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ECAHLI — The World's Most Advanced Self-Sustainable Green Economic Ecosystem

Self-Sustainable Community Winner 2026

Non-Profit Organisation Award CorporateLiveWire Award

Innovative Community Project of the Year 2025/26

ECAHLI

Eco-Community Alternative Housing Lifestyle Initiative

The world's most advanced, award-winning self-sustainable green economic ecosystem — a global network of regenerative communities across Brazil, Paraguay, Kenya, Spain and Uruguay where investors access institutional-grade returns, families live with true security and dignity, and retirees discover the finest chapter of their lives. Designed over 7 years by one founder. Built for generations.

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$191.9M

Combined CapEx · 3 Flagships

$99.3M

Year 5 Combined Revenue

$51.8M

Year 5 Combined EBITDA

27.4%

Base IRR (Brazil)

68.0%

EBITDA Margin (Brazil)

1,945

Direct Jobs Created

Global Awards

7 Yrs

Self-Funded Design

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What is ECAHLI?

The World's Most Advanced Self-Sustainable Green Economic Ecosystem

ECAHLI is not a housing project. It is not a commune. It is not a retreat. It is a fully functioning green economic ecosystem — where every home, every crop, every business, every school, every hospital, and every solar panel works as one integrated, living system. Designed to outlast civilisations. Built to be copied everywhere.

Instead of treating housing, livelihoods, services, and land as separate problems, ECAHLI designs the whole system together — for residents, governments, surrounding communities, local economies and the environment. The result is a platform that generates exceptional financial returns, creates thousands of jobs, and provides a genuinely better way of life.

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At a Glance

For Residents: home, meals, education, healthcare, jobs and retirement security in one place.
For Investors: 24–27% IRR, 63–68% EBITDA, land-backed assets, 8 uncorrelated revenue zones.
For Governments: rural development, jobs, housing, health, education and climate impact in one platform.
For Communities: SME growth, local procurement, training and economic circulation.
For the Environment: land restoration, low-carbon buildings, CDR pilots and carbon revenue.

7 years · self-funded · designed by one founder

"I spent 7 years designing a life the world hadn't built yet — not because I had the resources, but because I had no other choice. ECAHLI is what happens when someone refuses to accept that this is as good as it gets."

Petrus Van Der Merwe — Founder & Lifelong Chair, ECAHLI Foundation

Independently Recognised. Globally Awarded.

Three Global Awards. More On The Way.

ECAHLI's design, resilience and impact have been independently validated by leading international institutions — making it the most recognised self-sustainable community model in the world.

Self-Sustainable Community Winner 2026

Acquisition International

Non-Profit Organisation Award 2025

Global Non-Profit Recognition Programme

Innovative Community Project of the Year 2025/26

CorporateLiveWire Global Awards

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More Recognitions

Further global awards and nominations are in progress — ECAHLI's work continues to attract the world's attention.

See It For Yourself

This Is ECAHLI. See It. Feel It. Join It.

Watch the community come to life — the land, the people, the vision, and the future being built right now.

Who ECAHLI Is For

Three Reasons to Be Here.
One Extraordinary Place.

For Investors

Institutional-Grade Returns. Real-World Impact.

27.4% IRR · 68% EBITDA · combined $99.3M Year 5 revenue · 8 uncorrelated revenue zones · profitable from Year 3 across 3 flagship developments.

Full Investment Details ↗

For Future Residents

Security, Stability and a Better Way to Live.

Home, meals, healthcare, education, meaningful work and community — integrated into one ecosystem designed for dignity and belonging. Buy-in from $550K with flexible payment plans.

Apply for Residency ↗

For Governments & Institutions

A Platform for Rural Transformation.

Housing, jobs, SMEs, healthcare, education, infrastructure and measurable climate impact — all delivered through one scalable model replicated across continents.

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Next 2 Years · 3 Flagship Developments

Proven Model. Real Numbers.
Three Countries. One Vision.

ECAHLI's first three flagship communities are investor-ready in Brazil, Paraguay and Kenya. Each independently viable. Collectively transformative.

