Permaculture Design Course

Ecovillage Youth Exchange Connecting youth and communities across continents This year five young people from Senegal and five young people from Germany will have the chance to share their knowledge about ecology and social justice while diving into each other’s cultures thanks to a collaborative project between GEN Africa and GEN Europe. The project envisions an exchange for young adults involved in the ecovillage movements in Africa and Europe, where we explore steps towards healing and reconciliation between and within the two continents. We will focus on youth empowerment through skill-building and exchange of knowledge around ecological living, education, and project development, working towards a regenerative and community-oriented future. In July-August 2022, a group of Senegalese youth will be welcomed into an ecovillage in Germany, then in November-December, the German participants will travel to either Guédé Chantier or Bambey Serere ecovillage in Senegal. During the exchange, the participants will explore the core question of how young adults in the ecovillage movement can empower and support each other in their activism for change while exploring steps towards healing and reconciliation between the African and European continents. The group will be accompanied by group leaders, and the process will be supported by trainers, facilitators, and a team of support volunteers. The outcome of the exchange will be guided by the participants’ skills, interests, and experiences – but it could result in new exchange projects, an exhibition, a film, or a theatre piece. If you, or a young person you know, is committed to the project’s core themes of ecology and community, racial and social justice, and youth empowerment, apply for this experience today! Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 30 and resident of either Germany or Senegal. App

The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month Summer Internship 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. To get an idea of the internship here is a video compilation of three internships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspbKJZ7fLI 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. 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 d

This symposium on regenerative practices is being organized by a partnership of organizations including the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), Open Team, the International National Trusts Organisation (INTO), the Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon Britain. This event will feature keynote presentations by Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy and Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable Economy, German Federal Foreign Office 10.00am – 2.00pm – 11th November Click here to register and to find out more visit: www.ecovillage.org/cop23 www.folkecenterevents.net/ Keynote speakers: Bronson Griscom, Director of Forest Carbon Science for The Nature Conservancy & Lead Author, Natural Climate Solutions for achieving the Paris Climate Agreement. Joachim Schemel, Deputy Head of Division, Climate and Environmental Policy Sustainable Economy, German Federal Foreign Office Moderator: Kosha Joubert, Executive Director, Global Ecovillage Network Speakers: Leire Gorroño, Community Energy Expert, Nordic Folkecenter /Volker Thomsen, Senior Advisor, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy Keith Jones, the National Trust’s Environmental Adviser for Wales, International National Trusts Organisation Joanne Schanté, Co-founder and ScaleSchool Program Director, Open Team Paul Allen, Zero Carbon Britain research from the Centre for Alternative Technology Albert Bates, GEN Ambassador, Founder/Director, Ecovillage Training Center, Tennessee Dr. Ousmane Aly Pame, GEN Africa President, GEN Ambassador, Founder/Director Network for ERDES Ecovillage Emergence and Development in the Sahel, Senegal Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance And Coordinator

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