ECAHLI Brazil · Community Life · 150+ Hectares

Life as It
Should Be Lived

ECAHLI is not a housing estate. It is not a resort. It is a living, breathing community — where families grow food, children learn in their own school, neighbours share meals, and every person wakes up knowing their home, health and future are completely secure. This is community life as it should be. Permanent. Purposeful. Together.

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A Day in the Life

Imagine Waking Up
to This Every Day.

No alarm telling you to rush. No commute. No bill on the counter. Just birdsong over the forest, the smell of fresh food from the kitchen, and a community of people who know your name. This is an ordinary Tuesday at ECAHLI.

6:00 am

Sunrise over the Forest

Morning light over the trees. Clean air. Birdsong. Your home is warm, your family is safe. The day begins slowly and entirely on your terms.

7:30 am

Breakfast — Farm to Table

Fresh produce from the ECAHLI agriculture zone, prepared daily. Shared at the community table or enjoyed quietly in your private home. Free. Every morning.

8:30 am

Children to School

Your children walk to the ECAHLI school — 200 metres from your front door. Free. Bilingual. Safe. While they learn, you go to work knowing they are cared for completely.

9:00 am

Meaningful Work Begins

Your role is matched to your skills. Whether in the greenhouse, the hospital, the hempcrete factory, the school or the kitchen — every role matters. Every person contributes.

1:00 pm

Lunch — Seasonal and Organic

The community gathers for the midday meal. Fresh, seasonal, organic — grown on site. Shared with neighbours who are fast becoming lifelong friends.

3:00 pm

Your Afternoon is Yours

Sports, swimming, the farm, the art centre, a walk through the orchards, a workshop, time with your children — or simply rest. The afternoon belongs entirely to you.

5:30 pm

Weekly Community Meeting

Once a week, the whole community gathers. Every decision is made together by open vote. Your voice counts equally — regardless of your role, background or length of membership.

7:00 pm

Dinner & Connection

The day ends as it began — with food, warmth and community. Stories, laughter, and the quiet knowledge that your family is secure. Tonight, and every night.

Community & Family

Sports & Recreation

Community Clubhouse

Community Life

Orchards & Nature

Your Home

Built for Life.
Costs Nothing to Live In.

Every Active Member receives a sustainably built home — permanently, at no cost, no rent and no debt. Your home is yours for as long as you are a member in good standing. It is maintained by the community at no expense to you.

80–128m² — 2 or 3 bedrooms depending on family size
3D-printed hempcrete — 30–40% cooler than conventional concrete
Solar-powered — zero electricity bills, forever
Fibre internet, clean water, biogas — all connected, all free
Kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, living area and private outdoor space
Maintained by the community — you never pay a repair bill

Food & Farming

Grown Here.
Eaten Here.
Zero Food Miles.

Three organic, farm-to-table meals every day — free for every member and every family member. The food is grown 200 metres from your table. No processed food. No supply chain uncertainty. No food bills. Just fresh, seasonal, organic produce from your own community's land.

Community Infrastructure

Everything You Need.
All in One Place.

ECAHLI Brazil is not just homes and a farm. It is a complete, self-sustaining world — with every facility, service and space needed to live a full, healthy, joyful and purposeful life, all within walking distance.

30-Bed Private Hospital

GP, specialist, dental, maternity, mental health, pharmacy and physiotherapy — all on site. Free for every member and dependant. Priority access for Community Elders. No queues. No bills.

K–12 School & Crèche

Your children's education from 6 months to 18 years — free. MEC-accredited, bilingual from Year 3. On-site crèche so parents can work without worry. Every child matters. Every child is protected.

Community Clubhouse & Hall

The heart of social life in ECAHLI. Weekly community meetings, celebrations, workshops, social events, cultural evenings, art classes and shared gatherings — all under one roof.

Sports & Recreation Facilities

Tennis courts, basketball court, sports fields, natural swimming pool, walking trails, landscaped gardens and meditation spaces. Active living is not an option here — it is built into every day.

Organic Farm & Orchards

20+ hectares of hemp, vegetables, fruit, dairy and livestock. Vertical greenhouse towers. Aquaponics systems. The farm is not just a food source — it is a place to walk, volunteer, learn and connect with the land.

Scholarship Campus & Training Centre

Six accredited adult programmes and ten paid apprenticeships — in new technologies, green industries and modern systems. Learning never stops at ECAHLI. Training is free. Growth is expected.

Community Restaurant & Eco-Resort

An 80-cover farm-to-table restaurant and GSTC-certified eco-resort — open to community members and visitors alike. The restaurant is where community life happens. Three meals daily, every day, for everyone.

Solar Microgrid & Clean Energy

500kWh solar microgrid, biogas from community waste, battery storage and clean water systems. Zero electricity bills. Zero water bills. 100% renewable. The community generates its own power, permanently.

Certified Childcare & Crèche

Professional certified childcare from 6 months — free for every member's child. Every working parent in ECAHLI has access to quality childcare without worry, without cost, without compromise.

Natural Swimming Pool & Spa

A chemical-free natural swimming pool, spa and wellness centre — daily access for all members. Massage, sauna, relaxation and guided wellness programmes. Wellbeing is not a luxury here. It is a right.

Community Market & Trade

A weekly community market where members trade produce, crafts, skills and services. The foundation of ECAHLI's internal circular economy — keeping value within the community, for the community.

Fibre Internet & IoT Network

High-speed fibre internet to every home — free. An ECAHLI-wide IoT platform monitors energy, water, agriculture and community systems in real time. Connected and smart, from day one.

Your Guarantees

Not Aspirations.
Guaranteed Rights. Written in Law.

