Ananda Valley

Ananda Valley project was born as a dream with solid background: 60 skilled volunteers focused on different aspects of six complementary associations, and a clear direction: “together, a better world is possible”.
Deep ecology, sustainable agriculture, vegetarianism, life-long learning, art, social service and social activism are the focus areas of these non-profit associations; few more are ready to join.

In 2010, in the center of a Portugal in full crisis, was discovered a perfect place to develop a vibrant settlement, a service-hub and a research-center where individuals, moving together, can fully realize their potentialities for inner growth, in harmony with nature and the surrounding community.
After years of hard work, plans for a highway passing through our project were published, just the day before buying the property. All seemed lost. But, with renewed inspiration, we acquired instead a nearby valley abandoned 50 years ago, between two small villages, an ecological corridor of Serra-da-Estrela Natural Reserve, and we begun building.

Building people, community, relations, educational projects with international schools, local organic farming movement, drug-free eco-festival, food-forest, solar-panels-irrigated fruits orchards, vegetable gardens, vegetarian restaurants, yoga-center, warehouses, beautiful domes, kids-paradise, social-activists conferences with University, vegan action-group, cooperation with local-government, and only recently our Residential Area.

Last 2 years we start organasing and hosting programs under Erasmus+. If you are under 30 years old interested in youth exchanges and European solidarity corps contact us for more information.