To have peace in Israel-Palestine, the mentality of scarcity needs to be replaced with an awareness of abundance, because the conflict is based on the fear that there is not enough for everyone: not enough land, not enough water, not enough energy. In the frame of the Global Campus, in the process of founding GEN Palestine, Aida Shibli made another step in food sovereignty in organising seminars to create abundance on a farm of the Westbank. Frederick Weihe reports. If we want to support the … Read more
Kenya: Food Sovereignty A Way to Achieve Food Security
Food sovereignty is a critical alternative to food security that asserts that not all ways of realizing food security are equal, says Victor Odula – GEN Ambassador from Kenya. He reports about the Rodi Ecovillage´s initiative to improve nutrition on the shores of the Lake Victoria. Rodi Ecovillage Development Initiatives is a community organization whose goals are to reduce poverty, and improve nutrition and the health of the rural poor, while improving the profitability and sustainability of … Read more
The Solar Mama Project In the Democratic Republic of Congo
Solar Mama Astride Kapinga, and the women of her rural community, explain how they feel about the Solar Mama Project, stressing their struggle and suffering without electricity. Astride explains how this energy project - thanks to Bunker Roy and the Barefoot College - will help change and improve her, and other peoples, lives in the village of Mbulungu, in the Kasai province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Watch the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEEMyDnZIsI Facebook: … Read more
Food Sovereignty of Konohana Family Japan: “Before cultivating a field, cultivate your spirit”
Japanese people believe that the land is a gift from the Ancestors. This is why they do not want to sell it. Therefore, local elders often ask the Konohana Family to manage their land. As a result, more than 95% of the land that Konohana Family uses is free, and sometimes the ecovillage gets paid to cultivate the land because the government will charge owners a higher tax if it is not used for cultivation. “The financial crisis happened, but it did not affect us at all since we produce … Read more
The (R)evolution of Agroecology Future Farms as Ecosystems
Modern mechanised agriculture is already the most fossil fuel intensive industry. This feature will increase when, in order to feed a growing world population, we have to grow more than 50% of our food; as representatives of global agribusiness currently assert. Ethel Chiodelli explains why this is wrong and biased thinking, and why agroecology and small farms are the future of modern farming. If we shift paradigm, the problem becomes the solution. Between two paradigms: farming for money or … Read more
GENOA International Conference 2014
- Date: 31 October – 2 November 2014
- Language:
- English
- Location: India
We will be hosting our first international conference in India this year “Ecovillages for Sustainable Development - A model for Climate Change Adaptation", from October 31st ~ November 2nd, 2014 in Orissa, India. Prior to the conference, NextGEN GENOA will host a gathering for youth from the Asia and Oceania regions. After the conference, there will be an exposure tour to indigenous ecovillages in the area, followed by a 4-day Inner Dance Retreat, a process that looks deeply at community … Read more
Experiencia Tacotal
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Alajuela. Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Las experiencias de aprendizaje que ofrecemos en nuestro hogar comunidad son Cursos Bilingues Certificados anuales basados en la premisa aprender haciendo. Desarrollado sobre una plataforma de economia solidaria, muchos miembros de Tacotal y amigos de la comunidad estan comprometidos y apoyan el desarrollo de estas iniciativas, que seran de beneficio para ellos y ellas y sus familias. Inmersos en un aula verde y abierta, nuestros estudiantes se vuelven parte de la comunidad y su … Read more
Vacaciones con Conciencia
- Date: 15 – 19 July 2014
- Languages:
- EnglishFrenchSpanish
- Location: Spain
Son días de descanso total (puedes elegir entre 4 días o una semana entera) que al tiempo nos invitan a la reflexión. A la reflexión de nuestras vidas, nuestras maneras de compartir, de vivir, de nuestras prioridades y elecciones. Busquémosle el tiempo a esa reflexión que a menudo está ausente en nuestras vidas, permitámonos un espacio de escucha profunda, de introspección y de debate con otras personas que puedan completarnos y/o ayudarnos en este encuentro. En estas vacaciones se podrá … Read more
Barro y Paja
- Date: 27 – 28 June 2014
- Languages:
- BasqueSpanish
- Location: Spain
Imparte: Sara Herrero Fechas: 28 y 29 de junio. Lugar: Artieda, Navarra Horario: Sábado 10:00 a 14:00 y de 16:00 a 20:00 y Domingo de 10:00 a 14:00 h. Plazas limitadas Precio: 80 € Incluye el curso y alojamiento a Pensión Completa desde el viernes. Organiza: Centro de Encuentros de ARTERRA BIZIMODU. Información e inscripciones: [email protected] … Read more
jornadas primitivate
- Date: 30 July – 17 August 2014
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Spain
Pachamama, enraizamiento, esfuerzo físico y mental, austeridad, resistencia, primitivismo, cabañas, pies descalzos, hogueras, manchas de tierra, pieles curtidas, leña quemada, carretillos, espaldas cargadas, aislamiento, pendientes, bosque, tambores, tierra, piedra...esto es Matavenero. A mil metros de altura, en un bosque de castaños, se da la vida en todas sus dimensiones. Sin apenas maquinaria, ni vehículos en la aldea, ni facilidades domésticas... el día a día de sus habitantes es adaptación … Read more
