City councils, citizens and civil society organisations are creating measures in neighbourhoods and communities to sustain social cohesion and to keep our spirits up.
Regional youth platform
The municipality of Reggio Emilia created a new section on its website where young people can find local online projects and services.
Online socialising in quarantine
A digital platform makes it possible to schedule online activities and virtual meet-ups.
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.
A message of thanks for volunteers
An LGBTQ support platform lets people write messages of thanks for its volunteers.
Italian chefs provide online cooking tutorials
To help people to prepare healthy meals in times of short supplies, several chefs took action and provide the general public with easy recipes.
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
A voucher system that helps local entrepreneurs
To help small local businesses to survive the coronavirus crisis, this platform enables them sell gift vouchers to consumers.
Home delivered meals for the elderly
A Turkish municipality delivers cooked meals to the elderly twice a day.
Restaurant cooks for helpers
After closing for customers, a gourmet restaurant cooks for crisis helpers.
A hotline for providing vulnerable groups with necessities
This initiative connects the elderly and those in need with volunteers and supermarkets to help them with their groceries.
Daily challenges for children
A WhatsApp channel helps parents in a neighborhood to exchange ideas for new activities with their children.
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