Projects in United Kingdom
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Connected Care
Mobilize and unite, Learn to take care of yourself, Share your time for the common good
Connected Care recruits and trains local people to work as Community Researchers. They have access to the marginalized groups most in need of help, those with complex needs, and those who don’t access or engage with services. The Community Researchers live in the area they research. They … Read more
Luxe Home Swap
Maximize your free time, Share resources with other travelers
Luxe Home Swap is a platform for home exchange during vacations for “people with homes they’re proud of” in major cities and desirable locations – from San Francisco to Sydney, Buenos Aires to Bratislava, Chamonix to the Caribbean and more. After the registration process and … Read more
Help me investigate
Communication and media, Fight for a free press
Help me investigate is an open-source platform for helping anyone to investigate questions in the public interest. The site was launched in July 2009. Investigations undertaken by users of the site include the uncovering of a £2.2 million overspend on Birmingham City Council’s website; false … Read more
The Travel Foundation
Maximize your free time, Participate in sustainable and responsible tourism
The Travel Foundation is an UK Charity that collaborates with UK travel companies to promote sustainable tourism and make tourism a force for good that minimizes negative effects upon the environment and uses income from tourism to protect and preserve both precious natural resources and … Read more
Responsibletravel.com
Maximize your free time, Participate in sustainable and responsible tourism
Since 2001 Responsibletravel.com promotes sustainable, responsible travel. Responsible travel is a new way of travelling for those who’ve had enough of mass tourism. It’s about respecting and benefiting local people and the environment and about relaxation, fulfillment, discovery, adventure and learning. On the website you … Read more
Coalition of The Willing
Mobilize and unite, Put pressure and mobilize for social change
‘Coalition of The Willing’ is a film that discusses how we can use new internet technologies to leverage the powers of activists, experts, and ordinary citizens in collaborative ventures to combat climate change. Through analyses of swarm activity and social revolution, ‘Coalition of the Willing’ … Read more
Talk About Local
Mobilize and unite, Connect with your neighborhood and global community
Talk About Local is a project to give people in their communities a powerful online voice. They help people communicate and campaign more effectively using the web to influence events in the places in which they live, work or play. They give the local communities … Read more
Open Knowledge Foundation
Mobilize and unite, Demand more transparency and access to public information
Open knowledge is any material – whether content, data or general information – which anyone is free to use, re-use and redistribute without restriction. The Open Knowledge Foundation is a community that promotes Open Knowledge by running Open Knowledge Events, providing tools that help people … Read more
Global for me
Communication and media, Become a citizen journalist
“Global for me” is a crowd funded journalism project. You can suggest your ideas and topics and ask for investigation and articles on what would you like to see, hear or read. It all depends on the level of interest, the more interest the more … Read more
Reclaim The Streets
Transporting and travelling, Demand urban policies that reduce car traffic
Reclaim The Streets is a collective working for the community ownership of public spaces and are a resistance movement opposed to globalization and the car as the dominant mode of transportation. The idea started in the UK but is now spreading over the world, the … Read more
