What We Do
Overview of Earthville's Projects & Programs
You've heard the saying, "Think globally, act locally." Well, we agree, and yet we also recognize that, with so much suffering in the world and a climate that is changing rapidly, there's a need to reach a little further – not to pitch a bigger tent, but a global circle of small tents. In this spirit, Earthville "acts locally" across the globe. We establish and support a diverse constellation of homegrown projects around the world and link them in a web of mutual support in which cross-pollination and other synergies can flourish.
We Have You Surrounded: An Integrated Approach to Changemaking
Since the challenges we face today are complex, arising through many interdependent factors, they require holistic solutions. Accordingly, our interdisciplinary approach considers the whole picture, the whole person, and the whole problem to produce whole solutions.
Each of the projects below represents one piece of the puzzle. Since each project is mostly self-contained and autonomous, Earthville's organizational mothership doesn't suffer from "taking on too much" or "losing focus": rather, each of these individual projects is highly focused on its own mission with its own dedicated team. In this way, we achieve the best of both worlds: the insight, relevance, cultural sensitivity, and nimble responsiveness of small-scale, local initiatives; empowered by the supporting infrastructure, relationship networks, and human diversity of a global-scale organization.
Current Projects
Following are the most significant of the Earthville Network's currently active projects:
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ASEC Environmental Coalition
ASEC is a sustainability initiative to unite action sports athletes, business owners, and industry workers around our common interest of environmental conservation, preservation, and awareness. more » |
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CreatioNation
CreatioNation is a global charitable project tapping the power of creativity, the arts, and media technology to create a better world. CreatioNation specializes in artistic projects and events that "feed two birds with one seed": supporting the arts while improving our communities and our world. more » |
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Dharmalaya Institute for Compassionate Living
Dharmalaya is an Indian charitable society devoted to education, service, and compassionate living, with a practical focus on sustainable village development, service-learning, and preservation of traditional wisdom. more » |
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Earthville Orchards: Carbon Offset & Green Jobs
Earthville Orchards is a carbon offset program (to be launched in 2010) enabling caring global citizens to sponsor tree plantings in India to help reduce your net carbon footprint while providing green jobs for rural villagers. more » |
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Human Family Peace Project
Human Family Peace Project is a program offering retreats and workshops in Turkey, India, and elsewhere that foster social and cultural awareness as a foundation for global harmony. It was conceived in 2008 by international volunteers and established as an Umbrellavator project of the Earthville Network in 2009. more » |
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Lotus & Lightning
Lotus & Lightning is a project leveraging the power of music and film to generate awareness and funding for cultural preservation and infrastructure development projects in Vietnam. more » |
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Open Dharma
Open Dharma is a collective of teachers and a diverse international community of seekers exploring teachings from different wisdom traditions to transform the lives of individuals, and through these individuals, to transform their communities and societies. more » |
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Sulha Peace Project
The Sulha Peace Project is a grassroots reconciliation program rebuilding trust between the "children of Abraham" (Christians, Druze, Jews, Muslims, Sufis, et al) through peace gatherings and workshops that facilitate deep human connections between neighbors in the "Holy Land." more » |
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The Earthville Umbrellavator
The Umbrellavator is a charitable incubator for nonprofit projects closely aligned with Earthville's mission and objectives. The Umbrellavator supports social entrepreneurs with promising charitable project ideas to focus on what they do best (the actual service work) and leave most of the administration stuff to Earthville. more » |
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Earthville Projects & Programs in Development
There's always something cooking in Earthville. Click on for a glimpse of what's to come. more » |
YOU CAN HELP
Earthville's projects are run almost entirely on donations, with the support of volunteers from around the world.
You can help by making a charitable contribution or by volunteering.