The Bafut Ecovillage Project The Bafut Ecovillage Project was designed by Konkankoh Joshua in Sieben Linden Germany in 2013 as an indigenous frame work for regenerative education. Over the years, it has become a signature programme of the Bafut Council and Bafut Palace. It's Ndanifor Permaculture & Ecotourism Demonstration site in Alegnwi Bawum has become a blue print in sub Saharan Africa for making informal education the catalyst for economic and community development. https://www.betterworld-cameroon.com It has been designed on the UN SDGs implementation platform and Global Ecovillage Ntwork GEN Africa to host a sustainable technologies park and cross-cultural education hub for local and international volunteers promoting youth engagement to the implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 in Africa. Its bioregional Ecovillage Design Education Courses and International Youth camp have created young social entrepreneurs making great impact in the Biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and creation of a green economy in Bafut. The project won the Gaia Trust Excellence as the most inspiring project in Africa training environmental technicians with the knowledge and skills to develop and execute strategies for achieving sustainability, within the framework of the sustainable development goals at scale and enterprise business models. The Bafut Eco-village 2020 Project is the most pressing sustainable development challenge facing the Bafut community and its strategy of building capacity by linking with Global Ecovillage Network GENAfrica, ICLEI and other international organisations in developing educational and public awareness programmes with respect to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity The project in its sudden success and expansion internationally dispels the myth about the ineffectiveness of African systems and is contributing to essential approaches to sustainable development intimately connected with equity. Bafut Ecovillage has subsequently established a new mission statement and Sustainable Development Plan that better encompasses the new ecovillage vision of transitioning African villages to resilience and specifies what the community wishes to achieve through it https:www.spiritofndanifor.com Bafut in popular culture Bafut is famous for Being the venue of the Annual Dance of the Fon (local chieftain) or the Abin e Mfor. The location of the palace of the Fon of Bafut, the residential dwelling of the Fon and his wives and counsel which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Centre and houses a museum (see Fon of Bafut for a section on the Palace of the Fon) Better World Cameroon's Ndanifor Permaculture Ecovillage Demonstration Land Trust in Bawum is a major contributor