Sweden Community Challenge
807,500 kr
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Gävle, Sandviken or Staffanstorp
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12 Ideas
Supported by Microsoft
Start an IdeaSweden Community Challenge
807,500 kr
|
Gävle, Sandviken or Staffanstorp
|
12 Ideas
Supported by Microsoft
Start an Idea
Supported by
ChangeX will help you to start or expand a community project in your neighbourhood. Our 807,500 kr challenge is dedicated to helping you build thriving and sustainable communities across Gävle, Sandviken and Staffanstorp.
How it works
- Select an idea listed below or submit your existing project and register to get your project page
- Use your project page to complete the 30 Day Challenge
- Submit a photo and your action plan
- Once you're active let us know what impact you are having in your community
Who can apply
- You want to start or expand a project to improve your local community
- You're passionate about building a thriving community where you live in Gävle, Sandviken or Staffanstorp
- You are an individual, an existing local group, or a community organisation
What you get
- Seed funding to start your selected idea
- Free starter resource pack, mentorship and technology tools to get started
- Additional impact funding, once you report back on the social impact of your active project
Explore & Pick an Idea to Start
Explore and select an idea that you want to start in your community
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Funding available
Walking School Bus
Organize a Walking School Bus in your local area for a healthier, more fun way for kids to get to and from school.
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Funding available
PlantPure Communities Pod
PlantPure Communities (PPC) works to build stronger, healthier, and more sustainable communities through research, policy, and program activities.
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Funding available
CycleBus
Promote active travel by bike for school children by starting a Cycle Bus in your local community.
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Funding available
School Garden
Connect children to learn about where food comes from and to explore nature.
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Funding available
Grow Buddy
Create a shared garden in your neighbourhood where people can connect to each other, nature and food.
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Funding available
Cycling Without Age
Start a Cycling Without Age chapter in your community and give more people the opportunity to feel the wind in their hair.
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Funding available
Better Block Parklet
Expand public or private space with these temporary, digitally fabricated parklets.
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Funding available
Murals for Communities
Using mural art in places and spaces to build and nurture creative communities
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Funding available
Repair Café
Organise a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.
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Funding available
Open Orchard
Organise an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.
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Funding available
Urban Thinkscape
Transform a public space in your community into a joyful learning opportunity.
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Funding available
Community Fridge
Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.
56 people have already joined the
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Why are people starting these ideas?
The Sweden County Community Challenge is an opportunity for communities to come together to create thriving communities across Gävle, Sandviken, and Staffanstorp. We’re excited to support local action across these locations and to see the collective impact we can have in building healthier, more sustainable communities.
- Holly Beale (Microsoft Datacenter Community Development Team)
