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“If we aspire to live ethically together we

are required to develop visions for the
future based on the need for humanity
and the world to co-exist. Such a
reimagining of our shared future requires
new versions of how we might live
together that are democratic, enriching
and respectful of our fragile planet.
“The ecovillage model is one such version:
responding to our innate desire for
community while creating sustainable
lifestyles based on ecological principles.”
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
“We have the science, indisputable around
climate change. We have records of what
people are doing. We have so much
information. What we need more than
anything is our natural strength and legacy
of being in community. We are meant for
community; we’re enlivened by community.”

Joanna Macy, author and founding

teacher of The Work that Reconnects

“We are entering into a world of rapidly

increasing need for resilience. This need
can be best addressed by those who live in
awareness of themselves, of others and of
nature. Ecovillages nurture this alignment
by deepening the intentionality to live our
lives in a way that is more reflective of our
highest values, to develop more authentic
relationships with those around us, and to
practice behaviors that are more respectful
of our planetary boundaries.”
Christiana Figueres, Costa Rican Diplomat,
former Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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In this unprecedented age of climate change, advancing
technology and social inequity, we are being called upon to
reinvent everything - from our economic, agricultural, and
transportation systems, to our built environments, to our
local, national, and international relations. But most vitally,
we need to create new worldviews - new stories that move
beyond our dominant ‘empire’ mentality and allow us to
recognize our fundamental interbeingness and live in greater
harmony with each other and the planet.
Ecovillages are not only creating local solutions to many
of our global problems, they are putting the jigsaw pieces
together into unique living experiments on the leading
edges of our evolutionary journey. GEN is proud to support
and showcase many thousands of ecovillages, initiatives,
and individuals in an ever growing network that is truly
inventing the future now.
Together, we are restoring and connecting with our natural
environments, we are celebrating our heritage and diversity,
and we are creating a more generous and equitable world.
Let us continue to collaborate across all borders to nourish
our relationships with all beings and awaken to the dream we
know is possible. Vive le GEN!
Daniel Greenberg, GEN President
Are you aware that, every day, around 200 species of plant,
insect, bird and mammal are becoming extinct? That 68 million
refugees were forcibly displaced in 2018? That we are currently
on track for at least 3-4°C of warming by the end of this century?
The world is calling out for us to wake up and transform our
human presence into a force for regeneration!
GEN has never been more relevant. New ecovillages are being
implemented hand in hand with local municipalities. Government
institutions are collaborating with us to implement ecovillage
transition programmes. GEN’s first Online Summit ‘The Power of
Community’ drew more than 10,000 participants.
Throughout the 5 GEN Regions and NextGEN, we are committed
to stepping up and responding to the rising need. We are growing
our circles of GEN ambassadors, trainers and consultants to
spread our inspiration. As we incubate new ecovillages, transition
existing communities, transform urban neighbourhoods, initiate
green schools and rebuild communities after disaster - ecovillage
is becoming a new way of life.
Thank you for opening your heart and stepping into the power
of community. Your active participation makes all the difference.
Together we can build the regenerative cultures the world needs.
Next year, let’s write a new story.
Kosha Joubert, GEN Executive Director
CONTENTS

»» Letter from the President

»» Letter from the Executive Director
The GEN Regions in 2018

GLOBAL »» CASA Latina (Latin America)

GEN Organization and
ECOVILLAGE »» GEN Africa
NFrameworks
ETWORK »» GENNA (North America)
»» Overview »» GENOA (Oceania and Asia)
»» Vision and Mission »» GEN Europe
»» Strategic Objectives »» NextGEN (Youth Network)
»» Organigram
GEN Programmes
For developing and implementing new ecovillages
The Areas of Regeneration
and Integral Design »» Ecovillage Incubation
»» Ecovillage Development/Transition
»» Impact: How Ecovillages Contribute to
»» Greening Schools
the UN Sustainable Development Goals
»» EmerGENcies

GEN in 2018 Ways to Engage with GEN

»» Key Performance Indicators »» Education

»» Targets »» Consultancy
»» 2018 Projects and Highlights »» Ambassadors
»» How GEN Thrives: Financial Summary »» River of Life
»» Board, Staff, Advisors, and Regional »» Friends of GEN
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CATALYSING COMMUNITIES FOR A REGENERATIVE WORLD

Ecovillages embrace the concept of

‘luxurious simplicity’, celebrating and
recreating low impact lifestyles that
expand a sense of care, responsibility
and well being.
Thousand of ecovillages around the
planet are already demonstrating
how we can transition to a fully
sustainable future.
The community-based capacity for
implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals and Climate
Change Agreement can be unleashed
to establish regional and national
programs to support ecovillage
development.

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 AN ECOVILLAGE IS AN INTENTIONAL OR
TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY THAT IS CONSCIOUSLY
The Global Ecovillage Network GEN CALL TO ACTION:
was established in 1995. It serves
DESIGNED THROUGH LOCALLY OWNED, as an alliance between rural and
PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES TO REGENERATE THEIR urban, intentional and traditional BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO
SOCIAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. communities. Ecovillages have SEE IN THE WORLD.
some of the lowest carbon Find your way to a high quality,
footprints in the industrial world. low impact lifestyle.
GEN works through five broad regional organizations
and our youth movement. BUILD COMMUNITY IN
GEN has developed a set
WIDENING CIRCLES.
of trainings to facilitate this
Bring your compassion and
transition to resilience - learning
authenticity into a collaborative
journeys for change makers and
search for healing and right action.
design processes for communities
to chart their own pathways into INTEGRATE THE MARGINALIZED.
the future. Gaia Education has Allow the richness of
grown from GEN to offer the diversity to unfold.
Ecovillage Design Education (EDE)
programme on all continents. PROVIDE HOPE AND GUIDANCE
TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Empower youth to contribute
GEN has consultative status at
actively to sustainable
UN-ECOSOC (United Nations
development.
Economic and Social Council).
LIFE IN HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP
TO THE NATURAL WORLD.
Develop and install regenerative
energies, appropriate technologies
THROUGH SHARING and sustainable agriculture.
BEST PRACTICES AND
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT
AND HONORING SERVES LIFE
DEEP-ROOTED AND ENRICHES THE WHOLE.
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE Have the courage to share and
AND LOCAL CULTURES, to extend generosity.
WE ARE CREATING A TRUST IN THE CAPACITY FOR
POOL OF WISDOM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO CHANGE.
SUSTAINABLE LIVING ON A Empower yourself and others.
GLOBAL SCALE.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDIT TO: Eugenie Dumont (eugeniedumont.com), Adrian Felipe Pera (flickr.com/
Visit our regional pages at www.ecovillage.org/regions photos/afpera), Clara Cortadelles (claraniu.wordpress.com), Jon Gagnon (flickr.com/photos/jongagnon)
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GEN’s
ORGANIZATION

VISION
The Global Ecovillage Network
envisions a world of empowered
citizens and communities, designing
and implementing their own
pathways to a regenerative future,
and building bridges of hope and
international solidarity.

MISSION
To innovate, catalyze, educate and
advocate in global partnership with
ecovillages and all those dedicated to
the shift to a regenerative world.

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 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2019

1 Cultivate relationships of
cooperation and mutual support
throughout GEN.

2 Showcase the positive impact of

ecovillage projects worldwide.

3 Inspire individual and community

participation in ecovillage lifestyles.

4 Provide consultancy and education

for a regenerative future.

5 Speed up global regeneration

through strategic alliances and
advocacy.

6 Implement ecovillage programmes to

help achieve the SDGs and Climate
Agreement.

7 Develop economic abundance for

a thriving ecovillage network.

The Global Ecovillage Network is a

registered charity: SCO43796, and has
consultative status in the United Nations
Economic and Social Council (UN-
ECOSOC).

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MAP OF
REGENERATION

At the heart of the ecovillage

movement lies a Map of
Regeneration in four areas - social,
culture, ecology and economy. It is a
pattern of integral design that can be
recognised in all ecovillages.

Each Area of Regeneration contains

6 Ecovillage Principles distilled from
decades of ecovillage living and
research. Together, they reflect GEN’s
unique approach and commitment
to catalysing community-led
transformation around the world.

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 MAP OF REGENERATION
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Ecovillages are pathways of positive

transformation, not fixed outcomes.
They have developed unique ways
of consciously designing local
communities that integrate all four
Areas of Regeneration into locally
appropriate, globally relevant solution
hubs in a climate changing world. Their
work includes:

Practicing whole systems thinking

Identifying intervention points
Designing for local circumstance
Using privilege to benefit the
whole
Building alliances across divides
Including all stakeholders
Embracing prototyping and
feedback
Leading from the future

Learn more about how ecovillages

exemplify all areas of regeneration, how
GEN uses this pattern to teach ecovillage
design, and how you can apply these
patterns to your own work:

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IMPACT

Ecovillages pioneer innovative solutions

that enable communities, regions and
states to achieve their UN Sustainable
Development Goals and Climate Agreement.
Research on ecovillage impact agrees.
The TESS research project concluded
that if only five percent of the EU were
to engage in effective community-led
climate change adaptation initiatives,
carbon savings would be sufficient for
85% of its countries to achieve their
2020 emission reduction targets.
TESS also showed that 63% of the
surveyed community-based initiatives
have been replicated elsewhere. The
potential to scale community-led
regeneration is high!

