City councils, citizens and civil society organisations are creating measures in neighbourhoods and communities to sustain social cohesion and to keep our spirits up.
Debunking myths on Covid-19
Multilingual website offering reliable information on Covid-19 by experts and scientists.
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.
A platform helps to connect to self-help groups
A platform helps citizens to connect with local self-help groups and to issue a call for help in an emergency.
Provision packages for daily wage workers
Provision packages are being distributed to provide food for daily wage workers in India.
Giving an online stage to members of the community
On the Facebook page of a municipality in Italy, people can contribute their skills and knowledge to the community.
Digital church
An online platform creates spaces for encounter for church congregations.
Virtual story time
Storytelling via videos on social media provides meaningful distraction in quarantine.
Addressing all needs for online learning
A support organisation finds out what children need to continue learning from home and organises help with wide support from its community.
Corona Tech Handbook
A crowdsourced handbook collects detailed practical information on how to address the currend outbreak of COVID-19.
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.
Cooking for heroes
A platform lists restaurants that are offering meals for people working in the care sector and other essential professions.
Restaurant cooks for helpers
After closing for customers, a gourmet restaurant cooks for crisis helpers.