DAMANHUR EDE's - REPORTS
2023
This year we are excited to share that we ran the 12th edition of the EDE at Damanhur, organized by the NGO Damanhur Education APS, in partnership with Gaia Education, the Global Ecovillage Network and Arca Tentyris APS.
2022
This year we managed to run the 11th edition of the EDE at Damanhur, organized by the NGO Damanhur Education APS, in partnership with Gaia Education. the Global Ecovillage Network and Arca Tentyris APS, despite the small number of participants.
2021
It took us two years to be able to run the 10th edition of the EDE at Damanhur, organized by the NGO Damanhur Education APS, in partnership with Gaia Education. the Global Ecovillage Network and Arca Tentyris APS, as in 2020 we had to cancel the course because of the Covid situation. So we are even more happy that this year the EDE took place.
2019
We are so happy that this year, we held the 7th EDE in Damanhur, organized by the non-profit organization Damanhur Education APS, in partnership with Gaia Education and the Global Ecovillage Network.
2017
The 2017 EDE in Damanhur Report, organized by the non-profit organization Damanhur Education APS, in partnership with Gaia Education and the Global Ecovillage Network.
2016
This year we held the sixth EDE in Damanhur, organized by the non-profit organization Damanhur Education, in partnership with Gaia Education and the Global Ecovillage Network.
2015
The theme of Damanhur’s EDE was the search for a different way of life, finding new models of society, based on cooperation amongst human beings and also between humans and nature.
2014
This year’s EDE was Damanhur’s third EDE, organized by the Non-profit Association “Damanhur Education”, in partnership with “Gaia Education” and the “Global Ecovillage Network”. Founded in 1975, Damanhur is an ecosociety of about 1000 citizens: a federation of communities and ecovillages with their own social and political structure in continual evolution in the north of Italy in the foothills of the Alps, 40km from Turin.
2013
This year’s EDE was Damanhur’s third EDE, organized by the Non-profit Association “Damanhur Education”, in partnership with “Gaia Education” and the “Global Ecovillage Network”. Founded in 1975, Damanhur is an ecosociety of about 1000 citizens: a federation of communities and ecovillages with their own social and political structure in continual evolution in the north of Italy in the foothills of the Alps, 40km from Turin.
2012
Damanhur’s 2012 EDE was the second to be run in Italy. Founded in 1975, the Federation of Damanhur is an eco-society of about 1000 citizens: a federation of communities and eco-villages with their own social and political structure in continual evolution in the north of Italy in the foothills of the Alps, 40km from Turin.
What is an EDE (Ecovillage Design Education programme)?
Ecovillage Design Education programmes, often referred to as ‘EDEs’, take place in 50 countries in settings ranging from tribal and traditional communities to intentional ecovillages, from urban slum to universities and training centres. The duration of these programmes are around 125 hours over a full month, although this may vary slightly depending on where and when they are taken. The EDEs provide participants of all ages with the knowledge and practical skills to design a society which uses energy and materials with greater efficiency, distributes wealth fairly and strives to eliminate the concept of waste.
How to run an EDE
Several of our EDE graduates have carried on organising EDE programmes in their local areas, and you are warmly encouraged to do so after completing your course.
The recommended time frame of an EDE is four weeks, however this is not fixed and varies with each individual programme.
The material can be condensed into smaller workshops, spread out over a longer period, or distributed in blocks at different times and locations.
