Vienna Happiness Project is piloting the Happy Cafe Component in Vienna in cooperation with the Mexican restaurant Al Chile! Please get in touch if you are interested to support - on individual or institutional level

1. Vienna Happiness Project
MEETS Al Chile!
With the aim of making
Gumpendorfer Straße the
happiest street in town

2. Vienna Happiness Project (VHP)
COMPONENTS

Institutional:
Appointment of Chief
Happiness Officers
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CommunityCommunity: Network of: Network of
HappyHappy
Cafes/Spaces/ProjectsCafes/Spaces/Projects

Individual: Happiness
Coaching
PILLARS
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Empowerment: Training
/Mentoring/Coaching

Exchange: supported by
dedicated spaces
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Learning:
documentation and int.
sharing of lessons

3. Component: Happy Cafe (HC)
Level VHP
Training/Mentoring PjM
Feedback sessions
Project/Idea/Activists
Database
Project Handbook
Feedback to intl. Happy
Cafe Network
Level HC

Launch event to engage
community

Host Happiness Hotspot

Collect project ideas

Host project events

Showcase results

4. Flagship Projects
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Flagship Project 1: Happy X-Change
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Flagship Project 2: Happy Book Day

Flagship Project 3: Monthly Workshop Series

5. Flagship Project 1: Happy X-Change

Objectives:
– Establishing networks
– Improve language skills of target group
– Additional ideas for individual happiness/happiness projects

Target Group: Viennese and migrants interested in above, any age,
potentially with children

Key Outputs:
– Weekly meetings @Al Chile! for language-matched tandems
– New happiness project ideas

6. Flagship Project 2: Happy Book Day

Objective:
– Promote reading
– Populate happiness hotspot: library

Target Group: parents with children (3-10)

Key Outputs:
– Event on international book day incl. dressing up,
coloring, reading
– Launch of happy book library

7. Flagship Project 2: Happy Book Day

Objective:
– Promote reading
– Populate happiness hotspot: library

Target Group: parents with children (3-10)

Key Outputs:
– Event on international book day incl. dressing up,
coloring, reading
– Launch of happy book library

8. Flagship Project 3: Workshop Series

Objective:
– Promote various types of workshops promoting happiness
– Provide possibility to try various approaches
– Populate happiness hotspot: references/material

Target Group: those potentially interested; happiness coaches or
similar

Key Outputs:
– Workshop calendar
– Monthly workshops on happiness-related topics

9. Other project ideas - Examples
Bag painting

Kids paint bags with
happy motives for sale
at HC, collecting for
donation to good cause
Miles of smiles

Children painting
contest along
streets/across HC in
city/continent
Happy Baby Brunch

Babies, Mums/Dads
meet in child friendly
atmosphere with
participation of senior
citizens
Happy Co-Working

Working Mums/Dads
meet in child friendly
atmosphere with child
care
Happy Fotos

Foto contests on
various topics
depending on HC
setting
Cafe DEnglish

Improve employability
through intense
language exchange
migrants-unemployed

10. Phase 2: Expansion of Concept

Jul-Sep: Identification/Launch of HCs throughout
VIE

Nov: Vienna Happiness Week
Continuous delivery of and exchange on
happy events and happiness projects
throughout the Happy Cafe Network – locally
and internationally

11. Volunteer Recruiting
VHP
Team Leader
Component Leaders
Fundraiser
Design/Marketing

Passionate

Experienced (incl mentoring)

Social

Available min. 10hs/week
Interested in becoming part of the
core team? Send a CV and your
motivation to
viennahappinessproject@gmail.com
Learn more about VH here

12. Volunteer Recruiting
HC
Project Managers
Happiness Activists
Interested Happy Cafe Owners

PjM Flagships: experienced,
available min. 5hs/week

PjM other projects: no experience
needed: training/mentoring
provided

Passionate

Social
Interested in running a Happy Cafe/Space?
Write to viennahappinessproject@gmail.com
Interested in managing/supporting a project
@Al Chile!? Write to
viennahappinessproject1060@gmail.com
Learn more about Al Chile! here