The why
Care used to be something
we did for each other.
YourCare is the story of an old idea, rebuilt. This is where it comes from — and why it matters now.
1 · The past — mutual aid
Half of Australian men belonged to a friendly society by 1914.
Before the welfare state, communities pooled their money and looked after their own. Friendly societies paid for the doctor, covered lost wages, and buried the dead — solidarity as infrastructure, run by the people who depended on it.
Read: A History of Solidarity & Mutual Aid →2 · The five giants
The enemies a safety net was built to defeat — and they never really left.
3 · The present — the cost of care
The promise is breaking on cost.
Across the world, care costs are climbing and the systems meant to catch us are buckling. The pressure looks different in every country — but the gap between what people need and what they can afford is growing everywhere.
Australia
out-of-pocket healthcare costs in the world. GP and specialist fees keep climbing.
United Kingdom
people on NHS waiting lists in England. Record queues, growing private spend, and a care system stretched to breaking point.
4 · The answer — rebuild it, digitally
A friendly society, owned by its members.
We’re taking what worked — pooled funds, mutual support, local trust — and giving it the reach of software: encrypted messaging, transparent pools and ledgers, and money that flows directly between members.