Before hands get in the soil and feet in the clay, as part of the Youth in Action local projects, the Community of Practice zoomed out to understand the impacts they want the project to make both individually and collectively. This means that before doing any local implementation, they want to first understand their evaluation metrics and then baseline measurements. They paused to reflect on what the desired ecological, community, and educational results would be - and how these can be … Read more
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July Updates from Ecovillage Resilience +2.5°
In June, the 20-ecovillage-strong Ecovillage Resilience Community of Practice turned a new leaf in the project, as they entered the phase which will focus on visions and pathways for the future. They will explore how to navigate toward the desired reality, despite the challenges we face.After several months of collectively diving deep into the thresholds of potential concern, taking the time to understand the impacts of climate change and polycrisis, the Ecovillage Resilience project … Read more
July Updates from the Kincentric Leadership Project
We've been blown away by the enthusiasm for the Kincentric Leadership Programme. The programme got off to a great start in the Rocky Mountains recently, and our second retreat is coming up soon in Devon, UK. Applications are still open for the retreats in Findhorn and in India - learn more here.As we won't be able to take everyone, and it doesn't feel good turning amazing people away, we'll also be hosting an online version of the Kincentric Leadership programme next year, which will be … Read more
GEN’s Core Circle How we steward the GEN International team
Purpose: To cultivate an overall vision of GEN International’s activities and finances, coordinate the implementation of its strategy and projects, and ensure they reflect our values and purpose.Accountabilities:Participation AgreementsAs a Core Circle member of any kind, I agree to:As a Core Circle voting member, I agree to:Spirit of These AgreementsWe uphold these agreements because we believe they will help us cooperate, enjoy our time together, and make wise decisions with the big picture in … Read more
Our Annual Report 2022 is here! How the Global Ecovillage Network is catalysing communities for a regenerative world
The Global Ecovillage Network is a growing and evolving international network of regenerative communities and initiatives. This year’s Annual Report presents the activities, impact, vision, and mission of GEN and the organisations that make up the key parts of our network - the GEN regions and GEN International.We first provide an overview of GEN and our core frameworks, key performance indicators, and highlights of the year. We then share the accomplishments from GEN’s five Regions and NextGEN, … Read more
Thinking about Tipping Points This month, the theme we are exploring in the Ecovillage Resilience Project is tipping points – places where a changing climate could push parts of the Earth system into abrupt or irreversible change.
Thinking about Tipping Points: Reflections from the Resilience ProjectAre ecovillages ready for navigating crisis? I think some are, because they are already doing it. GEN Ukraine is doing heart-achingly beautiful work extending community and new hope to people in their war-torn country. Many members of GEN Africa are working hard to teach thousands of people how to adapt their livelihoods to rapid changes in climate – even while living through civil war. In GENOA, learning about resilience … Read more
Ecovillage Resilience Project Dives Deep Our Resilience Project just had its first Deep Dive session. In the Deep Dive, we shift our focus from the resilience of social-ecological systems to exploring personal and interpersonal resilience, or the ability of each one of us (as well as our social relationships) to cope with shock, challenging feelings, and social dynamics that arise when we face climate change and polycrisis.
Our Resilience Project just had its first Deep Dive sessionIn the Deep Dive, we shift our focus from the resilience of social-ecological systems to exploring personal and interpersonal resilience, or the ability of each one of us (as well as our social relationships) to cope with shock, challenging feelings, and social dynamics that arise when we face climate change and polycrisis.What is a Deep Dive?It's not easy to face radical climate change and polycrisis. To live through, anticipate, or … Read more
Apply to our Kincentric Leadership Programme! An 18 month journey into placing the intelligence of the natural world at the heart of our responses to the polycrisis
This international and fully funded programme is a chance for leaders of all kinds to expand how they integrate the intelligence of the more than human world into their work, strategy and culture. The Programme includes one week-long in person retreat and 18 months of peer support, online sessions and mentoring. The aim? To lay the foundations for a new paradigm of leadership and polycrisis mitigation grounded in kincentric ecology, weaving human beings back into the wider web of … Read more
The 2023 EDE Begins Tomorrow! Join our global learning community
Join our global learning communityYou are warmly invited to attend our first EDE session to get a feeling of what the EDE learning journey is all about. This first session will give an introduction to the concept, principles, and practices of ecovillages. We will talk about the history of the ecovillage movement and have an overview of the movement today. You will also have the possibility to share with the other participants deeply about your own dreams or achievements in a … Read more
Youth in Action – Sprouts for the Future Transformative learning experiences for pupils, educators and school communities in the field of ecological regeneration
Building on the experience of the successful Twinning Schools Project project which completed in January 2023, this project prioritises ecological solutions as a concrete next step and implements suitable technologies based on concrete needs in the immediate vicinity of schools. These focus on issues such as food supply, shelter, water, waste, and ecosystem regeneration, while providing transformative and hands-on learning experiences for students and teachers. At the same time, the project … Read more
