Kajulu Hills Eco-Villages

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Kajulu Hills Eco-Villages Project Concept https://kajuluhillsecovila.wixsite.com/2020regionsbordering/team
Project Title
Restoration and extension of indigenous and agroecological ecosystems for food security
Local impacts
Our work includes free workshops and training courses, including online, offsite and onsite training to children, youth, pupils, students, people with special needs and refugees. Since 2016 we have trained more than 100 community members, 155 refugees, 30 IDP’s and trained 18 new permaculture teachers. At each course the students installed food systems and indigenous seed banks, and were taught how to maintain them.
Viability:
We have willing community groups already engaged in farming activities and different implementing team members with different skills and registered community groups which are part of National Permaculture Practitioners group with 44 members, 48 groups with 534 males, 916 females and a total 1,400 people from 10 Counties in Kenya during this initiative.
Resources required
Creation of a nerve center with WIFI booster US$ 179.61
Procurement and distribution of additional training and advocacy materials US$ 9667.97
Procurement and distribution of additional seeds and mobilization of natural soil building elements US$ 6990.3
Conducting of five days remote training, coaching and mentorship on intensive and diversified kitchen gardens establishment US$ 5825.24
Procurement and distribution sanitary materials for Covid-19 protection to our communities US$ 3922.33
Follow up on established systems and mentorship US$ 11067.96
We shall use G4S Securicor, Wells Fargo and DHL couriers for distribution of seeds, training materials and sanitary materials US$ 1048.54
Vehicle for transport US$ 15533.98
Targets
The targeted land for intensive ecosystem restoration should be 16×16= 256 m2 x 48 groups 12,888 meters square or 3.4 acres. Replication effects to all 1400 members 384,000 m2 or 106 acres.

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2015
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2021
  • Started living together
Total
16

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Agree to practice natural farming, conserve environments and build natural house

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  • Kenya

Kajulu Hills Eco-Villages

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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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