In Damanhur, the community region of Tentyris has a special relationship with water, honoring it as a natural force and enjoying an abundance of it on the lands. In 2011, a team from Tamera, Portugal, came to collaborate on the creation of a large scale water retention system of six lakes, that are now in use. In November 2014, a new Permaculture Design for Sustainability course was launched, focusing on developing the wetlands area of Tentyris as a continuation of the work of utilizing, and … Read more
Permaculture Design Course
- Date: 1 – 16 August 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: Czech Republic
August 1st - 16th, 2015. Where? Slunakov – centre for ecological activities near Olomouc, well accessible by train, www.slunakov.cz What does the PDC cover? An introduction to permaculture, permaculture ethics and principles An ecology primer, including observation skills, ecological principles, trees, soil, water A wide range of applications of permaculture, including agroforestry, forest gardening, wild food, fungi in permaculture, composting toilets, urban permaculture, people care, … Read more
Nurturing The Future; Bangladesh! The Ground-Breaking EDE ToT of Southern Bangladesh
Building Capacity and Empowering Communities project launched in 2013 aims over a period of 3 years to improve sustainable food security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities of Khulna and Bagerhat, through capacity building programmes and effective climate change adaptation strategies and interventions. The project is a cooperation between BASD, Gaia Education, CIFAL Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government. Its second year saw a group of previously trained community leaders … Read more
Piracanga: The Power of Youth Brasil: Piracanga – The Power of Youth
Nara Nalinii Pais recently visited Piracanga, an ecovillage, community and human development centre in Bahia, Brazil, where she spoke with co-founder, Angelina Ataide. It started as a spontaneous conversation in which Nalinii shared her experience of Findhorn, and Angelina shared her story of Piracanga. Nalinii was so inspired by this exchange, that she felt compelled to write this article about their amazing meeting. “Four years ago there was nothing here but sand and a few sickly palm … Read more
Global Ecovillage Summit (GES 2014
- Date: 10 – 15 December 2014
- Languages:
- EnglishFrench
- Location: Senegal
Sin lugar a dudas, lo primero que piensa uno tras asistir a un evento como ha sido este GES 2014 –Primera Cumbre Internacional de la Red de la Ecoaldea Global (GEN) – es que ha llegado el momento de la celebración: celebrar, en primer lugar, que el encuentro haya tenido lugar, pues la crisis del Evola lo puso en serio peligro hace no tantos meses; celebrar también que la Cumbre se haya desarrollado en suelo africano, diseñada, facilitada y organizada por un equipo africano y con la asistencia de … Read more
Local Organic Food Cafe
Our friends in Indonesia has introduced the concept of local organic food cafe, where they inspire and encourage young minds to design their own dreams. The place serves as a shared-space, where youths and experts come together to learn and create a platform for better future. For more details, contact: [email protected] [email protected] https://youtu.be/kr1jVYPBdeU … Read more
Design Ecovillages & LB Communities
- Date: 23 – 28 March 2014
- Language:
- English
- Location: New Zealand
Tues, 24 March – Sun, 29 March 2015 This course teaches a sequential approach to designing an ecovillage/land-based community using permaculture design principles and methodology, culminating in small group designs which encompass each broad step. The course is designed as an advanced module for PDC holders as well as those well familiar with the concepts of Permaculture. In order to design harmonious human settlements which marry the needs of people with the needs of the land, we … Read more
Experiential Management Training
- Date: 13 – 16 February 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: India
THREAD,Siddhartha Village,India is offering a training on Experiential Management, with the thematic approach on Reawakening- clarity, goodness and power of you. For more details, contact: [email protected] … Read more
Gaia Ashram Internship
- Date: 5 January 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: Thailand
Gaia Ashram in Nongkhai, Thailand is offering a month-long internship program. The internship will focus on Natural Building, Personal Empowerment, Deep Ecology and Organic Gardening. With facilitation from two most experienced teachers viz. Om Sunisa and Tom Dieters, you will figure out ways to evolve together. The internship is scheduled from 5th January to 6th February 2015. For more details, visit: www.gaiaschoolasia.com Contact: [email protected] … Read more
EDE, South Odisha, India
- Date: 10 February 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: India
Siddhartha Village [THREAD] is organizing an International Ecovillage Education Design Course from 10th Feb to 8th March 2015. This course is certified by Gaia Education and has an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005- 2014. For more details, contact: [email protected]/ [email protected] … Read more
