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Hey there! This is Ziska! Ziska (she/her) has lived the last years in different ecovillages and communities around Europe. Her background lies in Nature Conservation and Ecology, but the last years she has been dedicated to organising projects for different European NGOs. As a volunteer in GEN Europe, living in Arterra Bizimodu in 2022 she started to connect with the network more deeply. She is passionate about Yes To Sustainability, an initiative dedicated to creating experiences in ecovillages for youth. She cares about social change and believes in the power…

In Findhorn, a community deeply impacted by Brexit, COVID-19, and energy challenges, resilience shines through adversity. Devastated by the loss of their community center and sanctuary to fire, they faced further setbacks as operations ceased in November 2023, marking the winding down of the Findhorn Foundation. But from these ashes hope and determination rises and in May 2023, the Ecovillage Findhorn Community Benefit Society (EF) emerged, guided by elected community leaders and supported by 370 passionate members. Together, they are igniting a renewal, fuelled by the belief that community love…

My first Birth into Being workshop was in 2013 – it was love at first sight. My journey with this method has been truly life changing. We know we are making choices every day, every moment, most of us are aware we can choose to repeat the same old story – or something that better serves us. That's the theory. How does that go in real life? Well... easier said than done, right? My biggest issue was always a  feeling of being alone and abandoned. It came up at every…

The team at IKI-GAIA is excited to announce that they have reached the minimum number of participants required to confirm the 2nd edition of their intergenerational and multicultural summer training camps. These camps focus on Schetinin's holistic pedagogical model, which has been successfully applied for over 30 years at the Tekos school in Russia. There are still a few places available for those interested. To stay updated on their activities, they invite everyone to join their reactivated Telegram channel. At the end of the month, they will also host a…

ECOLISE Gathering and General Assembly that took place in Arterra Bizimodu ecovillage in Spain on 7-11 May 2024 and gathered around 45 participants plus another 25 people online and with 4 of those representing GEN Europe. It has been a rich and dynamic program, a wonderful opportunity to craft and share stories, to learn, reflect and celebrate ECOLISE's 10-year anniversary, to strategize about future developments, strengthen collaboration and get to know each other better. During the formal General Assembly, ECOLISE welcomed 4 new national members - Permaculture Association Finland, GEN…