Neighbory: The World's Small Town
A service sharing platform supporting the engagement of people on the move and host societies in community building with digital currency.

What problem does the idea help to solve and how does your solution work? (2,000 characters maximum)

The concept is based on Time Banking (please watch the video) where a person with a specific skill set trades hours of work with another person with a different skill set. There is no money involved; the hours are the currency. Neighbory, however, offers a modified mutual giving system where every action is considered humanitarian action for immigrant integration, which is rewarded with the digital currency Hylp.
(NOTE: We do not own the video. It is only shared on Open Ideo for reference.)
Geography of focus (500 characters)
Our solution is built primarily for the United States because it has the largest number of international migrants (around 50 million). Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the Russian Federation are our second target areas (around 12 million each). Third are the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (almost 9 million).Building Bridges: What bridge does your idea build between people on the move and neighbors towards a shared future of stability and promise? (500 characters)
Without a clear access point for cooperation, migrants remain vulnerable and are likely to face exploitation at the hands of unscrupulous individuals, including human traffickers. Local sectors struggle to see issues with clarity and fail to engage in effective immigrant integration. Neighbory weaves migration and community integration together in a manner that engages migrants and host population in dynamic cooperation that is as local as possible and as international as necessary.What human need is your idea solving for? (1,000 characters)
Neighbory can produce positive outcomes for community members. Participation in mutual giving can help enhance a person's self-esteem, confidence, and skills. It expands social networks and friendships as it increases community involvement. Social integration subsequently produces community growth and improved quality of life. Neighbory provides opportunities for members to engage in meaningful activity to develop new skills and social contacts, which may also link to improved health and wellbeing.What will be different within the community of focus as a result of implementing your idea? (1,000 characters)
The engagement of migrants and native populations in community building can reap the benefits of dynamic social, economic, and cultural integration. Mutually beneficial exchanges between members can create social capital and can bolster the local economy. One of the best sources of social capital is an engaged and sustainable community, and Neighbory's core principle of reciprocal giving connects and strengthens community networks, developing social capital that allows members to share in the benefits.What is the inspiration behind your idea? (1,000 characters)
Neighbory believes that anyone—regardless of race, gender, age, skills, or location—can be a good neighbor to anyone. Nobody is so unskilled he has no help to give, and nobody is so skilled she has no help to receive. This reciprocal altruism can turn the world into a “small town” where people, migrants and natives alike, know, trust, and help each other.Describe the dynamics of the community in which the idea is to be implemented. (1,000 characters)

How does your idea leverage and empower community strengths and assets to help create an environment for success? (1,000 characters)
Just like Time Banking (please watch video), Neighbory aggregates the skills, assets, and needs of the community through its own give-and-take economy and matches service givers and receivers. All works are treated equal, no matter the market value. One hour of work equals one Hylp. The service provider receives Hylp from the receiver. Each Hylp can be used to obtain reciprocal service within the community. (NOTE: We do not own the video. It is only shared on Open Ideo for reference.)

What other partners or stakeholders will work alongside you in implementing the idea, if any? (1,000 characters)
Still looking for partners.What part of the displacement journey is your solution addressing
- Arriving and settling at a destination community
Tell us how you'd describe the type of innovation you are proposing
- Platform: Creating a community or market that facilitates interaction between users and resources
Idea Proposal Stage
- Blueprint: We are exploring the idea and gathering the inspiration and information we need to test it with real users.
Group or Organization Name
NeighboryTell us more about your group or organization [or lived experience as a displaced person?] (1000 characters)
Gil De Palma, Neighbory's creator, comes from a family separated by international migration. There are around 2.3 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) working abroad. His three sisters, now American and Canadian citizens, are among them. He created Neighbory to help international migrants, including his siblings, deal with immigrant integration issues even at a distance.Type of submitter
- We are not yet a registered organization but looking for collaborative partners
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