Campaign #1 Refuge

Talk of societal collapse is nothing new. However, in times of rising global temperatures, increasing inequality gaps and the expansion of facist movements, the notion of a global crisis finds new resonance. From the start, we at Ouishare have been convinced that highly engaged communities and ecosystems that leverage collective intelligence will play a critical role in a 'post-crisis' world. This is why the Ouishare foundation aims to use its' expertise to support projects that address this issue but which are unknown to 99% of funders today. We believe it is time to be ambitious and lay the foundations for new spaces of refuge for humanity.

We have chosen the following three projects because they are inspirational examples that will highly benefit from being connected to global and local networks:

- R.E.R, a community restaurant in the Sarcelles train station, which will help disadvantaged women reintegrate through cooking and being connected to others.

- Social Bar, a "Conviviality Laboratory", run by 175 co-owners. The objective of this bar is to reduce social isolation by creating a space where individuals can participate in themed activities.

- Happy Lab, a network of co-living houses for entrepreneurs and changemakers to re-charge and focus on their well-being.