YAMA #1
The trip
PARTICIPANTS
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LIEU
Le Vigan (Gard)
DAYS
July 5th – July 25th, 2021
Partner
For more than 20 years, Boris and Emilie evolve in mountainous rural areas with a strong rural and economic decline (Cévennes, Alpes). Experienced and graduated in agronomy, ecology and project management (MBA), they bought in January 2018 a 15-acre land to restore it entirely; and make it an example of ecological urbanization, adapted to a particularly sensitive natural area: l’ecoHameau du Futur. This eco-place under construction will welcome the School of Applied Ecology, which goal is to train experts in design and installation of eco-places. Facing the climate crisis and the 6th mass extinction, Boris and Emilie organize “Nature & Eco-place” trips since the summer 2019.
Interviews
“It's really satisfying to tell yourself "I've built something with my own hands, I am gaining skills I would have never gained anywhere else"."
El,
Participante
"Here we talk all the time, with anyone, I'm comfortable."
Assad,
Participant
"We've noticed a lot of them woke up, and this project sparked a entrepreneurship spirit. [...] And so, today, they know how to analyze a context, an environment, the strengths and weaknesses, etc., the minimum necessary to manage a project."
Eric,
Project Coordinator
"The cultural differences aren't too many here. They are totally open people who are just adorable, ready to have fun. They might have lived way harder things what we did. It's truly remarkable."
Sarah,
Participant
