our vision
A sustainable, resilient and thriving Lagoa.
our mission
Our motto is ´Be the change you want to see in Lagoa´. Our mission is to embrace this ideal and to inspire and empower our fellow Lagoenses to do the same.
our objectives
Transition Lagoa aims to:
- Contribute to and enhance the environmental, economic, social, nutritional and emotional health of Lagoa and its citizens.
- Create local responses to sustainability challenges in the fields of food, energy and water, leading to increased community resilience.
- Connect likeminded people and local residents and build a greater sense of community through participatory cooperation.
- Integrate personal development (inner transition) in the change process.
- Foster partnerships, co-operative networks and support from the local governance, organizations, businesses, individuals and other transition groups.
- Educate and raise awareness about global sustainability challenges, and encourage an alternative way of thinking for the future (‘thinking global and acting local’).
- Transmit the skills to live in a more sustainable way.
- Strengthen the connection between people and place, and the relationship and connectedness they have with the land and nature.
- Bring together traditional wisdom and innovative sustainable technology.
- Develop an integral and holistic approach to the change process.