Dedicated website -> https://lacollective.ch/

Submit applications -> logement@lacollective.ch

!! Applications will only be processed if they are sent to the address above !!

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The Collective is looking for its residents: housing for senior women

Join an engaged and intergenerational space in the heart of Geneva! 4 apartments of 50m2 are available from May 2027 for senior women in the Collective, a unique place dedicated to gender equality issues.

Application deadline: October 30, 2026

The project

A unique location in the central Plainpalais neighborhood, the Collective is a space dedicated to gender equality issues. From its opening in 2027, the Collective will offer services and activities for women and gender minorities and will house a café-restaurant, the Filigrane library, the EsP-ace Santé Femmes*, a digital space, a daycare, cultural activities, offices for associations, and housing.

Carried by the Foundation for Gender Equality, the Collective places diversity, inclusivity, and social bonding at the heart of its project. The housing is designed to embody these values, offering a living environment that fosters encounters, exchanges, and the creation of a solidarity community.

The residents will find both private, comfortable, and secure housing and shared spaces that promote discovery, cohabitation, and involvement in the life of the place.

Living in the Collective implies involvement in the community dynamics, both within the housing floors and at the building level. Residents will be asked to adhere to the cohabitation charter (provisional version in annex) and to get involved alternately in a commission that brings together all the stakeholders of the place (associations, residents, library, daycare, café manager, etc.).

A social coordinator will have the mission of animating the community of residents and strengthening their ties with the associations active within the Collective and the activities they offer.

The housing The left wing of the Collective building is partly dedicated to housing, accessible from a private entrance located at 4, rue Pearl-Grobet-Secrétan. The apartments are spread over the first four levels and total 20 individual housing units, organized as follows:

12 housing units managed by the Aux 6 Logis association, which offers temporary housing solutions for women, with or without children (maximum stay of 18 months);

4 studios for students;

4 apartments for senior women.

Each level includes:

1 studio for a student;

1 apartment with 3 rooms intended for a senior woman;

3 apartments for women accompanied by Aux 6 logis.

The levels have common laundry rooms for all housing units or storage spaces intended for the Aux 6 logis association (one level every two).

Common areas:

? On the 5th floor: a dining room with a equipped kitchen of 50 m2 is made available to the 20 residents and the Aux 6 logis team.

? On the 5th floor: a 40 m2 rooftop terrace is accessible to residents and Collective professionals (associations, daycare, restaurant).

Typology of the apartments for senior women :

The 4 apartments intended for senior women have an identical configuration:

? approximately 50 m2,

? 1 bedroom,

? 1 bathroom,

? 1 semi-open kitchen on the living room (with refrigerator, oven, dishwasher, 2 cooking plates).

Each housing unit also benefits from a private cellar of 3 m2 and access to the collective bicycle room, located in the first basement and accessible by elevator.

Legal framework of leases :

Lease agreement with a term of 5 years, renewable, with a cohabitation charter to be signed in annex.

Access conditions

? Single woman or couple of women aged 65 or older;

? Officially registered in Geneva for at least two years;

? Autonomous, without dependency;

? With stable income, at least three times higher than the monthly rent (CHF 1,700.- + CHF 255.- charges);

? Without ongoing proceedings;

? Willing to get involved within the collective and adhere to the cohabitation charter.

? Beyond these criteria, all women in all their diversity are welcome!

Admission procedure

The application files include:

? A letter of motivation written by the person themselves;

? Identity document and residence permit, if applicable:

? Certificate from the Bankruptcy and Debt Enforcement Office, dated less than three months;

? Proof of income for the last three months (AVS pensions, 2nd and 3rd pillars, accident, salary, maintenance contribution, personal assets).

The complete application file is to be sent by email to logement@lacollective.ch, no later than October 30th. The files will be examined by an allocation committee. The selected persons will be invited to an interview in September to assess their motivation and their adherence to the project. The move-in is planned for May 2027 (subject to the progress of the work).