The Sustainability Institute is a non-profit trust, founded in 1999. An international living and learning centre focussing on studies and experience in ecology, community and spirit, we work in partnership with the School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch in the following areas of  education (Masters and PhD degrees in Sustainable Development Planning and Sustainable Agriculture), Early Childhood Development, Community Development Practice and Management, project facilitation to establish Sustainable Neighbourhood Developments in various localities,policy research in the sustainable development sector. The Institute is located in the Lynedoch EcoVillage, a place where we have provided development facilitation to create a space for sustainable living and learning.

Sustainability Institute Staff Abroad

 

 

On course at Schumacher College, Devon, UK - studying Ecoliteracy: first principles for radical change  - June, Mariette, Candice, Manda, Gairo, Gareth and Jess had the weekend to go up to London and visit our friends, Sally and Teresa of the Lexi Theatre (an independent cinema in Kensal Rise, North London - donating 100% of its profits to the Sustainability Institute). They were taken on a whirlwind tour of London, presented the Sustainability Institute work at the Lexi's Green Sunday and today are back at Schumacher College for the final week of their programme

Lisa Thompson-Smeddle is off to Mexico in November to present at the International Water Association Congress - on the Lynedoch EcoVillage story, water and sanitation - we are thinking of calling her paper "Through the eyes of an Earthworm at Lynedoch"!