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Forming Formed: 2010 Established: 2011

This page last updated:5/5/2013

KanAwen

Canet d´Adri, Girona,

Spain

The ecovillage KanAwen in the valley of Biert is a international project of building an alternative town in a valley located between Girona and Banyoles. In Catalonia, Spain. We want to promote a more conscious way of living in contact with nature, living in community, covering the social, ecological and economical aspects, from the perspective of spiritual growth, both personally and collectively.

We are at the beginning of the project, building, creating and welcoming more interested. The starting group is growing and is acepting more members with initiative and psychological maturity to create the solid ground necessary for this phase

There is a lot of information in the written project in English on the KanAwen´s website. However, If you want to know more, you can email us at welcome@kanawen.org

Status: Intentional community

Website: http://www.kanawen.org

Contact:

Canet d´Adri, Girona 17834 Spain
Phone: 0034 872 09 65 06

International Telephone Info

The valley at the beginning

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Former/Other Names: Vall de Biert

This page last updated:5/5/2013

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Please send an Email to "welcome@kanawen.org" and we will organise the visit.

Network Affiliations:

GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Comment: Anyone with psychological maturity to live in community can join

Population Members(adults and children): 15 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: Other (By consent (sociocracy)) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing Labor Contribution: (To be decided yet) Join Fee: Yes (one time fee of 7500 euros) Regular Fees: Yes (Monthly payment to our legal entity of 80 euros)
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 444.8 acres (180.0 hectares) (This is for the 1st phase) Land Owned By: The community (The KanAwen Foundation is the owner) Number of Residences: 5 (5 from regional status, as many as needed through the umbrella of the camping) Cohousing: No (The land doesn't permit this to be)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (the project consider self grown food. By now on project of recovering wood land in cultivating lands) Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Other (mixed although mostly vegetarian) Dietary Practice: Other (mixed although mostly vegetarian) Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Seldom used (We run a detox program for tobacco dependent)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No Answer (to defined) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Unitarian Universalist (There is no spiritual tradition deeper than truth) Educational Style(s): Home schooling (private school in project)

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Own Site

Number of Units:

projecting to have as many unit as to home 150 people

Square Feet in Common House:

750

Architect:

Under development

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