🇧🇷 Flagship 01 — Brazil

Goiás State
250+ hectares · v19 Investor Ready

Total CapEx$78.1M

T1 Equity Required$27.0M

Year 5 Revenue$49.39M

Year 5 EBITDA$33.60M

EBITDA Margin68.0%

Year 5 Net Income$24.81M

DSCR Year 58.47×

Direct Jobs555

Base IRR27.4%With 8× exit34.3%

🇵🇾 Flagship 02 — Paraguay

Colmena District
250 ha · 80km from Asunción · v3 Audited

Total CapEx$58.8M

T1 Equity Required$31.0M

Year 5 Revenue$28.9M

Year 5 EBITDA$18.2M

EBITDA Margin63.0%

Residential Units143 homes

DSCR Year 56.0×

Direct Jobs690

Base IRR24.0%With 8× exit30.5%

🇰🇪 Flagship 03 — Kenya

Kisumu County
450 ha · v23 Investor Ready

Total Funding Stack$55.0M

T1 Equity Required$22.0M

Year 5 Revenue (target)$21.0M

Revenue Streams7 sectors

Carbon / ITMO RevenueIncluded · MRV-verified

Exit IRR Range17.8% – 25.0%

Direct Jobs700+

5× EBITDA exit17.8%10× EBITDA exit25.0%

Three Flagships Combined · 2-Year Deployment

The Numbers That Change Everything

When all three flagship communities are operational, the combined economic and social footprint is extraordinary — and this is only the beginning of a 110-community global network.

$191.9M

Combined CapEx · 3 Flagships

$99.3M

Combined Year 5 Revenue

$51.8M

Combined Year 5 EBITDA

1,945

Direct Jobs Created

950ha

Land Under Regeneration

$80M

Combined T1 Equity Required

✦ Pipeline: Gran Chaco Paraguay (300ha · $72.5M) · Africa Site (negotiating) · Spain · Uruguay — all in active development

Aggressive Global Roll-Out

10 Years. 6 Continents.
110 Communities.

ECAHLI is not building one community. It is building the blueprint for a new civilisation — one node at a time, spaced 350km apart, across every inhabited continent on earth.

2025–26

Phase 1 — Foundation

3 Flagship Communities · Investor-Ready

Brazil (Goiás), Paraguay (Colmena) and Kenya (Kisumu) fully modelled and ready for funding. Dutch Stichting registration completing Q1–Q2 2026. Paraguay Live Lab launches May 2026 — the first real-world ECAHLI demonstration site, with live broadcast, eco-technology showcase and founding resident places open.

BrazilParaguayKenya

2026–27

Phase 2 — Construction Begins

First Residents. First Harvest. First Revenue.

Ground breaks on all 3 flagships simultaneously. Gran Chaco (300ha, $72.5M) and Africa flagship move to pre-development. Spain site acquisition begins. Live Lab Paraguay fully operational — live feeds, DIY videos, educational content streaming globally.

BrazilParaguayKenyaAfrica

2027–28

Phase 3 — Expansion Wave 1

Africa · Spain · Uruguay Go Live

Flagships 4, 5 and 6 enter construction. First communities reach operational profitability. Global HoldCo royalty engine activates — projected $3.2M/year. Carbon/ITMO revenue streams monetised across all sites.

AfricaSpainUruguay

2028–30

Phase 4 — Network Effect

20 Communities · 4 Continents · HoldCo $15M+/yr

Southeast Asia and Middle East entries. Community-to-community supply chains activate. ECAHLI University launches. First Gift Program graduates lead new site developments. The brand becomes a global movement.

AsiaMiddle EastEurope

2030–33

Phase 5 — Institutional Scale

50 Communities · Government Partnerships · $500M Network Revenue

50 operational communities across 6 continents. UN and DFI partnership agreements. ECAHLI becomes the recognised global standard for regenerative development. Combined network revenue surpasses $500M annually.

