Wohnbaugenossenschaft Giebel

Wohnbaugenossenschaft Giebel is a non-profit association based in Bern, Switzerland working on housing & homelessness, community development.

Wohnbaugenossenschaft Giebel is a non-profit housing cooperative registered in the Swiss commercial register under Art. 828ff OR. It provides affordable, ecologically managed cooperative housing in Bern and Ostermundigen, charging tenants only the documented costs and keeping its buildings out of speculative use. The cooperative also advocates for cooperative housing, works with other housing cooperatives and the association of non-profit housing developers, and seeks further buildings in the city of Bern. Its members include residents, who buy share capital, and non-resident members who support the project. Its operations are overseen by a five-member board.