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Ecovillage Transition Asia

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The Eco-village Transition Asia (ETA) is a small initiative by a small group of like-minded people, promoting a transition to redesigned rural and urban environments and coexisting with nature harmoniously with the intention that it will lead to a more conscientious, empowered and spiritually rooted Asian society.
In the face of the ecological, social and spiritual crisis that people are facing today, ETA advocates for eco-social activism.
Asia has come to the world’s attention in many senses. For ETA, the most important aspect of Asia is her potential and actual contributions in its non-anthropocentric paradigm deeply rooted in her diverse cultural and spiritual traditions. Through the establishment of its space and programming, ETA is doing its part to help Asian society advance into the future in a way that is sustainable, ethical and ultimately beneficial for all.
The first cycle of our flagship program – Awakening Leadership Training – started as a collaborative project with Spirit in Education movement (SEM) and International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) in 2016 – a result of decades of work with grassroots leaders in Thailand, and SE Asia in general. ETA is the youngest of the three organisations, starting its work in 2013.
From its beginning ETA has been also closely collaborating with the Wongsanit Ashram ecovillage in central Thailand, with it serving not only as the main campus for the international Awakening Leadership Training but also as ETA’s spiritual and cultural home.

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  • January 1, 2013
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We are an organisation that networks with traditional and intentional ecovillages, eco-projects etc. Our key activity is Awakening Leadership Training, and community-based projects in Thailand

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9 years ago

Autumn PDC 2017 Greece, Tinos Island

Autumn 2017 Permaculture Design Course 23 September – 5 October (12 days, 80 hours certificate) Led by Andrew Jordan and Elena Symeonidou We are excited to announce the second FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) that will be hosted in Tinos Eco-lodge with two knowledgeable teachers Andrew Jordan from Ireland and Elena Symeonidou from Greece. The Permaculture Design Certificate The Permaculture Design Certificate is an 80 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers Manual, teaching how we can use today’s tools and technology to create a more sustainable world. Permaculture is not only about growing vegetables and animals, it is a whole sustainable lifestyle. Permaculture ethics are Earth Care, People Care and Return of Surplus and this is taught by showing students to focus on local resources and their local community, and to have well thought out design practices to create abundance sustainably. Andrew and Elena aim at inspiring students with their own very real examples of transforming their lives with permaculture in a contemporary context. Having worked in a broad spectrum of climate and social conditions, they will share with their students the thrills but also the challenges they faced. Oftentimes permaculture is being presented as a panacea for world problems and the road to resilience and abundance is depicted as straightforward and easy. Andrew and Elena will challenge this notion and try to prepare their students in a realistic manner for their own fascinating journey towards change. Nikos will share his hands-on experience of building the ecolodge and designing the energy, water, plant and waste systems. We will have the rare opportunity to discuss and elaborate on Nikos’ and Marilia’s choices on different aspects of their project, reflect on the challenges, opportunities and limitations. Anyone who wants to bring a big change in his life and gain a thorough understanding of how we can use our natural e

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