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The social network for your neighbourhood
The social network for Statenkwartier
Feel more at home.
Meet your neighbours, help each other out and keep up with what is happening in your neighbourhood.
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Maastricht
19 active neighbourhoods in Maastricht
Interactions in Maastricht
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reactions of citizens
Why register on Hoplr?
Private and safe
Everyone's home address connects them to the right neighbourhood. So you're surrounded by your neighbours.
Free and advertising free
No advertisements between the messages of your neighbours. Joining and using Hoplr is free.
Positive and close by
Borrowing a ladder, helping each other out or organising something together. Small things make a neighbourhood a nice place to live.
What can you do with Hoplr?
Seven ways to get more out of your neighbourhood.
Meet your neighbours
Get to know new neighbours
A neighbourhood where people know each other is a better neighbourhood! Start a group chat to gather people from your building, to go for a run, or to plan a block party.
- Introduce yourself to your neighbours
- Complete your profile with your hobbies, pets, profession and interests
- Consult the list of your neighbours
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Introducing myself
Lotte
In your neighbourhood · example
Hello neighbours! I have just moved into the neighbourhood. I love walking and I am always up for a cup of coffee. Who would like to join me?
Nora
Welcome, Lotte! We are going for a walk on Sunday. Feel free to join us.
One message online. A first meeting in real life.
Ask for help
Find help for your chores
Looking for a plumber or reliable aid? Your neighbours will be happy to help you with their recommendations.
- Post a question in your neighbourhood
- Help an elderly neighbour by posting requests for them
- Ask your neighbours to lend you a hand
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Help wanted
Bram
In your neighbourhood · example
Does anyone know a good bicycle repair shop nearby? The brake on my bike keeps sticking and I cannot work it out myself.
Marc
I enjoy repairing bikes. I am happy to drop by and have a look!
The best tip sometimes comes from two doors away.
Borrow and share
Borrow items from your neighbours
You're a do-it-yourselfer, but you're missing the material you need? Maybe one of your neighbours can help.
- Give away items you no longer need
- Borrow items from someone nearby
- Make group purchases
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Looking to borrow
Sofie
In your neighbourhood · example
Does anyone have a ladder I could borrow this weekend? I want to trim the hedge but I cannot quite reach the top.
Tom
You can use mine. Just send me a message!
Borrow for a day. Own less together.
Activities
Organise a neighbourhood activity
Choose an activity to bring your neighbours together. Consult your neighbours and pick a date that works for everyone.
- Organise a cleanup, game night, walk, yard sale,...
- Leave the date open, see who's interested and pick a date together
- Consult the neighbourhood calendar
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Neighbourhood activity
Nora
In your neighbourhood · example
A picnic in the park on Sunday? We meet at twelve at the playground. Bring something to share. Everyone welcome!
Lotte
Lovely, we will be there! I will bring a homemade cake.
From an idea in the neighbourhood to a day to remember.
Neighbourhood care
Ask for help and neighbourhood care
Connect people in need of support with volunteers or neighbours.
- Help neighbours via private conversations or simply start a chat group for informal care.
- Organize activities easily, involve local residents and stimulate social cohesion.
- Accessible everywhere via the mobile iOS or Android app
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Happy to help
Marc
In your neighbourhood · example
I am going shopping later today. Can I bring something back for anyone? Send me a private message.
Els
That would be wonderful. I have just come home from hospital. I will send you a message.
A helping hand. Simply, close to home.
Your municipality
Receive useful alerts from your city or municipality
Local authorities cannot view conversations going on in the neighbourhood, but they can post messages concerning it (e.g. roadworks, nuisance, security,...).
- Share ideas or endorse your neighbours' suggestions
- Closely follow participation projects
- Cocreate with your neighbours and government
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Message from your municipality
Your municipality
Local information · example
We are renewing the playground in the neighbourhood park soon. Which play equipment would you like to see? Share your ideas in the survey.
Good to know
A municipality can share information, but that does not give it access to the conversations between neighbours.
Relevant information for the place where you live.
Babysitting
Find a babysitter
Easy, quick, reliable and closeby!
- Quickly reach your neighbours with a message on Hoplr
- Let your neighbours know that your son or daughter can babysit
- Make further arrangements in private chat
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Question for the neighbourhood
Sara
In your neighbourhood · example
We are looking for an occasional babysitter for our two children. Does anyone know a good sitter nearby?
Anouk
Our daughter enjoys babysitting. I will send you a private message so you can meet.
Find each other in the neighbourhood. Arrange the rest in private.
How does it work?
Getting to know your neighbourhood starts with one small step.
Hoplr in one minute
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Find your neighbourhood
Enter your home address. That is how you end up with the people living around you.
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Create your profile
Tell people who you are. A name and a face make that first contact easier.
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Say hello
Introduce yourself, read along or ask a question. You decide how you take part.
On your computer, tablet and smartphone.
A private place for your neighbourhood
You should feel at home here.
Getting to know each other takes trust. That is why we make Hoplr a place where neighbours are among themselves.
How we handle your privacyYour address, your neighbourhood
Your home address determines which neighbourhood network you belong to. Neighbourhood posts are only accessible to members of that neighbourhood.
Your conversations stay in the neighbourhood
Your neighbourhood conversations are not public. Local authorities cannot read along through their service dashboard.
Your data is not for sale
We do not sell your personal data. That leaves room for what matters: contact with the people close by.
Our manifesto
What does Hoplr stand for?
A good neighbourhood does not happen by chance. These five values guide everything we do.
01Community first
Our communities play an essential role and that will never change. That is why, in every decision, every change and every opportunity, the added value for the neighbourhood and its residents is the first thing we consider.
02Advertising free
We aspire to keep Hoplr free of advertising. Our business model is based on valuable partnerships with local authorities, utility companies and civil society. This way all messages in your neighbourhood remain relevant, interesting and above all free of advertising!
03Privacy by design
Protecting personal data is our biggest responsibility. Hoplr is therefore fully compliant with the European GDPR privacy legislation. We will never sell personal data.
04Independent
Hoplr is not associated with any political or other interested party and does not have to account to any external party. We respect each person's opinion and will not express our own; neither explicitly nor implicitly.
05Social impact
Our dream is that all Hoplr neighbours meet, help and get to know each other in real life. We believe in the power of the collective. That is why we will always organise activities and continue to give tips on social contact outside the platform.
Good to know
One more question?
So you know exactly where you stand.
Why do you ask for my home address?
Hoplr consists of geographically demarcated neighbourhoods. Your home address tells us which neighbourhood network you belong to, so you meet people from your own surroundings.
Who can read my messages?
Your neighbourhood posts are visible to the members of your private neighbourhood network. Local authorities can share information through their service dashboard, but that does not give them access to the conversations between neighbours.
Read more about your privacyIs Hoplr really free?
Yes. As a resident you join for free and use Hoplr without advertising. Hoplr earns its income from services for local authorities, such as neighbourhood communication and participation.
Do I have to download the app?
No, you can use Hoplr in your browser as well. Would you rather keep your neighbourhood at hand while you are out? Then there is the Hoplr app for iPhone and Android.
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