WHAT IS AN ECOVILLAGE?
Sometimes spelled, eco village, an ecovillage is officially defined as "a community whose inhabitants seek to live according to ecological principles causing as little impact on the environment as possible." What we hope that looks like is what we have been planning to create these last couple of years.
The inhabitants, also known as the ecovillagers, will have a united view on ecological, social-economic and cultural values. As green-minded people, the ecovillages will consciously seek alternatives to the lifestyles that are wasteful or contribute to the destruction of our natural habitat.
Our ecovillage will be a deliberate community of middle class Kenyans that will use the space as a rural home built to be a green example for others willing to learn a new regenerative social and environmental option in Kenya. Where the desert creeps forward, the ecovillage aims to create an oasis that will greenify the dry landscape of Kajiado County as it matures.
The different ecovillages around the world may operate differently, some are a solution for orphans, and others have created a barter system or their own currency, but are solidly rooted in the some, if not all, the principles laid out in Robert & Diane Gilman's Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities.
We aim to value and practice community living by not only finding solutions that meet our needs (water, food & shelter) we will be a source of green knowledge to the communities near by. So, as a planned community, we will generate sources of income for the village, e.g. selling our produce, offering classes, but also ensure that especially in the early years, each owner contributes to the planning, progress and infrastructure as part of a team as well as part of a collective financial source.
With any luck, you will see our ecovillage be the sustainable community that we want our children's children to be able to take part in. With the principle in place, it is a reality ready to happen.
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