Eltern und Ältern unterstützen, spiegeln und gemeinsam ausrichten auf eine höhere Stimmigkeit in uns selbst und mit dem Leben. Eingeladen sind alle interessierten und engagierten Menschen, die sich in Gemeinschaft lebend mit der Frage des Kinderaufwachsens beschäftigen und Interesse an weiterem Lernen, Vernetzung, Unterstützung und gegenseitigem Austausch mit anderen Gemeinschaften zu diesem Thema haben. Ganz besonders laden wir die Menschen ein, die eine tragende Rolle in dem Thema in ihrer Gemeinschaft innehaben. Es wird 2019 zwei inhaltliche Blöcke geben, die aufeinander aufbauen. Es ist in Einzelfällen auch möglich, nur an einem der beiden Blöcke teilzunehmen. Die Blöcke finden in zwei unterschiedlichen Gemeinschaftsprojekten statt, die sich beide durch ihre relativ zentrale Lage in Deutschland auszeichnen, die beide einen starken Fokus auf dem gemeinschaft
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10 years ago

Gaia Ashram Internship

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 using mud plasters and art works on
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12 years ago

Curso Estructuras Vegetales Naturale

Queremos ofrecer un Curso en el que aprender, experimentar y profundizar en algunos aspectos de la BioconstrucciĂłn, de manera profesional, familiar y cercana al mismo tiempo. En este curso aprenderemos sobre la construcciĂłn de estructuras tales como: domo geodĂ©sico, yurta, techos de cañizo, arcos y columnas de cañas, que pueden ser urilizadas para construcciĂłn de pĂ©rgolas, invernaderos, sombreados, escenarios y mucho más….; todo ello con materiales locales vegetales: caña y pita (ágave). Domo geodĂ©sico. ConstrucciĂłn paso a paso de un domo geodĂ©sico: selecciĂłn y recolecciĂłn de materiales cañas, tipos de domos y elecciĂłn de tamaño, construcciĂłn de segmentos “palos” en sus diferentes fases, montaje de un domo. Hablaremos tambiĂ©n de las posibilidades de acondicionamiento para vivienda: puertas, ventas, suelos, cubierta, aislamiento, etc Yurta. ConstrucciĂłn paso a paso de la estructura de una yurta: selecciĂłn y preparado de materiales vegetales locales ej. madera de pita, construcciĂłn de la “khana” los muros (vaporizado y doblaje ), construcciĂłn de vigas del techo “uni”, construcciĂłn de la corona, tipos de yurtas y elecciĂłn de tamaño, montaje de la estructura de la yurta. Hablaremos tambiĂ©n de las posibilidades de acondicionamiento para vivienda: puertas, ventas, suelos, cubierta, aislamiento, etc..; cambio de tamaño de la yurta. Arcos y colunmas de cañas. Nos familiarizaremos con la caña: selecciĂłn, recolecciĂłn, limpieza, preparaciĂłn y usos. Herramientas y materiales. Diferentes tĂ©cnicas de construcciĂłn de arcos y colunmas de diversas dimensiones. Experimentar sus diversas funciones y posibilidades. Veremos como estas estructuras se pueden utilizar para crear pĂ©rgolas, invernaderos, incluso escenarios y puentes. Y veremos algunos de ellos in situ. Usos tradicionales de las cañas. Techos cañizos y vallas. Veremos tambiĂ©n como trabajar las cañas para construir techados para exterior o interior y vallas para huerta. AquĂ­ veremos tambiĂ©n: selecciĂłn, recolec

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