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Are you between 18 to 30 years old and are you a resident of one of the ESC programme countries? Then consider joining the Dream Team 🎉 The Dream Team is an international group of young volunteers put together by GEN Europe every year – via the European Solidarity Corps programme – who come to…

After holding the Gathering in Northern Europe in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and in Eastern Europe in 2025, we hope to bring the Gathering back to Southern Europe in 2026 and/or 2027. However, we are open to applications from any European country, as we will also be looking for hosts for the following years 🙂 

Dear community, It’s the moment our hearts have been waiting for since the closing ceremony of last year’s Gathering… Tickets are now on sale for the European Ecovillage Gathering, happening this summer, August 12-17. This year we embark on a journey to celebrate 30 years of the Global Ecovillage Network and 20 years of Gaia…

Volunteer with Global Ecovillage Network Europe through European Solidarity Corps (ESC)  🌍 Live, Learn, and Grow in a Spanish Ecovillage! 🌍 Don’t miss this funded volunteering opportunity to live and work at the heart of the European ecovillage movement! Use your skills and enthusiasm for ecovillages and sustainable living, develop new competencies, make new friends…

In August 2024, representatives of GEN Europe were invited by RIPESS Europe, a global network of continental networks committed to promoting the Social Solidarity Economy, to participate in the YITEG project Learning Seminar in Athens in November 2024. Another valuable opportunity to network, connect, research and… play a board game! That’s what the YITEG project…

In 2024, The Ecovillage Los Portales turned 40! This important celebratory milestone resonates deep within the network, highlighting the resilience, liveliness and longevity of the ecovillages, bringing hope to every member and beyond. Read more about Los Portales’s journey and get inspired by the story written by one of its long-standing members – Kevin LLuch….