Assistance for your community


NABUUR is the old Dutch word for Neighbour. NABUUR.com is the free Global Neighbour Network. Neighbours are here to assist each other by sharing their knowledge, contacts, creativity and time using the internet.

If you have a plan for improvement for the people in your community, you might benefit from the assistance of Neighbours. Read further to find out if NABUUR is something for you and prepare yourself for registering.

Note: NABUUR.com will not provide you or your community with financial support, nor include questions directly aiming at fundraising.

Benefits of registration

After your registration is processed, NABUUR.com will provide your community with:
- A Village on NABUUR.com, which is the place on NABUUR.com where you present yourself, your community and the issues you want to discuss with your Neighbours.
- A Facilitator: a Neighbour who coordinates the efforts of the Neighbours.
- Access to Neighbours who can support with their ideas, knowledge, skills, time etcetera.

Is NABUUR something for you?

The following criteria are the minimum that will be checked thoroughly upon registration.


The Village


- Communities or community-based organizations situated in a specific settlement in a developing country can register. NABUUR.com cannot accept registrations which aim to benefit individuals or private initiatives.
- The improvements you suggest have to represent the interests of an organised group of people, such as a village council, self-help group, community based organisation (CBO), association, sports foundation, church, school, hospital, social centre, co-operative or similar.
- The improvements have to improve the living conditions of said community.
- The community should have appointed you as their representative who is entitled to speak on behalf of the community.



You as the local representative

  • Have basic computer skills and access to the internet at least three times a week
  • Follow a short online training after registration with NABUUR.
  • Participate actively in the online discussions with your Neighbours.
  • Write a short news message about your community every week.
  • Have a back-up to replace you whenever you are absent.

Preparation Village for new Villages

If you meet the criteria and you think NABUUR is of added value for your community, please prepare for registration then! To introduce you to the NABUUR model, this Village is created for you. In this Village you can read more about NABUUR, learn from other Villages, find resources and start building your network.

While you are preparing, the registration process will be further refined. Important changes are taking place in NABUUR. One of them is that the registration process starts in the Preparation Village because we believe you are the only one who can decide if NABUUR is something for you or not.


Go to the Preparation Village.