Award documented
Community Health Champions Microgrant Fund
Visio Nova Mundi CIC's grant agreement with the London Borough of Waltham Forest records a £2,000 award for the Romanian Healthy Living and Community Kitchen Pilot.
Public record · 2026–2027
Timeline
A concise record of the council-awarded Unity House pilot and the evidence-led steps around it.
Emerging concept · Romania
Satul Conectat România
A proposed connected-village model moving toward local discussion and feasibility. Reci is the first proposed location for discussion; no pilot, site, funding or institutional participation is confirmed.
- 01Local need
- 02Proposed pilot
- 03Validate & refine
- 04Consider replication
Verified milestones
From award to accountable delivery
The grant agreement records the award and sets the delivery period. Individual session dates and the venue will be added once confirmed.
- Funded delivery window
Deliver six bilingual Unity House sessions
The funded pilot covers six Romanian-English community health and wellbeing sessions for adults in South Waltham Forest. Delivery must take place within the September 2026 to March 2027 grant period; individual session dates and the venue remain subject to confirmation.
- Reporting and learning
Evidence before any wider step
VNM will retain delivery and financial evidence, report to the Council in its requested format, and use the learning to decide whether any future Unity House activity is ready to develop further.
Unity House in context
A controlled test of a broader circular-economy model
The six funded sessions are the first controlled, real-world validation phase for the wider Unity House model. Learning from this phase can inform whether and how a permanent neighbourhood hub and a scalable network should be developed.
Safe edible surplus
A future centre could explore turning suitable, legally sourced surplus into affordable meals—not treating unsafe or unavoidable waste as food.
Reuse and repair
Reusable materials could be sorted into repair, upcycling, sharing or other routes that keep useful resources in community use.
Appropriate treatment
Unavoidable food waste could be directed to appropriate composting or other authorised treatment through competent partners.
People and place
The wider model aims to support local jobs, training, volunteering and integration by making practical community activity a shared place.
Statutory boundary: Any future collection, storage, transport, preparation, redistribution or treatment would require separate scope, responsible partners and the relevant food-safety, waste, environmental-permitting, planning, insurance, safeguarding and data-protection controls.
Read the pilot detail
See what the funded six-session pilot is testing, what it does not claim, and how it relates to the longer-term Unity House model.
Project track 02 · Clandestinus
From Story to Living World
Clandestinus is growing beyond publishing into a connected universe of fashion, technology, private communication and interactive experiences. Each project is being developed independently and carefully, with the long-term aim of allowing the physical and digital parts of the Clandestinus world to connect.
- Published editionsCOMPLETED
Clandestinus books
Book I is available in paperback, and Book II is available in paperback and hardcover.
- In developmentACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Clandestinus Connected Clothing
The first Clandestinus connected clothing concept is in development, combining fashion with NFC-enabled digital experiences and authenticity features.
- Exploratory workPARTNER DISCUSSIONS
Materials and e-textile development
CPI has indicated that the NFC-first concept could be technically possible, subject to further work and funding. Other organisations remain prospects or outreach contacts; no formal partnership or consortium is confirmed.
- Exploratory workPARTNER DISCUSSIONS
Connected Tag Technology
Partner discussions are underway around connected-tag technology as part of the wider Clandestinus clothing ecosystem. Further details will be shared when confirmed.
- In developmentACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
Clandestinus Secret App
A private communication experience inspired by the Clandestinus language and world is currently in development. The project remains in private development and has not yet been publicly released.
- Early developmentEARLY DEVELOPMENT
First Clandestinus Game
The first Clandestinus game is being developed as an interactive extension of the Clandestinus world, combining storytelling, learning and digital experiences.
- Future visionNEXT PHASE
From Story to Living World
Clandestinus is expanding beyond publishing into clothing, private communication, games and digital experiences — all forming part of one evolving Clandestinus universe.
Explore Clandestinus
Discover the books and the wider creative world taking shape around them.
Project track 03 · AdminTrace
Making complex administration easier to follow.
AdminTrace is being developed to help people keep important administrative steps, evidence and progress easier to understand and follow.
- In developmentACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
AdminTrace
A platform is being developed to help people keep administrative steps, evidence and progress easier to understand and follow.
- Exploratory workVALIDATION
Exploring trusted digital systems
VNM is exploring how AdminTrace could work alongside trusted public-service and digital systems while keeping the user’s administrative trail clear.
- Future stepNEXT PHASE
Further stakeholder validation
Continue validation with legal, public-sector and technical stakeholders before any wider rollout.
Explore AdminTrace
Learn how the project aims to make administrative journeys clearer for people.
Project track 04 · TradeVault
Practical tools designed around real working life.
TradeVault is a founder-led product innovation venture being developed alongside the wider Visio Nova Mundi ecosystem. Its first product concept, Painter Pro, is at the pre-prototype development stage for painters and decorators.
- Future developmentFUTURE DEVELOPMENT
TradeVault
A founder-led product innovation project exploring practical storage, mobility and workflow solutions for construction and skilled trades.
- Pre-prototype developmentPRE-PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT
TradeVault Painter Pro
The first TradeVault concept is being developed around the everyday equipment and mobility challenges faced by professional painters and decorators.
- Future directionFUTURE RANGE
Solutions for other trades
Future TradeVault concepts may extend the same practical design approach to other construction trades as individual ideas are validated.
Explore TradeVault
See the Painter Pro concept and the broader direction for practical products for the trades.
Additional founder-led concepts
Ideas moving through early validation
These concepts are being explored in stages. Each remains in development, with no commercial availability or unverified performance claims.
- Early concept and feasibilityEARLY CONCEPT / FEASIBILITY
OneLoo Total
OneLoo Total is currently in early concept and feasibility development; formulation, safety and performance remain unvalidated.
Explore concept → - Concept validationCONCEPT VALIDATION
Guardian One
A compact personal-shelter concept for solo travel, with physical validation preceding any more advanced features.
Explore concept → - Mechanical feasibilityMECHANICAL FEASIBILITY
RoamWing — working name
RoamWing is the current working name for a creator-travel concept exploring wearable hands-free filming.
Explore concept → - Early concept developmentEARLY CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Vialora — Fragrance Concept
Refill-oriented fragrance concept enters early investigation, with product format and public naming still under evaluation.
Explore concept → - Early concept developmentEARLY CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Vialora Voyage
Travel-grooming concept and a reduced direction for future practical validation are documented.
Explore concept →