Tlholego Ecovillage Camp is located on the western slopes of the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve in the North West province of South Africa, on a former neglected cattle farm. Tlholego is a Setswana word meaning ‘creation with nature’ which fits well with their overall mission to restore ecosystems, create local livelihoods and learn from the gifts of nature. This restoration community was been created by non-profit organisation Rural Educational Development Corporation (Rucore) to introduce activities that stimulate a culture of reconnecting with our earth and spiritual heritage, with the belief that building on these relationships is our way of returning home to a more natural experience of being alive. Tlholego aims to provide earth restorers with opportunities to remember their own deep connection with land as they take part in the restoration of this region. New skills for how to restore degraded lands are learned through practice, while reconnecting to their cultures, ancestry, spirituality and our beautiful Gaia.

Tlholego Ecovillage & Learning Centre is a place where learning how to restore degraded land goes hand in hand with exploring new ways of living together. It is a place where past wounds from inherent social, environmental and racial injustices are seen, held, and healed together, and this process is considered key in the development of a regenerative culture. Tlholego exists to integrate African wisdom and indigenous knowledge with the restoration of the land, community and livelihoods. Currently we are connecting school children with gardening and nutrition and exploring ways that people rehabilitation can support land restoration.