Co-Being changemakers

The selection

• 350.orgWashington DC, USA“Anchoring a global movement to a single number gave the climate fight a clear line to hold.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• A Buon DirittoRome, Italy“A buon diritto: a non-profit association that has been defending the rights of marginalised people for 20 years, especially those deprived of their liberty. If the degree of civilisation of a country is measured by that of its prisons, the Italian situation is very serious. A buon diritto takes on questions that politics tends to ignore, and which are nonetheless fundamental.”Recommended by Ilaria Gaspari
• Abderazzak BenchaabaneMarrakech, Morocco“Forty years documenting Morocco's plants quietly saves knowledge that was about to disappear.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Africa Center Hong KongHong Kong, ChinaRecommended by Cesar Jung-Harada
• AlenviParis, France“Letting small teams of caregivers truly own their work dignifies everyone in the room.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Ama, Japanese Freediving WomenMie Prefecture, Japan“Two thousand years of diving in rhythm with the sea, taking only enough to return, still teaches us how to live with the ocean.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Atelier Berger MilàParis, France“A young Franco-Spanish duo whose work treats architecture as a connective tissue between people and territory, a quiet, exacting practice that scales from a single room to the urban fabric.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• BiltokiAnglet, France“They revive a covered market by trusting the small producers who already feed the town.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• BIOfábrikGuayaquil, EcuadorRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Brique par BriqueMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• BôndyAntananarivo, Madagascar“Reconnecting Madagascar's communities with the forest they depend on is regeneration done with people.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• C# See Sharp LabTurin, Italy“Gloria Campaner, a renowned pianist, has been giving concerts since the age of five and knows well the iron discipline musicians are subjected to during their training. That is why she created C#SeeSharp, a creative laboratory that allows those who study music (and not only them) to become acquainted with their emotional life without having to repress it. Because she has put her talent and her exceptional experience at the service of those following the same path as her, with a generosity that is in itself a true creative force.”Recommended by Ilaria Gaspari
• Café JoyeuxParis, France“A cafe run by people with disabilities, served with real hospitality, makes inclusion feel ordinary and warm.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Café MarulandaYotoco, Colombia“A former guerrilla growing peace through coffee is the kind of second life worth celebrating.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• CecosesolaBarquisimeto, Venezuela“A hundred thousand families running their own markets and clinics by assembly, since 1967, humbles me.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Ceinture Aliment-Terre LiégeoiseLiège, BelgiumRecommended by Rob Hopkins
• Centre Culturel des Afro-descendants de Montréal - CCAMMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• CERNGenève, Switzerland“Where we found the Higgs and invented the web, seventeen thousand scientists from a hundred countries work as one.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Charles-Edouard NotredameLille, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• CopenhillCopenhagen, Denmark“A power plant you can ski down is a bold idea, and I respect that they show its tensions honestly too.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• DiazomaAthens, Greece“Bringing ancient theatres back to life for the towns around them is heritage that keeps breathing.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Elle BarbaraMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• Elman Peace and Human Rights CentreMogadishu, Somalia“Ilwad chose to return to Mogadishu to do this work, and that choice tells you everything.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Enzo TortoraMilan, Italy“Because his wrongful imprisonment became a catalyst for Italian judicial reform, and because he transformed personal injustice into a campaign for systemic change.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, USA“Bryan Stevenson reminds me that getting close to injustice is where real change starts.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Etienne JarrierParis, France“Finding new ways to resist. Music emerged as one of them.”Recommended by Coralie Custos Quatreville
• EurasantéLille, France“Building a health-innovation cluster gave a whole region a future after industry.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Father Manuel RuizSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Floating FarmRotterdam, Netherlands“A dairy farm afloat in Rotterdam's port is a playful answer to cities running out of room.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Florence RizzoParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Ford FoundationNew York, USA“Aiming their giving squarely at inequality, and divesting from fossil fuels, is leadership worth naming.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Fortuna CoolsManila, PhilippinesRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Françoise VergèsSaint-Denis, La Réunion“Who cleans the world, and who keeps it running? Françoise Vergès reflects on the politics of maintenance and the invisible labor performed by women.”Recommended by Coralie Custos Quatreville
• FratriesNantes, France“Sharing an ordinary city apartment turns out to be the most dignified support you can offer.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Germaine AcognyToubab Dialaw, Senegal“Because gesture and movement are, above all, a constant rethinking of openness.”Recommended by Coralie Custos Quatreville
• Gesda FoundationGeneva, Switzerland“Anticipating where science and diplomacy will collide is patient, necessary work.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Growing CommunitiesLondon, UKRecommended by Rob Hopkins
• GUILDSingapore, SingaporeRecommended by Cesar Jung-Harada
