The purpose of this section is to investigate the existence and discuss the nature of collaborative production and services initiative in Africa, starting from a list of cases coming from other parts of the world. Each contributor is asked to take a look at each group of cases and use the ‘comment’ button to answer the following demands:

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?

Click on the images below to see about some cases they know about.

If you have anything to add, please be sure to leave some comments in the posts below.

Milan… GAS Solidarity Purchasing Group… Group of people following fair trade and solidarity guidelines for their purchasing and all their daily household economy…

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment’ button and try to answer these questions…

Milano… North Park Urban Vegetable Gardens… Vegetable plots available to senior citizens for free gardening inside a public park in the city…

Brazil….Community vegetable garden… a project was created to combat hunger and increase the citizenship of the suburb districts by cultivating a communitarian vegetable garden.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment’ button and try to answer these questions…

China…PINCHE… A car pool system focused on going to work.

Brazil….Hitchhike solidarity network….The São Paulo´s Environment State Office found a good way of joining the people who have the same schedule and are interested in sharing their cars with other people.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment’ button and try to answer these questions…

Brussels, Belgium…. Carsharing « Cambio »… ‘A car just when you need it’ The advantages of a private car, with a price proportional to its use.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment‘ button and try to answer these questions…

Milan … Walking-bus … groups of children walking together to school on a regular route under elderly people supervision…

India, Mumbai… Collective School Driver…. Neighbouring parents agree to send their children together to school by paying a monthly a rigshaw driver.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment‘ button and try to answer these questions..

China… WENXINSHE_ OLD AGE ASSOCIATION IN FENGJINGYA…. A self-organized association in community providing all kinds of services to the community residents mainly.

Tallin… Self-help Community… Group of elderly retired people self-organised to offer dinner and shopping facilities at reduced price in the neighbourhood…

Eindhoven… Aquarius… A community housing of elderly people sharing collective spaces, a large garden and organising mutual help and support within the community.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?

Please click on the ‘comment‘ button and try to answer these questions…

Milan…Time Bank… Local residents help each other out through the mutual exchange of skills.

China…COMMUNITY MUTUAL-AID ACTIVITY… Neighbours’ helping each other accessed and managed through a web based platform.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment‘ button and try to answer these questions…

Paris… Cafézoïde… Café for children, meeting point for kids in the neighbourhood where they can have fun together, play, draw, etc… on their own or with their family…

India, Ahmedabad… Arzoo, together we shine… an education center created to bridge the gap between Hindus and Muslims due to communal riots in the past.

Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?
Please click on the ‘comment‘ button and try to answer these questions…

Milan… Home Nursery… Flexible and personalised self-organised nursery for groups of two or three babies looked after at one of the parents’ place…

Brazil…Creche Comunitária Mundo Infantil…Daycare created by mothers that live in the community so that they can be assured that their children have a place to be while they are working.
Does such initiative exists in Africa? Something similar?
If yes, could you describe it in a few lines? And give a reference or contact person?
Is it diffused?
Is it in relation with the traditional culture or is it completely new?
Is it perceived rather positively or negatively?
What is needed to facilitate the diffusion of such initiative?
If not, do you think it could exist? Under which conditions?

Please click on the ‘comment‘ button and try to answer these questions…