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 In 2017, GEN investigated the impact of 30 diverse ecovillages in
MEASURING THE IMPACT 5 continents to find out how ecovillages were already contributing
to reaching the SDGs and Paris Climate Agreements.
OF ECOVILLAGES Some of the findings:

GOAL 4 : QUALITY EDUCATION GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION

100% provide education and lifelong learning opportunities
in the fields of sustainable development, regenerative lifestyles
and climate change adaptation.
GOAL 5 : GENDER EQUALITY
90% have more than 40% women in decision-making bodies.
GOAL 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
97% actively work to restore or replenish water sources
and cycles.
GOAL 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND
COMMUNITIES
100% actively safeguard regenerative cultural traditions
using local sustainable ways of building, farming and
preparing food.
GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND
PRODUCTION
90% recycle, reuse and repair more than 50% of consumer
goods. 85% compost all their food waste.
90% work actively to sequester carbon in soil and biomass.
GOAL 15: LIFE ON LAND
97% of showcase ecovillages work actively to restore
damaged or degraded ecosystems.
GOAL 16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG
INSTITUTIONS
100% provide education in decision-making and mutual
empowerment skills; 96% provide training in nonviolent
conflict resolution, and 80% have an agreed-upon method
for resolving conflicts.
GOAL 17: PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
95% regularly engage in campaigns to protect human rights,
the rights of communities and the rights of nature.
In their efforts to restore ecosystems, water cycles and the
atmosphere, ecovillages use and often teach many of the
top 100 carbon drawdown solutions, as identified by Project
Drawdown in ‘the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to
reverse global warming’.
 BEYOND THE SDGS

Ecovillages provide numerous and

diverse intangible benefits, such as
building social capital, providing a sense
of purpose and belonging, improving
well-being, and empowerment. These
benefits are less easy to record and
measure, but are often identified by
ecovillage residents themselves as the
most important.

AMPLIFYING THE IMPACT

Learning from the positive impact

ecovillages have, GEN is committed to
catalysing the power of communities
for regenerative future. GEN celebrates
existing ecovillages as demonstrations
sites of replicable and transferable
social innovations.
GEN also helps to spread community-led
approaches through our ecovillage
programmes, which create wealth and
employment opportunities, halt and
reverse environmental degradation,
sequester carbon and provide
communities with the knowledge, skills
and tools to guarantee a healthy future.
Learn more:

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/resources/impact-assessment

impact@ecovillage.org
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GENNA GENOA
One Global Network
Five Regions

CASA Latina GEN EUROPE

GEN AFRICA

Ecovillages in
42 114
National networks Countries

185 105 10.000+ 4000+

Ambassadors People attending People reached Volunteer
GEN Training through GEN hours
of Trainers events
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Cultivate relationships of trust and solidarity
1 throughout GEN.
Transparent and inclusive organizational structures
throughout GEN
Implementation of GEN & Regions Response-Ability Agreement
Pilot and spread Trauma Transformation in Community Trainings
2 Unleash individual and community participation in
ecovillage lifestyles.
Provide inspirational outreach: 22.000 Facebook followers
and 1.2 million website views
Grow Friends of GEN into a circle of support
Send newsletter monthly and build list to 15.000 subscribers
Empower 200 GEN Ambassadors worldwide
Host at least 5 annual Conferences within the GEN Regions
3 Showcase the success of ecovillage projects worldwide.
Map GEN’s connection to 10.000 ecovillages and communities
Add 1.000 ecovillages projects to the GEN database
Identify and promote at least 10 showcase ecovillages per region
100 UN nations host at least one ecovillage project
40 National ecovillage networks registered with GEN
Offer education, research and consultancy for a
4 regenerative world.
Showcase best Ecovillage Solutions for each Ecovillage Principle
Ecovillage Design Cards translated to 15 languages
Coordinate pool of 80 GEN Trainers and Consultants
Educate at least 1.000 persons in GEN trainings
Implement 5 consultancy packages through GEN Consultancy
Refine the Ecovillage Impact Assessment tool and elicit data from
100 ecovillages.
Met or exceeded Extended to 2019
Apply and spread ecovillage programmes for local implementation
5 of the SDGs and Paris Climate Agreement:
Define and pilot GEN’s 5 Ecovillage Programmes
Ecovillage Incubation
Ecovillage Development
Greening Schools for Sustainable Communities
EmerGENcies
Urban Eco-Neighbourhoods
Support the implementation of Ecovillage Development
Programmes in at least 5 countries
Raise the impact of GEN through proactive
6 political influencing.
Show how GEN’s work helps to implement political frameworks
Inform about the work of GEN and inspire community-led
approaches through:
Presence at UN COP24 in Poland and UN HLPF in New York
Partnership with ECOLISE, reaching out to the EU
Regular communication with representatives of 10 national
governments
7 Build and strengthen strategic alliances.
• Showcase logos of 30 global and 20 local partner organisations on
GEN’s website
• Sign 50 MOUs with partner organisations
• Work on joint projects with 7 partner organisations
Develop economic abundance for a thriving
8 ecovillage network.
• Successfully implement GEN Education and Consultancy
• Achieve at least £650.000 in annual turnover, with about
£250.000 in donations, £350.000 in funded projects, and £50.000
in earned income.
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Partnership
Organizations
Including Gaia Education,
Let’s Do It! World, Earth Rights
Institute, and Ecosystem
Restoration Camps
11
Completed
Projects
Including EVS, LEADER,
COP24 & EDP III, GEN Africa
Conference, Youth SIRCle,
Greening Schools

564 23
Sustainability Goverment
Solutions Outreach
ecovillage interest from 23 national
solutions provided governments in
in the implementing Ecovillage
Solution Library Development Programmes.

146.000 7.700 24.000 2.000

Website visitors Newsletter Facebook likes Twitter
subscribers followers

754.000 up from

total pageviews 18.000

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HOW GEN THRIVES

2016
GEN is moving to both expand and
diversify our funding to increase our
impact and outreach. We are shifting
from our initial focus of private
foundation funding to the following
varied resources:
1. Funded Projects
2. Social Entrepreneurship
2017 • Consultancy and Education
• Merchandise
3. Donations and grants
• Private foundations
• Large donors
• Friends of GEN

2018
Earned
50.2% Funded
Revenue 9.9%
Projects
Gaia 3.7% Donations
Trust 36.3%
FUNDED PROJECTS
GEN has seen tremendous growth in this type of revenue. We
participate in partnerships and grants that help us to fulfil GEN’s
mission, vision and values; developing strong relationships with
partners encourages synergies and alignments that amplify our
impact. We have had the privilege of working with the Scottish
Government, the German Foreign Ministry, the British Council
and the European Commission, amongst others.
RIVER OF LIFE
A platform for women to support other women
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GEN is developing this funding stream to help build careers
while spreading ecovillage solutions. In 2018, GEN increased its
support of pursuits that regenerate the earth and its people by
establishing the GEN Consultancy and Education focus area. Since
its inception, GEN has leveraged the wisdom and skills of our
global network of consultants in our Regions to complete projects
and trainings with diverse clients on four continents.
This program brought a 290% increase in revenue from the prior
year, significantly exceeding our expectation and plan.
In parallel, GEN’s online store revenue has increased 118% since
the prior year with the growing popularity of our facilitation
merchandise and books.
As part of our larger donor program, River of Life pairs each donor
woman with an exemplary community leader in need of support.
GEN is selecting recipient women for the upcoming year and
expects this program to grow significantly in 2019.
DONATIONS AND GRANTS

GEN continues to be enormously grateful for the support

of Gaia Trust in Denmark. While the percentage of total
funding from Gaia Trust decreased from 48% to 36% in
2018, they remain a critical part of GEN’s income streams
and have allowed us to thrive in ways that we could not have
done otherwise. 28% of this funding passes through GEN to
support the work of GEN Regions and NextGEN.

Friends of GEN, our monthly donors program, started in

2017 and has grown 146% from 2017 to 2018. Friends of
GEN energize us with enthusiasm and support and show us
how many small gifts can make a huge difference. We are
looking to expand this program in 2019 with a stronger social
media presence and donor relations.
Lastly, we are deeply grateful to all those who volunteer their
time and knowledge to GEN - the GEN Board and Assembly
Members, Ambassadors, Staff and all other volunteers who
put in long hours to support our network. We would not be
able to do all we do without you!

