Following the organization of the second edition of the Festival des Ecovillages (February 15-18, 2025), a major cross-border workshop on Tolu Keur (family farms), ecovillages and the Great Green Wall was held in Lahel on Monday June 23, 2025. Two hundred and fifty participants from 20 villages in the communes of Dar el Barka, Boghé (Mauritania), Gamadji Ndioum, Guédé Chantier, Guédé Village. 70% of these participants are women involved in family farming, beekeeping, livestock breeding and food … Read more
Africa
Global Earth Guardians Unite to Transform Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp! 🌿🌍
The movement to spread CASA Latina's "Sanctuaries of Life and Peace" is going global! Gaians and Global Earth Guardians are coming together to create a food forest sanctuary at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, bringing hope and sustainability to one of the world's most vulnerable communities. This inspiring project, led by GEN Europe/Damanhur Elder Macaco Tamerice, connects students from Gaia Education's EDE program with a shared mission to create a positive impact within the GEN Africa … Read more
Strengthening Communities: Connecting Ecology and Generational Resilience with Alfusainey Sey from People’s Coast Ecovillage Network
Introduction Welcome back to Community Resilience, a podcast created in collaboration with the Ecovillage Resilience 2.5 Degree Project, facilitated by the Global Ecovillage Network. I'm your host, Eva Goldfarb, inviting you to gather around the fire as we explore resilience, adaptation, and transformation in our time of deepening polycrisis. Meet Alfusainey Sey, a dynamic leader and passionate advocate for sustainable development. Trained in Permaculture Design and Ecovillage … Read more
Our Annual Report 2023 is here! How the Global Ecovillage Network is catalysing communities for a regenerative world
Welcome to the 2023 Annual Report of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), where we embark on a journey through the vibrant tapestry of regenerative initiatives that shaped our network throughout 2023. As the landscape of sustainability continues to evolve, so too does our commitment to fostering a resilient and sustainable human presence on Earth. Within these pages, you'll find a mosaic of stories, achievements, and insights that illuminate the path we've traveled over the past year. From the … Read more
Join REDES in planting the Great Green Wall!
Hello dear friends, Are you passionate about practical environmental regeneration? or do you know someone who is interested in giving back to the Earth planting and taking care of trees?If yes, join us this summer -July, August, and September 2024. The REDES teams will be planting 27,500 baby trees in its emerging food forest, in the heart of the Great Green Wall Initiative. We are looking for big hearts & hands to accomplish this. 🌳 Contact us asap at: … Read more
Building Local Resilience with Mugove Walter Nyika, Gudza Ramuka Ecovillage Zimbabwe
Introduction Welcome back to Community Resilience, a podcast created in collaboration with the Ecovillage Resilience 2.5 Degree Project, facilitated by the Global Ecovillage Network. I'm your host, Eva Goldfarb, inviting you to gather around the fire as we explore resilience, adaptation, and transformation in our time of deepening polycrisis. Our guest today has a long history with the Global Ecovillage Network as Ecovillage Design Education Instructor, Project Partner, Gen African Council … Read more
Harvesting Circle – From Ubuntu to Kapwa Interactive Webinar
An Interactive Webinar for a Deep Design Approach to Conscious Food Systems at the Edges Wednesday Mar 20th 2024 | 8-10pm Philippines (UTC+8) - (check local time here) Join us by registering via https://bit.ly/ubuntukapwa-harvest *Recording of the session will be sent to those who registered. What will the Harvesting Circle explore? How might we transform our food systems consciously? What are ways we can design it from a whole systems approach drawing deep … Read more
Learning with Kincentric Leaders Meet the kincentric leaders we are learning from this month
We are excited to be learning, unlearning and re-learning, with two of Kincentric Leadership’s advisory council members – Bayo Akomalafe and Danielle Celermajer … Read more
EDE Online Webinar: Design for Sustainability and Regeneration Join us for a free online webinar on February 24th at 14h UTC!
🦋 Do you want to know how to create regenerative cultures? 🧐 Are you curious to get a taste of this transformative learning journey? Join our main facilitators, Macaco Tamerice & Taisa Mattos for the 1 hour FREE Webinar on Feb 24th at 14h UTC (check your local time here). Register and Join HERE:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89656680197?pwd=ZmJLRmg0ZjlXUU91dUlGNHBFWXFsUT09Meeting ID: 896 5668 0197Passcode: 244867 … Read more
GEN at COP28
The Global Ecovillage Network is excited to host four events at this year's COP28. Bookmark this page and come back when we get closer to the date to register and get the weblinks for each event. For the first year, UNESCO & the UN are launching a Greening Education Hub. We are delighted to join with two events exploring the ecovillage approach to regenerative education and climate action. Greening Education Pavilion | UNESCO's Greening Education Partnership Creating … Read more
