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
Oceania & Asia
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
Kincentric Wisdom from the Auroville Retreat Kincentric Wisdom: Leading from within the wider web of life
The Kincentric Leadership project ended 2023 with an in-person retreat at Auroville in India, "Leading from within the wider web of life." This journey of inquiry welcomed multiple intelligences from our world both within and without, exploring what it means to step into Kincentric leadership. Read on to meet our guest speakers and explore the wisdom they carry. Our amazing guest speakers brought indigenous perspectives, personhood, rights of nature, and kincentric elements to … 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 … Read more
CoFSA Presents a Collection of Conscious Case Studies
The Conscious Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA) is a movement of food, agriculture, and consciousness practitioners, convened by UNDP, and united around a common goal: to support people from across food and agriculture systems to cultivate the inner capacities that activate systemic change and regeneration. CoFSA has created a collection of case studies showcasing the application of consciousness practices and approaches that have the potential to unlock food systems’ transformation. Giving fuel … Read more
Sociocracy in Intentional Communities Conference
We are so excited to announce that registration is now open for Sociocracy for All's second annual Sociocracy in Intentional Communities conference! This year's conference is on November 19th. We'd love to see you there! This year's conference will have presentations from several communitarians and sociocrats immersed in intentional community including Crystal Byrd Farmer, Diana Leafe Christian, John Schinnerer, and SoFA co-founders Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and … Read more
Inspiring Futures: How Ecovillage Design Education Changes Lives
GEN Online Ecovillage Design Course Testimonial by Karen Wyeth Without the knowledge I gained through the Ecovillage Design Education course, I would have never had the confidence to speak to people about something as complicated as forming an ecovillage. I receive GEN newsletters on occasion, and when I learned they were offering an online Ecovillage Design Course, I thought right away that I’d sign up. I’ve been dabbling in community living for over 20 years, having … Read more
Our Annual Report 2021 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 … Read more