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GEN BOARD
AND STAFF

GEN’s General Assembly and

Board of Trustees are made up of
representatives appointed by each
of the 5 GEN Regions. Together, they
oversee GEN’s strategic direction and
finances - and the conversations at
the heart of GEN are characterised by
their global and intercultural nature.
GEN’s dedicated Staff team works
hand in hand with regional staff to
implement GEN’s objectives and
targets. The GEN Elders and GEN
Advisory Board share their wisdom
and advice at crucial points.

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 GEN BOARD GEN STAFF
The Board is composed of 2 Charity Trustees representing About half of the staff members are based in the GEN
each of the Regional Networks of GEN and NextGEN, office in Findhorn, Scotland; others are spread across
plus a President and a representative from the UK. every continent, collaborating across the world.

Daniel Greenberg
Canada (2018 President) Kosha Joubert Gabriel Siqueira
GENOA
Laurie Michaelis Executive Director Communications Director
United Kingdom Andrew Olivier (i)
Australia Benjamin Bernabela
CASA LATINA Abbie Caldas
Executive Assistant
Hiroko Katayama (i) Communications Assistant
Henny Freitas (i) Japan
Brasil Kathleen O’Day
Kavitha Urvasie (o) Finance Director Camila Olarte
Beatriz Arjona (o) India Design Coordinator
Colombia (2018 Vice President)
Boniface Gomes (o) Paulo Bessa
Jennifer Trujillo Obando Bangladesh Admin Manager Trudy Juriansz
Colombia (new President) Networking Director
GEN Africa GEN Europe Esther Hirsch
Office Manager
Camilla Nielsen (i) Tessa Brock
Rachel Chininga-Francis (i) Denmark Ambassador Coordinator
South Africa Anna Kovasna
Nonty Sabic (o) Education Director
Joshua Konkankoh (o) Kenza Isnasni
Spain
Cameroon
Advocacy Coordinator
Robert Hall Angelika Kobl
Niveen Adel Sweden Education Assistant
Egypt
Rarin Ole Sein
GENNA Next GEN Camilla McArthur IT Director
Consultancy Director
Cynthia Tina Andrea Giraldo López (o)
US (new Vice President) Mark Rowatt Anderson
Colombia Carly Gayle Web Developer
Consultancy Assistant
Leland (Lee) Davies Laura Kästele
Canada (Treasurer) Germany

(i): Incoming || (o): Outgoing

 COUNCIL OF ELDERS
Representing the founders of the GEN movement:
Albert Bates, Declan Kennedy, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Joss
Brooks, Linda Joseph, Lucilla Borio, Marian Zeitlin, Marti
Mueller, Rob Wheeler, Robert Gilman, John Talbott, Liora Adler,
John Croft, Alberto Coyote, Max Lindegger, Roger Doudna,
Ousmane Aly Pame, Jane Rasbash, Alfonso Flaquer, Giovanni Ciarlo

ADVISORY INTERNS AND 2018

BOARD STAFF
Ross Jackson, Vivi Straub, Tim Boneder, Gustavo
Sabine Lichtenfels, Briz, Diogo Capo, Evan Welkin, Devon
Visolela Namises, Reeser, Yvette Dzakpasu, Mena Vieira,
Macaco Tamerice, Tom Feeney, Christopher Kindig,
Robin Alfred Tobias Ellingsen, Liz Egan

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Linda Joseph, Nebesna Mugove Walter
Fortin, Sara Johnston, Nyika, Linda Kabaira,
Thumbs Cassidy, Keala Ousmane Aly Pame,
Young, Sky Blue Sonita Mbah, Paul
Yeboah, Aaron
Alberto Ruz, Margarita Ranayeke, Samuel
O. Zethelius, Leticia Kaboka
Rigatti, Yuluka BoaVida,
Pamela Martinez, Maria
Jose Valenzuela Udesh Fernando,
Thalea Tane, Hai
Alfonso Flaquer, Macaco Chao, Sharmila
Tamerice, Charlie Seyyid, Bogs Castillo,
Lenglez, Brigitta Spalti, Marizh Manlincon,
Francesca Whitlock Seyoung Park

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2018 PROJECTS

From writing manuals on

holistic post-disaster recovery
to participating in COP24 in
Poland, facilitating trauma
transformation trainings
and dialoguing with national
government leaders in
Armenia, the ways that GEN
works to bring ecovillage
models into the world is as
diverse as the countries and
communities we work with.

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OUR WORK AROUND THE WORLD

Highlights of projects around the world that GEN’s international Regional GEN Gathering
education and consultancy focus areas conducted in 2018 - plus
EmerGENcies projects and GEN Regions’ international gatherings. Youth SIRCle innovation lab

Ecovillage Training of Trainers

Major advocacy event
Ecovillage Design Introduction
Consultancy project
New partnership with university
Active EmerGENcies project (affiliated with GEN Region)
Other funded project
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018

The GEN delegation, with a booth and side events

at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24)
in Poland, inspired government representatives
from more than 10 countries to start implementing
Ecovillage Development Programmes.
Hosted the 10-day Power of Community Online
Summit in early 2019, engaging more than 10.000
participants in dialogue about climate change and
consciousness.

Updated our database to reflect our connections

with 5.750 ecovillages and related projects.

Piloted the GEN Training of Trainers on three

continents, in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Hosted two Youth SIRCle Innovation Labs for social
entrepreneurship in Denmark and Cameroon.
Completed a Greening Schools project in 6 pilot
schools in Zambia, which is now being spread to 35
more schools, and started a follow-up project for
income generation for youth and teenage mothers.

Laid the groundwork for Ecovillage Development

Programmes in Armenia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and
across Asia.

Consultancy missions accomplished in Brazil,

Armenia, China, and Norway.

GEN Regions hosted international conferences in the

US, Estonia, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Ecuador, and Mexico.

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 GEN REGIONS
CASA LATINA
CASA Latina is a pluricultural and
inclusive, regional community, which
aims to live in fulfilment, peace and
harmony with Mother Earth and all
beings living in this common home.

We promote regenerative styles of living

and more resilient societies by connecting
networks of sustainable settlements and
ecovillages, differential educational
initiatives, urban neighbourhoods in
transition, local networks and
organizations working for sustainability,
youth associations and eco-nomads. We
are part of the Global Ecovillage Network
and partner with other resonant global
networks, including Transition Network,
Permaculture Latin American Network
and World Conscious Pact.
 REGIONAL GATHERINGS
The ECCO - CASA Latina Gathering is a biannual event for
CASA members to connect, cocreate and reflect on the
network’s national and regional strategies and initiatives.
PROJECTS
EmerGENcies CASA Latina
We create and connect sustainable humanitarian assistance
projects, creating tools and methods to support communities and
territories in prevention, response and recovery after disasters,
crises and conflicts.
+ EmerGENcies Venezuela continues to respond to the food crisis by
supporting the Livelihoods for Resilience Programme of
Ecoescuela El Jardín in Mérida.
+ Aldea Domo responded to the 2018 earthquake in Chile by building
community centers for early recovery.
+ EmerGENcies Mocoa continues to respond to the landslide in
Colombia as part of the Participatory and Regenerative
Reconstruction of the Musurrunakuna Indigenous Territory project.
In alliance with the Anaconda del Sur Ecovillage and the
Musurrunakuna community, CASA has created a pilot
program for community-based reconstruction to
address climate change-related disasters and poor
or nonexistent planning of human settlements in
the Andean-Amazonian areas. Currently in its
Mother Earth Rights Forum and Festival
Council of Visions: The Call of the Lagoon
Support next ECCO 2019 in Ecuador
Education for Sustainability
Since 2016, CASA has provided information, tools and training to
promote regenerative styles of living. In 2018 we hosted:
5 online courses: 2 in sociocracy, 1 in Nonviolent Communication,
2 Transition Trainings
3 Participatory Leadership Trainings, in Chile, Madrid and Mexico
1 Certified Ecological Systems and Permaculture Design Training, in
Colombia
1 Certified Regenerative Projects Incubator, in Ecuador
1 Sociocracy training for local government, in Colombia
CASABE
From the Spanish “Lo que CASA sabe”, CASABE is a forum for sharing
best practices in ecosocial regeneration developed by CASA nodes -
spreading the word on what works and what doesn’t, through video
interviews and webinars.
fourth phase, it is now focused on
providing governments and communities with
tools, methods and technical recommendations
to be considered in the formulation of local,
national and bioregional plans of territorial
development and land use policies.
 PARTNERSHIPS
In 2018, CASA Latina implemented 30+
partnerships, including: Art of Hosting Network,
Transition Network, Permaculture Latin
Network, Gaia U Latina, Ecopoblaciones,
Viracocha Foundation, OmniUnity Foundation,
Aldea Domo Ecovillage and El Jardin Ecoschool.

