Carmel City

The innovation network for solving global problems locally

Carmel City gathers thinkers, builders and supporters into one home, one global city.

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The fifteen problems the city works on.

  1. 01Food & AgricultureProjects in Cameroon, Mali
  2. 02Basic Needs & Human DignityNo projects yet
  3. 03Health & Human CareProjects in Burundi, Cameroon, Romania, Vietnam
  4. 04Education & Human FormationProjects in Switzerland, Nigeria, Pakistan
  5. 05Employment, Skills & Economic OpportunityProjects in Nigeria, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, Zimbabwe
  6. 06Entrepreneurship & Enterprise DevelopmentProjects in Congo - Kinshasa, Switzerland
  7. 07Financial Inclusion & Community InvestmentProjects in Cameroon
  8. 08Technology, AI & DigitalProjects in United States
  9. 09Housing, Infrastructure & CommunityNo projects yet
  10. 10Energy & EnvironmentProjects in Switzerland
  11. 11Institutional Effectiveness & GovernanceProjects in Cameroon, Colombia, Philippines, Romania
  12. 12Social Inclusion & Human DignityProjects in Philippines
  13. 13Peace, Justice & Strong CommunitiesNo projects yet
  14. 14Nonprofit and Mission SustainabilityProjects in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Switzerland
  15. 15Culture, Community & Human FlourishingProjects in Switzerland, Romania, Germany, United States
  1. Human Dignity: Every person has inherent worth, regardless of their productivity or utility to a system.
  2. Common Good: Solutions should benefit everyone, especially those most at risk of being left behind.
  3. Subsidiarity: Decisions belong to the people closest to the problem — not to algorithms or distant institutions.
  4. Solidarity: We stand with those most affected by the forces that dehumanize.
  5. Stewardship of Creation: Technology should serve the world and the people in it.
  6. Poverty Alleviation: The most marginalized get priority attention and care.
  7. Dignity of Work: Human contribution has value beyond what can be automated, and that value must be protected.
How the city works

Four districts,
one city.

Agora

Open a question about a human need, and work it through together.

Enter the Agora

Incubator

Turn a question into an initiative, weighed against principles rather than a pitch deck.

Visit the Incubator

Marketplace

Find tools built by others, and resource the initiatives that deserve it.

Browse the Marketplace

Academy

Learn ethical innovation, and the human skills the AI era is quietly making rare.

Explore the Academy

10 carmels standing

Enter the Agora

Citizens gather here to explore human needs through open Socratic dialogue. Walk in, and help shape the conversation about how to make the world more human.

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The Agora

Step into the Agora.

Every question the city takes on begins here, in the open, among citizens.

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