Time Bank Mexico - Groups - Action Tools

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Name: Time Bank Mexico
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If asked, most people would say that shortage of money is the main reason for their lack of personal development, including in this physical, psychological, educational and social issues that improve people's lives. The current effects of the financial crisis create citizens that live with a limited budget, being unable to spend money in needs other than food and shelter. That is, if they are lucky enough to have a stable monthly income. All these restraints created by a currency-based economy should be alleviated with a system that allows people to cover some of their necessities even when there is a lack of money. That way, we believe a fairer community can be constructed. A community that promotes inclusion and diversity. A community in which their own members are actively involved to help others meet their needs.

A clear path we can follow to achieve this is using as currency something we all have in common: TIME. It doesn't matter if you are a wealthy 40 year old or if you are a teenager living in the street, your hour has 60 minutes. Therefore, there should be a place where people can cover their needs for services while trading with others their knowledge and abilities, one hour at a time. That is what Time Bank Mexico is about.

Time Bank Mexico is a place where anyone can go and teach for an hour whatever they are best at and having, as payback, 60 minutes of whatever service they want. It could be something as simple as some language classes or something as advanced as having that medical consultation that person was not able to pay for. At Time Bank Mexico everything is worth one hour, it doesn't matter if the task is teaching someone to ride a bike or having psychotherapy. And why do we believe in this? Because it creates a fairer world. With this system, the only way a person can get 1000 hours of massage therapy (or any other service) is when that same person has given 1000 hours of something else, no inflation or interest rates included. In the end, is about giving a new perspective to the old saying: "You get what you give". Simple, and yet brilliant.

At Time Bank Mexico anyone willing to swap skills instead of paying for them could be a member. But not only that; work done on a volunteer basis could be rewarded. Therefore, we are not only looking to engage individuals but also institutions that would like to contribute to the well-being of others through giving and receiving services.

We believe the real wealth of any society is its people, so at Time Bank Mexico they are our main asset. Since EVERYONE has something to share, it's really just a matter of developing new habits of consumption that allow us to bridge social gaps and build intergenerational relationships in a community.

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