NETWORKS
Existing CASA
national networks:

Emerging CASA
national networks:
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Uruguay

Emerging groups
of interest in:
Argentina
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Guatemala

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GEN AFRICA
GEN Africa prioritises organisational
development and implementation of the
Pan-African Ecovillage Development
Programme (PAEDP) in all member
countries. With over 23 member
countries, our unique role is facilitating
ecovillages as living models across the
continent.
We envision the re-emergence of a
sustainable and abundant Africa growing
out of an alliance of self-empowered and
resilient communities.
As a solution-based alliance, GEN Africa
makes visible examples of best practices,
empowers existing ecovillages, supports
emergence of new ecovillages and
develops educational tools to inspire
societal transition to resilience.
 GEN Africa has a secretariat with three staff who
work on region-wide policy, strategies, and
finances, meet regularly with the Council, and
coordinate working groups across the network.
THE GEN AFRICA CONFERENCE
More than 37 participants from 20 countries attended the
2018 annual conference and a Training of Trainers in
Zimbabwe, to build capacity in delivering ecovillage
trainings and ensure cohesiveness in GEN Africa’s strategy.
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS
GEN Africa initiated working relationships with the national
governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and
Nigeria and signed MOUs with the governments of Sierra
Leone and Burkina Faso. Through the 2018 conference, GEN
Africa established a strong partnership with the Ministries of
Environment and Education in Zimbabwe.
PAN-AFRICAN ECOVILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
For the past 20 years, GEN Africa and GEN have worked on the
development and promotion of national ecovillage strategies - an
integrated, multi-sectoral community-based approach to create
sustainable and resilient ecovillage communities - and on creating a
blueprint for empowering communities to lead such processes.
“Together, we are providing African solutions
to African problems.” - Bolanle Alabede, Pax Herbals
Pax Herbals in Nigeria, Africa’s largest herbal research company,
began a partnership with GEN in 2018.
EDUCATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
GEN Africa helped upgrade the course content and research
structure of the MSc and PhD in Transformation Studies in
Africa, started in 2017 at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
200+ people have developed their capacity through projects
led by regional partners - SCOPE Zimbabwe, G-BIACK, Better
World Cameroon, Pax Herbals, GEN Ghana, and more.
Programs included:
• Moringa value addition with youth and communities in Ghana
• Culinary mushroom production with youth in Nigeria
• Agroecological practices and environmental conservation
scaled up in 7 communities in Kenya
• Ecological building with 31 Pygmy families in DR Congo
In 2018, 3 GEN Africa members represented the network,
reached out to government officials and shared the PAEDP at
COP24 in Katowice, Poland. The PAEDP was further built and
supported in 7 African countries with the development of concept
notes, outreach to local governments and implementation of
ecovillage strategies.
 NATIONAL NETWORKS
Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, DR Congo, South Africa
Mauritania, NextGEN Africa, Sahel (REDES)

EMERGING NETWORKS
Togo, Tanzania, Zambia

NextGEN
Africa

GEN Africa CONTACT INFO: Instagram: @genafrica

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GENNA
NORTH AMERICA
GENNA Alliance, a multi-organization
“collaborative platform”, focuses on
advancing regenerative community
within Turtle Island - synergizing
beyond our existing organizations
and networks to include the broader
regenerative movement.

We envision a world of interdependent

cooperative communities
stewarding the conditions of
regeneration, justice, peace and
abundance, in order to realize the full
potential of flourishing for all life, for all
generations to come.
 The Formation of the GENNA Alliance
In 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding was adopted by core
Alliance organizations: Global Ecovillage Network-US (GEN-US),
Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC),
GENNA ALLIANCE GATHERINGS
In May 2018, core GENNA Alliance organizations met at La Cite
Ecologique, New Hampshire to organize internal structures and
methods, areas of action, and a three-day event inviting other
organizations and networks for the Regenerative CoLab
(Collaboration Laboratory) in October 2018. At Arcosanti, an
Arizona urban sustainability experiment, 50 attendees
deepened and strengthened networking of regenerative
community movements. Both gatherings brought strong
intergenerational collaboration and dialogue around diversity,
equity and inclusion in the communities movement.
At the CoLab, we identified Areas of Participation;
Admin, Onboarding, Events, Education, Consultancy,
Data Sharing, Marketing, and Wealth Stewardship.
The Alliance is developing patterns for participation and
cogeneration, while bridging diverse communities.
“An Alliance’s impact is to create cohesive lines of
connection between organizations and individuals. Our im-
pact has resulted in a lively community that is ever growing.”
- Anna Stewart, 2018 intern
NextGEN North America, NuMundo, VillageLab, and an emerging
Canadian network. Cultivating relationships, establishing trust and
common purpose, we are creating frameworks for broader
alliances and collaborating online and in-person.
2018 ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed regional and international coordination; launched an
Alliance Development Team
Recruited and coordinated 4 interns, hosting one at Dancing
Rabbit Ecovillage
Collaborated with Arcosanti, co-producing the Convergence
Festival - a 3 day, 400-person gathering centered on
permaculture and the arts
Developed a consultancy group that will partner with GEN
Hosted several public online information sessions about
GENNA Alliance
Began developing a community map data-sharing project with
FIC, NuMundo and GEN
Represented North American ecovillage movements at UN,
ECOLISE and regional permaculture conferences
2019 CORE PROJECTS
2018 ACHIEVEMENTS
Online & Onland Learning Events for the Alliance and public
Diversity-Equity-Inclusion: cultivating partners & opportunities
Spring CoLab: Alliance development, networking collaboration
2020 Collaborative Event: partnering for a larger regional event
 PARTNERS

ECOVILLAGES CANADA

NATIONAL AND
EMERGING NETWORKS

GENNA Alliance CONTACT INFO:

genna@ecovillage.org

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 GEN REGIONS
GENOA
OCEANIA AND ASIA
GENOA, the Global Ecovillage Net-
work of Oceania & Asia, is a network
of people, ecovillages, organisations,
networks and local government bodies
in Oceania and Asia. GENOA promotes
ecovillage lifestyles and spaces where
people live together in a sustainable
way, with dignity and integrity, in har-
mony with each other and with nature.

GENOA aims to co-create a region of

regenerative and restorative culture
through connecting, sharing, promoting
and supporting existing and aspiring
ecovillage communities, projects and
individuals; and the organizations,
networks and local government bodies
that support them.
 GATHERINGS
Regional gathering at Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand, with 55 people from
14 countries. Emergence Convergence events at Maia Earth Village,
Philippines; Kampung Kampus, Singapore; and Eden Hope, Vanuatu
GENOA FOCUS AREAS IN 2018
OFFICE AND FINANCE
Organized the regional gathering and two regional
strategy meetings
Supported the NextGENOA ToT and EDE at Gaia Ashram, GEN
ToT in Auroville
Organized three Emergence Convergences
Supported 15 workshop participants with the GENOA Equity
Scholarship Fund
STORY HARVESTING
NextGENOA youth traveled in Asia and Europe and published
video stories on their Youtube and Facebook accounts. GENOA
also collected ecovillage stories from throughout the region at
the Emergence Convergence events and through its
comprehensive annual report.
COMMUNICATIONS
The mandala (below) visually communicates the various dimensions of
an integrative approach to living - applied both to GENOA’s focus areas
and to communities and programs in the wider world.
EDUCATION
Ecovillage Design Education programs throughout the region:
• Gaia Ashram, Thailand
• Sunshine Ecovillage, Chengdu, China
• As One Community, hosted by GEN Japan
• YouthLink, Auroville, India
• Bangladesh Association for Sustainable Development
Other education activities:
• GEN Training of Trainers (ToT), Auroville, India
• Awakening Leadership Training, Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand
• Participation in the Ecoversities and Multiversities Alliance
gathering, Udaipur, India
NETWORKING
GENOA continued mapping initiatives throughout the region,
building participation in the network, which fed into the
Regional Gathering. It signed a partnership agreement with the
International Network of Engaged Buddhists - Inter-Religious
Climate & Ecology Network (INEB-ICE) alongside GEN.
 The GENOA network comprises dozens of
intentional communities, hubs of traditional
villages in transformation, and organizations
aligned with ecovillages in spirit and mission.

REGISTERED NETWORKS
Australia, Japan, NextGEN Korea

EMERGING NETWORKS
Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal,
New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu

GENOA CONTACT INFO:

Email: genoa@ecovillage.org Facebook: @GENOA1

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 GEN REGIONS
GEN EUROPE
GEN Europe envisions a conscious,
resilient and sustainable Europe where
ecovillage and community values and
lifestyles are widely adopted.

