MOBA has presented the MOBA Accelerator – a fund that we are jointly developing, and whose purpose is to directly support the work and development of the pilot project of housing cooperatives in the region, to the Board of Directors of the Co-operative Housing International, in Berlin.
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In Pula, together with DAI SAI – Association of Architects of Istria MOBA members – Smarter building (Belgrade) Cooperative Open Architecture (Zagreb) and Cooperative for Ethical Financing (Zagreb) – are organizing a panel disscusion about new housing cooperatives. What is significant and exciting is that the city of Pula has expressed interest in implementing this way of housing organization in its future practice! Join us on Friday, March 1, 2024 in the premises of the Society of Architects of Istria, Smareglina ul. 1, Pula, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Continue reading “Join us in Pula: Housing cooperatives and social transition panel disscusion”Cooperative spirit shining bright in Berlin this December
In a train, on our way to Berlin: there are two important events for MOBA happening there this week.
First, tonight kicks off a gathering convened by Mietshäuser Syndikat, the German umbrella organization of self-organized housing (almost 200 of them) of non-profit type, with the aim of launching a European network (and founding a cooperative, SCE) of community-led housing organizations! Exciting, right? As a unique regional umbrella organization, MOBA members are invited to be one of the founders of Community spaces network. In addition to Ana Džokić and Marc Neeilen from Smarter building (Belgrade), Zsuzsanna Pósfai from ACRED (Budapest) and Goran Jeras from Cooperative for Ethical Financing (Zagreb) will be participating in this memorable meeting on behalf of MOBA.
Than, we will be part of a workshop: International financing of young housing cooperatives in Central and Eastern Europe held in Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin and co-organized with IWO Housing initiative Eastern Europe, MOBA housing, LiM Living Metropolises SCE, University of Jena.
Coming together to make an effort in creating better, affordable, community-led housing throughout Europe. Good times.
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November is the month for cooperative assemblies!
In our newly opened Center for New Housing Cooperatives in Belgrade, a working meeting and annual assembly of our European cooperative MOBA Housing SCE was held. We summarized where we were during the twelve months behind us (among other things at 7 international events), what we did, what we tried and also what 2024 brings. During next year we will hold a special focus on the establishment of the MOBA Accelerator, a fund that will support pilot projects of the new housing cooperative created by MOBA members.
Let’s talk about money: moderated planel during Vienna’s Urbanize! festival
As part of Urbanize! festival Predrag Milić moderated the panel “Let’s talk about money” where experiences were shared with cooperative housing initiatives from Austria and finance experts. With colleagues from the European cooperative MOBA Housing, the establishment of a regional fund (MOBA Accelerator) for the launch of a new housing cooperative in Southeast Europe was presented.
Part of the program was a visit to the first two residential projects of the habitAT network in Austria – Schlor and Bikes and Rails.
Continue reading “Let’s talk about money: moderated planel during Vienna’s Urbanize! festival”On this work meeting our host is a – seagull : )
For the first time we held our work meeting in Decin (Czech Republic) and spent three intensive and inspiring days as guests of thriving Druzstvo Racek (Racek in Czech means ‘seagull’). The work of MOBA is crucial for the establishment of pioneering projects of a network of new housing cooperatives active in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia. The existing housing offer in the region is aimed solely at individual home-ownership and tailored to the needs of nuclear families, even though there is a clear need to diversify the types of dwelling and the organisation of housing. Members of Racek shared: ”We are proud to be hosting such an important pioneering network and that we can be part of it.”
Meeting in Prague, for the first time
Today we are for the first time meeting in Prague: representatives of MOBA members have an excellent opportunity to exchange stories, ideas and experience plus we are super hyped to visit Sdílené domy’s new housing project.
Continue reading “Meeting in Prague, for the first time”Celebrating 100th International coops day
Today is 100th International Day of Cooperatives! Our European Cooperative Society MOBA Housing SCE celebrates it at the working session in Zagreb. Our hosts are our members Cooperative for ethical financing and Cooperative Open Architecture. Representatives of Right to the city (Zagreb), Periféria Központ (Budimpešta), Zadrugator (Ljubljana), Sdílené domy (Prag) and Ko gradi grad (Belgrade) are present as well.
Continue reading “Celebrating 100th International coops day”Spreading the coop housing conversation regionally
We are spreading the coop housing conversation regionally: today we discuss, exchange, compare with our colleagues from CoHab Athens.
Continue reading “Spreading the coop housing conversation regionally”Regional Housing Forum in Podgorica
Regional Housing Forum, that took place on 10th and 11th of May 2022 and was organized by Association for Democratic Prosperity – ADP Zid, was an opportunity for us to present our Moba Accelerator, a unique financial instrument, created in order to give support to pioneering housing cooperative initiatives in this region.
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