History
The ‘ekolok’ project was born in December 2015 at the COP21 in Paris. Marjolaine Bert, coached in social entrepreneurship by Ticket for Change, decided to do a Tour de France of ekoloks, notably by bike with Julia Javelaud. In March 2016, she wrote with Célie Couché the « The practical guide to ecological and solidarity-based communal living », published and distributed by the Colibris association. The Facebook page of ekolok is the main space for sharing information whilst awaiting for the website to be up and running.
Objectifs
The project aims to develop and support the ekoloks, via:
- the creation of links between the colocations to share experiences, help each other, mutualize
- connecting individuals interested in joining or creating an ekolok,
- inspiring and proposing tools for a commitment process.
Actions
The ‘ekolok‘ project develops and supports friendly, ecological and solidarity-based housesharing through the management of an active network, in particular via : contact databases and Facebook; the writing of the ‘Guide de la colocation Ecologique et Solidaire‘; participation in festivals, etc.
- Running the network: online and offline, +120 shared searches
- Guide to ecological and solidarity-based colocation: distribution, preparation of a second version.
- Inspiration: monitoring, visits and new experiences of ekolok, press relations, support for students’ research papers
Where and who ?
Locations: everywhere, especially France (Tour de France des Ekolok in 2016, etc.) Target groups: roommates, people wishing to live in shared eco-housing
Tempted? Try it! ekolok guides you!
Shared housing in general, and ekoloks in particular, are places of sharing, learning and commitment to lifestyles that are respectful of both people and the planet, where people come together to live around a common project. These initiatives need to be encouraged, linked and supported.
ekolok works with 8 practical cards accompanied by exercises-tools:
Guide complet de la colocation écologique et solidaire à télécharger