As the European ecovillage association,

we promote social resilience,
environmental pro­tection and
restoration of nature through the
concept of ecovillages as models for
sustainable human settlements. We
actively support the de­vel­opment of
ecovillages and networks in Europe.
THE EUROPEAN ECOVILLAGE CONFERENCE
The European Ecovillage Conference took place in
Lilleoru, Estonia, in July. 600 people from 46 countries
across Europe and beyond came together in Lilleoru’s
REGENERATING RURAL COMMUNITIES
We worked with the Iberian Ecovillage Network (RIE) on an
exciting pilot project that aims to aims to regenerate depopulated
rural communities using an ecovillage model.
The first phase of the project, supported financially by the
Navarran regional government, was a series of
conferences that filled with interested stakeholders
keen to learn from the ecovillage movement.
We hope to see such institutional partnerships become more
widespread as governments recognise ecovillage expertise in
tackling rural exodus.
BLOOM
We continued our Horizon2020
partnership, BLOOM, engaging
students, teachers, academia and
businesses in conversations around the
bioeconomy in Europe.
stunning Flower of Life Park to celebrate the
inter-connectivity of sustainable communities and
the relevance of their practices and values in the
contemporary world.
CLIMATE ACTION ADVOCACY AT COP24
We were present at COP24, the UN climate conference,
alongside GEN and ECOLISE, as part of a small but growing
group that aims to put community-led development on the map
and make space in the discourse for discussion about and
recognition of the vital contributions of non-state actors to
climate action.
During the two weeks, we were able to spark conversations
with dozens of curious stakeholders from across civil society,
NGOs and government and amplify the vital work being done
to regenerate the planet across our network.
ECOGAMER
Work began on ECOGAMER, a major Erasmus+ funded
project in collaboration with GEN, Damanhur and Sekem
communities, and Lisbon University to develop a
live-action game to engage young people in ecovillage
lifestyles and develop the ecovillage impact assessment.
Two new national networks emerged in our region in
2018: the long-awaited GEN WISE in the UK, and GEN
Ukraine, who have been highly active in spreading
ecovillages lifestyles throughout Ukraine.

Other national networks continue to grow and

flourish, increasing inter-network collaboration on
funding applications, projects and knowledge exchange.

NATIONAL NETWORKS
Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Ran 1st youth Training of Trainers on
Germany, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Israel,
“participatory & holistic learning” to develop
Netherlands,
facilitationNorway, Russia,
skills for Sweden,
ecovillage Switzerland,
education.
Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom + Ireland

REGIONAL NETWORKS
Balkans, Baltic Sea, Iberian Peninsula

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GEN Europe CONTACT INFO: facebook.com/geneurope

secretariat@gen-europe.org instagram.com/gen_europe
www.gen-europe.org twitter.com/geneurope

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 NEXT GEN
NEXTGEN
ECOVILLAGE YOUTH NETWORK

NextGEN is the youth branch of the

Global Ecovillage Network (GEN),
connecting young people through
ecovillages, regenerative education,
events, eco-projects, and nature-based
living. We are united by our youthful
spirits, love for the earth, passion for
community and understanding that we
need viable, holistic solutions like
ecovillages to respond to the current
global crisis.

NextGEN’s mission is to empower,

educate, connect, and inspire young adults
to face our planetary crisis with an open
heart and mind, to take collaborative
action, energize the ecovillage movement,
and co-create a regenerative, resilient and
peaceful world. We focus our work on the
strategic areas of inspiration, learning,
action, connection and empowerment.
 NextGEN is a youth-led global network of young change
agents, ecovillage youth, and supporters of any age
forming an integral part of the wider GEN networks.
Highlights from NextGEN in 2018
NextGENNA
Hosted the Ecovillage Pathway event at La Cité Écologique in
New Hampshire, USA, themed “Youth & Elder Connection”
with 30 participants, which also strengthened the network
and relationship with the venue.
Helped two interns merge passion and career by supporting
the Ecovillage Pathways and created an inspiring video
interview about the event.
Active leadership and youth participation in the GENNA Alliance
and co-organized the Alliance Regenerative CoLab event.
Representation of NextGEN at the Twin Oaks Communities
Conference, UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable
Development, and Science and Nonduality Conference.
NextGEN Africa
NextGEN Ghana won a project on competency-based training in mo-
ringa production from Business Sector Challenge Fund which taught
20 youths to make moringa-based cosmetics and to train others.
Representation at the COP24 in Poland and youth participation
in the GEN Africa Conference in Zimbabwe.
The work is coordinated in five regional teams plus
the Youth Council as a global circle for connection,
coordination, and cohesion.
NextGEN Europe
Active participation and facilitation of 3 workshops, a
presentation of NextGEN and a youth-elder dialogue at the GEN
Europe conference in Lilleoru, Estonia.
Yes to Sustainability project ran 4 youth exchange programs and
trainings for youth to learn and participate in different ecovillages
funded by Erasmus+.
Presented NextGEN at a youth climate conference in Amsterdam
and brought ecovillages into the political dialogue through the
climate action delegation at the European Youth Event in
Strasbourg.
Established national youth networks in Switzerland, the Iberian
Peninsula, and Italy, plus emerging networks in Germany,
Slovenia, and the UK and Ireland.
Organised waste management advocacy in Ghana to educate the
public on composting biodegradable waste into fertilizer and
recycling plastics into school bags, laptop bags, wallets etc.
NextGEN Cameroon ran their 8th summer Youth Camp, themed
“innovative job creation for self employment” to empower youth
with creative and entrepreneurial skills, held at Ndanifor
Permaculture Ecovillage in Bafut.
 NextGENOA
Ran first youth Training of Trainers on
“participatory & holistic learning” to develop
facilitation skills for ecovillage education
NextGEN Korea members networked in
an ecovillage tour travelling through Asia
and Europe, including the GEN Europe and
GENOA gatherings.
Translated and published the book “1001
Ways to heal the Planet” in Korean.
Ran an awareness program about organic
farming, biodiversity and soil conservation and
a workshop for plastic waste management,
gardening and tree planting in Sri Lanka.
Organised an online event for Earth Day.

CASA Jóvenes
Co-created the first National Transition
Gathering in Colombia in May, working with
the Transition Movement for greater
networking with other Latin American
National Hubs.
Joined the Encuentro Bioregional “Llamado
de la Laguna” in México in December,
running activities for children and exploring
the idea of a “Council of Children” mentored
by CASA Jóvenes.
Attended the annual gathering of CASA
Colombia “Llamado de la Montaña” in June,
exploring opportunities for partnership and
collaborative development.

Photo credit to: Oriana Bonilla, Sebastian Pibi, Charles Katere, Selase,
Cisca van Stuijvenberg, Clara Ruiz, Cynthia Tina, Eugenie Dumont,
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 GEN PROGRAMMES
ECOVILLAGE
INCUBATION

Starting an ecovillage and learning

to live and work in community is
an adventure - a mix of discovery,
challenge, exhilaration, and immense
rewards. It takes grit, love and
determination to make it. It also takes
skills and support - offered through
the Ecovillage Incubation Programme,
adapted to the needs and situation of
each initiative.

This solution-oriented programme

is based on learnings, tools and
insights from established ecovillages,
distilled into resources, models and
methodologies useful for any group that
recognises the value of community.

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 ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR:
SUPPORT IN CREATING NEW COMMUNITIES
To guide new ecovillage initiatives, to revitalise stalled ones, and
to bring the wisdom of conscious communities to the world in
new ways, this programme offers:
• Expert support for new community groups clarify and align
with their vision, deepen collaboration, and set in place legal
and financial structures to help them achieve their aims
• A mentorship programme pairing new initiatives with
experienced ecovillage facilitators
• Education in ecovillage solutions and participatory design for
social, cultural, ecological, and economic regeneration
• Support in creating clear ecovillage implementation plans,
with step by step actions anchored in collective process
• Help with conflict resolution and using group tension to bring
a project forward
• Webinars and online discussion groups
• An open welcome into a supportive network of like-minded
communities around the world
Learn to analyse, design and approach ecovillage development
through a holistic framework of principles and solutions for
social, cultural, ecological and economic regeneration.
THE PROCESS
GEN is developing a manual and online course in addition to
personalized consultation services, all of which will guide you
through navigating these essential steps:
Study! Visit communities, learn from the successes and failures of projects all
over the world, become familiar with time-tested ecovillage frameworks
Understand what it takes to persevere in building a new culture
Form a core group of members
Know what you want and define key characteristics of your community
Get in place a clear membership process
Agree on governance and decision-making structures
Learn to communicate really well
Learn to handle and resolve conflict
Find land or property and understand the legalities of building
Build alliances with neighbors, local government, and like-minded
organizations
Develop a plan to finance your ecovillage
Work out ownership structures and legal forms
Evaluate and celebrate!
Apply tools and methodologies for living and working in community
used in existing ecovillages, and learn about the five areas of
attention and development vital to the well-being of any community
initiative and its members.
INCUBATION IN ACTION:

EUROPE
The Community Learning Incubator
Project for Sustainability (CLIPS), led by
GEN and GEN Europe over two years,
developed a series of methodologies and
tools for residential communities and
other sustainable cooperative initiatives.
The CLIPS package includes dozens
of structures and exercises spanning
individual growth, community building,
shared intention, and cooperation
structures. During its development,
it was tested and evaluated by
communities in nine European countries.
GEN’s Ecovillage Incubation programme
builds on this strong foundation and the
wisdom of communities throughout our
global network.

