Colin Crawshaw

He/Him
Permaculture Farmer | Permakultur Farmer Pioneer

About me

  • I am starting a new ecovillage

“God’s Gift – PIOU (Permaculture Institute of Obongi Uganda) is a visionary NGO, commercial farm, and ecovillage founded by Colin Muhammad Abdullah David Crawshaw on pristine, virgin land. Working in alignment with the local government, our mission is to serve local communities and refugees by building a sanctuary of absolute food abundance through permaculture. We are currently offering a unique Pioneer Advantage for all-in working partners, volunteers, and impact investors to join us at the absolute foundation—with our immediate, most critical milestone being the funding and drilling of our own solar-powered borehole. We welcome true servants of God from all faiths who are ready to dedicate their skills, get their hands dirty, and co-create this self-sufficient haven from the ground up.”

Languages

  • English
  • German
Agriculture & Food (2)
Livestock management Permaculture design
Education & Arts (2)
Children's programs Teaching
Land & Environment (5)
Ecological restoration Forestry Habitat management Soil remediation Watershed management
Water & Waste (2)
Rainwater harvesting Recycling programs
  • Language preference
  • English
  • German
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Setting
  • Rural
  • Size of a community
  • 10-25
  • Governance
  • Founder/Leader-led
  • Sociocratic/Circle-Based
  • Decisions
  • Single Leader or Founding Couple
  • Small Leadership Group
  • It Varies/Undefined
  • Major decisions
  • Consent-Based (Sociocracy)
  • Leadership Decides
  • Vehicle accessibility
  • It would be easy / doable to live in this community without a car
  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Social
  • Economical
  • Activities
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Permaculture
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Others
  • Sustainability practices
  • It would be easy/doable to live in this community without a car
  • Some or all of the buildings are built or remodeled using passive solar design
  • Some or all of the buildings are built or remodeled with recycled or natural materials.
  • The community is working to build soil using only natural methods
  • The community practices permaculture
  • Social lifestyle
  • Pets are allowed, no restrictions
  • The community engages with local politics
  • The community is pretty quiet
  • The community organizes trainings and workshops for your members
  • The community provides jobs in community run businesses or nonprofits
  • There is labor obligation (e.g. cleaning, maintenance, admin, etc.)
  • Health wellbeing
  • No vaccination is required
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community
  • The community never requires masks in common spaces
  • Spirituality
  • Prayer service

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Colin Crawshaw

Promoted Needs and Offers

  • Promoted
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  • Promoted
Need
  • Volunteering
2 weeks ago

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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