AmericasAfricaAsiaEurope

2033–35

Phase 6 — Global Standard

110 Communities · $3.3B Network · $69M/yr HoldCo Royalties

The full vision achieved. Every inhabited continent represented. The model Petrus Van Der Merwe designed over 7 years — built by thousands, lived by tens of thousands, copied by governments worldwide. The most important investment on this planet, delivered.

AmericasAfricaAsiaEuropePacific

Your Path Into ECAHLI

Three Ways to Belong.
One Extraordinary Life.

No landlords. No utility spiral. No isolation. A life genuinely built around you — with a flexible payment plan that makes it accessible right now.

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Passive Residential Ownership

Deposit from just 10% to secure your home

From $55,000

10% deposit on $550K entry · choose your level

then from

$6,875/month

example: 10% deposit · 72 months · interest-free · use calculator below

✓Full title ownership of your residence
✓$800/month service fee covers all utilities, security & maintenance
✓Access to all community facilities & organic food
✓Participate as much or as little as you choose
✓Appreciating land-backed asset

Enquire About This Pathway ↗

ECAHLI Live Lab Paraguay

The First Real-World Demonstration of the ECAHLI Model

The Paraguay Live Lab is not a concept or a pilot study — it is the first practical, on-the-ground implementation of the ECAHLI community model. A real site where eco-housing, food production, education, shared workspaces, off-grid infrastructure and community life come together in one functioning environment. It is where the full ECAHLI vision becomes visible, verifiable, and replicable.

The Live Lab is the bridge between the ECAHLI vision and the flagship communities.
A working proof-of-concept that tests, refines, and demonstrates the model in practice —
broadcast live to a global audience from day one on the ground in Paraguay.

Private Homes

Staff

Accommodation

Community Clubhouse

Live

Broadcast Globally

What's being built

✓5+ private homes, 2–3 bedrooms each — built to full ECAHLI sustainable standards with renewable energy, water systems and low-carbon materials
✓Staff accommodation — dedicated housing for Live Lab team members, educators, content creators and community staff
✓Community Clubhouse — the heart of the Live Lab. Where all meals are prepared and shared, meetings are held, life is celebrated, expansion is planned, and independence is declared
✓Working organic garden and food production feeding the whole community from day one
✓Solar micro-grid and renewable energy systems — demonstrated live for the world to learn from
✓Live 24/7 video feeds broadcast globally — the first real, transparent eco-community in the world
✓DIY construction, farming and building videos produced on-site as the community is built
✓Founding residents gain priority pathway to full flagship community residency when developments open

The Community Clubhouse

"Where meals are made, futures are planned, victories are celebrated, and independence is built — one day at a time."

The Clubhouse is the social, operational and spiritual core of the Live Lab. Every decision, every celebration, every meal — happens here. It is where community stops being a concept and becomes a daily reality.

What We Produce & Broadcast

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Live Feeds

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DIY Build Videos

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Education

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Sustainability

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Food & Health

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Renewable Energy

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Community Life

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Mini Ecosystem

Every day at the Live Lab is content. Every build, every harvest, every lesson, every meal — streamed live and archived for a global audience discovering what regenerative living actually looks like in practice.

Very Limited · Founding Resident Places

Be a Founding Live Lab Resident

A very limited number of residential buy-ins are available for the Live Lab community. Own one of the first homes in the world's first ECAHLI demonstration site — and help shape what comes next for tens of thousands of people globally.

Deposit from just

10%

of the buy-in price · interest-free balance · use the calculator above

✓Focused on education, sustainability & healthier lifestyle
✓Small-scale green economic mini ecosystem
✓Community Clubhouse — meals, meetings & celebrations
✓Priority flagship residency when full communities open

See the Live Lab Initiative ↗

Site planning confirmed · Mid-May 2026

The Live Lab moves from vision to ground in Paraguay in May 2026. The world is about to see ECAHLI built in real time — and you can be part of it from the very first day.

Want to see how the ECAHLI model works in the real world?

Explore the full Paraguay Live Lab initiative — facilities, community life, eco-technology, education, the qualification process, and how to secure a founding place.