WORK WITH US

Are you thinking about starting a new

ecovillage project? In the process
of creating a community and need
guidance? Need to revitalise a stalled
project? Contact us to learn more about
opportunities for collaboration.

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PROGRAMME
Catalysing community-led change
Eradicating poverty
Restoring natural environments
Achieving climate resilience
Implementing the UN Sustainable
Development Goals
The EDP works with governments to
transform traditional villages into regenerative
resilient communities. The process guides
communities to identify opportunities for
positive change in their social, cultural,
ecological, and economic practices, and to
develop a custom palette of solutions, drawing
from GEN’s worldwide network and from
local and regional experts. GEN and its local
partners then facilitate a process to manifest
the demand-driven changes.

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 ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR:
INTEGRATED HOLISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Ecovillage Development/Transition Programme, refined over
the past 20 years by GEN and its regional affiliate GEN Africa, is
designed to radically reform current development practices, putting
communities, sustainability, and wealth creation at the heart of the
development process.
Solutions such as biogas, water catchment and storage,
permaculture, earthquake-resilient housing, sustainable livelihood
opportunities, and place-based education are implemented in a
consciously-designed, integrated, community-led approach, with
awareness of the positive synergistic effects of these elements.
The result is not only more resilient and sustainable communities,
but also active progress toward reaching the SDGs and Paris Climate
Agreement goals. 97% of showcase ecovillages work actively to restore
damaged or degraded ecosystems; 90% work actively to sequester
carbon in soil or biomass; 97% restore or replenish water in their
ecosystems; and 85% compost all their food waste.
MAKING THE CONNECTION
National government representatives from 22 countries
have expressed strong interest in implementing the
programme, and the process has begun in Senegal, Sierra
Leone, Burkina Faso, The Gambia and Zimbabwe.
THE PROCESS
STEP 1: INVITING AND PARTICIPATING
Baseline study determining national programme feasibility
EDP Introduction for onboarding government officials
EDP Training for empowering community leaders
STEP 2: PLANNING AND INTEGRATING
Through regenerative design trainings, each village develops a
custom solution palette reflecting integral design
STEP 3: TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTING
In demand-driven trainings, experts empower people to
implement solutions
STEP 4: EVALUATING AND CELEBRATING
An ecovillage open day or conference celebrates wins and inspires
the next round of communities
STEP 5: REFINING AND SCALING
Communities expand their ecovillage development plans
Process starts again with a new round of communities
GEN connects with representatives of national governments,
chiefly at the UN Conference of the Parties (COP), to socialize the
concept of ecovillages and the EDP as a strategy for climate change
adaptation and mitigation. From there, GEN works with in-country
partners to facilitate and organize the transformation process.
THE EDP IN ACTION:

TANZANIA
From 2011 to 2014, Chololo, a village of
5,500 people in the semi-arid drylands
of central Tanzania, created a system
for testing best practices for climate
adaptation and food security. With
guidance from Tanzania’s Institute of
Rural Development Planning, farmers
organized into groups to pilot more than
20 ecological methods in agriculture,
forestry, livestock management, and
water conservation, and share successful
strategies with other groups.
The village saw significant improvements
in crop yields, nutrition, and food security
after just two years, and the programme
expanded to three more villages in 2015.

WORK WITH US

Do you work for a national or regional

government? Or an NGO with connections
at the national government level who
would be interested in partnering with
GEN to bring whole-systems development
strategies to communities in your
country? Contact us to learn more about
opportunities for collaboration.

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/our-work/
ecovillage-development/
consultancy@ecovillage.org
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Improving nutrition and food security

Promoting regenerative agriculture
Restoring natural environments
Fostering environmental stewardship
Transforming communities through
schools
The Greening Schools for Sustainable
Communities Programme establishes
green schools as hubs of agricultural
resilience, abundance and inspiration for
whole community transformation.
Schools - home to the next generation
of leaders - become demonstration
sites for climate change adaptation and
implementation of the UN Sustainable
Development Goals, starting with
nutrition and food security.

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 ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR:
HEALTHY, VIBRANT SCHOOLS AND FOOD SYSTEMS
Many students lack access to healthy food, which in turn affects
their learning in school. The Greening Schools approach starts with
addressing the most urgent needs of nutrition and food security, by
turning school lands into green edible landscapes - a source of food and
well-being for students, teachers and parents.
Green Schools show the power of addressing environmental
degradation and malnutrition together. Schools then go on to
adopt green technologies for renewable energy solutions, rainwater
harvesting, waste reduction, and more, expanding into the social, cultural
and economic aspects of ecovillage development.
Schools become hubs of inspiration, spreading environmental
stewardship and innovative ideas into the broader community.
The Greening Schools Programme teaches life skills for ecological stability,
social equity, cultural heritage preservation and economic viability,
thus leading youth to become more prepared to respond to risks and
uncertainties in a changing climate. Our long-term aim is to have such
innovative, participatory approaches included in national school curricula.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
The Greening Schools approach connects children and youth
to the natural world through learner-led inquiry, hands-on
active exploration and fun in a safe environment.
THE PROCESS
Integrated Land Use Design (ILUD) is a participatory design
process in which children, community members and teachers work
together to redesign their land for environmental regeneration
and increased health and well-being of all.
STEP 1: GROUNDING
ConnectIng with nature, culture, and indigenous knowledge
STEP 2: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
Identifying locally available resources
STEP 3: VISIONING
Developing shared long-term goals
STEP 4: INTEGRAL DESIGN
Using regenerative design principles to design a multi-functional
landscape that meets their needs
STEP 5: IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
Working together to manifest the design and track progress
Engaging with the earth, the source of their food, and
understanding the flows of air, water and energy, allows each child
to become a sustainable resource manager - and to become a real
agent of change and transformation.
GREENING SCHOOLS IN ACTION:
ZAMBIA
Since 2015, four schools in Zambia have
engaged with the programme, planting
hundreds of fruit trees and transforming
their grounds into a living laboratory for
foundational life and agricultural skills
as well as creative teaching of standard
school subjects.
Inspired by the project, the community
decided to focus on improving seed
security and crop diversification as a
way of increasing resilience in the face of
climate change, hunger, malnutrition and
poverty. They brought back lost traditional
crops and adopted intercropping and
other agroecological practices. The crops
have performed very well in the face of
the long dry spells in recent years, and the
programme has been applauded by the
Ministry of Education.

WORK WITH US

Do you work for a government education

agency? Or an NGO in the education
and/or agricultural sector who would
be interested in partnering with GEN to
bring the Greening Schools Programme
to the communities you work with?
Contact us to learn more about
opportunities for collaboration.

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/projects/ecovillage-
programmes/greening-schools/

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PROGRAMME

Transforming refugee camps into

ecovillages
Rebuilding sustainable communities
after disaster
Bringing regenerative solutions to
moments of crisis and suffering

The EmerGENcies Programme brings

solutions to communities who are
recovering from disaster, displacement,
and migration. GEN uses an integrated,
community-led approach to transition
communities to resilience and restore
their environments, through the phases
of relief, rehabilitation, and regenerative
development.