• Hannah ArendtNew York City, USA“Because she insisted on understanding politics as the realm of human plurality and action rather than administration, and because she never stopped asking what makes democratic life possible beyond bureaucratic processes.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• HasdeoRaipur, India“Alok stands between the forest and the mine, and he does it by amplifying the people who live there.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Heatherwick StudioLondon, UK“Thomas argues that buildings should move us, and his work makes that case hard to ignore.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Hepburn WindLeonards Hill, AustraliaRecommended by Søren Hermansen
• Hindou Oumarou IbrahimN'Djamena, Chad“Hindou carries her community's knowledge of the land onto the world stage, and we need that voice.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Ibn Al Baytar / Zoubida CharroufRabat, Morocco“Zoubida gave argan its science and made sure the women who harvest it earn from it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Indigenous Clean EnergyOttawa, CanadaRecommended by Søren Hermansen
• InovaYaLyon, FranceRecommended by Simon Bernard
• isiMpondoXolobeni, South Africa“Their stand for ancestral land reminds me that protecting a place and honoring the people on it are one and the same.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• JazzilePutignano, Italy“Jazzile is a social cooperative that supports wine producers with the aim of creating a community cellar based on agroecological principles and natural, artisanal winemaking, for those who wish to share spaces and knowledge while respecting the diversity of the people, businesses and territories involved. Because the idea of sharing the means of production by building a network of solidarity is a beautiful one.”Recommended by Ilaria Gaspari
• Judith ShklarCambridge, MA, USA“Because she built an entire political theory around “putting cruelty first” as the foundation of liberalism, and because she showed that defending ordinary citizens from arbitrary power - whether public or private - is the core democratic project, not some secondary concern after we’ve sorted out grand constitutional principles.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• Kufunda Learning VillageHarare, ZimbabweRecommended by Søren Hermansen
• Kéré ArchitectureBerlin, Germany“Francis Kere builds with local hands and materials, and the community owns the result.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• La MaestraParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• La maison perchéeParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• La Preuve par 7Paris, France“Proving an idea by practice, with the people who live there, is urbanism I trust.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• LazareNantes, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Le Petit Vélo JauneBruxelles, BelgiumRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Les Beaux MetsMarseille, France“A Marseille kitchen where excellence and second chances grow together, and the food is genuinely good.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Les Fruits DéfendusMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• Les Invités au FestinBesançon, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Libera TerraCorleone, Italy“Turning land taken from the mafia into honest farming work is justice you can taste.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Live Love RecycleBeyruth, LebanonRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Low-Tech LabConcarneau, France“What stays with me is that every solution they test gets open-sourced, so the knowledge belongs to everyone.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• makesenseParis, France“They put collective intelligence to work for changemakers, two hours at a time.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Malene LundenSamsø, DenmarkRecommended by Søren Hermansen
• MareBluGarabito, Costa RicaRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Mariam KeitaConakry, GuineaRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Mellon FoundationNew York, USA“Putting the arts and humanities first in their giving is a stance I find quietly brave.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Mondragon CorporationMondragon, Spain“Eighty thousand worker-owners governing their own companies since 1956 is the most serious counter-model to shareholder capitalism I know.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• My Human KitNantes, France“Nicolas turned losing his hand into an open lab where people design their own solutions.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• NavdanyaDehradun, India“Vandana Shiva defends seeds as a commons, and that fight protects farmers everywhere.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Never Was AverageMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• New RoomMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• NightlineParis, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Novo Nordisk FoundationCopenhagen, Denmark“The scale of their giving is enormous, and I respect that so much of it reaches health that touches ordinary lives.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Nyaguthii ChegeNairobi, Kenya“Carrying forward Wangari Maathai's vision is no small task. Chege's stewardship matters because it keeps a foundational African environmental movement rooted in the women and communities who actually do the planting.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Ocean AliveSetúbal, Portugal“Raquel hands the work of protecting the seagrass to the fisherwomen who know the estuary best.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Paul Emilieu StudioParis, France“Starting every project from what already exists is craft and conscience working together.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Philippe AlbanelLyon, FranceRecommended by Constance Albanel
