Welcome to the GEN Europe membership application form for ecovillages, ecoprojects and networks! We are so delighted that you are applying to become a member of GEN Europe and with this an integral part of the European Ecovillage Network which will open up a whole world of wonderful connections and opportunities for you! Before applying, please make sure you have read our information page to decide which of the membership categories listed below fits you best and aligns with our criteria. Ecoprojects Membership Aspiring Ecovillage Membership Aspiring Network Membership Please be aware that aspiring ecovillage and network members are asked to connect with their buddy communities/networks prior to filling out the application form. Please find a detailed outline of all application steps in our Membership FAQ. Upon submission, we will take 3-4 business days to review your application and in the meanwhile you will already be granted access to all our membership benefits. After that, we hope to inform you about the successful approval of your membership application. Should we encounter your application to be incomplete or not yet meet our criteria - we will discuss how we can best support you in meeting our criteria. Important note on browsers This registration form supports Chromium based browsers (e.g. Brave and Chrome) and Firefox. It has not been tested with other browsers and thus, the registration flow might not work properly if you use them. Primary contact person for Ecoproject/Ecovillage/Network First Name * Last Name * Email Address * Ecoproject/Ecovillage/Network application form Name of Ecoproject/Ecovillage/Network * Official Email Address * What type of membership you are applying for? * Ecoproject Aspiring Ecovillage Aspiring Ecovillage Network Your membership type * - Ecovillage - Ecovillage Network - Ecoproject Phone Number * Website Street Address * City * Postal Code * Country * - select Country - Germany Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Republic Of The Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe State / Province * - select State/Province - Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen In order to be able to place you on our map, we need to know the latitude and longitude of its location. You can obtain the latitude and longitude of your community by using e.g. this website Latitude * Longitude * Please note that on the basis of our membership criteria, we ask all ecoprojects and aspiring ecovillages to have been in existence for at least one year and networks for at least 6 months at the time of application. Year of foundation * Please note that on the basis of our membership criteria, we ask for at least 2 project members for ecoprojects, 3 ecoprojects or/and ecovillages members for networks and 5 permanent and non-family related adults for aspiring members at the time of application. Number of inhabitants/members * Short description * Contact person's email for Communications * Contact person's email for IT * Contact person's email for Finances * Please make sure to send the signed Statement of Tolerance to membership@gen-europe.org Do you comply with GEN Europe's Statement of Tolerance? * Yes No What kind of support are you hoping to get from GEN Europe? Are you already hosting projects, youth exchanges, trainings or/and ESC volunteering in your ecoproject/ecovillage/network or would like to in the future? Yes No We invite you to join Yes to Sustainability (YTS) A network of young people, youth workers, venues and organizations who bring together young people in ecovillages and sustainable projects throughout Europe. Organizing any trainings, and youth exchanges under the umbrella of YTS can offer many benefits to your project or/and network. To read more about YTS and join the network, please click here. Would you like to be featured in a short post on our social media channels once your membership application is approved? * Yes No Do you have a preferred image for the post? Yes No What type of ecoproject describes you best? * (Urban) co-housing project Commune Learning and demonstration centre Green school Permaculture centre and farm Restoration site Holistic Centre Eco Tourism Site What is the legal form of your ecoproject/ecovillage or the one you are aspiring to create? * What are the strengths and weaknesses of your ecoproject/ecovillage? Are you using a participatory decision-making model in your community? * Yes No Are you a member of your National Network? * Yes No, but I would like to learn more about it No, I am not interested in my National Network There is no active National Network in my country Are you registered as an organisation? * Yes No Do you organise network activities such as an annual gatherings? * Yes No Who is your buddy community/network? * Please make sure to send the written endorsement from your buddy to membership@gen-europe.org link to privacy policy Acceptance of GEN Europe's privacy policy * I agree and understand how my personal and organizational data provided in this form will be stored and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy Payment section This membership will be auto-renewed annually, but can be cancelled at any time! Please find below our suggested minimum contribution for the annual membership fee: Ecoproject Aspiring Ecovillage Aspiring Network Full Ecovillage Full Network Low income countries* 80€+ 3€ p/member 80€+ 3€ p/member 125€+ 3€ p/member 100€+ 3€ p/member 125€+ 3€ p/member Middle income countries* 130€+ 4€ p/member 130€+ 4€ p/member 175€+ 4€ p/member 150€+ 4€ p/member 175€+ 4€ p/member High income countries* 230€+ 5€ p/member 230€+ 5€ p/member 275€+ 5€ p/member 250€+ 5€ p/member 275€+ 5€ p/member Low income countries: (Ukraine, Palestine) Middle income countries: (Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova) High income countries: (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Croatia, Romania) In GEN Europe, we consider these prices as clear guidelines for a minimum membership fee, but if members are not able to afford these fees, we will still welcome them as members, as we want to be an inclusive network and finances should not be a barrier - but we still ask and highly encourage our members to give generously based on what we suggest and re-evaluate their contribution on an annual basis, based on their financial situation. The form contains a minimum yearly contribution of 20€ to avoid automatic attempts at testing credit card numbers. We invite you to calculate your contribution based on the suggested minimum contribution table and enter it in the corresponding field below. Membership * GEN-Europe - Ecoproject Membership - 20.00 + 0.50 Sales Tax GEN-Europe - Aspiring Ecovillage Membership - 20.00 + 0.50 Sales Tax GEN-Europe - Aspiring Network Membership - 20.00 + 0.50 Sales Tax Please renew my membership automatically. Membership will renew automatically. The "Total Amount" field below includes a transaction fee for our payment processor Calculate your fee based on the chart above * Remember to deduct the 20€ from the base membership option. Only positive values allowed Total Amount Account Please enter a Username to create an account. If you already have an account please login before completing this form. Username * Check Availability Punctuation is not allowed in a Username with the exception of periods, hyphens and underscores. Payment Options Payment Method Paypal Standard Stripe Debit Card Review your contribution
