South Africa is famous for its wildlife, its politics, and its native tribes. It is also a place where traditional ways of ecological living continue to exist.
It is only natural that ecovillages have begun to develop there. Communities like Kuthumba, Tlholego, and Spier have initiated many creative projects
including "Living and Learning Centers," agricultural projects and green building design. The program will offer students the ability to see through
new eyes what it means to live sustainably, and how culture, nature, and social structures play an integral part of day-to-day life.
Another variation of this program may run to Senegal in West Africa, and be based out of a large community called EcoYoff. The vision of this
ecovillage is to integrate the wisdom of African Villages into a program of international ecological reconstruction for the year 2020 and beyond.
Participatory action research is their main means of working together towards solutions to problems of creating a sustainable ecological community.
It is possible that this will be a French-medium program.
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