# Global Ecovillage Network

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC043796
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Feb. 19, 2013
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC043796


## Contact

- **Address:** Lucky Star Lane, 129e High Street, Forres, Moray
- **Postcode:** IV36 1DX
- **Website:** www.ecovillage.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity. Our mission is to innovate, catalyze, educate and advocate in global partnership with ecovillages and all those dedicated to the shift to a regenerative world. The Ecovillage Network frames our work around the four dimensions of sustainability, with a fifth dimension of integral design.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;,&#x27;Other charities or voluntary bodies&#x27;

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are: 4.1. To advance the education of individuals from all walks of life by sharing the experience and best practices gained from the networks of ecovillages and sustainable communities worldwide.   4.2. To advance human rights, conflict resolution and reconciliation by empowering local communities globally while promoting a culture of mutual acceptance and respect, effective communications, and cross-cultural outreach.  4.3. To advance environmental protection globally by serving as a think tank, incubator, international partner organization and catalyst for projects that expedite the shift to sustainable and resilient lifestyles.  4.4. To advance active citizenship and community development by coordinating the activities of regional ecovillage networks and reaching out to policy makers in order to accelerate the transition to sustainable living.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Moray
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas







