OUR IDEA, OUR CONCEPT

WE WILL BE A HUMMINGBIRD

In the documentary movie "Dirt," Kenya's very own Nobel Peace prize winner, the late Wanagari Mathaai tells a story about a hummingbird that did the best it could to rescue a burning forest while every other animal just stood and watched. Moral of the story: the little you or I can do in turning the effects of climate change, ill-advised laws and ignorant cultural practices does in fact make a difference.

In our mind's eye, the EcoVillage will be a human settlement that is consciously designed to secure long term sustainability. If we do not turn the corner, more is at stake. Less than twenty-eight percent of Kenya is green with "good" dirt. This productive land is scarce and thus a source of conflict and greed. When we fight over prime real estate, we are fighting over dirt!

Through bad agricultural practises and the rampant cutting of our forests, we changed our lands. The result is a high demand for the dwindling natural resources that in turn altered our relationship with the "dirt". EcoVillage Project Kenya would like to turn the tables. Restore the "waste land" and thus restore the dirt. .

Be Like a Hummingbird - by Wangari Mathaai

In the Hummingbird's spirit, the EcoVillage Project Kenya plans to implement solutions that slow down the effects of climate change and solutions that will prove to provide healthy dirt for future generations! 

 

 One village at a time, we envision 
a) homes built with sustainable material; 
b) an organic farm using the permaculture techniques; 
c) a water system that harvests rain, is damned and recycled; 
                                         d) a forest that changes the surrounding climate; etc. 


This is what we would like to do! Join us!

You can be a Hummingbird too!

a) Recycle

b) Support organic farms

c) If you have a garden, build soil by creating your own compost from scraps in your kitchen

d) Choose renewable solutions:- solar panels; water harvesting; biogas energy; etc.

Think outside of the box. Let the spirit of Wangari Maathai live in what we do so that her vision of a greener Kenya is realised!

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BE DIFFERENT

It is no secret that ecosystems around the world are failing.

EcoVillage Project Kenya would rather be part of the solution than the problem. And, let's face it, wouldn't it be great to have a beautiful home and a breathtaking landscape to enjoy while we are at it!

The newest apartment complexes are nearly void of any tree cover. What little renewable solution added to these new developments are the classic solar water heaters. What about grey water recycling? solar back up systems? Water harvesting?

The bottom line is: our country has less tree cover; water; and viable land. Today's property developers are not doing enough to provide their clients with living spaces that combat climate change. Nor are they doing anything to reverse it.

Is it the responsibility of the property developer?

We at EcoVillage Project Kenya say, resoundingly, yes!

Developers around the country are building our future and as they do so, they are systematically cutting down trees, carpeting our soil with cement and not doing much to help future generations with sustainable living solutions that conserve what little we have left.

Be different. Choose to live in a way that gives back and leaves something for future generations. An eco village by design considers the local environment when planning for the inhabitants and their needs, today and tomorrow.

Be different and choose to be part of a system that provides a healthier choice - produce; peaceful and serene environment; connection to nature and a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

Be different.

There is no clear how-to-create an eco village. However, the Gaia Trust say that "through personal commitment and change in lifestyle, ecovillagers are building living models of the future in harmony with nature."

The EcoVillage we plan to create will be one with a living space that will model a revolutionized rural home that provides a healthy way of living amongst like-green-minded, while offering a source of income, an option to share our methods and an opportunity to replicate across the country.

Be different. Make a permanent change...or consider supporting us.

Be different. Join the conversation!