“Our vision is to make intergenerational housing possible at large scale. We want to complement the housing market in university cities through our online platform “Wohnbuddy”. We want to change the way that we use our homes based upon a mutuality of needs of different generations.”
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In the following video Marlene Welzl, founder of Wohnbuddy introduces the innovative matchmaking platform, shares her aspiration initiating the project and presents an example of successful matchmaking.
In the following interview with Marlene Welzl, recorded during the peaks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Marlene speaks about the challenges of the pandemic in her field of work, the progress of her platform “Wohnbuddy” and the future- goals of her social business.
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