• Philo BoxeMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• PhytobokazPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France“Dr. Joseph gives Caribbean plant knowledge the scientific footing it always deserved.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Pierre RosanvallonParis, France“Because he built an entire intellectual project around making democracy work better rather than just critiquing it, and because he showed that rigorous scholarship and public engagement are not just compatible but necessary complements.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• Plastic FlamingoMuntinlupa City, PhilippinesRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Plastic OdysseyMarseille, France“Simon's ship shows coastal towns how to make plastic a local resource they can use.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Plateau UrbainParis, France“Keeping empty buildings alive between projects makes room for people who could never afford the rent.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Potato headSeminyak, IndonesiaRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Refettorio ParisParis, France“Bottura turns surplus food into beautiful meals served with dignity, and the beauty matters here.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Refugee Food FestivalParis, France“Putting refugee chefs in great kitchens lets them arrive as talent, with stories worth tasting.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Rotor DeconstructionBruxelles, Belgium“They prove that salvaging a building's materials can pay for itself, which is what convinces builders.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• SailcoopVannes, France“I like that they make crossing the Atlantic by sail feel like a real option again.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Samsø Energy AcademySamsø, Denmark“An island that owns its own wind together is the clearest proof that energy can be democratic.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Sara TurettaCernavodă, Romania“Sara Turetta decided, before turning 30, that she would devote her life to helping animals. She left her job in advertising after a trip to Romania that had shaken her deeply, opening her eyes to the tragedy of stray animals beyond any control and the brutality with which dogs were treated. She then founded Save the dogs and other animals, a foundation active in Italy and Romania, dedicated to rescuing dogs and other animals from the violence of a world that treats them as invisible. Her love for animals turned into concrete action. Her work is immense and unrelenting, and it allows thousands of dogs and other animals to escape a horrific fate.”Recommended by Ilaria Gaspari
• Schumacher CollegeDartington, UK“A school that lives what it teaches, growing its own food and deciding together, is education I believe in.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Senseable City Lab (MIT)Cambridge, USA“Carlo Ratti reads the city as a living organism, and his work helps us see ourselves inside it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Shinichiro OgataTokyo, Japan“Ogata carries Japanese tradition into the present with a care that touches everything he makes.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Shorefast Foundation / Fogo Island InnFogo island, Canada“Zita Cobb came home and turned hospitality into a way to keep her island alive.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Skate AnimaCuritiba, Brazil“Giving kids with cerebral palsy the real thrill of a skateboard is pure joy made practical.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Slow Food Foundation for BiodiversityBra, Italy“Carlo Petrini reminded us that eating well is a pleasure worth defending everywhere.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• SOLshareDhaka, Bangladesh“Letting neighbors share their solar power makes clean energy reachable for the poorest, which is the whole point.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Songhaï CenterPorto-Novo, BeninRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• Studio Other SpacesBerlin, Germany“Eliasson and Behmann make spaces that ask you to feel your place in nature.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Studio RoosegaardeRotterdam, Netherlands“Daan makes technology into a conversation about the world we actually want.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Sweet OmLamentin (Guadeloupe), France“Therese grows wellbeing out of a Creole garden, and the care in it is real.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Sylvio RuizBogotá, ColombiaRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Taisugar Circular VillageTaisugar, Taiwan“A village designed so materials keep circulating is a calm, livable picture of the circular economy.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Tetsunari IidaTokyo, JapanRecommended by Søren Hermansen
• The Child MovementGreater Noida, India“Licypriya started at eight, and she carries the voice of her generation with real force.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• The Emergence NetworkChennai, India“Bayo gives me permission to slow down and sit with questions instead of rushing to fix them.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Transition NetworkTotnes, UK“Rob taught me that imagining the future is itself a tool for the climate transition.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Union United Church Food BankMontreal, CanadaRecommended by JJ Hazoumé
• Urban TilthRichmond, California, USARecommended by Rob Hopkins
• Ursula HirschmannBrussels, Belgium“Because she co-authored the Ventotene Manifesto’s vision of European federalism while herself stateless, and because she demonstrated that building transnational democracy requires both intellectual courage and practical organizing across borders.”Recommended by Alberto Alemanno
• V CycleHong Kong, ChinaRecommended by Simon Bernard
• Valldaura Self-Sufficient LabsBarcelona, Spain“A forest that is at once the resource, the classroom and the curriculum is my idea of a good lab.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Village AlzheimerDax, France“Letting people with Alzheimer's keep an ordinary life, with a real shop and bistro, is deeply humane.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Visionary Co.Nagoya, Japan“Turns a demographic constraint into an opportunity, physical strength as vocation, not stigma.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Wanjira MathaiNairobi, Kenya“Carrying forward the Green Belt Movement while shaping continental climate policy. She makes the link between restored landscapes and restored dignity feel obvious.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• We Are SistaParis, France“Tatiana and her collective turned the gender funding gap into a movement, then built the fund to help close it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• Why KamikatsuKamikatsu, Japan“A town that sorts its waste into 45 streams shows that the hard part is culture, and they did it.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume
• WindcoopLorient, FranceRecommended by Simon Bernard
• World Access for the BlindLos Angeles, USA“Daniel taught himself to see with sound and now teaches thousands, which expands what we think a person can learn.”Recommended by Florian Guillaume