le ore dargento time bank auser – filo dargento march 2005
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Le ore d’argento
Time Bank “AUSER – Filo d’argento”Time Bank “AUSER – Filo d’argento”
March 2005March 2005
... an hour is not merely an hour. It is a vase filled with perfumes, sounds, plans, and climates …
M. Proust
Time Bank in Italy Time Bank in Italy
1992 in Parma with UIL Trade 1992 in Parma with UIL Trade Union as sponsorUnion as sponsor
1995 in Sant’Arcangelo of 1995 in Sant’Arcangelo of Romagna, the true beginner of Romagna, the true beginner of Time Bank in Italy, promoted by the Time Bank in Italy, promoted by the local Municipalitylocal Municipality
Then Time Banks have been Then Time Banks have been opened across Italy, usually opened across Italy, usually promoted by Associations or Trade promoted by Associations or Trade Unions Unions
AUSER Time Bank: AUSER Time Bank: the beginning the beginning
A special bank where you don’t A special bank where you don’t deposit or withdraw money nor pay deposit or withdraw money nor pay interests, but time is exchangedinterests, but time is exchanged
A cultural and material project A cultural and material project based on the concepts that time is based on the concepts that time is not only money, but it is overall not only money, but it is overall help, convivial reunions, sociality, help, convivial reunions, sociality, mutuality mutuality
2.2. VALUE of the performance which is VALUE of the performance which is based on the time spent (independently based on the time spent (independently from the exchanged service)from the exchanged service)
1. 1. EXCHANGE give to receive, EXCHANGE give to receive, receive to givereceive to give
3. 3. PARITY of individuals PARITY of individuals (housewives, professionals, students, (housewives, professionals, students, retired people ...)retired people ...)
3 basics3 basics
Encourage Encourage solidaritysolidarity
A new plan to discover a new value A new plan to discover a new value for our timefor our time
A way to link people locally so that A way to link people locally so that they share their time and skills they share their time and skills
Everyone’s time is equal: one hour Everyone’s time is equal: one hour of your time earns you one hour of of your time earns you one hour of time credit to spend when you need time credit to spend when you need a helping hand a helping hand
The evolution of AUSER Social Bank of The evolution of AUSER Social Bank of exchangedexchanged Time: how was it possible? Time: how was it possible?
With the introduction of new realizable With the introduction of new realizable opportunities provided by the social Bank opportunities provided by the social Bank of the given time of AUSERof the given time of AUSER
returning time received to Filo d’Argento returning time received to Filo d’Argento AuserAuser balancing balancing bank statements receiving bank bank statements receiving bank social bonus or depositing funds for the social bonus or depositing funds for the purchase of social bonus, considering every purchase of social bonus, considering every hour conventionally equal to 1 Euro, hour conventionally equal to 1 Euro, independently from the individual performance independently from the individual performance
The Social Bank of The Social Bank of GGiveniven Time: how Time: how does it work ?does it work ?
supervises all the activities carried supervises all the activities carried out by AUSERout by AUSER
regulates all volunteers – members regulates all volunteers – members activities and related refunds activities and related refunds refunds: book tickets, meal tickets, refunds: book tickets, meal tickets,
cash, timecash, time refunds depend on the kind of refunds depend on the kind of
service and expense service and expense
The social Bank of the exchanged The social Bank of the exchanged time: how does it work?time: how does it work?
Secretary and telephone to collect offers Secretary and telephone to collect offers and requests and match themand requests and match them
The person who requests time equally The person who requests time equally becomes a debtor of time that will be becomes a debtor of time that will be given back with the flexibility seen given back with the flexibility seen previouslypreviously
Time must be given back within an Time must be given back within an established periodestablished period
Every account holder lists the things he Every account holder lists the things he needs and those that he can carry outneeds and those that he can carry out
SecretarySecretary
keeps records of transactions keeps records of transactions
sends bank statements (processed using sends bank statements (processed using an appropriate software) to every an appropriate software) to every membermember
How to join How to join Auser Time Auser Time BankBank Member application filled out at the Member application filled out at the
main officemain office fulfilled offers and needs formsfulfilled offers and needs forms 2 photos 2 photos the new applicant must be the new applicant must be
introduced by at least one member introduced by at least one member who will sign the applicationwho will sign the application
Membership Criteria
Registration depends Registration depends on being or becoming a member of Auseron being or becoming a member of Auser on Bank rules and Auser Statute on Bank rules and Auser Statute
acceptanceacceptance on the result of a preliminary interview with on the result of a preliminary interview with
an expert who assesses the new applicant an expert who assesses the new applicant adhesion to the principles and the adhesion to the principles and the philosophy of the Bankphilosophy of the Bank
The applicant must show a valid The applicant must show a valid identity card and a phone numberidentity card and a phone number
Members receiveMembers receive
Time bank checks Time bank checks with current account with current account numbernumber
A member card with A member card with name and photoname and photo
A copy of Bank rulesA copy of Bank rules
Updated list of Updated list of available activitiesavailable activities
PartnershipsPartnerships
Seldom there were some exhanges Seldom there were some exhanges between Bank and:between Bank and:
Public AgenciesPublic Agencies Other Time Banks (Giratempo)Other Time Banks (Giratempo)
MembershipsMemberships
About 50 membersAbout 50 members Exchanging time: 25/30 membersExchanging time: 25/30 members Coordination/Secretary: a member Coordination/Secretary: a member
offers "on his own time" the hours for the offers "on his own time" the hours for the coordination/secretary activitiescoordination/secretary activities
Summary Summary 1 January ‘03 - 31 December ’031 January ‘03 - 31 December ’03
4.3533Needleworks
8.42964Organizational activities
12191.15Further activities
65.2437495.3English lessons
%Exchanges n°HoursActivity
Summary of activitiesSummary of activities
1.138Bank central administration
1,6512Association guiding principles
1.8514Home cleaning
3.4326Elderly home company
%Exchanges n°HoursActivity
492759.45Total amount
0.312Accompanying to doctor, shopping…
0.816Computers lessons
1.128Errands
%Exchanges n°HoursActivity
Summary of activitiesSummary of activities
Partial dataPartial data
Previous data don’t consider all Previous data don’t consider all
““at par” exchangesat par” exchanges Convivial reunionsConvivial reunions ““Salotto” meetingSalotto” meeting TripsTrips Exhibition visitsExhibition visits Conferences, cinema, theatre…Conferences, cinema, theatre…
AUSER – Genoa: our activitiesAUSER – Genoa: our activities
Filo d’Argento:Filo d’Argento: solidarity telephone solidarity telephone Time BankTime Bank
Voluntary:Voluntary: different activities different activities as a tool as a tool for community development for community development
International solidarityInternational solidarity EDA EDA (Educazione permanente e università dell’età libera)(Educazione permanente e università dell’età libera): :
permanent education and university of free age
Social TourismSocial Tourism and and recreational activities
