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Emergence of the ‘River of Life’ in GEN Brief history

February 12, 2021

In April 2013, 25 African women joined a four week  ‘By Women, For Women’  Ecovillage Design Education (EDE), held by Lua Bashala and Kosha Joubert at Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage, Mpumalanga, South Africa.  The women exchanged and learned about ecological, cultural, social and economic aspects of sustainable community living and designed small projects to increase the resilience of their neighbourhoods.  On another level, a deep level of mutual trust was built amongst them as they shared stories … Read more

Filed Under: Funded Project Tagged With: River of Life, rural development, traditional communities, Women

Requesting nominations for a core team to support Pan African Ecovillage Development Programme (PAEDP)

November 19, 2020

Way Forward: PAEDP Development and MoUs with African Governments Proposal for Creating a Core Team and Implementation Plan  GEN & GEN Africa AdHoc Working Group Background/Introduction In the Light of the implementation of the Pan-African Ecovillage Development Programme (PAEDP) in Africa, GEN and GEN Africa have worked closely in bringing this concept to the UN Climate Summit Conferences (COPs) and many African countries. So far, 9 African governments have signed MoUs with GEN … Read more

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Africa, Green Economy, rural development, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), traditional communities, Video

Green Economy and Social Enterprise for Climate Resilient Communities A pilot project in Zambia

November 11, 2020

Rural communities in Zambia have been strongly affected by climate change and other issues such as deforestation, poverty and malnutrition. To tackle all of these issues, the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) developed a pioneer project adopting a systemic approach, integrating strong social and ecological aspects, but also the economic dimension. Green Economy and Social Enterprise for Climate Resilient Communities pilot project was implemented 2018-2020 in several rural communities in the … Read more

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: Africa, Green Economy, greening schools, Permaculture, rural development, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), traditional communities, Video, Webinar, Youth, Zambia

Ecovillages are a wonderful world of bird diversity Amena Bal writes about the Mini Bird Sanctuary at the TI Eco Village in India

September 17, 2020

Amena Bal is a GEN Ambassador that lives in the TI Ecovillage, on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The project started in 1995 as an experiment in eco-friendly development. Amena brings us the story of her life at TI Ecovillage and their particular relationship with birds. My role as GEN Ambassador and counsel representative in GENOA is guiding me to support the more subtle aspects of our earth care work and nurture and connect consciously with wild life and their … Read more

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Oceania & Asia, Permaculture, rural development, sustainability

2019 Hildur Jackson Award winner: ReScope Programme, Africa African educational programme wins annual prize from the Global Ecovillage Network and Gaia Trust

October 7, 2019

The ReScope Programme in Africa is the winner of the 2019 Hildur Jackson Award for Extraordinary Project. The Hildur Jackson Award is a €3,000 annual prize that supports and honours projects around the world that demonstrate regenerative best-practices in all dimensions of sustainability. In the 2019 edition, 32 ecovillages and sustainable projects from all over the world applied to the Hildur Jackson Award. The prize is awarded to projects bringing the most impactful inspiration about … Read more

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Africa, Dimensions of Sustainability, economy, education, Hildur Jackson Award, rural development, sustainability, traditional communities, Video

New Ecovillage Development pilot in Europe seeks to reverse rural exodus A partnership between the Iberian Ecovillage Network and Spanish region of Navarra aims to regenerate depopulated rural communities

September 19, 2018

The Framework  by Alfonso Flaquer Carreras, Ecovillage resident and GEN Elder One of the biggest problems facing governments in many European countries is rural exodus, with the majority of the world's population dreaming of life in cities. In opposition to this trend, certain ecovillages and communities, mostly established in degraded or abandoned rural areas, have reversed downward population trends in certain municipalities and their peculiar development style is reflected in increased … Read more

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Advocacy, Africa, Europe, Report, rural development, urban ecovillages

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