Kosha is one of the original GEESE, and co-editor of the Social Dimension Book: Social tools for Building Community. She has facilitated EDE’s in Germany, Scotland, Italy, South Africa, India, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal and Palestine.
Kosha serves as the Executive Director of GEN International, and sits on the Advisory Board of GEN Africa. She has many years of experience as an international facilitator, trainer, and consultant and has worked extensively in the fields of curriculum development, international collaboration and sustainable development.
Growing up in South Africa under Apartheid, Kosha is dedicated to building bridges across all divides ever since. She has lived in ecovillages for the past 25 years and has been a driving force in GEN for 8 years.
Watch her TEDx Talk on Ecovillages here.
Country: South Africa, Scotland
Academic Titles: MSc Organisational Development
Website: http://www.ecovillage.org/
Teaching language: English, German
EDEs Facilitated:
Sieben Linden Germany 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
Damanhur, Italy 2011, 2012 and 2013
South Africa 2012 and 2013
Orissa, India 2011
Senegal 2011
Gambia 2014
Scotland 2015
Palestine 2015
Ghana 2016
Publications:
Ecovillage – 1001 Ways to Heal the Planet, 2015
Die Kraft der Kollektiven Weisheit – Wie wir gemeinsam schaffen, was einer allein nicht kann, 2010
Beyond You and Me – Inspirations and Wisdom for Building Community, 2007