# Four ways of using space for social good

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/05/four-ways-using-space-social-good/
- Published: 2016-10-05T09:58:44+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Here are a variety of ways that space is being used to help others, including 
a super budget hotel aiming to help people struggling to afford decent accommodation,
to a space booking service that provides free space to young people for every paid
for booking. **

 

 

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#### 󠀁[⌊somewhereto⌉⌊somewhereto⌉󠀁[

 

#### 󠀁[Somewhereto](https://somewhereto.com/)󠁿

 

Somewhereto_ is a space booking service with hundreds of spaces across London that
works to help young people. Every time someone books a space through somewhereto_
a young person is able access space for free, such as a warehouse for a young film
maker, a concert venue for a young performer or desk space for a young entrepreneur.
In its six years so far, it has helped 20,000 young people access free space.

 

 

 

 [⌊chototel⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/10/rsz_building-main-l.jpg)

 

#### 󠀁[Chototel](http://www.chototel.co.uk/)󠁿

 

Chototel was conceived to provide quality housing for people at the bottom of the
housing pyramid. It aims to provide hotel rooms starting at $2 a day with uninterrupted
water, electricity, and gas, with a mission to supply 1% of the world’s demand for
affordable housing by 2025 and to build 5 million super-budget hotel rooms in the
next decade. With plans to open elsewhere including in the UK, its pilot project
is in Nagothane, approximately 70 km from Mumbai, with 240 rooms and capacity for
960 guests. Features include a crèche and play area, an infirmary, and a community
kitchen.

 

 

 

 [⌊space2 give⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/10/rsz_screen_shot_2016-10-05_at_074033.png)

 

#### 󠀁[Space-2 Give](http://www.space2give.com/)󠁿

 

Space-2 Give offers a way for commercial property landlords, property managers and
occupiers to generate money for charities and good causes through the commercialisation
of their space. Space-2 promotes and manages the properties on behalf of their owners-
occupiers, and offers a reduced commission on its services with the remaining fee
paid for the use of the space donated to a charity or good cause.

 

 

 

 [⌊mycommunityspace⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/10/rsz_screen_shot_2016-10-05_at_074253.png)

 

#### 󠀁[MyCommunitySpace](http://www.mycommunityspace.org.uk/)󠁿

 

Website MyCommunitySpace has been designed especially for the community and voluntary
sector and acts as an online guide for organisations looking to rent out or hire
space. It allows organisations to advertise a property by providing location and
facilities details for their buildings and rooms and uploading photographs of spaces
for hire, while those looking to hire somewhere can search for spaces in their area
by cost, location and facilities.

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