City councils, citizens and civil society organisations are creating measures in neighbourhoods and communities to sustain social cohesion and to keep our spirits up.
Community support for healthcare workers
A volunteer platform for healthcare workers matches their requests for help with people offering their support.
3d-printed ear guards for people constantly wearing masks
3D-printed ear guards relieve hospital staff from the pain caused by wearing protective masks all day.
Providing adequate assistance for homeless people
To care for homeless people during the pandemic whilst protecting public health, health professionals and social workers offer assistance in Bratislava.
Debunking myths on Covid-19
Multilingual website offering reliable information on Covid-19 by experts and scientists.
Animal solidarity initiative
An online platform makes sure that animals are cared for during the coronavirus pandemic.
Offering a fear-free news service
A news website was created which provides easy-to-understand and unemotional news coverage.
Homestage Festivals (virtual festival to support artists)
An online festival with livestreamed performances supports local artists.
Virtual story time
Storytelling via videos on social media provides meaningful distraction in quarantine.
A city’s website for assistance and mutual help
To keep track of the things happening in the municipality of Milan, a website displays both the city’s services and mutual aid as well as community activities.
Collective responses to global health emergencies
A platform invites local and regional governments of all sizes to share their initiatives tackling Covid-19 and other health emergencies.
Documenting the coronacrisis with objects
A museum in Vienna documents the coronavirus crisis with crowdsourced pictures of personal objects.
Discovering a whole country from home
An online platform lets people experience their country and learn new skills for free while staying home.