#53 Search-Offer-Exchange // Village fair 2.0

The fire department needs an additional coffee machine for festivities, the school band needs a (new) rehearsal room, the hairdresser is looking for models for the trainees, the choir needs performance opportunities? Neighbourhood networks and sharing projects exist in (almost) every town. We think the village fair offers a good opportunity to initiate or further expand these in order to make public welfare-related needs visible and resources shareable.

To do this, simply install a large search-and-offer opportunity that invites the whole village to register needs and support opportunities and is perhaps even suitable for continuing to be offered after the village fair. It could be particularly inspiring if some requests and offers were already listed at the time of installation. Local associations or initiatives could be involved in the run-up to the festival to give them greater visibility.

In a slightly more playful version, this exchange could be combined with a raffle. You can find ideas for this in our pool of ideas.