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What Means the Term “Ecovillage” at GEN?

Ecovillage is a rural or municipal community which develops itself in all four aspects of sustainability (social, cultural, environmental, and economic) and takes part in the local activities for social and natural environment revival.

What if I Would Like to Set Up my own Ecovillage?

It is a good idea and we are glad to help you with it. Ecovillages of the world are as different as the countries and cultures where they emerge, so we never impose a one-size-fits-all approach. However, we have the advice, resources, and programs that may help you. GEN Ukraine regularly makes the events where the representatives of the existing ecovillages exchange their knowledge and vision, tools, and methods, that could be useful for any group, recognizing the value of the community.

If you have started up your project and have a location, we can help you make your settlement’s webpage on our website and map it on the ecovillages map to enable people to find you and hear about you.

In case your project is not ready for that, please read the pages of other ecovillages on our website. Have a look at what is already there to find some inspiration. Then you can contact the people of the ecovillage you are interested in to visit it and add a lot of valuable things to your treasury of knowledge.

If you require a volunteer help to develop your ecovillage, we will call for volunteers on our website, so they could contact you directly and help you in your endeavor.

At last, we advise you to look through our blog where you may find something useful for you. And stay tuned.

I Would Like to Travel to an Ecovillage but Cannot Choose One...

The simplest way to find an interesting ecovillage in the area is to use our ecovillages map in Contacts and Map section or to search by region, language, and number of dwellers in Ecovillages section on our website.

What are the Advantages to Join Global Ecovillage Network and Global Environmental Movement?

1.You can make money with selling your products and hospitality services to the guests from ecovillages of other countries
2. You can demonstrate your environmental experiences and ideas to the foreign ecovillagers
3. You can let potential ecovillagers from other countries to see your ecovillage
4. You may become more popular in your area as an important local project
5. You can work with more like-minded people

Why my Ecovillage Should Join International Exchange Programs?

1. To make money with teaching people how to live in nature
2. To share your environmental ideas with those who are interested
3. To let potential ecovillagers to come and live in your ecovillage
4. To internationalize your ecovillage
5. To get practical help for your ecovillage

Why Should I Join the National Ecovillage Network, GEN Ukraine?

1. You will be able to gain experience, practical advice in development and technologies from foreign ecovillages as well as from the international organizations
2. You will have an opportunity to lend equipment and help each other in addressing the global tasks
3. You can exchange authentic seeds, food and craft products, yield excess
4. You get the benefits from taking part in a great social cooperation of the ecovillages in our country
5. You can informally joint purchase and sell the goods

Why Have We Registered the Ecovillages Network as an Official NGO?

1. To make general enquiries to the government
2. To engage new members to the ecovillages with advertisement
3. To joint purchase equipment
4. To enable the association do its administrative work
5. To apply for EU project funding for your ecovillage development
6. To have an opportunity to live and learn in the ecovillages in other countries due to the exchange program and international volunteer programs

Why We Became a Member of European Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)?

1. To make our organization recognizable at the international level and noticeable by the others interested in ecovillages
2. To subsidize trips to the GEN annual general conference and the conference meeting with other ecovillagers
3. To be eligible for other opportunities for ecovillagers, like studies, events, and exchanges
4. To be eligible for travel scholarships and partnership in European projects
5. To impact European bodies and their decisions to benefit ecovillages

Why We Joined the Ecovillage Network in the Baltic Region?

1. To impact the position of our government and the local authorities for environmental issues through group pressure from EU and the neighbour countries
2. To apply for participation in accession projects to the Baltic region to help your ecovillage and the national network in general
3. To exchange within the environmental flows with the similar climate of the Baltic region
4. To support interaction with other movements and structures of the Baltic region
5. To impact EU policy making and support programs that are relevant to the ecovillages in our region

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