Living and Learning at an Ecovillage

Living and Learning Centres
in Africa, the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe

Living and Learning Centres are central to GEN’s strategy. Community-based demonstration and teaching centres offer people the opportunity to come and learn about sustainable living through practical experiences that can be replicated throughout the world. They are local planetary models that can be powerful catalysts for change.
See it, do it, take it home, share it with others, and recreate something new.

It's about training trainers through inspiring on-the-ground programmes

- because what works in one part of the world often works in another.
- because it’s not about reinventing the wheel, but creating effective new ways of working together.
- because the challenges ahead of us require real co-operation, fast action, and deep insights.

The Global Ecovillage Network comprises a rich and broad variety of Living and Learning Centres throughout the world:

See short descriptions of those in Africa, the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe.

See also:

"Living and Learning Centres" by Philip Snyder

"The Living and Learning Paradigm" by Hildur Jackson


Download: "Living and Learning brochure" (316kb pdf)

Useful Link: Living Routes, is in cooperation with Universities and offers college programs which bring students into ecovillages.



Other work camps, volunteer projects, and courses:


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