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 ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR:
DISASTER RELIEF, RECOVERY AND REGENERATION
In a crisis, priority needs include food security; water, sanitation and
hygiene (WASH); psycho-social support; energy access; natural building;
and regenerative livelihoods. Ecovillages have developed an array of
solutions in each of these areas, weaving them into a cohesive integral
design that is highly applicable for increasing community resilience
before, during, and after natural disasters, conflict, or displacement.
THE PROCESS
1. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE SYSTEM
Each of the GEN regions has an EmerGENcies coordinator that
coordinates support and organises appropriate connections in a
time of crisis, providing for basic needs such as food security, water,
sanitation, shelter, and health using regenerative solutions.
2. RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
EmerGENCies supports communities in developing their capacities
through Ecovillage Development processes.
3. RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION
Communities can choose to follow zero carbon approaches and
regenerative frameworks that transcend old models of development.
A GLOBAL TOOLBOX OF SOLUTIONS
GEN is developing a manual and database of case studies to
guide communities in post-crisis transformation. As learnings are
harvested and shared from each EmerGENcies intervention, our
global toolbox of solutions and team of consultants continues
to expand. The resulting learning platform contributes to the
innovation of humanitarian solutions for crisis situations.
STEP 1: INVITING AND PARTICIPATING
Assembling a team of GEN consultants and community members
STEP 2: PLANNING AND INTEGRATING
Supporting community leaders in identifying assets, needs and
leverage points for transformation
STEP 3: TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTING
Rebuilding the community through capacity-building trainings in
regenerative solutions for infrastructure, meeting basic needs, and
economic opportunities
STEP 4: EVALUATING AND CELEBRATING
Tracking outcomes and accomplishments
STEP 5: REFINING AND SCALING
Contributing to the global learning platform
 EMERGENCIES IN ACTION:

COLOMBIA - PREVENTION
The Program Alliance of Sustainable
Settlements for Peace (ALAS para la
Paz) is building peace in indigenous,
traditional and peasant communities
through conflict transformation.
PHILIPPINES - RELIEF AND RECOVERY
Green Releaf sets up community
gardens to address food security, waste
management, livelihood and emotional
recovery for survivors of typhoons and
conflict.
IRAQ - REHABILITATION, DEVELOPMENT
In Kurdistan, GEN is partnering
with World Vision and
Permaculture4Refugees to transform
refugee camps into ecovillages.

WORK WITH US

Do you work for a national or regional

government, or NGO, working in
crisis response and recovery? Are
you interested in using a holistic
regenerative approach and creating
lasting societal transformation through
your work? Contact us to learn more
about opportunities for collaboration.

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/our-work/emergencies/
consultancy@ecovillage.org
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GEN EDUCATION

Ecovillages have spent decades

researching collaborative and
linterlinked ways of social, ecological,
cultural and economic regeneration.
GEN Education turns that research
into trainings for individuals, organi-
sations and communities across the
world - through core GEN Trainings,
a certified Global Ecovillage Learning
Journey, and custom-made trainings.
“At a time when we urgently and globally need
new role-models for a radically different way to
live, I can’t think of any more timely approach
than the ‘living labs’ ecovillages actually are. GEN
and it’s educations seems to capture this better
than any other initiative I today know about.”
- Ecovillage Introduction Participant, Norway

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 Core GEN Trainings
GEN Training of Trainers
Launched in 2018, The GEN ToT offers skills in participatory
facilitation, transformative education and using the GEN
Map of Regeneration to inspire and empower community-led
action and individual lifestyle changes.
Ecovillage Training or Introduction
A short or week-long training in ecovillage design and
solutions, exploring and applying ecovillage principles in your
own life, organisation or community.
“[The ToT was] a delightful, powerful, immersive experience that
pushed us to build our capacity to build community. I left eager to
get home and stepup to a whole new level of engagement.”
- Raines Cohen, USA
The Global Ecovillage Learning Journey
98% of showcase ecovillages provide education for regenerative
living and development. From compassionate communication
and self-governance to natural building, social entrepreneurship,
traditional crafts and participatory design - ecovillages are full of
teachers and facilitators with skills deeply needed in the world today.
Building Capacity For A Regenerative Future
GEN’s Ecovillage Programmes
GEN Education is working to provide materials and online as well as
offline trainings for the programmes, five strategic areas for applying
ecovillage approaches in local and global transformation.
Ecovillage Incubation - creating new ecovillages
Ecovillage Transition - transforming existing communities
Urban Eco-Neighbourhoods - ecovillaging the city
Greening Schools - catalyzing change through schools
EmerGENcies - applying ecovillage lessons in humanitarian relief
“The GEN ToT is an absolutely formidable tool
of change and empowerment.”
- Omar Hajji, Morocco
Certified Trainings in Ecovillages
Around the World
The Global Ecovillage Learning Journey is being created to provide a
shared platform and access point to the skills, wisdom and knowledge
of those people. Through a new online platform and GEN certification
system, it links and promotes trainings in ecovillages around the
world - and provides pathways of learning and capacity building for
those interested in transformative ecovillage-based education.
CUSTOM-MADE GEN TRAININGS
Contextualising Ecovillage
Education To Your Needs

On-demand training tailor-made for

your organisation, group or community,
in collaboration between GEN
Education and Consultancy. We work
with you to map and understand your
interests and situation, and draw on our
international group of educators and
facilitators to put together a training
designed just for you.

‘This training revived the ubuntu

spirit and our motivation to reduce
our carbon footprint. It is an eye-
opener to how we can enjoy life and
still give back to the environment.’
- Participant in Ecovillage Design
Training, Zimbabwe

Whether you are a learner looking

for new skills and inspiration, an
organisation in search of new
approaches, or an ecovillage or
educator interested in running GEN
trainings, do not hesitate to get in touch!

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/education
education@ecovillage.org
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GEN CONSULTANCY

GEN Consultancy shares some of the

world’s best practices in the field of
community regeneration and resilience
through a highly skilled and diverse group
of experts.
We draw on our global network of
experienced consultants who have been
involved in a variety of climates and
contexts to bring proven solutions to
community development projects.
GEN provides individually-tailored
consultation services and action plans for
social, ecological, economic, and cultural
regeneration, to complement and expand
on the material in our courses and online
resources.

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SUPPORTING YOUR PATHWAY TO
REGENERATION
GEN Consultancy provides solutions tailored to our five ecovillage
Programmes, supporting you wherever you are to take your next steps:
Ecovillage Incubation
For individuals or groups looking to start new
ecovillages, GEN can provide the framework to get
started, and guidance for every step of the way.
Ecovillage Development/Transition
GEN provides support for existing communities
looking to transition to regenerative ecovillages
through conscious integral design.
GEN also works with governments at the national
level to create ecovillage development policy and
implementation plans for sustainable development.
Greening Schools
Through this programme, schools can become green
schools and hubs of inspiration for transforming the
whole community.
EmerGENcies
Organisations and communities working to rebuild
sustainable communities after disasters or with
refugees can gain GEN’s expertise in integrating the
four areas of regeneration.
Urban Ecovillages
GEN can work with urban communities to establish
a neighborhood ecovillage, creating inspiration for
surrounding communities.
RESILIENCY AND REGENERATION
FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE
GEN Consultancy supports you to take a holistic and participatory
approach to developing your community, building a stronger future:
Social Resiliency - Cooperation is a powerful
positive force. We can assist with governance
models, community building, conflict resolution, and
navigating group dynamics.
Ecological Restoration - We can advise on plans
for clean energy, sustainable agriculture, water
management, and natural building.
Economic Sustainability - Using the creativity
and ingenuity of your community, we can develop
economic systems and business models based on
collaboration and sustainability.
Cultural Regeneration - We can help to
recognise, honour or evolve cultural practices that
protect communities and promote diversity through
art, connection and meaning.
Integral Design - Navigating a complex and
interconnected world requires a holistic approach
to action. We can guide you through a process of
participatory design, identifying and developing
solutions that create benefits for the whole
community.
We can work together virtually and/or organise
a visit to your country.
Network of Specialists

GEN is a registered charity in

Scotland that connects thousands
of communities in five global
regions. Consultants are available
from all around the world, and are
experienced in applying and adapting
solutions to your climate, context and
circumstances.

Sustainable Development Goals

GEN provides solutions to contribute

towards local implementation of the 17
Sustainable Development Goals and the
Paris Climate Agreements. GEN has UN
Consultative status and works at the
UN to advocate for ecovillages and the
contribution they make to development
and the future of the planet.

Education & Resources

GEN Consultancy and Education work

hand in hand to provide a range of
innovative courses and resources to
support individuals, communities and
governments.

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/consultancy
consultancy@ecovillage.org
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GEN AMBASSADORS

GEN Ambassadors help spread

the hope, inspiration and concrete
solutions developed in ecovillages
around the world, and invite others
to become involved in the Global
Ecovillage Network. As Ambassadors
communicate GEN’s work in local
languages and connect it with diverse
cultural contexts and grassroots
movements, they are are an integral
part of connecting GEN with the
ecovillage movement and network all
over the world.

