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As the year comes to a close, the ecovillage network is here opening new opportunities. Join our year-end campaign, "Finding Solutions for Local Relief in Global Crisis," Our upcoming regenerative education webinar, or one of our upcoming course offerings and build a regenerative future today. Read on for opportunities to connect with GEN, its regions, and its partners.
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It's here! As the year comes to its end, our campaign, "Finding Solutions for Local Relief in Global Crisis" is full-on.
We are sharing ReGENerative Solutions and collecting donations that are crucial for GEN's work. This is a unique possibility to multiply your contribution - all donations before the 5th of December will be doubled by the Reed Foundation!
A Big thank you to all of you that have already donated and shared your reGENereative solutions on social media. In the next 4 days, we still need to collect £4,500. Please share the call with your friends and let's reGENerate together!
One donation has twice the impact!
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead
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🗣️ We challenge you to join the ecovillage movement by donating and sharing a picture, video, or story of an inspiring regenerative solution you have encountered. Then continue the chain by nominating at least one other to participate.
Tag @ecovillage on Facebook, Instagram and included the hashtag #ReGENerateTogether
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Join our conversation with regenerative educators worldwide and learn about the Twinning Regenerative Educators Project, its contributors, and its outcomes.
Patterns & Practices of Regenerative Education
Wednesday, December 7th at 13h UTC
(You can find your local time here.)
Participation is free: Registration required here
We will be exploring the following questions:
- Social How do you create community within and around your school/project?
- Ecology What role does nature play in your work?
- Economy Can you find an example of a regenerative economy in your school/project?
- Culture Can you share a story in which regenerative culture is exemplified in your school/project?
- Integral Design How do you spread core patterns of regeneration in your daily activities?
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Co-Creating Communities of Practice in GEN
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The 1st Global Call for Co-creating Communities of Practice in GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) is coming in January 2023!
This is the space for anyone in the network who wants to get together to discuss or make plans to address a specific topic on regeneration or some project or initiative related to living in ecovillages - exchange, learn and co-create with each other. This could include discussions about Sociocracy, Ecovillage Education, GEN UN Advocacy, Ecosystem Restoration, Economic Resiliency, Natural Building, GEN Consultancies, Fundraising Initiatives, Conflict Resolution, or almost anything.
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Our newest course, Ecovillage Startup, is a practical, solutions-based, and self-paced experience for rural and urban ecovillage dreamers and new ecovillage creators. Join some of the best ecovillage creators and leaders on the planet as they share their experiences on how to start an ecovillage.
Join the waitlist and be notified when registrations are live!
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Are you ready to begin designing thriving communities and societies that live within our planetary boundaries? Join our global online classroom in 2023 and learn from renowned ecovillage educators from around the world in this 4-month live certified Ecovillage Design Education Course.
Join the waitlist and be notified when registrations are live!
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Volunteering with the Global Ecovillage Network
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For over 6 years, the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) has enabled youth to live in Findhorn Ecovillage and work with GEN for one year as a part of the European Solidarity Corps programme. With the departure of Alisa and Ruben, who you can see in this photo, comes the end of an era as they are the last youth to come to Findhorn through this programme, as the European Union funding here in Scotland ended due to Brexit.
For now, it is time to celebrate all that they have brought to the GEN and Findhorn communities. During their time with us, Alisa actively supported the fundraising team and GENOA. Rubén supported the Communication and IT teams, as well as tech support for our last Ecovillage Design Education course.
Thank you Alisa and Rubén for your commitment, love, care, passion, and joy! Rubén will continue working towards regenerative living with the Transition Network of Spain and Alisa will continue working with GEN as a volunteer.
👁️🗨️ Check out Rubén's article, “Real utopias to tune in to the rhythms of the Earth” to find out more about his experience.
🌏 If you would still like to come to Findhorn as a volunteer, check out the volunteer positions with the Findhorn Foundation.
🔎 For more inspirations and opportunities connected to volunteering in ecovillages, read this article from GEN Europe.
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Updates from GENNA: GEN North America
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Mapathon22 is a 12-hour virtual gathering on December 16th where projects and organizations involved in mapping will host workshops and interactive demonstrations of various maps (geographical mapping, social network mapping, mapping interoperability, and systems mapping). Let's learn more about ourselves through maps!
Register Free with this link , entering the code REGENERATION at checkout.
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Bioregional Regeneration Summit 2022 was a success!
If you missed it you can still participate in the follow up events; see the calendar here!
🌟 You can still join the effort here
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Eco-Schools for Eco-Communities, SCOPE Malawi
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We are celebrating the completion of the Eco-Schools for Eco-Communities project, a collaboration between GEN International and SCOPE Malawi, which increased the climate resilience and food security in five schools in Southern Malawi. The Chikwawa and Thyolo districts were some of the most affected by cyclone Idai in 2019 and are still affected by seasonal flooding, dry spells, and hunger.
Through the project, five Eco-School demonstration sites were created in existing schools. The school's communities and stakeholders received training in the construction and use of rocket stoves, climate-resilient crops, agroecology, and water harvesting. They also received ecovillage design education from GEN and a series of webinars to motivate their teachers, students, and stakeholders to transform the school grounds into "Eco-Schools."
Download the Regenerative Schools manual created for Malawi Educators and learn about the project's approach to integrating the ecovillage approach and permaculture principles in schools.
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The Living Library is now live! 
If you seek advice and inspiration about ecovillage culture you can now connect with ecovillagers who have shared their knowledge with the network. In this collection of ‘human books’ - interviews - we explore topics such as collapse, self-empowerment, community building, sociocracy, inner work, and much more!
 Check out the Living Library on GEN-Europe’s Forum
If you wish to 'rent a book' for a consultation, you can contact the speakers via our consultation form.
Individual memberships receive a voucher for a consultation as one of our membership benefits!
 Become a member
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📅 SAVE THE DATE!
The 2023 European Ecovillage Gathering will be held from July 12th to 17th in Nature Community, Germany.
Subscribe to the GEN Europe newsletter to learn more about tickets and programme streams.
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Introducing our brand new course, 'Cultivating Regenerative Livelihoods' starting 16th January!
All of us need to make a livelihood, but how do we create work that we love? Whilst supporting our families and contributing meaningfully to the world and our communities? ️️️
This course will encourage you to find deeper meaning in your work and explore your passions. You will see new ways in making a living while making a difference
To change existing economic systems from a frame of continuous growth, we need to start looking into bringing the things that matter to us the most into our work.
Find out more!
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The Transition Network is seeking new trustees!
Are you willing to bring your perspective and have time to commit? Do you want to help us reimagine and rebuild our world? Are you willing to share leadership responsibility?
Join our very own Anna Kovasna as a trustee of the network, sharing leadership and legal responsibility of the organization and working with the staff members to fulfill the purpose of the organization.
Learn more here!
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The Communities for Future session on fundraising capacity building is now happening on 13 December 15:00 - 17:00 CET.
What idea do you want to realise? What money flows could you tap into (more)? We are excitedly inviting you to join this upcoming Communities for Future session to stretch our edges around generating money and build fundraising capacity together. We will meet to explore how to successfully fund community-led initiatives or networks and learn about viable income streams and strategies to generate the money we need.
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