Explore the Paraguay Live Lab ↗

The Heart of ECAHLI

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The Van Der Merwe
Gift Program

Free access to ECAHLI — not for those who can afford it,
but for those who cannot be stopped.

For the innovators. The dreamers. The visionaries.
The ones who want to take back control of their lives
and build a better future for our children and generations to come.

You give what you can. ECAHLI gives the rest.

Give What You Can

No fixed price for a dreamer. Contribution is assessed individually — your skills, your time, your energy, your vision. Whatever you bring, it counts.

Earn Your Place Daily

Gift members must be active, contributing community members — exceeding expectations in growth, learning and advancement. This is not charity. It is earned belonging.

Innovate & Lead

Gift members drive ideas, lead projects, mentor others and push the community forward. You are not a guest — you are the engine.

Build For Generations

Every Gift member's contribution is an investment in the children that follow. Petrus Van Der Merwe believes the world's greatest minds often have the least access to the right environment.

Who Is This For?

Anyone, anywhere in the world, who carries a vision too large for the world they currently live in — and who is ready to back it with relentless action, generosity of spirit, and genuine commitment to collective growth. Age, background, nationality and wealth are irrelevant. Character is everything.

Apply for the Gift Program ↗

✦ Education & Opportunity

FREE

Education That
Changes Futures

Access to quality education — and the opportunity it creates — is at the heart of the ECAHLI model. We believe that where you start should never determine where you end up. We are inspired by initiatives that share this conviction and act on it.

We are inspired by Cove of Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping underserved students build their futures through FREE access to AI education, entrepreneurship and purpose-driven learning. Accepted students pay no programme cost — their participation is fully supported by donors. This is education as long-term transformation and wealth-creation infrastructure.

Learn more at Cove of Education ↗

About Cove of Education

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501(c)(3) Nonprofit — a registered, donor-funded nonprofit with a mission focused on equitable access to education and long-term economic opportunity

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AI Education & Digital Skills — equipping underserved students with AI literacy, digital tools and practical skills for a changing economy

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Entrepreneurship & Purpose — building entrepreneurial capacity and purpose-driven learning as a foundation for sustainable personal and community advancement

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Accepted students pay no cost — participation is fully donor-funded, making world-class, future-oriented learning genuinely accessible to those who need it most

Cove of Education aligns with ECAHLI's belief that genuine community development requires real investment in the people within it — especially those with the least access to opportunity and the most to contribute. coveofedu.org ↗

Kenya, Africa & Climate Integrity

Solving the Bottlenecks That Stop Good Ideas From Scaling

ECAHLI is not only a place to live and invest — it is a real-world testbed for carbon removal, MRV, compliance-grade testing, low-carbon materials and trusted implementation across Kenya and Africa.

MRV-Rich Climate Projects

Biochar, agroforestry, soil carbon and land restoration monitored from day one through real community deployment.

Low-Carbon Construction Pilots

ECAHLI sites host functional-equivalence testing, low-carbon binders and alternative construction systems in actual homes and infrastructure.

Public-Private Demonstration Sites

Governments, universities, labs and investors use ECAHLI campuses as collaborative demonstration nodes for the next generation of rural and climate development.

The ECAHLI Guarantee

Everything You Need.
One Integrated Life System.

Housing, food, healthcare, education, work, energy and community — inside one coherent model designed for generations.

Secure Housing

Well-designed homes with low operating costs and long-term security for individuals and families.

Housing First

Food Security

Farm-to-table systems, greenhouses and productive landscapes feeding residents and local markets daily.

Regenerative Food

Healthcare Access

Integrated health services, preventative care and community wellbeing at the core of the model.

Wellbeing

Education & Skills

Classrooms, technical training and lifelong learning linked directly to real employment and enterprise.

Campus Model

Meaningful Work

Jobs across agriculture, education, construction, tourism, services and climate industries. 180+ role types.

Local Jobs

Infrastructure & Energy

Water, solar energy, mobility, digital connectivity and shared facilities built into one resilient system.

