Why creating community-led project spaces can ease social isolationPantry is an excellent middle-English word for a very 21st century idea: a peer-to-peer community food collective creating larder-filling products and changing lives in one of London's poorest boroughs. Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:20 PM By MCCY Cities,Community,Education,Sharing Cities,Europe,Lifestyle,FoodRead more...
10 innovative projects from around the world that reduce lonelinessSharing is a great remedy for social isolation, naturally. The case studies from "Sharing Cities" show how people are coming together while meeting other vital needs. Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:16 PM By MCCY Community,Lifestyle,Neighbourhoods,Housing,Sharing CitiesRead more...
How sharing can bring Japan's elderly and youth togetherUntil recently, 83 year-old-old Michiko Takada, a widow living in the city of Beppu in southern Japan, led an active life. The retiree volunteered as a "citizen teacher" for home economics classes at local middle schools. All this changed when ..... Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:12 PM By MCCY Cities,Community,Japan,Lifestyle,NeighbourhoodsRead more...
The retiree behind the roof garden that brought back a kampung spiritHidden away on a rooftop in Dover is a community garden that is lowering the walls among neighbours and helping to forge friendships. But it realised this potential only after Benjamin Ee decided to turn it around. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:35 PM By MCCY Gardening,Community,CNA InsiderRead more...