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 GEN Ambassadors
A GEN Ambassador is an individual who knows the Global
Ecovillage Network well and is able to represent GEN on
local, national and/or international levels, regardless of
whether or not she or he lives in an ecovillage community. A
GEN Ambassador stays updated about GEN by reading the
newsletter and website and attending GEN events.
GEN Ambassadors and
the GEN Regions
In 2018, the GEN Ambassador Coordinator strengthened
communication between Ambassadors and the GEN Regions, to better
support networks at the country and regional levels. GEN has one
liaison in each of the regions who helps to coordinate GEN Ambassador
Programme tasks between GEN, the regional offices and the GEN
Ambassadors themselves in their corresponding region and nation.
At the European Ecovillages Conference 2018, in Estonia, GEN
Ambassadors held an official meet-up for the first time. Ambassadors
were able to meet each other, welcome new Ambassadors, network,
find out about what’s new in GEN and suggest ways to empower the
programme further. This meet-up will become a regular feature of
future conferences.
A Worldwide Network of Changemakers
The GEN Ambassadors programme was set up in 2013, with only
55 GEN Ambassadors officially signed up by the end of 2016. By
the end of 2018, 185 GEN Ambassadors were active in 53 countries
worldwide. In 2018 alone, 63 GEN Ambassadors joined us!
Stories from the Field
GEN Ambassador Shahrzad Barani recently completed a PhD in
agricultural development with a dissertation on the identification and
development of potential ecovillages in Kermanshah province in Iran.
She founded the Institute of Razi Persian Ecovillage Development in
July 2018 to connect her community and country with GEN and other
ecovillages around the world and inspire a culture of regenerative
development in Iran.
Koh Herman Fhunwi, a GEN Ambassador from Cameroon, continues
to stay actively involved in Better World Cameroon - developing
Bandrefam Ecovillage, participating in international ecovillage
programmes, and spreading GEN’s message of hope to young people
across Africa - in the face of the country’s political crisis.
Become an Ambassador

Applicants typically join the programme

because they hear about the great
work that GEN and the GEN regions
are doing around the world, and want
to be a part of the positive movement
for societal transformation that GEN
embodies. GEN also reaches out
to potential Ambassadors through
our numerous events worldwide,
most notably the annual regional
conferences.

If you are passionate about spreading

ecovillage solutions and excited about
the work that GEN does to promote and
connect ecovillages around the world,
we welcome you apply to join us!

If you aren’t yet familiar with

GEN’s work, you can get started by:
attending a GEN event, such as an
annual conference; participating in
an educational program, such as an
Ecovillage Design Education (EDE)
course; spending time learning
from current GEN representatives;
volunteering in one of our offices; or
visiting and engaging with communities
connected to the network.

Learn more:

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/ambassadors
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RIVER OF LIFE

River of Life is a project, by women for

women, around the world, to express
their solidarity with each other.

The programme matches women

in the global North with women in
the global South, providing steady
financial support for exceptional
women leaders in Africa, Asia, and
South America to transform their
communities. Freed from worrying
about covering their families’ basic
expenses, these women follow their
passion, intuition and talents to
create school gardens, respond to
crises, transition their communities to
greater resilience, and more.

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More than 1.700 people directly impacted, through
41 community events, trainings and workshops facilitated,
12 social enterprises initiated and developed, and
42 gardens and farms created and supported,
with solutions and hope brought to 62 villages and communities,
including school gardens and sustainability
programs in 114 schools.
That’s what just six women have done
in two years with support from River of Life.
The women supported in 2017 and 2018
Sarah Sonita Visolela
Philippines Cameroon Namibia
Connecting to a global community of women
You are invited to join this movement and build a long term meaningful
relationship that might change your life. You can remain anonymous,
or build a closer relationship with the woman you support. You can
communicate regularly, send gifts and even visit her in person, bridging
cultures and creating a lasting friendship across the world.
Giving the freedom to follow her passion
Women recipients use the funds as a form of livelihood for their
community work, ranging from setting up community garden projects
to developing ecovillage transition programs, to greening schools and
starting community-based peacebuilding and conservation initiatives.
They have not only worked at their local community level, but also at
the national and regional levels, weaving their networks and bridging
communities, projects and solutions. The funds have supported the
women personally, as well as supporting others in the form of financial
assistance or response to community emergencies, creating a ripple
effect throughout their networks.
“To be supported like this for the work I do on the ground, and to be seen, it
really gives me an inner strength.” - Trudy Juriansz
Margarita Linda Trudy
Colombia Zimbabwe Sri Lanka
You will experience the deep joy and satisfaction that it brings to
support a woman who is doing holistic community work and watching
her grow with the help of your contribution. With your consistent
support, you will enable one woman to do what she loves to do, for
the healing of women and communities in her country.
 Margarita’s story

A biologist specializing in conservation and

development from Colombia, Margarita
works with several communities, notably in
the Colombian Caribbean, who have been
severely affected by displacement, loss of
cultural legacies and ancestral knowledge,
and ineffective economic models. River of
Life funds are supporting her, and several
other women, as she develops a community-
based training center for peace building and
conservation there.

Sonita’s story

As a facilitator at Better World Cameroon,

Sonita organises workshops, trainings
and summer camps to teach social
entrepreneurship and agroecological
design to youth. Over the past two years,
through a civil war, internally displaced,
with no internet, she has continued to
work tirelessly to support ecovillage
development in Cameroon - made possible
with River of Life support from Shelley
Oliver, who has become a dear friend.

Who will you support this year?

Contact us and we will take the time to find

the right match and level of support for you.

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/river-of-life
river-of-life@ecovillage.org
The Global Ecovillage Network is a registered charity in
the UK: SCO43796
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FRIENDS OF GEN

Now more than ever, we need to

connect as a community and stand
in solidarity to create the beautiful,
interconnected world we all want
to live in.

With a small monthly donation,

Friends of GEN support GEN’s
work at the forefront of a paradigm
shift towards a regenerative world
- and in the process become more
closely involved with communities
locally and globally who are building
alternatives now.

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COMMUNITY • CONNECTION
All Friends of GEN (5 $/€/£ per month)
Friends of GEN receive a digital copy of our book
Ecovillage: 1001 Ways to Heal the Planet. This 200+ page
full color book explores ecovillage projects all over the
world and includes interviews with founders and long-
standing members, personal stories, thoughts, experiences,
adventures, failures, learnings, and successes from the
growing ecovillage movement.
In addition, all Friends receive:
• 10% off everything in our Market
• A biannual report about the impact of your support
• Priority notice on and discounts for upcoming GEN
trainings, summits and webinars
Regenerative Friends of GEN
(20 $/€/£ per month)
The Global Ecovillage Network offers our Regenerative
Friend of GEN donors a 20% discount on one-on-one
coaching sessions with members of our consultancy team.
• RECIPROCITY
Sustaining Friends of GEN (10 $/€/£ per month)
Sustaining Friends of GEN receive a complete Power of
Community Online Summit package. This summit has inspired
more than 10.000 people to bring the spirit of ecovillage into
their lives regardless of whether or not they live in an intentional
community. A 78 € value plus more than a dozen bonus gifts, the
package will bring you closer with the world’s leading ecovillage
changemakers and GEN’s worldwide community.
In addition to access to the Summit and all of the benefits for All
Friends of GEN, Sustaining Friends also receive 10% off GEN’s
educational courses.
Receive personalised suggestions, networking opportunities and
inspiration as you step into the ecovillage movement!
You’ll also receive all of the benefits above - including the complete
Online Summit package and bonuses, our book Ecovillage:
1001 Ways to Heal the Planet, and discounts on courses and
merchandise.
 SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS
WORK WORLDWIDE

In addition to supporting GEN’s

international office, Friends of GEN
designate a third of their contribution to
a specific Region. Your support helps the
Regions manifest projects such as:
Social entrepreneurship programs for
youth in Nigeria to achieve economic self-
sufficiency through culinary mushroom
production, supported by GEN Africa.
Community-based training centers
for peace and conservation to rebuild
Colombian communities affected by
displacement and violence, supported by
CASA Latina.
A collaborative community mapping
project to connect people with intentional
communities in the US and Canada,
supported by GENNA.
Scholarships for youth to attend transfor-
mational ecovillage education experiences
throughout Asia, supported by GENOA.
A pilot project reinvigorating
depopulated rural communities with
ecovillage principles in Spain and Portugal,
supported by GEN Europe.

Ready to make a difference? Join us today!

ECOVILLAGE.ORG/get-involved/friends-of-gen/
The Global Ecovillage Network is a registered charity
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 GEN integrates the four areas of
regeneration into a holistic approach.

SOCIAL ECOLOGY CULTURE ECONOMY

HOW PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH GEN

THE GOOD INTENTIONS AND CREATIVITY

OF GLOBAL CITIZENS AND OUR
WILLINGNESS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
ARE ONE OF THE MOST UNDERUTILIZED
RESOURCES WE HAVE.
GEN HELPS UNLEASH THIS POTENTIAL.

To hear more from ecovillages around the

world, sign up for the GEN NEWSLETTER.
To support GEN’s work in the world, please
donate and become a FRIEND OF GEN.
If you have special skills to offer, please
sign up as a GEN VOLUNTEER.
If you already have an ecovillage project,
become active in our regional network and
enrol in the GEN DATABASE.
If you would like to promote the ecovillage
concept, become a GEN AMBASSADOR.
If you would like to host an ecovillage
training, contact GEN EDUCATION.

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