> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://whitepaper.neighbourhoods.network/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://whitepaper.neighbourhoods.network/white-paper-2.0/overview-of-the-neighbourhoods-ecosystem/about-the-neighbourhoods-foundation.md).

# About the Neighbourhoods Foundation

Neighbourhoods Foundation is a charitable trust incorporated in New Zealand. It is the parent entity for the Neighbourhoods project. It steers development of the open source Social Sensemaker, maintains and facilitates $NHT liquidity and availability, and directs development of the marketplace.<br>

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The Trust's objectives are to build and maintain our suite of tools for sense-making, for the creation of digital social spaces that are community and mission-driven, and to commit the project to...

* the participant ownership and control over their means of communication, information sharing, and record-keeping;
* the development of local systems of discoverability of content and services;
* enabling stewardship and enhancement of archives of local knowledge;
* community-centered auditing and validation of the provenance of data sets;
* facilitation and support of the use of the Social Sensemaker at no cost;
* the development of an ecosystem of compatible applications;
* and free educational opportunities for community members in New Zealand and virtually.

## Team

Information about our growing team is updated regularly, and available at [this link](https://neighbourhoods.network/about/).

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