ReVillaging grew out of the book ReInhabiting the Village, by Jamaica Stevens. Its premise is direct: “we can only truly reinhabit the village once we have revillaged the inhabitants.” The mentorship program builds an environment where people can openly support each other in re-creating themselves within a village context, rather than trying to figure it out alone.
It connects young people with opportunities to intimately study community life, stepping into new roles and responsibilities, guided by an experienced mentor who coaches and reviews their work. But the learning runs both directions: the mentor is also there to learn new tools, gain fresh insight, and receive feedback from a different generation’s perspective. Everyone holds a gift to share, and a voice in choosing their own path.
“For most of human history we have lived as Villagers… Yet, in a matter of a few generations, much of the world’s populace has become imbalanced and disconnected from our environment and from each other… We as a species live at a critical crossroads, a time in which the impacts of our past and the potential of our future intersect.”
– Jamaica Stevens, ReInhabiting the Village: CoCreating our future
ReVillaging is currently inactive, kept here for the record of what it offered and the questions it raised.
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Past and future work can be supported through Giveth.