Funding
We differentiate in an inital and a maintenance phase.
Initial phase
In this phase, funding is mainly needed for
- purchase of land
- permit engineering
- preparation of the building site
- purchase of building material
- feeding aid workers
- paying aid workers
- purchase and install communal equipment
To cover those initial costs, we want to tap several sources:
- deposits of the community
- donations / crowdfunding
- public funding schemes
- bank loan to be safeguarded by the deposits and to be redeemed by rental revenues
Maintenance phase
Depending on the level of self-sufficiency, maintainance costs arise, for example:
- utilities (water, electricity, assurances, land tax, street cleaning, waste disposal)
- repair and maintenance of communal equipment (of solar plants, septic tanks, …)
- upkeep of animals, agriculture, schooling, renting out guests rooms
- redemption of loans taken out for funding of the initial phase
These costs shall be covered by different sources of income:
- rental revenues from the habitants
- revenues by renting out guest and/or seminar rooms
- revenues by dealing with food items
All of these positions shall be defined more precisely in the further course.