On this page, learn about their initiatives to support refugees, read and listen to voices from Ukrainian ecovillages and give your support to ecovillage initiatives giving hope in the darkest of times.

UPSATE 9/5/22: Tickets are on sale now! Visit ecovillagegathering.org for details. At last, we come to you with exciting news: the European Ecovillage Gathering is back this summer and we'll be meeting in Ananda Gaorii, Denmark, just one hour from Copenhagen! We're also thrilled to announce that this year’s Gathering will not only be hosted by Ananda Gaorii, LØS (the Danish network) and GEN Europe, but also by GEN Ukraine. We have invited our talented Ukrainian friends in Denmark to add their touch and timely voice to the Gathering by being…

We are in close contact with members of GEN Ukraine as they mobilise to support refugees by providing shelter in the country’s many ecovillages, permaculture projects and other eco-settlements. We will be publishing translated updates we receive from Maksym Zalevskyi, president of GEN Ukraine, who is spearheading the mobilisation. If you wish to support GEN Ukraine’s Green Corridor project, which is creating safe spaces in ecovillages for people to stay or rest on their path to the border, you can do so here. Preparing a house to receive new arrivals It’s…

We are in close contact with members of GEN Ukraine as they mobilise to support refugees by providing shelter in the country's many ecovillages, permaculture projects and other eco-settlements. We will be publishing translated updates we receive from Maksym Zalevskyi, president of GEN Ukraine, who is spearheading the mobilisation. If you wish to support GEN Ukraine's Green Corridor project, which is creating safe spaces in ecovillages for people to stay or rest on their path to the border, you can do so here. With thanks to Anastasiya for the translation.…

We are now able to accept funds for supporting ecovillages in Ukraine. Ecovillages and other eco-settlements are right now hosting large numbers of refugees and need support to create safe, warm, hygienic spaces to house and feed people seeking shelter. With the initial aim of providing safe centres for at least 500 people, as well as creating a 'green corridor' where people can travel from one safe centre to the other on their way to the borders, Ukrainian ecovillages are now (as of 17th March) hosting over 1000 refugees. GEN…

It is with great sadness that we witness, after years of armed conflict in the Donbas, the outbreak of open war in Ukraine. Weapons are never a means to settle conflict. Our hearts go out to our members in the country, and to all those striving for peace and community. We commit to offering all and any support that we are able to in this time of fear and uncertainty. GEN Ukraine is a new member of our network. In the years since its inception, we have been surprised and…