The first "caremongering" group was set up by Mita Hans with the help of Valentina Harper and others. Valentina explained the meaning behind the name. "Scaremongering is a big problem," she tells the BBC. "We wanted to switch that around and get people to connect on a positive level, to connect with each other. (BBC)

In fact we are already “caremongering” individually in our communities and organizations, and there is more we can do ahead during these times. This also includes what we can do virtually, with people and communities in our governance and accountability field, globally. (Brookings)

Senior Mike Windrim is forthright about what Quadra Island’s new caremongering group and his neighbours’ help means to him during the coronavirus emergency. Their efforts are the difference between life and death, says the 66-year-old. (National Observer)