Three hundred participants from fifty-one countries came together for five days at Schweibenalp Centre of Unity, Switzerland, to celebrate and share, present projects and ideas, and explore new strategies of collaboration. It was a remarkable meeting of minds and hearts that revealed, in many ways, the new level that the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) has reached in its eighteenth year of existence. Never have the international connections, mutual support, and love between the ecovillages of … Read more
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Conferencia del GEN Europa Comunidad de Schweibenalp, Suiza. 2013
GEN Europe Conference. Schweibenalp, Suiza. Julio 2013. Son muchas y muy variadas las emociones con las que uno regresa a casa tras la Conferencia del GEN Europe ( la Red Europea de Ecoaldeas) que este año se ha desarrollado del 7 al 13 de Julio en Suiza. Esperanza, inspiración, alegría, motivación, agradecimiento, cansancio pero sobre todo pasión, mucha pasión por una red que ha sido capaz de reunir a unas 350 personas venidas de todas las direcciones del espacio representado 51 … Read more
Women for Women Ecovillage Design Education (EDE), Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage, Mpumalanga, South Africa
The first 'by Women for Women' EDE took place at Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage, situated in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. The EDE training for sustainability course was the second such course to be held in South Africa. The course began on the 30th April - two days after its initial starting date due to the challenges of the remoteness of the - until the 25th May 2013. Lua Bashala-Kekana and Kosha Joubert report. This course had the aim of bringing together women in a region of our world … Read more
TERRA NOVA SCHOOL Launched Worldwide Peace Education Initiative Launched in Tamera on 1st of May, 2013.
Tamera (Portugal) has launched a new education initiative: The Terra Nova School. Since 1st May approximately 50 groups have been forming; mainly young people from more than 30 countries -knowing that we have to change our thinking patterns in order to bring peace into our lives. Towards this, the young team in Tamera has created a curriculum which consists of texts, films, and live broadcasts transmitted via the internet. Since 2006, Tamera has offered an annual peace training and … Read more
Invitation to join the TERRA NOVA SCHOOL
On May 1st, 2013 GEN member Tamera in Portugal inaugurated the TERRA NOVA SCHOOL, a worldwide education platform, intended to become a catalyst for global system-change. The project wants to join together and empower all those who want to work for a new Earth without violence and war: Terra Nova. Participants in 30 different countries celebrated the beginning of this project together. 50 study groups have already formed - from China to Mexico, from Russia to South Africa, from the US to … Read more
NextGEN: Encuentro subvencionado para Jóvenes Ecoaldeanos y seguidoras.
Queridos amigos, y los representantes de NextGen, Junto con NextGEN, la GEN (Red Global de Ecoaldeas y comunidades)ha sido ver que un paso importante para NextGEN es que los representantes de todas las regiones diferentes para satisfacer de modo que una conciencia global y la conectividad en torno a actividades futuras puedan crecer. Actualmente contamos con sólidas redes NextGen emergentes específicamente en África, Asia y Europa, y la esperanza de obtener más información sobre las … Read more
Journey to Senegal Our Common Future An African experience of traditional village transition to ecovillage
Senegal is the first country to utilize ecovillage strategies for sustainable development with a Government Agency for Ecovillages, dedicated to transitioning 14.000 traditional villages to ecovillages! The government was inspired by the work done within the grassroots network of GEN-Senegal, a network of 45 ecovillages. In February, 2013, Jane Rasbash of the Gaia Education Board, Kosha Joubert, President of GEN-International and Advisory Board GEN-Africa, and Ousmane Pame, President of … Read more
GEN International Office in Findhorn New GEN International Office Opened at Findhorn Ecovillage, Scotland
In a quiet corner of one of the newest co-housing developments of the Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland, the GEN International office is opening its doors for business, as the fresh Scottish spring brings new life to the land. It is a fitting location for the international headquarters of the ecovillage movement, as Findhorn is one of the nine seed group members of the Global Ecovillage Network. The GEN network was inaugurated at the first international conference of ecovillage members, … Read more
Ecovillages Online Solution Library A rich archive of humanity´s wisdom
As the cradle of human civilization, Africa provides a rich archive of humanity´s wisdom within its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The online Solution Library gleans this traditional and contemporary knowledge, publishing solutions from the global sustainable development models, and specifically from the cultural heritage wealth of Africa. The initiator, Niveen Adel Morsy, is a GEN-Africa Ambassador and the Islamic Heritage Manager of CULTNAT (the Egyptian Centre for Documentation of … Read more
Ghana Permaculture Institute Achieving secure, stable food systems and improving quality of life for all
GEN Ghana was founded in 2013. One of its members is the Ghana Permaculture Institute, a non profit organization in Techiman, in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Paul Yeboah shares the work of this initiative, which has been supported by the UK based company Lush. It shows how permaculture and ecovillage principles provide solutions for regions that are ripe for making the change to a more sustainable lifestyle. The Permaculture Institute was established especially for the rural dwellers, … Read more
