Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I was scheduled to interview Emanuele about @Fairbnbcoop – a co-operative alternative to Airbnb, which we absolutely support. However, things have taken a bit of a turn since we started talking, and now the platform is being used to help Ukrainian refugees.
At Lowimpact we’re interviewing people who are working to build a new kind of world. We want to promote what they’re doing, and find ways to work together.
#airbnb #refugees #cooperative
Transcript of interview, with links to organisations mentioned in the video: lowimpact.org/posts/fairbnb-and-housing-ukrainian-refugees-emanuele-dal-carlo
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to build the new economy.
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Fairbnb: https://fairbnb.coop/
Fairbnb refugee landing page: https://fairbnb.coop/refugees/
Here’s what we mean by new economy - lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/new-economy
Low-impact tourism: lowimpact.org/categories/low-impact-tourism
Highlights
1. Our platform is similar to other booking sites like Airbnb, but ours is co-operative, and we reinvest in the places we operate, rather than sucking wealth out of them to pay shareholders.
2. This platform can be used by people willing and able to give shelter to refugees. We just provide the framework, and tech support, and we’re working with NGOs worldwide, because we’re not experts in this field – the psychological burdens of refugees, care provision.
3. By the way – this will not just be about the Ukrainian situation. The platform will stay, so that we can try to help homeless people and refugees from future crises. We want to provide this service into the future.
4. People can register here – https://fairbnb.coop/refugees/.
I was scheduled to interview Emanuele about @Fairbnbcoop – a co-operative alternative to Airbnb, which we absolutely support. However, things have taken a bit of a turn since we started talking, and now the platform is being used to help Ukrainian refugees.
At Lowimpact we’re interviewing people who are working to build a new kind of world. We want to promote what they’re doing, and find ways to work together.
#airbnb #refugees #cooperative
Transcript of interview, with links to organisations mentioned in the video: lowimpact.org/posts/fairbnb-and-housing-ukrainian-refugees-emanuele-dal-carlo
We’re interviewing key players in the new economy, to:
a) bring their work to a wider audience
b) try to find ways to co-ordinate their efforts
c) stimulate debate
d) help to build the new economy.
Lowimpact.org: lowimpact.org
Fairbnb: https://fairbnb.coop/
Fairbnb refugee landing page: https://fairbnb.coop/refugees/
Here’s what we mean by new economy - lowimpact.org/lowimpact-topic/new-economy
Low-impact tourism: lowimpact.org/categories/low-impact-tourism
Highlights
1. Our platform is similar to other booking sites like Airbnb, but ours is co-operative, and we reinvest in the places we operate, rather than sucking wealth out of them to pay shareholders.
2. This platform can be used by people willing and able to give shelter to refugees. We just provide the framework, and tech support, and we’re working with NGOs worldwide, because we’re not experts in this field – the psychological burdens of refugees, care provision.
3. By the way – this will not just be about the Ukrainian situation. The platform will stay, so that we can try to help homeless people and refugees from future crises. We want to provide this service into the future.
4. People can register here – https://fairbnb.coop/refugees/.
