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Partnerships with Purpose: Mining, Land Use & Community Benefit Agreements
AUZ.life empowers Indigenous communities to negotiate and monitor land use and benefit agreements through transparent, secure, and culturally-aligned digital tools. From budget tracking to community voting, it transforms traditional CBAs into living partnerships—where sovereignty, sustainability, and mutual respect drive every outcome.
Shane Hermans
Jun 152 min read


Healing Systems: Mental Health and Community Wellness Tools
Healing in Indigenous communities goes beyond clinics and services—it’s rooted in culture, connection, and care. AUZ.life supports this with culturally grounded digital spaces for mental health, elder support, and community wellbeing. From private yarning circles to time-banked caregiving, the platform empowers communities to design their own systems of healing, safe, relational, and sovereign.
Shane Hermans
Jun 152 min read


FAQs for Urban Communities | AUZ.life
AUZ.life empowers cities and neighborhoods to build local resilience through circular economies, shared governance, and digital commons. Whether organizing tenant unions, mutual aid, or food hubs, urban communities use AUZ.life to turn everyday interactions into trust-based, community-driven systems.
Shane Hermans
May 283 min read


FAQs for Agricultural Communities & Farmers | AUZ.life
AUZ.life supports farmers and rural cooperatives with tools for surplus sharing, local sales, and collaborative logistics. From managing CSA boxes to participating in time banks or community votes, the platform helps build stronger, more sustainable food systems—rooted in trust, transparency, and local value.
Shane Hermans
May 283 min read
Explainer Article: Time Banking 101 – Building an Economy of Care with AUZ.life
Time banking with AUZ.life values care as currency—enabling communities to exchange skills and support through time credits, not money. Every hour counts equally, fostering mutual aid, connection, and a more inclusive local economy. It’s cooperation, powered by purpose.
Shane Hermans
May 192 min read


Building the Closed-Loop Economy: What It Is and Why It Matters
Learn how AUZ.life supports closed-loop economies by enabling circular systems, resource sharing, and cooperative local development.
Shane Hermans
May 83 min read
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