50×20

 

50×20 is an emerging effort of 50 people collecting €20 per person each month and distributing these resources to community-based organizations to cope with social emergencies. In the operation of 50×20 a horizontal, small group leadership has produced a self-organized community-building model of social innovation. It is a form of social resistance in the face of the failure of public authorities to address significant social problems. 50×20 has been effective in contesting how public administrations are dealing with crisis effects in Nou Barris Nord while achieving little social impact with respect to effectiveness and scalability. Download report