Proven ideas and funding for your community

Organise a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.

Use the power of citizen science to understand, monitor, and protect your local freshwater bodies. (Available to large groups of 80-100 members.)

Join a Europe-wide support programme designed for registered community energy groups. Receive up to €14,000 in funding, one year of REScoop.eu membership, hands-on capacity building, and direct access to a network of 2,500 energy communities across 31 countries — so your initiative can grow, learn and thrive.

Set up a community sharing station with smart lockers that let neighbours borrow everyday items 24/7 using a smartphone app, reducing waste and consumption.

The alternative plastic recycling system run by (brilliant) people around the planet.

Create a shared garden in your neighbourhood where people can connect to each other, nature and food.

Experience the real-time spread of a fictional pathogen in your classroom to visualize disease transmission and model outbreak preparedness.

Start a Cycling Without Age chapter to give older adults the joy of outdoor adventures through specially designed trishaw rides, creating meaningful connections between generations whilst combating loneliness and social isolation.