diff --git a/valuenetwork/templates/_projects_panel.html b/valuenetwork/templates/_projects_panel.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e801ef92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/valuenetwork/templates/_projects_panel.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+
+<legend>Most active projects</legend>
+
+<ul>
+    {% for project in active_projects %}
+        <li>
+            <a href="{{ project.get_absolute_url }}">{{ project.name }}</a>
+        </li>
+    {% endfor %}
+</ul>
diff --git a/valuenetwork/templates/theme_bootstrap/banner_base.html b/valuenetwork/templates/theme_bootstrap/banner_base.html
index bba860b53..6736742d4 100644
--- a/valuenetwork/templates/theme_bootstrap/banner_base.html
+++ b/valuenetwork/templates/theme_bootstrap/banner_base.html
@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@
 {% block body_base %}
     <div class="container">
         {% include "_messages.html" %}
-       
+
         <div class="hero-unit well">
             {% block banner %}
             {% endblock %}
         </div>
 
         <div class="row-fluid">
-	        <div class="span4">
+	        <div class="span3">
+	            {% include "_projects_panel.html" %}
+	        </div>
+	        <div class="span3">
 	            {% block column-1 %}
-	            
+
                     {% if layout %}
                         {% if layout.use_work_panel %}
                             {% include "_work_panel.html" %}
@@ -25,12 +28,12 @@
                     {% else %}
                         <p>Panel 1</p>
                     {% endif %}
-                    
+
                 {% endblock %}
 	        </div>
-	        <div class="span4">
+	        <div class="span3">
 	            {% block column-2 %}
-	            
+
                     {% if layout %}
                         {% if layout.use_needs_panel %}
                             {% include "_needs_panel.html" %}
@@ -40,13 +43,13 @@
                     {% else %}
                         <p>Panel 2</p>
                     {% endif %}
-                    
-					
+
+
                 {% endblock %}
 	        </div>
-	        <div class="span4">
+	        <div class="span3">
 	            {% block column-3 %}
-	            
+
                     {% if layout %}
                         {% if layout.use_creations_panel %}
                             {% include "_creations_panel.html" %}
@@ -56,11 +59,11 @@
                     {% else %}
                         <p>Panel 3</p>
                     {% endif %}
-                    
-                    
+
+
                 {% endblock %}
 	        </div>
         </div>
-        
+
     </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/models.py b/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/models.py
index 4e074ce63..93c25e20d 100644
--- a/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/models.py
+++ b/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/models.py
@@ -429,17 +429,31 @@ class EconomicAgent(models.Model):
         related_name='agents_changed', blank=True, null=True, editable=False)
     changed_date = models.DateField(auto_now=True, blank=True, null=True, editable=False)
     objects = AgentManager()
-    
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ('nick',)
-    
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __project_ids_on(cls, work_events):
+        project_ids = []
+        for work_event in work_events:
+            if work_event.context_agent:
+                project_ids.append(work_event.context_agent.id)
+        return project_ids
+
+    @classmethod
+    def active_projects(cls, days_ago=180):
+        work_events = EconomicEvent.work_events_since(days_ago=days_ago)
+        active_project_ids = cls.__project_ids_on(work_events)
+        return EconomicAgent.objects.context_agents().filter(id__in=active_project_ids).order_by("name")
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.nick
-    
+
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         unique_slugify(self, self.nick)
         super(EconomicAgent, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-        
+
     def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
         aus = self.users.all()
         if aus:
@@ -9895,7 +9909,16 @@ def __unicode__(self):
             quantity_string,
             resource_string,
         ])
-   
+
+    @classmethod
+    def work_events_since(cls, days_ago=180): #todo not sure if 90 right
+        end = datetime.date.today()
+        start = end - datetime.timedelta(days=days_ago)
+
+        return cls.objects.filter(
+            event_type__relationship="work",
+            event_date__range=(start, end))
+
     def undistributed_description(self):
         if self.unit_of_quantity:
             quantity_string = " ".join([str(self.undistributed_amount()), self.unit_of_quantity.abbrev])
diff --git a/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/views.py b/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/views.py
index a446bdc8d..48d6be0c3 100644
--- a/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/views.py
+++ b/valuenetwork/valueaccounting/views.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ def home(request):
                         rts.append(vc.resource_type)
                         value_creations.append(vc)
             template_params["value_creations"] = value_creations
+
+    template_params["active_projects"] = EconomicAgent.active_projects()
     return render_to_response("homepage.html",
         template_params,
         context_instance=RequestContext(request))