Inspiring initiatives
ACCTING has mapped inspiring bottom-up initiatives stemming from groups of people, communities, and organisations in topics related to the project’s eight research lines. Taking place in 34 different countries, the mapped initiatives aim to inspire by showing positive involvement of society, and more specifically vulnerable groups, in response to climate change.
The initiatives collected with the help of our network of 37 national researchers will be completed as the project unfolds and serve to inform our call for pilot projects and the co-creation of recommendations for policymakers.
Indigenous Women’s Movement of the Xingu Indigenous Reservation Association
ATIX Mulher (Brazil) is the female branch of the Indigenous ... Read More
Unlocking independence and integration for refugees
#BIKEYGEES is a remarkable initiative that aims to empower refugee ... Read More
Veloevolution’s quest for greener and safer roads
Veloevolution is a dynamic discussion platform and grassroots ... Read More
Pedaling Towards Change
Bike Kitchen Brno is an open community bike workshop, voluntary ... Read More
The Living Lab Experiment in Graz
The Living Lab Experiment at Griesplatz in Graz involves engaging ... Read More
A holistic approach to public spaces
Zilveren Linten, commissioned by the District of Antwerp, is an ... Read More
Revolutionizing mobility through ride-sharing benches
The ride-sharing bench is centrally located on the village street, ... Read More
A creative solution for social interaction, and mobility
Village Point originated in small villages where all local shops had ... Read More
Inclusive bike access and cycling education
The Bike Hub, in collaboration with various partners, operates ... Read More
Empowering small farmers through the cocoa initiative in Brazil
Starting in 2012, in the municipality of São Félix do Xingu, in ... Read More
Seeds of transformation: Empowering communities through green jobs and food justice
The initiative focuses on creating employment opportunities in the ... Read More
Training Roma people to move them out of their deprived situation
The Kiút programme is a work-integrated training program in which ... Read More
Rethinking production and consumption
The Zero Waste Association aims to promote a zero-waste lifestyle by ... Read More
The development of the agri-food and socio-economic model
Photo by Iñigo De la Maza from Unsplash ACCTING aims to understand the Read More
An economic and cultural socio-ecosystem connecting the countryside and the city
Kilombo is a collaborative project between the cooperatives ... Read More
An intersectional environmental justice initiative
Gradski vrtovi Sisak (Urban Gardening Sisak) in Croatia is a unique ... Read More
Community-owned Wind Turbines for regional development
The local enterprise model for ownership of local wind turbines has ... Read More
Connecting people living in urban cities and the ones in agricultural areas
The urban & peri-urban crop Group PERKA is a great example of an ... Read More
Energy saving checks to reduce poverty
Stromspar-Check (SSC) is a joint project by the Deutsche Caritasverb ... Read More
Environmentally friendly energy production
Måbjerg BioEnergy is a project situated in Måbjerg, an area on the ... Read More
Enhancing the community’s quality of life
Terras de Cascais is a Portuguese citizens-led initiative that started Read More
Indigenous knowledge to nourish, heal and restore
Deep Medicine Circle (DMC) is a worker of a colour-led non-profit ... Read More
Major strides to break the cycle of deep poverty in Turkey
During the pandemic, the Deep Poverty Network was established in 2019 ... Read More
The 1st support system focusing on gender-specific homelessness in the Czech Republic
The idea is to empower homeless women by encouraging them to ... Read More
The economic empowerment of women victims of violence
The Good Garden is an innovative contribution to the joint effort from Read More
The Road to Empowering Roma Women
in Dencsháza, Hungary, a village of 560 people in Baranya County an ... Read More
From citizens’ initiative to energy cooperative
HagelandStroomt; a citizens-led initiative aimed to support SMEs in ... Read More
Fighting for a green future
The Youth Green Movement (previously the Green Student Movement) is a ... Read More
An emblematic example of combining agriculture and energy
Speranza Cooperative, an Italian organisation based in Candiolo, in ... Read More
A queer-owned progressive land
SisterLand Farms is a queer-owned, worker-run farm cooperative/school ... Read More
Bringing volunteers together for civil protection
FILIOS ZEUS is a recent flagship initiative in civil protection in ... Read More
From an abandoned hospital to a Climate Justice Center and Movement School
Casa dels Futurs is a Spanish initiative aiming to save the planet and Read More
Helping people and the environment move forward
Energiesnoeiers (‘Energy Cutters’) are companies in the social economy Read More
Gender equality in the fisheries Sector
In Turkey, at least one out of every 30 fishers is a woman. Although ... Read More
Protecting the Karadere wild area in Bulgaria
The Karadere wild area, valuable for its invertebrate fauna and ... Read More
Mobilising the community to overcome crises
In 2015, the Fundão Rejects Dam breach in Minas Gerais threw millions ... Read More
Towards renewable forms of energy
LICHT, Local Initiative for a Cooperative Renewable Transition, is an ... Read More
Volunteer solidarity to fight against disasters
The National Association of Volunteers (NAVRB) was established in the ... Read More
The Experimental Housing: Working towards a more sustainable use of resources
The Experimental Housing is a self-built project at an abandoned ... Read More
A community network to observe the impact of floods
The Flood Impact Observers Network develops innovative tools to ... Read More
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