Village

A sovereign community platform for organisations that need to own their data, control their infrastructure, and connect through federation — not through a US intermediary.

Any Organisation. One Platform.

Village adapts to how your organisation works. Every label, navigation item, and feature set reconfigures through the vocabulary system. We deploy 12 preconfigured types on sovereign infrastructure in NZ or the EU — and new types can be created for any organisation on request.

Live

Village Membership

Professional associations, networks, and membership organisations. Sovereign alternative to Circle.

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Live

Village Governance

Boards, committees, advisory groups. Resolutions, binding votes, deliberation workflows.

See Kāhui Māori →
Live

Village Community

Neighbourhoods, interest groups, and local communities. Stories, events, coordination.

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Live

Village Family

Families preserving heritage across generations. Family tree, stories, photos, recipes.

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Live

Village Whānau

Whānau, hapū, and iwi. Te reo Māori vocabulary throughout. Whakapapa, pūrākau, tikanga.

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Live

Village Episcopal

Parishes and diocese communities. Parish news, vestry governance, liturgical calendar.

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Live

Village Business

Small businesses and cooperatives. CRM, invoicing, time tracking, project coordination.

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Pilot

Village Carpool

Community carpooling for towns. Koha model — no platform fees. Federation-ready.

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Village Conservation

Conservation groups and environmental organisations. Fieldwork reporting, species tracking.

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Village Diaspora

Diaspora communities staying connected across borders. Heritage stories, cultural preservation.

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Village Clubs

Sports teams, hobby groups, social clubs. Match reports, fixtures, member coordination.

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Village Alumni

School, university, and workplace alumni networks. Reunions, career connections, shared history.

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Your Organisation

Don't see your type? The vocabulary system creates new Village types on demand. Tell us what your organisation calls things and we configure it.

By invitation only during founding programme.

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What Every Village Includes

All Village types share a common platform. Vocabulary and navigation adapt to your type.

Member Directory

Profiles, search, roles, online status. Privacy-controlled visibility with consent-aware data handling.

Announcements & News

Rich text editor, photo galleries, comments, reactions. Broadcast to all members via notification bell or email.

Discussion Channels

Named persistent channels with moderator management. End-to-end encrypted direct messaging.

Events with RSVP

Calendar with month view, categories, ICS import. Event RSVP with attendance tracking.

Video Calls

Self-hosted video meetings via Jitsi. No third-party data sharing. Screen sharing and recording.

Voting & Decisions

Multiple choice, ranked choice, subgroup-scoped polls. Transparent voting. Governance deliberation workflow.

Documents

Upload, organise, and OCR-process documents. Folder structure with categories. Collaborative editing via Collabora.

Email to Members

Compose and send email from within the platform. Rich text editor, drafts, recipient management. Included — not a paid addon.

100+ Languages

Native multilingual via DeepL. Te reo Māori built in. Every label, button, notification — not a translation bolt-on.

Federation

Villages connect through bilateral agreements. Members move between federated Villages without separate accounts. Live between NZ and EU.

Sovereign AI

Constitutional AI with guardian agents. No data sent to US services. EU AI Act compliant. Per-inference provenance logging.

API & Webhooks

Public API with key management. HMAC-signed webhook events for member lifecycle, content, and polls.

What Makes Village Different

Data Sovereignty

Your data stays on infrastructure you choose. NZ or EU on managed hosting. Anywhere when self-hosted. No US data residency.

No Platform Fees

International payments via Paddle. NZ domestic via POLi (bank transfer, 1% capped at $3). No platform transaction fees.

You Own Everything

No licence granted to the platform operator beyond what is needed to run the service. Full data export in open formats at any time.

Open Source (Q2 2026)

Governance framework, federation protocol, and vocabulary system being extracted as EUPL-1.2 modules. Self-host on your own infrastructure.

Pricing

One flat price for your whole community. No per-seat fees.

Village Business

€100/month

Founding rate: €50/month

  • All Community features
  • CRM & invoicing
  • 50 GB storage
  • 2,000 video minutes/month
  • Time tracking
  • Project coordination

Village Carpool

Free

Koha (voluntary donation) model

  • Unlimited riders
  • No platform fees
  • Federation-ready

Founding rates are permanent for early communities.

Full pricing details and calculator →

What We Expect — and What You Get

Every Village must have at least one accredited moderator. An AI help widget answers questions instantly. An agentic feedback system resolves issues within seconds. And as the network grows, experienced communities mentor newer ones through the tuakana-teina model.

Ready to start?

Contact us to set up your Village. We handle the infrastructure — you own the community.

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