Summer I Session
GSLL 1519 – Agroecology for Sustainable Communities
In this course we will identify their common root (the agroecological lens) and learn how to use it as a transformative tool for social and environmental justice.
Welcome to Village Earth!
Village Earth is a publicly supported 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1993. We help reconnect communities to the resources that promote human well-being by enhancing social and political empowerment, community self-reliance and self-determination. We do this by strengthening intermediate and grassroots organizations through fiscal sponsorship, networking, training, research and advocacy.
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Online Certificate Program
We partner with Colorado State University to offer the online certificate program in Sustainable Community Development.
Global Affiliate Program
We serve as a support structure for grassroots organizations working on the front-lines of social & environmental justice.
Consulting Services
We provide a wide range of consultation services to NGOs, governments, universities, and the private sector.
Specialized Training
We develop and deliver customized in-person and online training programs to aid and relief community.
Village Earth’s Online Certificate Program in Sustainable Community Development
Since 2003, Village Earth has partnered with Colorado State University Online to offer an online certificate program in Sustainable Community Development. The curriculum consists of 15 different courses and is designed for community leaders and activists, development professionals, funders of development, educators, students or anyone looking to learn more about the theory and practice of sustainable community development. All classes are facilitated by an experienced instructor and 100% online making it convenient for working professionals based anywhere in the world.
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Summer I Session
GSLL 1524 – Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
This course will examine entrepreneurship and enterprise generation as a key foundation of the development of both economic and social capital, as well as individual and community empowerment. Its main emphasis will be the exploration of entrepreneurship with an imperative to drive social change and build sustainable ventures.
Summer I Session
GSLL 1504 – Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
This course stresses participatory methods in monitoring and evaluation, where multiple stakeholders are involved in the process of planning, collecting, interpreting, communicating, and using information.
Village Earth Delivers Large Donation of Farm Equipment to Knife Chief Buffalo Nation on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Village Earth recently delivered a large donation of farm equipment to the Knife Buffalo Nation Society on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The
5 Principles for Maintaining Downward Accountability When Supporting Community-Based Development
The success and ongoing relevancy of community-based development initiatives is largely dependent on the ability of community workers and NGO’s to maintain their accountability to stakeholders at
The Case for Capacity Development in Community-Based Conservation Efforts
In the protection and management of natural resources, it is widely agreed that human social, political, cultural and economic systems must be part of the
The Role of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Community-Based Development
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is an important part of building both accountability and a learning process into the development program from the beginning, both within
Hard and Soft Appropriate Technologies and the Technology Generation Process
Appropriate Technology (AT) is a way of thinking about the choices and the applications of technology to solve a problem or to create something, such as
Tiyospaye Sakowin Education Center to host three native youth healing camps on Pine Ridge this summer.
In recent years there has been an epidemic of youth suicides across Indian Country and especially on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In