Old people are becoming lonely, young people are struggling in the world of work and with childcare. Nursing costs are exploding and there are too few educators in and out of Germany. All the problems in our society always only with more money to solve, is in the medium and long term a dead end, because this way only symptoms tries to alleviate, but the causal system error does not remove.
The following narrative is inspired by a multigenerational housing project from Switzerland and would be quite an approach that can also work in Germany. The quarters in the Bern-Solothurn area offer a unique way of living that combines the benefits of multiple generations under one roof.
Anna is a young mother who lives in the quarter. She takes her daughter, Emma, to the neighborhood's own kindergarten, where professional educators care for the children. Anna appreciates the flexibility that the Quartier offers her, as she can now return to work full time and Emma is well taken care of all around. The African proverb "It takes a whole village to raise a child" takes shape here. In this neighborhood, education and upbringing are not the sole responsibility of the parents or the school, but a community task. A task in which Mr. Müller, a pensioner who likes to make good use of his time, is also involved. He supports the teachers in the kindergarten, does handicrafts and even helps Anna when she comes home from work a little late. For his help he "pays" care hours into the Social Credit system of the quarter, which he can use later for own care achievements.
