Reduced inequalities

See how neighbors are turning SDG 10 into everyday action.

Closing gaps so opportunity is not a lottery of birthplace or identity — more seats at the same table.

Ideas: 15

Ideas advancing SDG 10: Reduced inequalities

Start a mutual-aid time bank in your neighbourhood

Turn an hour of help into an hour you can receive TimeBanks connect neighbours who trade skills without cash: one hour of tutoring, transport, or garden work earns one hour you can spend when you need support. The model builds trust block by block. What you can do - Browse the TimeBank map and directory for an existing circle near you - Read how TimeBanking works and list three skills you could offer this week - Use the start a TimeBank guide if your area has no active group yet How it works Members log hours when they give or receive help. Coordinators run orientations, match offers to requests, and keep the ledger fair: every hour counts the same, whether you fix a bike or cook a meal. Why it matters Time banks keep care local when wages and prices squeeze households. They reward contributions mainstream markets overlook.

time-bank mutual-aid skills

Programme nearbyCommunity Munich

Champion gender-just climate and health action in Munich

Champion gender-just climate and health action in Munich WECF connects ecofeminist groups that link clean air, toxin-free homes, and reproductive health in Munich. Their Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards recognise grassroots projects that already protect bodies and ecosystems together. The 2026 application window closed on 12 July; winners are celebrated at COP 31 in Antalya (November 2026). What you can do - Read Climate Justice Starts at the Roots for field-tested finance and policy asks - Follow WECF and the Women and Gender Constituency for 2026 winners and the next award round - Host a neighbourhood conversation using WECF toolkits on chemicals in everyday products How it works WECF funds and mentors women-led organisations, then brings their evidence into UN and EU climate spaces. Local groups test solutions first; advocates scale what works. Why it matters Climate policy that ignores gender misses who cooks, cares, and lives nearest to pollution. Grassroots women already hold the blueprints.

health gender climate

Programme nearbyCommunity Nairobi

Malaica hybrid maternity care

Midwife-led pregnancy support online and in clinics Malaica (Nairobi, Kenya) pairs expecting mothers with dedicated midwives, offers hybrid care online and in clinics, and connects families to Kenya's largest pregnancy community. The model targets safer, more affordable, and better informed births, reaching nearly 200,000 women according to Impacc's portfolio listing. What you can do - Join as an expecting parent through Malaica's channels for midwife pairing and community support - Explore how hybrid telehealth plus neighbourhood clinics lowers cost barriers for maternal care - Replicate the pattern: trusted midwives, digital community, and clinic touchpoints in one network How to participate - Visit the Malaica portfolio page for current enrolment links and clinic information Why it matters Maternal care works when it meets mothers where they are, online for daily questions, in person when it counts, and in community with peers.

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Programme nearbyCommunity Hamburg

Programme nearbyCommunity Paris

Map and grow a local solidarity economy network

Link co-ops, time banks, and fair-trade groups on one map Solidarity economy networks across Europe share tools, swap suppliers, and run joint fairs so residents can find ethical work, housing, and food in one place. RIPESS Europe coordinates more than 40 national and sectoral members. What you can do - Browse RIPESS Europe members and note groups active in your city - Host a neighbourhood mapping evening: list co-ops, mutual-aid circles, and community finance projects on one wall - Propose a joint stall or repair swap with two groups that have never met How it works Territorial networks run annual assemblies, share case studies, and connect practitioners with policy allies. Local chapters translate the model into street-level events: markets, open days, and skill shares. Why it matters Visibility helps people choose solidarity providers over anonymous chains. Cross-linking turns isolated projects into an ecosystem neighbours can navigate.

cooperative worker solidarity

Programme nearbyCommunity London

Exchange skills with hOurworld community time credits

Log an hour given, spend an hour received hOurworld hosts hundreds of time banks where members record service hours and spend credits locally: tutoring, transport, pet care, or admin help, all valued equally. What you can do - Search the hOurworld directory map for a circle near London - Read TimeBanking 101 and post your first offer - Follow the start a TimeBank steps if you want to launch a new group with neighbours How it works Providers and receivers agree on a task, log hours in the platform, and build credit balances. Community funds seed new members so exchanges start before anyone runs a deficit. Why it matters Equal-hour accounting dignifies unpaid care and odd-hour skills. Networks activate quickly after floods or heat waves because trust already exists.

