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Ecovillages
Ecovillage Youth Exchange – EYE Project
The project envisions an exchange for young adults involved in the ecovillage movements in Africa and Europe, where we explore steps towards healing and reconciliation between and within the two continents. We will focus on youth empowerment through skill-building and exchange of knowledge around ecological living, education, and project development, working towards a regenerative world … Read more
Bomigo Island – Ecovillage Transition Project
The Bomigo community is an island comprised of around 1500 inhabitants in the coastal areas of Ghana close to Anloga in the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is a community surrounded by the salty waters of the Keta Lagoon, around 146 kilometers from Ho, with a final journey by boat the only way to reach the island from the mainland. Bomigo began a process to transition into an ecovil … Read more
Blog posts
APPLY AS GROUP LEADER FOR ECOVILLAGE YOUTH EXCHANGE PROJECT Sharing reports from the 2017 Conference
Apply for the Ecovillage Youth Exchange Project For young people from Senegal and Germany working on Ecology, Social Justice, or community work Deadline: 27 February 2022 Apply here: https://forms.gle/chUgPHcyVRMiXitg8 … Read more
Ecovillage Youth Exchange Project Opens for Applications Connecting youth and communities across continents
Apply for the Ecovillage Youth Exchange Project For young people from Senegal and Germany working on Ecology, Social Justice, or community work Deadline: 27 February 2022 Apply here: https://forms.gle/chUgPHcyVRMiXitg8 … Read more
Reports from GEN Africa Conference 2017 Sharing reports from the 2017 Conference
Below are reports of the GEN Africa Conference held in 2017 in Nigeria. Here you can download the various presentations, both technical and financial report and other relevant information on the conference. For an article about the conference, kindly go back to recent news and click on the link. Thank you. You can also read more about GEN Africa’s activities in the 2017 Annual Report. Ecovillage Development Programme_GEN GENAfricaConference2017_Technical Report The PAEDP is a growing … Read more
North South Cooperation Ecovillages and North-South Reconciliation
Ecovillages in the North tend to focus on rebuilding resilient communities of solidarity. These are a necessary starting point for effective strategies and designs that enable a communal scaling down of ecological footprints. In contrast, ecovillages in the South most often need to ‘scale up’ in order to meet their basic needs. In many areas of the South, social systems of solidarity are still very much alive, while footprints are low. There is no need for the wisdom of such lifestyles to be … Read more
GEN-Africa endorses Earth Charter
"We stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise. To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal … Read more
Local Spotlight But Don’t We Need Economic Growth to Lift the Poor Out of Poverty?
As a group challenging the growth paradigm, one of the most common questions that we hear is, ‘But don’t we need economic growth to lift the poor out of poverty?’. While growth has been successful to this end in certain ways, there are also some unwelcome consequences of growth. We prefer to ask other questions, like ‘Do we need to target economic growth to help those in need?’ and even better, ‘How are people currently breaking the poverty cycle in sustainable and inspiring ways?’. … Read more
Events
Ecovillage Youth Exchange Project Launched
- Date: 1 February 2022 – 31 December 2023
- Language:
- English
- Location: Ecovillage Youth Exchange - EYE Project, Global Ecovillages Network Africa, [email protected], Senegal
Application is opened for young persons from Germany and Senegal to join the Youth Exchange Project. If you are a young person committed to the project’s core themes of ecology and community, racial and social justice, and youth empowerment, apply for this experience today! Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 30 and residents of either Germany or Senegal. … Read more
DRC 4th Annual Ecovillage Workshop
- Date: 4 – 18 June 2017
- Language:
- French
- Location: Congo (Kinshasa)
The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold its 4th Annual Conference on Ecovillage Strategies from the 4th to the 18th of June 2017. The workshop is aimed at building capacity of members of the Ecovillage Network and new members in ecovillage strategies using the Ecovillage Design Education Model. Mostly participants will include representatives or 3 Villages in Kinshasa namely Mingadi-1 ,Mingadi-2 and Diaki. GEN DRC will like to welcome other international participants who will want to … Read more
