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February in Europe often feels like a playful battle between winter and spring. Some days whisper of spring's imminent victory, while others remind us that winter's reign isn't over yet. Especially in the north, February can even feel like the coldest is yet to come.

Yet, even amidst the fluctuating temperatures, the days are undeniably growing longer, offering more light and a growing sense that change is in the air, if not already upon us.

This same breath of change is stirring within GEN Europe. As you'll see in this newsletter, we're brimming with plans for the year ahead, packed with opportunities for you to make a difference – both within yourself and in the wider world. May these opportunities serve you as first rays of sunshine on a winter day.

In community,

Franziska on behalf of the GEN Europe team

 

πŸ” Content table

1. News from GEN EU
GEN Celebrates 30 years!
New Members' Interviews live

2. News from Around the network

Sunseed - looking for coordinators
Volunteering Damanhur
INIzuFuß 2025 (for German speakers)

3. Trainings & Courses (non-funded)

Advanced Hand-on Forest Garden in Little wild
Permculture online series
The Work That Reconnects Journey

4. Erasmus + opportunities & ESC
Facilitation of Collaborative Youth Projects 
YTS - Beyond Inclusion Training
Youth Worker Mobility - Be the Water
ESC in Sieben Linden & Torri Superiori

5. Opportunities from beyond the network
  Permaculture in Europe Online event
  Join ECOLISE as an intern
World Women Summit & Feminine Futures webinar
Ecovillage tours is hiring


 

Your 6th journey -

Tips on founding a community

How to create your own community? About tips and advice around this topic, you can read in this month's journey. Explore interviews, courses, and blogarticles to get prepared for your big journey.

Red your sixth journey!
News from GEN Europe
πŸŽ‰ GEN Celebrates 30 Years!

Join us in celebrating GEN's 30th anniversary! This year marks a special milestone, and we're excited to share the festivities with you & our friends around the globe.

Learn about GEN's fascinating roots in this article from GEN International.
Throughout the year, we'll be bringing you special content, taking a look back at GEN's history and looking forward to its future.

Stay tuned!

Member Interviews online!

We have exciting news! Our last year's membership ESC has worked hard on interviewing some of you - our full members on their communities & networks. Now these interviews are available to you!

You can check out introductory interviews through the directory. E.g. Want to hear from Charlie about Los Portales? Or from Kiwi about Suderbyn? Find the full-time interviews (about 45minutes) on the members' area.

News from around the Network
Sunseed Desert Technology is still looking for coordinators!

Sunseed Desert Techology (Spain) is having three vacancies opening up in the following departments:

Drylands - Eco-Maintenance - Appropriate Technology

πŸ€ If you are ready to commit to 1 year and want to work in Sunseed's community

Find out more!
🀝 Volunteering at Damanhur

This year is a special moment for Damanhur: They are celebrating their 50th anniversary! In honor of this milestone, they are inviting you to a volunteering opportunity, and celebrate the Spring Equinox together.

The first volunteer call is now open and will run from March 8 to June 8. Damanhur is searching for 12 eager souls to join their community for these three transformative months.

πŸ“’ Apply now before the 23th of February
INIzuFuß 2025 (for German Speakers)

A special way to find out more about co-living collectives - the INIzuFuß Walking Tour 2025 from Initiative Gemeinsam Bauen & Wohnen through Austria! 

Come walking! 🌿πŸ₯Ύ
Trainings and Courses

For those of you who have learned in theory about forest gardens, and want to get real! This course in the Little Wild is for in-depth undrestanding and hands-on experience of making forest gardens happen. We expect participants to already have an idea abour Forest Gardens: What they are, and why build them, and the course will focus on the How.

Read the infopack & Apply

There are a couple of spots left on the next spiral journey of The Work That Reconnects with Luna & Jas.

Dates : 5 Tuesdays, starting on February 18th and ending on March 18th.
Time : from 19:20 to 21:30 CET

More details here!
Erasmus+ opportunities
Yes To Sustainability - 🌈Beyond Inclusion Training Course

Are you passionate about inclusion, diversity, and social sustainability? Join us for a transformative training course designed for youth workers, educators, and facilitators who want to create more inclusive and equitable communities.

Where: Lakabe, a self-sustaining ecovillage in the Basque Country
When: May 21-26, 2025
Who: Now especially looking for queer educators, facilitators, and activists in youth work from Sweden, Kosovo and Portugal.

πŸ” Find out more!
Youth Worker Mobility - Be the Water

BE THE WATER: regenerative hydrology for life resilience" is a project designed for youth workers and the young people they support.

Its goal is to promote an ecological and balanced way of life, combining personal transformation with concrete action for a harmonious coexistence with all living beings.

This 12-day program brings together six European associations and 30 participants, creating an opportunity to strengthen a network committed to ecological transition.

Learn about the event 🌊 
ESC Volunteering opportunities
ESC in Sieben Linden (Germany)

Ecovillage Sieben Linden, located in the North-East of Germany is still looking for ESC in the Organic Garden from:

1st of March - 31st of October

Read more about the opportunity on our ESC Opportunities Page on the GEN Europe website.

πŸ“’ Apply now!
ESC in Torri Superiori Ecovillage (Italy)

Torri Superiori Ecovillage in Italy, just opened applications for this years ESC opportunity! Learn about about farming, trail maintenance, dry walls building, cooking for visitors and refugees, among other things - this is for you.

Go to our ESC Page, to find out more.

πŸ“’ Apply now!
Opportunities beyond the network
Communities for Future

Communities for Future invites permaculture associations, groups and practitioners from across Europe to come together once again.

πŸ“’ Register here!

πŸš€ Join ECOLISE an an intern!

ECOLISE is inviting applications for internships in:
πŸ“’ Communications & Digital Marketing
πŸ’° Fundraising & Donor Engagement πŸ‘‰ Help secure funding for climate action and grassroots projects!

πŸ“Œ Flexible start dates, hands-on experience and a chance to make an impact!

Applications open on a rolling basis.

Apply now!
Events beyond
Webinar series "Feminine Futures" by Local Futures

Voices of seven women with a broad set of expertise - spiritual, psychological, ecological, and economic.

Register here!

World Women Summit by the Pocket Project

Soaring Together - Elevating Feminine Power
07-11 of March.
🌊 Find out more!

 

πŸš€ Ecovillage Tours is hiring!

Ecovillage tours is looking for a Sales and Marketing Director.

Learn more
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