Hiroko Katayama

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Trustee of GENOA, Representative of GEN-Japan | Hiroko Katayama (Ms)Representative of Gen-Japan

About me

Hiroko is an organizer of ecovillage promotion movement and an educator for sustainable societies manifesting, with the ScienZ Method from AsOne Suzuka Community’s 20 years experience, in which there are innovative social systems of human relationship building, education, one-household economy freed from money and some others. Their activities are based on the studies of human and societies through practices as an open-style urban eco-village. Especially she has concentrated on how people can keep conversation easily without any conflicts and how people can work together with no hierarchy. It means for people’s relationship to be sustainable understanding each other from their true heart. As the result, she has created the learning program, named “the College to Listen to people” since 2014, as well as she has conducted the EDE course in Japan since 2017. In addition to them, she has started the annual series of convergence in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto with main organizations and universities of Japan since 2015.
For more accelerating Ecovillage Promotion Movement, now she is preparing to establish the authorized professional Academy for sustainable societies manifesting in Suzuka city, JAPAN.
A member of Environmental Council of Suzuka city(2012;2013),
Founder member of Kyoto Institute for Sustainable Social Systems; KIESS (2000–),
Bachelor of Education (Hirioshima University),
Study: Jürgen Habermas（Study course of Waseda University Graduated school)
Theses: JFM in India (Traditional forest management of India, “2002 KIESS Report”), Self-Help-Management of India’s special micro-credit, KIESS Report 2003
Translation: “Neem　A tree for solving global problems” (2005, 2010　National Reserch Council US)
Articles:
*One Household Economy in city AsOne Network Suzuka Community
: The Presencing Institute, Transforming Capitalism Lab
*Interview with Professor Hahn: Sustainable City and People
: As One Network NEWS, April, 2019
*As-One Community, Japan:Could our community be fossil-free by 2020?
:GEN(Global Ecovillage Network) International News Letters January 2016

Languages

English
Japanese

Current Community

Children and adults participating in an eco-friendly community event outdoors.

Children and adults participating in an eco-friendly community event outdoors.

Children participating in outdoor gardening activity at Ecovillage Network event.

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As One Suzuka Community

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Ecological

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Volunteering

Ecovillage Platform Researcher

Which communities are missing from the ecovillage map? Help find and connect the projects near you with the Global Ecovillage Network and create their profile with public data and reach out to them and get them engaged! Volunteer with the GEN-International Platform team, Eva and Rodrigo, to help make this an amazing resource for the world.

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Social Media Intern

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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Events

Cruzando la frontera Peru-Bolivia!!

Entre los días 26-29 de Enero, el proyecto Común Tierra estará cruzando la frontera de Perú – Bolivia, entrando en nuestro décimo país del viaje!

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Events

Herbal Medicine course in Greece

Herbal Medicine course in Nea Makri, Greece Herbal Medicine workshop – November 7th to 15th 2015 A one week live-in course in Nea Makri, Greece hosted by Nea Guinea Course outline The course aims at guiding the participants through an inspiring journey of observation and experimentation with herbs, that will give them an opportunity to become familiar with plants as healing mediums and also develop confidence in managing common health conditions based on their own knowledge and skills. The participants will be involved in a process of identifying, cultivating, harvesting, preparing remedies, researching, working in groups and sharing skills and experiences, that will provide them with the means of regaining access to the vast healing potential of their local environment. The theoretical sessions consist of detailed descriptions of the different body systems, including basic anatomy and physiology and in-depth discussions of specific ailments and herbal treatments related to them. During these sessions, we will be focusing on specific herbs for each condition, explaining how and why they work, and we will be explaining the development of different herbal formulas. Practical sessions also provide concise practical information on growing and processing herbs. The participants will have the chance to develop their skills in preparing simple, safe and effective herbal remedies, cosmetics and soaps, as well as designing their own garden and growing their own herbs. The instructor Fotini Georgousi has studied biology, herbal medicine and organic farming and has also been trained in permaculture and alternative healing practices such as Ayurveda, yoga and Thai manual therapies. During the past 10 years she have been involved in different projects in the fields of herbal medicine, organic farming and community activism, while living and working in eco-communities, participating in community garden groups and grass roots initiatives related to health and fo