100% Renewable

Life Inside ECAHLI

Where Every Day Feels Like Purpose

From sunrise over the farm to dinner with neighbours who become family.

Community Life

Vertical Farming

Residential Living

Community & Family

Retirement Bungalows

Partnership & Investment

Two Ways to Own
a Piece of What's Coming

Whether you invest in the first community being built, or take a seat at the table of the global holding company — ECAHLI is opening its doors to a small number of serious partners.

Option A

Invest in the First
ECAHLI Community

Direct equity into one or more of the three flagship communities — Brazil, Paraguay, or Kenya. Land-backed, cash-flowing, independently audited.

Minimum Ticket$250,000

StructureEquity · Debt · Blended

Base IRR (Brazil)27.4%

Base IRR (Paraguay)24.0%

With 8× exit30 – 34%

Asset BackingLand title + Infrastructure

PaybackYear 5

Concessional debtAvailable · 6% p.a.

Invest in a Flagship ↗

Option B

ECAHLI Global Holdings
Board Partnership

A seat on the 7-person Global Holdings board. Five seats open to external partners. Co-govern the network that will span 110 communities and $3.3B in combined value.

Total Board Seats7 seats

Available to Partners5 seats remaining

Founder Reserved2 seats · mission lock

HoldCo Royalties Y5$3.2M / year

HoldCo Royalties Y10$15.4M / year

Network Target110 communities

Network Value$3.3B+

Mission protection80% vote threshold

Enquire About a Board Seat ↗

Global Holdings Board — 5 Seats Open

The Door Is Open. It Will Not Stay Open Long.

Two seats are held by the Founder as mission lock. Five founding partner seats carry co-governance rights, royalty participation, and a permanent stake in the network.

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FReserved

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Co-Governance Rights

Vote on network strategy, site approvals, capital allocation and partnership decisions across all 110+ communities.

Royalty Participation

Share in the HoldCo royalty stream growing from $3.2M to $69M/year as the network scales to 110 communities.

Mission Protection

The 80% supermajority threshold protects the regenerative mission. No partner can redirect ECAHLI from its founding purpose.

Pioneer Legacy

Founding partners are permanently recorded in ECAHLI history as the people who made the global network possible.

The Most Important Investment
on This Planet.

ECAHLI is not raising capital from everyone. It is seeking a small number of aligned partners — people who understand that the most important investment right now is not a stock, a fund, or a building. It is a new way of living. One that works. One that lasts. One that the world is ready for.

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Global Reach · 110 Communities by 2035

Building a Sustainable Future for Humanity

Brazil

Flagship 01

Paraguay

Flagship 02 + HQ

Kenya

Flagship 03

Africa

In Negotiation

Spain

European Node

Uruguay

Regional Expansion

Economic Engine

A Complete Self-Sustaining
Industrial Ecosystem

From food processing and hempcrete manufacturing to logistics, healthcare, tourism, training and climate solutions — ECAHLI is a complete economic engine creating compounding resilience that no single-sector project can replicate.

Download the full ECAHLI Business Plan, Financial Models and Investor Pack — 3 flagship communities, complete with audited figures.

↓ Download Investor Documents

Support the Movement

Help Us Empower Change

Every contribution helps build sustainable communities and give families a real alternative to the broken system.

Empower Change with ECAHLI

Every contribution — large or small — helps accelerate the build of communities where real people live, work and thrive with dignity and freedom.

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or Simply Find Out More?

Whether you are an investor, a family, planning retirement, a policymaker, or a professional ready for a new chapter — we would love to hear from you.

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The World's Most Advanced Self-Sustainable Green Economic Ecosystem

At a Glance

Three Global Awards. More On The Way.

This Is ECAHLI. See It. Feel It. Join It.

Three Reasons to Be Here.One Extraordinary Place.

Proven Model. Real Numbers.Three Countries. One Vision.

The Numbers That Change Everything

10 Years. 6 Continents.110 Communities.

Three Ways to Belong.One Extraordinary Life.

ECAHLI Live Lab Paraguay

The Van Der MerweGift Program