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08/10/2013
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Trade in services are economic alternatives and humanized the world of money
AURÉLIO GIMENEZ AND STEPHANIE TONDO
Rio - After the world's major economies have collapsed , barter emerges as an alternative to consumer society . Amid this trend, time bank websites , which promote exchanges of services between users , gain more space on the internet .
The Time Republik and Bliive are good examples . They work as follows : the person providing service and accumulates hours , which can be used to receive another type of service . Ie , a musician gives guitar lessons to a housewife, which in turn makes shopping for a gardener who takes care of the plants of the musician , and so follows .
According to the representative of the Republik Time in Brazil , Monica Barroso , 38, the idea came two years ago in Switzerland , with a startup - startup - and was tried first in a community of New York , in the United States . Then went global through the internet . " It is a change in personal and professional relationships . It is a model of collaborative consumption , which does not involve money , and yes , the collaboration between people , "he explains .
will the Bliive , created in Brazil and launched four months ago , also offers service to companies wishing to promote integration among employees. Website Marketing Director , Murilo Mafra , 23 , says the collaborative experience is evident in the world and is attracting new followers . " What do you like to do may be the need for someone else," encourages .
User of Time Republik , Professor Ana Emilia Meireles , 48 , has already taught Portuguese for foreigners and received online Italian lessons . " Works great , people are committed ," he says . According to her , it is important to rethink a society where profit is not first in a relationship .
Anthropologist Consumoteca , Michel Alcoforado explains that at the time of crisis the company had to create other ways to satisfy their desires . " However , the exchange goes beyond , and also builds new ties and relationships ," he says.
Cooperation is part of the business
The network Asta , productive groups from across the state to share experiences and work output . "There's no competition," says the coordinator , Alice Freitas .
Already in school Oga Mita , parents help decide the value of the tuition . Furthermore , when a family goes through financial difficulties , can provide services as payment . " To form cooperative individuals , we have to live in cooperation ," explains the director Aristeo Leite Filho .
A chance to practice detachment
Another alternative is the consumption of Gratitude Fair , which takes place in various places in the State of Rio spontaneously . The idea is to take and pick up objects to donate items offered by other participants . Through a Facebook page , you can track the dates of fairs and match donations of larger objects , such as furniture , or even provide free services .
One of the organizers , student of Social Sciences , Federal Rural University ( UFRRJ ) , Matheus Sousa , 19 , says that the central issue is detachment . " I think the future will change because this has happened . The show went very well . And looking at the world in a more humane , people start behaving differently, " he says.
The next event takes place 13th in Praça Afonso Pena in Tijuca , from 11am . Day 24 , there will be another edition in Rural in Seropédica . The goal, Matheus , is marshland and expand into the West Zone .
Services offered at the time banks
- Domestic Help
Users can offer to wash the car , do the grocery shopping , paying bills and going to the post office , for example.
- Animals and Plants
Furthermore, they can take the dog for a walk and take care of house plants from someone else while she is traveling .
- Education
You can also help others with private lessons in music, dance and language , among other areas , and tutoring .
- Bureaucracy
Experts in finance , law or economics can help fill documents , file tax returns etc. .
- DIY
Small repairs on mains , repair doors , installation of electronic devices , among other aids are welcome .
- Company
Giving company to walk, go to the movies , follow the medical appointments , chatting and visiting exhibitions is also valid.
Source : The Day
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