City councils, citizens and civil society organisations are creating measures in neighbourhoods and communities to sustain social cohesion and to keep our spirits up.
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Corona Tech Handbook
A crowdsourced handbook collects detailed practical information on how to address the currend outbreak of COVID-19.
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Local WhatsApp chat groups inform in 15 different languages
To ensure that those who may be not familiar with a country’s national language get all the necessary information regarding Covid-19, 40 immigrant associations set up Whatsapp groups in different languages.
Provision packages for daily wage workers
Provision packages are being distributed to provide food for daily wage workers in India.
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App organises help regionally
To match people who seek help with those who offer it, an app using the regional dialect connects those who are close to each other.
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Online platform for urban cooperation
A platform which connects citizens and companies has now been adapted to the current crisis situation.
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Activating the tech community to solve Covid-19-related challenges
Bringing together tech communities and doctors, nurses and all operators involved, an Italian initiative aims to collect a selection of resources, technologies, intelligent machines and robots to tackle the effects of Covid-19.
Direct mailings to patients in hospitals
A digital service of a hospital allows sending physical greeting cards to patients.
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Connecting people with skills to solve Covid-19 related challenges
COVIDbase connects people with skills relevant to certain projects to inspire new ideas.
Transforming an existing platform to serve the community for a new cause
An existing platform now allows people to start helping and sharing teams that act like individual networks
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Code word for domestic abuse
In France and Spain women can use code words to report domestic abuse at pharmacies.
Survival-kit for men against domestic violence
A practical survival-kit gives men strategies to cope with stress in the current coronacrisis situation.
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Discovering a whole country from home
An online platform lets people experience their country and learn new skills for free while staying home.