Join GEN for the fourth Colloquium of the ReGEN4ALL project on October 26th at 19 CEST as we address the topic Ecovillages and the Commons. In recent years, people have been working around the world to develop sustainable and equitable ways of managing resources outside of the established paradigms of Market and State. This vibrant movement has been called "The Revival of the Commons", and ecovillages are among the social and ecological innovations to take part in this conversation. In this … Read more
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Community Resilience Tools What can ecovillages nurture today to be more resilient tomorrow?
This month the Ecovillage Resilience community of practice is starting to develop a new tool for all kinds of local communities to understand, track, and nurture their resilience. The tool will be a mix of what we're learning about resilience from our network and the latest research into attributes of resilience in all kinds of systems. To take a look at some of the background research, explore the resources below. The tool will be ready and available for everyone to use at the start of … Read more
Youth in Action: Local Projects have Launched After months of framing, planning, and engaging their local communities, the physical results of the hands-on ecological projects are now shaping up!
Read on to learn how each Local Project is developing, and how you can get involved with GEN's work with regenerative educators. 🍕 At the Self-Directed Learning Center at Kuthumba Ecovillage, South Africa, a ceremony was held to open the site for the new community space which received a lot of excitement and created momentum. The main foundation for the open-air structure with a roof, natural walls, and pizza oven has begun. 🐉 At the School Garden in Mongenegro, the initial design … Read more
Kincentric Leadership October Updates Celebrating the Findhorn Ecovillage Retreat; More than Human Community
We are celebrating the completion of our third Kincentric Leadership retreat! We welcome you to join us in celebrating the Kincentric Leadership project as 20 new people enter the programme through the third Kincentric Leadership retreat, in Findhorn Ecovillage, Scotland. A powerful group of changemakers committed to leading from a deep sense of kinship with all life gathered from September 9th to 16th at Findhorn Ecovillage to explore themes and topics related to re-establishing and … Read more
Hildur Jackson Award Finalists 2023
It is that time of year to celebrate our dear Hildur Jackson's birthday with a special celebration of some amazing ecovillage projects. Thanks to the continued generosity of the Gaia Trust, we are delighted to provide some financial celebration as well. Find out more about the award and apply for the next round (applications due by July 2024) here. Celebrating this year's HJA winner! REDES (Réseau pour l' Emergence et le Développement des Ecovillages au Sahel) The main goal of the … Read more
Meeting Mentors of the Sprouts Project
Meet the mentors of the transformative learning experiences created for pupils, educators, and school communities in the field of ecological regeneration through the Sprouts Project Youth in Action – Sprouts for the Future local project implementation has launched and little hands are busy digging in the soil, creating compost stations, and preparing cob. Along with the representatives in the Community of Practice, each local project benefits from the support of a mentor to help navigate them … Read more
Join ReGEN4ALL’s 3rd Colloquium: Ecovillages & Climate Action
The ReGEN4ALL Colloquium Series continues to investigate the main topic “Ecovillages in Times of Crises' exploring their learnings, challenges and possible contributions. The third Colloquium will focus on Ecovillages & Climate Action. We are honoured to have as guest speakers experienced community members: Albert Bates (the Farm) and Christoph Strünke (Sieben Linden) and an academic researcher, Chelsea Schelly ( Professor of Sociology at Michigan Technological University) to share their … Read more
Envisioning the Future with Ecovillage Resilience +2.5°
Envisioning an alternative future scenario requires a clear understanding of the past and present from both a data-driven perspective as well as within our social and emotional capacities. When developing strategic pathways forward, the Resilience Community of Practice used the Three Horizon's Approach to write the story of our positive future, exploring the pathways needed to get there. (If you missed our July update you can learn more about the process here!) Storyboards helped to … Read more
Deepen Your Kincentric Practice
Join us for an online or in-person event to learn with leading practitioners, facilitators, thinkers, and peers in Kincentric leadership and deepen your kincentric practice. While our weeklong retreats in 2023 require an application and are part of our pilot Kincentric leadership programme, we also regularly host open events online. You can find our upcoming retreats and workshops here: https://www.kincentricleadership.org/events. Immersive retreats The 4 retreats are entry … Read more
Ecovillage Cards for Kids NOW AVAILABLE! We’ve added a new tool to our sustainability education collection, specifically developed for educators and youth!
We bring you an exciting update from our 2022 Twinning Regenerative Educators Project promoting sustainability education. To complement our versatile and well-utilised ecovillage design cards, we’ve added a new addition to our sustainability education collection, specifically developed for educators and youth. To celebrate launching this new resource, we are delighted to offer 50% off for the next week (until 18 August). ⚡ Check them out in our online store … Read more
