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As a young girl growing up in Czechoslovakia, I was introduced to and worked with plantmedicine thanks to my grandmother who passed her knowledge on to me. Together we would collect the plants in the fields, dry and store them and later use them for teas, syrups, sit baths and various other remedies. I have…

Today within rural communities in South Africa we face challenges as malnutrition, unemployment and practices of environmentaly unsound agricultural methods. What can be done? And what initiative can we take to create positive change in our immediate environment in this post COVID 19 era? “We need to grow nutritious organic food”.Its one of the most…

Skip to content EntabeniEco VillageSearch for… EntabeniEco Village Supporting small scale farmers The role of small-scale farmers in ensuring food security and sustainable rural development in Africa is becoming more crucial as the world faces increasing climate change challenges and worldwide pandemic. Rural small scale farmers are faced with a variety of challenges, which include…

Skip to content EntabeniEco VillageSearch for… EntabeniEco Village We want to move the mountains We are looking forward to invite more volunteers to help and enjoy the work  in the land with us. To do that, we need to build more accomodation structures for them. Since we are blessed with a beautiful hill shape land,…

Skip to content EntabeniEco VillageSearch for… EntabeniEco Village We are going to extend our yard Recently we were able to level almost the whole area  intended to be used for the volunteer structures  and succesfully set up first two safari tents. Now, after being able to fully see the new space and following our vision…

What is going on in the sky right now from the astrology point of view and how is it affecting us all? The blue full moon taking place on October 31st 2020 in Taurus and conjunction with planet Uranus is urging as to step out of the comfort zone, think out of the box and…

EntabeniEco VillageSearch for… EntabeniEco Village Supporting local families in need Lockdown in rural South Africa due to COVID-19 worldwide pandemic have had negative impact on many local households, particularly on single mothers households and orphants homes. Food insecurities and impoverishment has been rising from loss of income, contributing to malnutrition. Lack of social services, restricted movement…

My name is Lucky Kekana and I run a project making natural buildings in South Africa, using traditional methods blended with modern sustainable techniques. For my buildings I use wattle tree posts for the structure. You can see in my first picture me peeling the bark off the trees, boiling it down and repainting the…

Our project had it’s genesis back in 2006 when I attended a Vipassana Meditation course (Dhamma Pataka). It was there I met Ole, Vipassana teacher and co-founder of Khula Dhamma Eco-Village at Eastern Cape, who was looking for like-minded people to pioneer and co-create and intentional sustainable community. With the intention of creating a better…

As many of you, we are facing challenging situation in rural communities within South Africa due to what is happening in the world at the moment. Before the pandemic started early on this year, we were already challenged by high rate of unemployment, substance abuse and teenage pregnancies within our and surrounding communities. Currently food…