Twenty-first century European cities tend to be quite stressful and overwhelming, both in terms of actual physical environment and societal organisation. City dwellers are not acquainted with one another and often people living in the same building do not know their neighbours' names. It is a depressing reality in which people become alienated from each other and in which many lead lonely lives. Furthermore, urban dwellers are often faced with precarious housing circumstances, for the reason that living opportunities are strongly dependent on the changes of the housing market. By 2020, Budapest had already had a long experience of the phenomenon often referred to as the housing crisis, the main charecteristic of which is its propensity to marginalise those entering the housing market, such as young people starting their career and those coming from a disadvantaged background.

The team of CoHousing Budapest envisions a world in which communities supporting themselves as well as one another actively and inclusively take charge of the establishment of suitable housing arrangements in the largest cities of Hungary. These communities take the lead in finding different approaches to solving the problem at hand while contributing to the mitigation of the effects and consequences of the housing crisis. We staunchly believe that once urban city dwellers become aware of the fact that a community living project strongly connected to the practice of sharing is a well-functioning and appropriate alternative to traditional forms of living, we will witness the flourishing of new local initiatives. In the long term, this attitude will lead to an increasing number of people choosing to live in cohousing projects run by autonomous communities.