International Day of Peace · 2026
We are building a network of villages.
Places where people can connect, belong, live and co-create. A place to test the future, an Academy to develop its leaders, and a network through which it can grow.
What is the FiVth
Something is shifting, and most of us feel it before we can name it.
The FiVth is a response to that feeling — not a retreat from the world, but a practical way of building a different one. It brings together three things that usually live apart: a village that gives the model a home, a body of film and storytelling that invites people in, and an Academy that develops the people who will carry the work forward.
It is meant for people who are established in their lives and still questioning where they are leading — people who want a credible route into change without being asked to abandon everything they have already built.
One proposition, three reinforcing parts
Freedomville gives the model a home. The Living Experiment builds attention and trust. Fifth Academy develops the people who can carry the work forward.
Place
Freedomville
A living village, a place to stay and a practical learning environment. It will host the first Academy pilot and provide the evidence for a repeatable network of villages.
Invitation
The Living Experiment
Film, cultural content and gatherings that draw people into the story and let them see, from a distance, what village life actually asks and offers.
Development
Fifth Academy
A selective seven-day programme linked to real projects, alumni and continued contribution long after the week itself has ended.
The vision
Not one village. A network of them.
Freedomville is the first complete test: a founding cohort, public gatherings, immersive stays and projects that measurably improve the place. What we learn there becomes the pattern.
From there we grow through partnership rather than by owning every village. The FiVth brings the audience and story, the programmes and faculty, the membership and shared standards. Partner villages bring place and hospitality, local knowledge and community relationships. Together they create real experiences, real evidence and a route into lasting participation.
- Local roots
- Open doors
- Clear governance
- Human dignity
- Practical value
- Shared learning
Entry points
A gradual journey from interest to belonging
Each stage is worth something on its own, and each opens a natural next step. You choose how far in you come, and when.
- 01
Discover
What is happening?
Film, podcast, essay
- 02
Gather
Who else feels this?
Conference or local gathering
- 03
Experience
Could life feel different?
Village stay or Living Experiment
- 04
Develop
How can I contribute?
Fifth Academy or project lab
- 05
Belong
Can this become part of my life?
Membership, residency or local circle
- 06
Build
What can we create together?
Project, venture or new village
Ways in
Different ways of experiencing the villages
A gathering
From a day
Come together for a conference or a local circle and meet the people who feel the same pull.
A village weekend
Two to three days
Stay in the village, share meals and daily rhythms, and see how life could feel different.
The Living Experiment
Four to seven days
A four to seven-day immersion in village life, filmed and shared as part of a wider story.
Fifth Academy
Seven days
A selective seven-day journey through self-knowledge, purpose, collaboration and contribution — linked to real projects, mentors and alumni.
Membership
Annual
Stay connected year-round through the network, its people, its learning and its invitations.
Residency
Seasonal
Live in the village for a season, contributing to the place while building your own work.
Fifth Academy
Seven days that begin a much longer relationship
The founding week links personal development, leadership and practical contribution. What follows matters just as much: coaching and mentors, project development, alumni learning, return visits as contributors, and introductions to partners and funders.
- Day 01Arrival, disruption and possibility
- Day 02Self-knowledge, identity and agency
- Day 03Purpose, values and direction
- Day 04Systems, power and the future
- Day 05Communication, collaboration and conflict
- Day 06Creation, enterprise and contribution
- Day 07Commitment, community and continuation
Get in touch
Come and see it, or help us build it
We are speaking with people who want to attend a gathering, stay in the village or apply for the founding Academy cohort — and with partners and investors who want to help the network grow.