Villa ganZ Dicke-Osmers-Stiftung für generationenübergreifendes alternativ-nachbarschaftliches Zusammenleben

Villa ganZ is a non-profit foundation that promotes intergenerational and alternative neighborhood living by developing and managing affordable housing for low-income individuals. The foundation constructs foundation-owned apartments for single parents with children and single occupants, permanently capping rents to ensure long-term rent affordability. Its projects in Hannover-Limmer (JAWA) and Hannover-Bemerode (ecovillage) offer communal spaces such as workshops, gardens, and terraces to foster participation and diversity. The foundation is financed through public funding, donations from private supporters, and its endowment; administrative costs are minimized through volunteer committees.

Starting from the conviction that housing is an existential basic need and that humans are social beings, Villa ganZ pursues the vision of making affordable housing accessible to all through diverse communities. The mission is to build cooperative housing groups for people with housing entitlement certificates, thereby providing a key to life’s happiness. Collaborative partnerships, social and ecological sustainability, as well as a commitment to the common good, characterize the foundation’s actions.

The foundation is aimed at low-income individuals with housing entitlement certificates, particularly single parents with children and single persons who wish to live in communal building groups. The goal is to bring together people of different ages and lifestyles in a vibrant neighborhood to promote mutual support, participation, and social inclusion.