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Connecting local initiatives to multiply the collective impact

Avatar: Carla Opetnik Carla Opetnik

What should be created?
Local initiatives such as Züri shares, Madame Frigo or Teilschrank make valuable contributions to sharing, exchange, food waste reduction and repair. But they are often only known in one niche – scattered on various websites, hardly networked and difficult to find for many neighbourhood residents. We are changing that. Our platform connects these and other local offers in one place and makes the diversity in the neighbourhood easily accessible. This creates a lively network of initiatives that strengthen each other, share resources and multiply their impact together. The idea builds on the vision of World of Plenty, which is already successfully testing together with ERZ and ZHdK in the Aussersihl district how gift-giving places can be "boosted" through digital support. Why stop there? If it works with "giving away" – why not also think about "swapping", "repairing" or "saving food waste" at the same time? Our solution: an inclusive, intuitive platform with the high level of convenience that is otherwise only known from buying new – but to keep objects in circulation. We make it as easy as possible for everyone to pass things on, repair them, use them for a long time and keep valuable resources in the neighbourhood. In short, we network local initiatives, create visibility and bring the circular economy to where it begins – directly to the neighbourhood.
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Are you an individual or part of a group?
We are an organization (e.g. association, foundation, educational institution, NGO)
Name
World Of Plenty
Are you implementing the idea alone or are you still looking for comrades-in-arms?
I/we implement the idea independently
Describe the place(s)
Networking local initiatives creates numerous effective points of contact for us: From the locations of Madame Frigo to the mailboxes of the Züri-geteilt community to exchange cabinets, we reach a critical mass that sets our platform in motion right from the start. In addition, we can be present at flea markets and Christmas markets with a "cycle" stand. There we create easy access to repair services, gift locations, replacement cabinets and other offers. In this way, we make it visible that in addition to classic consumption, there are a variety of sustainable, communal opportunities – right on our doorstep. Why in the pilot district? The platform is expected to grow organically; growing out of a neighbourhood is the ideal basis.
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