In The World

Their experiences in the Community have led many community members to engage in work and action that affects the world at large. Some still live here at Findhorn, while others have moved across the world. Their impact may be local or global. This section presents stories of their projects.

Ecologia Youth Trust in Kenya

Ecologia Youth Trust|2024-12-10T15:10:38+00:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: In The World, Organisations|Tags: 2010s, 2020s, children, world service|

From 2013 Ecologia worked in partnership with International Peace Initiatives (IPI) at the Kithoka Amani Children’s Home (KACH) in Meru County, Kenya. The mission of KACH is to keep orphaned and vulnerable children in the

Kitezh Children’s Community in Russia

Ecologia Youth Trust|2024-12-09T15:23:02+00:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: In The World, Organisations|Tags: 1990s, children, community, Russia, world service|

Ecologia’s first project in 1995 worked alongside Kitezh Children’s Community, founded in 1992 during Perestroika by Dimitry Morozov on an empty piece of land 300 km from Moscow. He and a dedicated group of volunteer

Ecologia’s Work in Thailand and Myanmar 2006 to 2018

Ecologia Youth Trust|2024-12-09T15:50:17+00:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: In The World, Organisations|Tags: 2010s, ecological education, world service|

The connection between Ecologia and Thailand and Myanmar was made through Jane Rasbash and her husband Pracha Hutanuwatr in 2006. Pracha was visiting Findhorn to support Jane who had just completed serious medical treatment in

The first health post in Humla, Nepal (1995)

Alan Jacobsen|2024-12-11T17:06:11+00:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: In The World|Tags: 1990s, Nepal Trust|

The Nepal Trust began work on the ground in 1995 by setting up the first health post in the remote Humla region. A trek organised from Findhorn, brought a carved doorway to symbolise the connection

Conceiving the Nepal Trust (1993)

Alan Jacobsen|2024-12-04T17:24:17+00:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: In The World, Organisations|Tags: 1990s, Nepal Trust|

During World War II, stationed in India, Alan took part in an expedition to Burma where he served alongside Nepalese Ghurkas. He never forgot the bravery and loyalty of the Ghurkas and after 50 years

The Nepal Trust

Guest Author|2024-12-02T21:51:50+00:00December 2nd, 2024|Categories: In The World|Tags: 1990s, Nepal Trust, Network News|

This article by Jim Donovan was previously published in Network News, Issue 7, April 1996. Building the Humla Health Post Facing me with a terrible grimace was not one of nature's more benign spirits. I

Network News – Nepal Trust Update (1995)

Guest Author|2024-12-02T13:56:57+00:00December 2nd, 2024|Categories: In The World|Tags: 1990s, Nepal Trust, Network News|

This article, written by Jim Donovan, was previsously published in Network News, June 1995. lf your mission succeeds, you will not only have accomplished a personal achievement, but will have built a community health clinic

Update from the Ecovillage Findhorn for COP26 in Glasgow (2021)

COIF Videos|2024-12-01T17:59:56+00:00December 1st, 2024|Categories: Ecology, In The World|Tags: 2020s, conversations on video, sustainability, videos|

John Talbott and Tara Gibsone share about the development of the Park Ecovillage Findhorn and their hopes about the role the community can continue to play for a sustainable future. In this video, they give

Network News – Crossing the Threshold of Hope (1998)

Alan Jacobsen|2024-12-04T17:21:25+00:00November 28th, 2024|Categories: In The World|Tags: 1990s, Nepal Trust, Network News|

This article was previously published in Network News January 1998. *** In 1993, partially-sighted and in the early stages of Parkinson's disease, 72 year old Alan Jacobsen made a pilgrimage to Nepal, accompanied by Elisabeth

A Doorway to Health for Nepal

Richard Brockbank|2025-02-06T11:13:57+00:00November 21st, 2024|Categories: Applied Arts, In The World|Tags: 1990s, Nepal Trust, woodwork|

In October 1995 I took part in a trek to the remote Humla region in Nepal. The call had gone out in Spring 1995 for volunteers to join and help build a health post. My

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