time-bank mutual-aid skills

Programme nearbyCommunity Frankfurt

Copy Mietshäuser Syndikat ownership in Frankfurt

Copy Mietshäuser Syndikat ownership in Frankfurt More than 200 projects across Germany use the Mietshäuser Syndikat pattern: a local cooperative buys the building, the syndicate holds a blocking share, and resale stays community-controlled for generations in Frankfurt. What you can do - Study the Syndikat brochure and FAQ with your housing group - List buildings at risk of rent hikes and invite owners to a community purchase conversation - Pair with legal advisers who understand cooperative housing statutes in your region How it works Groups form a Gesellschaft or equivalent cooperative, raise member shares, and negotiate finance with ethical banks. The syndicate's minority stake prevents privatisation without resident consent. Why it matters The model travels: Frankfurt, Leipzig, and port towns now host syndicated houses. Each success makes the next purchase less lonely.

housing cooperative collective

Programme nearbyCommunity Brussels

Launch a neighbourhood skills audit

Map who can teach what on your block Energy cooperatives and ecofeminist networks both start by asking: which skills already live here? REScoop.eu trains starters to inventory local expertise before building projects. WECF partners use similar audits to match mentors with women entering climate work. What you can do - Download starter guidance from REScoop.eu services and list skills your street could share - Facilitate a one-evening audit: repairs, childcare, translation, solar wiring, gardening - Pair two neighbours for a skill swap and log what equipment a future hub would need How it works Volunteers collect offers and requests on a wall or shared spreadsheet. Coordinators connect matches and note gaps for workshops or tool libraries. The audit repeats each season as people join or learn. Why it matters Mutual aid scales when skills are visible. Audits surface elders, migrants, and carers whose know-how rarely appears on job sites.

skills audit mutual-aid

Programme nearbyCommunity Leipzig

Commission Fairmined jewellery with local goldsmiths

Ask your jeweller for metal with a fair mine story Fairever in Leipzig supplies Fairmined and Fairtrade gold and silver to goldsmiths and makers across Europe. Premiums flow back to artisanal mining communities for schools, safer chemicals, and restoration. Other seals (Green Gold, Auropelli, LBMA Responsible Sourcing) exist — ask what each certificate actually covers, then choose craft over anonymous bars. What you can do - Commission a ring, repair, or remake and ask your local goldsmith to order Fairmined or Fairtrade half-products via Fairever - Browse the Fairmined supplier page for Fairever for alloys and casting grain - Read Fairtrade Deutschland’s gold background before you shop How it works Makers order certified grain, wire, or sheet. Independent audits check labour, mercury-free methods, and premium payments. Your piece carries a traceable chain instead of anonymous scrap-mix metal. Why it matters Jewellery can celebrate love without funding conflict or poisoned rivers — when neighbours and makers pull the same fair supply.

fairmined fairtrade jewellery

Programme nearbyCommunity Leipzig

Support Fairmined Credits for Corazones de Oro

Fund inclusion in Pacarní with one gram of impact Fairever offers Fairmined Credits: each credit stands for one gram of responsibly mined gold from Iquira, Colombia. The physical gold stays in the local market; the credit pays extra impact. Most of the price supports Corazones de Oro, an inclusion project for children and youth with special needs in Pacarní, with a share for the Alliance for Responsible Mining. What you can do - Buy a Fairmined Credit on the Fairever site (Corazones de Oro section) - Share the project with a makers’ group or repair café that wants a solidarity action without shipping gold - Follow Alliance for Responsible Mining for more ASM community programmes How it works Credits separate metal trade from social impact funding. Miners sell gold locally; buyers fund verified community work and ARM’s standards work. Why it matters Solidarity can travel farther than a parcel — one credit ties European makers to a named Colombian community project.

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