Caring for each other, caring for the land, healing the wounds of violence and exploitation, empowering women, and learning techniques to provide food, water and energy - this is the work that many initiatives on the ground are doing. The connection to the Global Ecovillage Network gives the stability of belonging to a planetary movement that does not only talk, but really explores an overall alternative. This is the foundation for a promising connection on both sides. To this end, the first GEN International summit will take place in December 2014 in Dakar, Senegal. Looking on the achievements of GEN in the recent years it becomes apparent that the network is growing on every level. New ecovillages seem to be seeding everywhere and existing ones are growing in membership. New regional networks are forming, and more education and training initiatives are taking place. In the European Union, Africa, and Latin America, national governments are showing interest in ecovillage strategies for sustainable development. Governments are understanding that for a true transition to the resilience of societies, they need to work hand in hand with civil society actors and organizations. In the concept of ecovillage strategies for the transition of traditional villages and urban neighbourhoods to ecovillages, bottom-up and top-down approaches can combine to become a truly powerful formula for change. For example, the government in Senegal, Africa - inspired by a network of forty-five already existing ecovillages - has decided to support every second traditional village of the country (14 000 in total), with the skills and means to become ecovillages. GEN will assist in this process at all levels of development.
To this end, the first GEN International summit will take place in December 2014 in Dakar, Senegal.
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