Overall targets
A well-functioning ecovillage network is contributing to the adoption of ecovillage strategies as models for sustainable development in Ghana.
Immediate targets
'- STRENGTHEN THE GEN GHANA NETWORK The organisational framework of GEN Ghana has been strengthened, particularly in terms of administration, membership structure and constitutional obligations concerning direction and activity planning. - CAPACITY BUILDING OF GEN GHANA The capacity of key actors of GEN-Ghana to handle further capacity building initiatives has been improved through the joint planning and implementation of an Ecovillage Design Education course (EDE), in appropriate ecovillage and permaculture strategies. .
Target groups
The core group for this partnership intervention is the 10 people from GEN Ghana from the members organisations KITA and Ghana Permaculture Institute (GPI) and the 5 people from LØS, who will together strategize the partnership project. KITA is the partner of LØS as a strong representative of GEN Ghana.. There will be 50 participants for the EDE. Of these 40 will be selected by GEN Ghana members and potential member organisations. Furthermore 4 people from government institutions like Ministry of Food and Agriculture, 2 representatives from GEN Africa, 2 representatives from GEN Europe (self paid) and 2 representatives from LØS will participate in the EDE. To ensure a proper gender balance, affirmative action will be suggested, to ensure female participation in a field that is easily male dominated. Also, a special focus will be on the youth.
Resume
Projektet omhandler et nyt partnerskab mellem den nationale organisation af økosamfund i Danmark (LØS) og KITA i Ghana, som den primære initiativtager til netværket Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Ghana. Sigtet er at styrke GEN Ghana som en ny og hastigt voksende netværksorganisation, der har brug for at slå sig fast som aktør i Ghana. Der skal opbygges organisatorisk kapacitet og afholdes et Ecovillage Design Education kursus for 50 deltagere fra organisationer, der er medlem af GEN Ghana. Kurset skal samle forskellige aktører i Ghana gennem en konkret aktivitet. På den måde konsolideres GEN Ghana gennem en praktisk, internationalt FN anerkendt aktivitet med bæredygtighed som sigte. KITA har kapaciteten til at være ‘inkubator’ for GEN Ghanas konsolidering som netværk, og LØS ser det som en oplagt mulighed for at være med i arbejdet at lære og at bidrage.