Innovative response
The Brussels-Capital Region, together with a number of civil society organisations and (social economy) enterprises, launched a participatory initiative aiming to produce at least 100 000 protection masks for nursing personnel/caregivers. The work integration enterprise Travie ensures the pre-cutting of tissue which will then be delivered by bike through the platform cooperative Urbike to volunteers who will then sew the masks. Next to many citizens, a number of other organisations and enterprises support the initiatives.
Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact
To propose a response to the failure of globalized value chains generally and specifically, to respond to the lack of protection masks.
Organisations/institutions involved
the Government of the Brussels Capital Region, social innovation organisations (Urbike and Travie), volunteering citizens