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Exploring Local Action for Rural Development at LEADER Congress 2024

The LEADER Congress, organized by ELARD, took place over 2 days in Poitiers, France. LEADER is a development program which has for 30 years been employing a method of engaging local actors in writing policies and strategies for rural development. Engagement happens primarily through around 2800 Local Action Groups (LAGs) which bridge public, private, and…

Our second Journey: Reasons to live in community

The reasons why people chose to explore living in an intentional community differ. For this reason this blog article features different people in different stages of their lives sharing with us their personal “Why?”, plus additional resources to further explore the topic. A personal take from Julio Greenway (ESC volunteer in Arterra Bizimodu, 28 years…

Cob oven builder wanted for EXPO!

Within the framework of the European Ecovillage Gathering (Ängsbacka, Sweden, August 20-25, 2024), a workshop to self-build an outdoor cob oven was organized. Unfortunately, the person who was supposed to lead the construction had to give up at the last minute. Therefore, we are looking for one person with experience in cob oven self-construction, and…

Join the Adventure with ESC 2025 Volunteers!

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…

Goodbye to Carolin

Dear GEN Europe family, After much heartfelt consideration, I made the decision a couple of months ago to step out of my role as Membership Manager and hand it over to the wonderful and capable Franziska. She will start part-time in August and fully step into the role at the General Assembly. Serving since May…