Damanhur Education

EDE course

The Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) was born out of the experiences of long existing communities and cutting-edge educators in order to teach how to create a new way of living which brings together the four key dimensions of an ecovillage: social, cultural/worldview, environmental and economic.

A concrete step for Twinship

The realization of the twinning of an eco-village in the South, Guedè Chantier, Senegal, and an eco-village in the North, Damanhur, Italy.

Damanhur Education NGO
and the UN

Over the years Damanhur Education supported activities linked to the Un and In 2018 was granted Special consultative status with ECOSOC, one of the UN bodies.

Damanhur education

The NGO Damanhur Education aims to create, develop and disseminate, at national and international level, the education on environmental sustainability and divulgation of the culture of respect for the environment and alternative human settlements (ecovillages) as well as global training of any individual, in all age groups.

Such education is based on a holistic and spiritual vision of the individual and of life and is interpreted and lived as a continuous opportunity for both cognitive and ethical exchange in the development of social relationships. The Association aims to spread, disseminate and popularize a culture of conscious and sustainable development, in the social, economic, ethical and cultural area and supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations through concrete actions. Damanhur Education has been recognised NGO with Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2018.

NEWS

EDE 2024

August 31 - September 28

The EDE was born out of the experiences of long existing communities and cutting edge educators in order to teach how to create a new way of living which brings together the four key dimensions of sustainability: social, cultural/worldview, ecological and economic.

Spend a month in close contact with one of the world’s most successful communities: Damanhur has been a center for spiritual, artistic and social research since 1975 and is renowned throughout the world for the Temples of Humankind, an underground work of art, completely realized by hand.

GOALS OF THIS COURSE

Social tools for leadership, participatory decision making, group building, conflict solving…
A holistic education in the four dimensions of sustainability
Exploring solutions and experiencing effective models to transform society
Experiencing a visionary community in “real life”, that has been existing and transforming for 42 years
Transmitting design and implementation skills for effective projects
Ecological knowledge and practice from permaculture, green building to renewables
Developing an artistic approach to life
Exploring the importance of spirituality and creating sacred space in building new societies

YOU WILL GAIN

Certification by Gaia Education as an EDE designer
Integrative design skills in four areas of sustainability: ecology, economy, social aspects & culture
First step for setting up EDE-courses in your region
New friends, ideas, inspiration and hope!

COSTS AND FUNDING POSSIBILITIES

Course fee: € 1200, Food and accommodation not included (different options available). Reduced prices for young people up to age 25, and scholarships for people from developing countries.