AKASHA Hub Barcelona
{"title": "AKASHA Hub Barcelona", "logoImg": "bafkreib6eygzx3j325zeofho6tzqhulsf3pfzlfpit2wyqs5isulah6ifa", "website": "https://akasha.barcelona", "bannerImg": "bafkreibgwyvdb444dykt722wz3bxuej6tuex36kmyzpeqjptsbyunghk74", "createdAt": 1743524350447, "credentials": {}, "description": "**Interdisciplinary. Independent. Self-financing.** \n\n**Created by CITIZENS for CITIZENS**\n\nSince 2017 we have co-created communities and projects for social change. \n\nWe are civil society, physical space and community, a non-profit organization that promote, host and develops sustainable projects, tools and solutions to improve society.\n\n![Evolution!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AKASHA-Hub-Evolution.png)\n\nActually we are 60 residents and more than 1000 members around the world. We have  2 warehouses in the Clot district (Barcelona) dedicated to  activities, events, knowledge transfer, workshops, urban garden, co-creation, prototyping, critical thinking and experimentation. Also we host interdisciplinary projects of social innovation, from ecology, food, to the arts, science and technopolitics or blockchain technology.\n\n![Events/Workshops/Porjects!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/projects.png)\n\nWe believe in citizen participation and in their responsibility to collaborate and contribute ideas and solutions for social change with an impact on nearby environments, such as the neighborhood and the city.  \"Culture of new forms of activism, social and civic engagement\".\n\n![Activities!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/varios.png)\n\n![Events!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/evento2.jpg)\n\n![Events!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eventos.jpg)\n\n\n**Our Goals for 2025-2026**\n- Connect with more spaces and communities around the world \n- Host and Co-create more social innovation projects and work new co-collaborations in Real Life\n- Share our vision... Globally\n- Propose educational programs for the promotion of **Citizen Active Culture** in schools, social centers in our neighborhood, associations, etc. throughout Barcelona and the rest of Spain. \n\n\n\n**How do we govern**\n- We govern by circles with leader and responsables\n- All the members of our governance are collaborators (without contribution, **we are all volunteers**)\n- We dont have employees\n\n\n\n**Economic Model**\n- Membership Dues\n- Rental of workspaces and event/activity spaces to companies and projects aligned with our vision\n- Donations\n- Services as consulting or mentoring \n\nAs part of our model, we do not receive public aid. Basic expenses such as warehouse fees and utilities (electricity, water, internet) are covered by the dues of resident members who use the space for their projects.\n\n**All funds raised go directly to the AKASHA Hub Barcelona project to continue moving forward.**\n\n\n\n\n#**Our Projects**\n\n\n**Green City Lab :**  \nis an open and collaborative project, promoted through AKASHA Hub Barcelona, which incorporates citizen initiative and community action, born as a response to the need to transform an obsolete city model and drive and promote a transition towards a life based on the criteria of environmental regeneration. \n\nWe facilitate the necessary channels and manage relations with collaborating organizations and the public sector to materialize proposals at the local level in favor of the common good and the green transition of Barcelona's neighbourhoods, always within the framework of sustainable development, taking into account both environmental and social aspects and economic.\n\nGreen City Lab is a community project and Education Green Space (garden). \n\n\n![GCL!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gcl.png)\n\n\n\n**AKASHA FabLab :**\nSpace and laboratory for physical and digital prototyping and research for a social innovation projects and for citizen use for specific ideas and easy solutions. \n\nThe projects typically developed at AKASHA Fab are related to biomaterials, design and fabrication using recycled plastic, prototyping solar cookers, fermentation ovens, and the production of raised beds for gardens or homes.\n\n\n![Fab!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AKASHA-FAB.png)\n\n\n\n**AKASHA Cultural Program**\nA cultural and educational program focused on citizen participation and civic engagement through knowledge. It explores how to apply knowledge acquired in school, university, or work to society. It makes the transfer of interdisciplinary knowledge and talents a key tool for creating solutions and ideas as citizens. From young people to seniors-elder people collectives.\n\n\n![CP!](https://akasha.barcelona/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/culturalprogram_akashahub.png)\n\n\n##**How to be a member ?**\n\nAKASHA Hub Barcelona\n\nhttps://buy.stripe.com/3cs5nS4dO05m53yfZ0\n\nThe membership gives access to participate in the activities organized by AKASHA and opt for special fees for the use of space. Membership does not give direct access to the use of space, for inquiries about resident fees and access rules write to:\n\nhola@akasha.barcelona\n\n\n\n### **Connect With Us**\n\nTwitter → @AKASHAworldBCN\n\nTelegram → https://t.me/+BimXDWstf680Nzk8\n\nInstagram  → akasha.barcelona\n\nYoutube  → @akashahubbarcelona\n\nMastodon  → @AKASHAHub\n\nEmail → hub@akasha.barcelona\n\n\n\n\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "AKASHAworldBCN"}