An innovative way of community decision-making is being launched in Golden Bay.
Mohua 2042, a group which has developed a roadmap to a more sustainable Golden Bay, is working with The Wellbeing Protocol team on a pilot programme. We have supported the pilot through a Community Grant.
The Wellbeing Protocol has a vision of a world where local communities are empowered to support their own well-being. They have developed an app that gives the community more control and more voice to help ensure the things that matter most to them are prioritised.
The app is basically a participatory grant-making tool. How it works is the community contributes ideas, determines the likely associated cost to implement, and then people vote on the ideas they want to see supported by a funding pool dedicated to the purpose. The funding pool for the pilot is currently $4,500 which came from the Council Community Grant.
The Wellbeing Protocol pilot will be launched at a hui in Golden Bay on Sunday 19 November at 2.00 pm at the Senior Citizens Hall.
All Golden Bay residents will have a chance to input ideas, share them with the hui attendees and then vote using the app.
The app is available from the Google and Apple app stores.
The Wellbeing Protocol is a not-for-profit organisation building technology-based infrastructure that empowers community voice and is part of the Creative HQ Gov Tech Accelerator. Find out more at thewellbeingprotocol.org(external link)