These are not promises that can be broken by a management change, a budget cut or a board decision. They are written into the ECAHLI Foundation's Articles, protected by Dutch law, and irrevocable. For you. For your children. For the generations who follow.

A Home — Permanently

Your home is yours for life. No rent. No mortgage. No debt. Solar-powered, maintained, and built to last. When you return from leave, it is waiting for you exactly as you left it.

No Rent · No Debt · For Life

Food — Three Meals Daily

Three nutritious, organic, farm-to-table meals every day — free for you and every family member. No grocery bills. No food anxiety. Just real food, grown on your community's land.

Free · All Family · Every Day

Healthcare — Full Primary Care

GP, dental, maternity, mental health, pharmacy. Free for members and all dependants. Priority access for Community Elders. If specialist treatment is needed beyond the clinic, the community covers the cost.

Free · All Dependants · Priority for Elders

Education — Birth to Adulthood

K–12 school, crèche from 6 months, adult vocational training. Free for every child of every member. The school is on site. Your children never miss a day because of cost, distance or circumstance.

Free · Birth to Adult · On Site

Monthly Living Allowance

Every Active Member receives the same monthly cash allowance — your personal spending money, on top of everything else. Equal for all, voted on annually, and cannot be withheld as punishment.

Equal for All · Cash Monthly

Energy, Water & Internet

Solar power, biogas, clean water, fibre internet — all free, all included, all community-generated. Zero energy bills. Zero water bills. ECAHLI is fully energy independent from day one.

Free · Renewable · Forever

Certified Childcare

Every working parent in ECAHLI has access to professional certified childcare for children from 6 months — free. So you can work, train and grow, knowing your children are safe and cared for.

Free · From 6 Months

Freedom to Live Fully

ECAHLI does not build walls. It builds foundations. Your home, income and community are guaranteed — so you are free to explore, grow, travel, create and be exactly who you are.

Freedom · Security · Dignity

Retirement Living

The Best Chapter
of Your Life Starts Here.

At age 60, every Active Member may choose to become a Community Elder — retaining their home, their full monthly allowance, all benefits, and their voting rights for life. No work obligation. No reduced rights. The elder years are not the end — they are the reward.

For those joining specifically for retirement, ECAHLI also offers two dedicated pathways — a lifetime buy-in membership and a flexible monthly arrangement — with meals, healthcare, spa access, housekeeping and full community life included.

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Freedom & Community Life

ECAHLI Doesn't Build Walls.
It Builds Foundations.

Because your home, income, healthcare and community are guaranteed — you are free. Free in a way that very few people in the world ever truly experience. And that freedom is shared equally by every person, every family, every generation that calls ECAHLI home.

Life Ceremonies

Weddings, Births & Celebrations

ECAHLI communities mark the great moments of life together. Births, unions and celebrations are community events — secular, inclusive and dignified. Weddings are open to all couples regardless of gender or orientation. When a member dies, no family navigates it alone.

Freedom of Movement

Move Freely Within the Network

Every member has the right to transfer between ECAHLI communities globally. Your membership travels with you. You can explore, study, travel or take approved leave — and your home will be waiting when you return.

Zero Violence Policy

Safe for Every Person. Always.

No member may be subjected to violence, threats or discrimination of any kind. Zero tolerance. The safety of every person — especially every child — is the highest priority in every ECAHLI community, every day, without exception.

Held for Future Generations

You Don't Own It. You Guard It.

ECAHLI is held in permanent trust by the Global Foundation — a Dutch Stichting — for future generations. No individual, board or government can sell it, dissolve it or take it away. The community you join today is the same community your grandchildren will inherit. That is the promise. That is the law.

"The community you join today will be the same community your children grow up in and your grandchildren inherit. What is always waiting when you return: your home. Your membership. Your community. Your life — for life."

— Petrus Van Der Merwe · Founder, ECAHLI Foundation

Ready for a Fresh New Start?

Come and See What
ECAHLI Looks Like.

Whether you are an investor, a family considering membership, a professional looking for meaningful work, or someone ready to retire in peace and purpose — we would love to hear from you. Every enquiry is read. Every person matters.

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Life as It
Should Be Lived

Imagine Waking Up
to This Every Day.

Built for Life.
Costs Nothing to Live In.

Grown Here.
Eaten Here.
Zero Food Miles.

Everything You Need.
All in One Place.

Not Aspirations.
Guaranteed Rights. Written in Law.

The Best Chapter
of Your Life Starts Here.

ECAHLI Doesn't Build Walls.
It Builds Foundations.

Come and See What
ECAHLI Looks Like.

Everything ECAHLI Has to Offer

Help Us Give 20 Families
a New Beginning.

Life as ItShould Be Lived

Imagine Waking Upto This Every Day.

Built for Life.Costs Nothing to Live In.

Grown Here.Eaten Here.Zero Food Miles.

Everything You Need.All in One Place.

Not Aspirations.Guaranteed Rights. Written in Law.

The Best Chapterof Your Life Starts Here.

ECAHLI Doesn't Build Walls.It Builds Foundations.

Come and See WhatECAHLI Looks Like.

Everything ECAHLI Has to Offer

Help Us Give 20 Familiesa New Beginning.

Life as It
Should Be Lived

Imagine Waking Up
to This Every Day.

Built for Life.
Costs Nothing to Live In.

Grown Here.
Eaten Here.
Zero Food Miles.

Everything You Need.
All in One Place.

Not Aspirations.
Guaranteed Rights. Written in Law.

The Best Chapter
of Your Life Starts Here.

ECAHLI Doesn't Build Walls.
It Builds Foundations.

Come and See What
ECAHLI Looks Like.

Help Us Give 20 Families
a New Beginning.