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Ulrike Zeshan

Shikha Ecovillage

I live at Shikha Ecovillage in rural Odisha (a state in eastern India). The 5-acre campus has fruit orchards, vegetable gardens, farm animals, and a special school with currently 70 deaf children. Originally from Germany, I am a sign language linguist and developer of "Serious Games" (games for learning, collaboration, awareness, etc). I am also a director at the social enterprise publisher Ishara Press in the UK.

I live at Shikha Ecovillage in rural Odisha (a state in eastern India). The 5-acre campus has fruit orchards, vegetable gardens, farm animals, and a special school with currently 70 deaf children. Originally from Germany, I am a sign language linguist and developer of "Serious Games" (games for learning, collaboration, awareness, etc). I am also a director at the social enterprise publisher Ishara Press in the UK.

Primary interests: alternative education; soil science; serious games; waste management; carbon sequestration

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Ecovillages

Shikha Ecovillage

Ecovillage
  • Region: GENOA
  • Languages: Oriya, English, Hindi

We are a community of nearly 100 people living on 5 acres of reclaimed land in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Shikha Ecovillage hosts the Happy Hands School for the Deaf, where currently 70 children aged 3-16 years are studying in an eco-education programme through Indian Sign Language. Located on the banks of the Mahanadi river, Shikha has fruit orchards, vegetable gardens and farm animals. … Read more

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  • Country

    : India
  • GEN Region

    :
    • GENOA
  • Languages spoken

    :
    • Arabic
    • Dutch
    • English
    • French
    • German
    • Hindi
    • Spanish
    • Turkish
    • Urdu
    • Sambalpuri, Indian Sign Language, British Sign Language, Turkish Sign Language, International Sign
  • Project visited

    :
    • The Park, Ecovillage Findhorn
  • Social media

    :
    LinkedIn

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