Trabajo en red

Irma Epulef es mapuche y junto a su familia quiso compartir con viajeros la cultura mapuche debido al interés que estos mostraban por las culturas indígenas de Chile. Entonces, construyó un hospedaje y transformó su ruca (casa típica mapuche) en una cocina/comedor donde comparte con los viajeros su gastronomía y historias de su pueblo. A pesar que Irma tiene una experiencia única, auténtica y sustentable que compartir con viajeros, es muy difícil llegar a ellos. Por su parte, los viajeros que buscan este tipo de experiencias no tienen como contactar ni conocer a Irma. Es más, si los viajeros no hablan español la brecha entre Irma y los viajero es aún mayor.
A través de Destinalo.com Irma puede acceder a un servicio de promoción de su oferta turística sin costo alguno y alcanzar mercados a los que de otra manera sería imposible llegar. Es más! Irma fue la primera en obtener una reserva a través de nuestra plataforma. Por otra parte, el equipo de Destinalo.com orienta y ayuda a los viajeros internacionales a planificar su viaje (mediante propuestas y sugerencias en el blog) y a acceder a una oferta turística que ofrece más que un alojamiento, una experiencia.

Our initiative works with the first ever hackerspace in Beirut. Finnish students will work together with the existing community and come up with product service systems that can be developed in social business models to be pitched to investors. This could for example be a new tool to regulate energy consumption in the household, one of the major urban challenges that is surrounded by a lot of exploiting activities. We will collaborate with local entrepreneurs and other activists to form a strong proposal and receive investments. Around the first proposals that emerge from the student exchange we will base a network for future social venture incubation. This platform will be developed with the digital community and Arab entrepreneurs so that it is relevant for the Arab markets and takes into consideration the various cultural contexts. It will allow the shaping of training and workshop groups for self-teaching, impact investments through various partners, collaboration on design pitches, testing sessions organised at local labs or with local and remote volunteers etc.
In the local Beirut entrepreneurial hub we will kickstart a regular event that links the digital spaces with the existing Entrepreneurs' Brunch so that contemporary social ventures gain the visibility they deserve.
The first proposals will be exhibited both in Beirut and Helsinki and serve as marketing material for the future activities on the platform.

A person comes to the site, goes through the profilin software system, an inventory of their current needs is assessed: Joe Fella, needs his toilet fixed, a babysitter on weds. nights, his PC fixed, a massage, and consulting on his next business proposal. His gifts are then assessed: He has the ability to listen attentively, he can fix old mercedes, he loves to read stories to children, he has traveled the orient extensively, and he knows how to cook mandarin cuisine. Then the website offers him lists of people that have already been entered into the system that have similar needs that have gotten those met but different users, showing the exchange history (so he can have ideas of how to meet his needs) as well as users that are currently available to offer their gifts for his needs. Then his gifts are cataloged and then offered to users that have need for his gifts. Then when he finds an exchange that is fitting for his needs or someone contacts him about accessing one of his gifts he has the option of choosing to asking for a donation from the user as a gift, paying cash/paypal/credit card, trading for one of his gifts, giving the exchange credit to the thriving world organization(or other charitable organizations and users) or having the credit added to his store of credit to use in other interactions. The same situation applies to when a user wants to exchange around his gifts. Then users leave comments & feedback about how the exchange went, benefited them, and encourage relationship building. These exchanges improve lives and communities in the process.

In 2011, 5 PULSE volunteers, independently, identified opportunities for GSK staff to help magnify the existing efforts of multiple NGO’s by leveraging the scientific skills & competencies of staff at GSK. Individually none of these ideas could be supported by their managers because they were not aligned with departmental goals & strategies.
We invented PULSE Lab & spent 6 months refining the design talking to as many people as possible. This included identifying a sponsor in the CEO Office to launch the PULSE Lab process as a “call to action” seeking innovative, game-changing ideas where GSK could do more to help the global community.
Collating the ideas we recognised that the 5 ideas mentioned above could be combined to create a more impactful micro volunteering model (ie short term volunteering done alongside a persons day jobs utilizing their professional skills & networks).
This was presented to a Dragons Den panel of senior managers drawn from multiple businesses across the GSK Enterprise. The Panel were really enthusiastic about the concept & made resources available to refine the details of the micro-volunteering model & then implement it across the organisation.
As a result of PULSE Lab individual ideas from a disparate group of volunteers were given a voice & heard, unfiltered by departmental goals.
In the future, we anticipate all staff will be able to micro-volunteer with a philanthropic or NGO-led project if they choose. In this way, NGO’s gain short-term access to new skills which enables them to deliver their quest to benefit humanity

Our website which is in beta has attracted over 7,500 registered members within 5months of going active*now suspended for maintenance). The concept used a marketing strategy of attracting people by involving local celebrities and some cutting edge entertainment activities.
Our first workshop was entrepreneurship and batik and tie dye classes which saw a graduate with a masters degree finish learning how to make splendid Batik and tie dye designs within three days and has started his own business. This to us, proves that this concept is workable and key to our development.
We shall provide the classes and workshops on as many subjects as shall be required. All offline classes shall be streamed online to reach a wider spectrum across the globe.
Afropaddy will be known as a powerhouse for students and adults to get first hand tuition on various subjects that focus on building entrepreneurs in Africa.

Ash is a new joinee on Pfizer project. Right from Day-1 on the job, he has been thrown on fire and is having to deal with complex production issues. Ash is bound by deadlines and has to fix the production issues in a span of 2 days. Ash is new to the system and has very little clue of the issues which seem completely new and contextual,although he has received a generic training on the system. Ash speaks to his manager, who suggests him people to get in touch with. Ash does so, but alas! these people are busier than him and have their hands full with work. Hence, they have no time or intention to do a knowledge share with Ash. Ash pleads with them. Some of them spare 10-15 mins of their time to Ash, although unwillingly.
Imagine if the org. used KShare, Ash could log on to it and post his query. People in the company's network would get an email alert and interested parties would promptly respond on KShare as they would get incentives for responding aptly and promptly. Gamification would ensure people took each query as a game, challenged each other's response, got rewarded and have their names show up on the leaderboard with the points and incentives they have earned. KShare also aims at integrating the whole system with an employee's appraisal process, so that an employee is also appraised based on the knowledge he has shared.So, with KShare Ash's query is resolved in max 1-2 hours.Knowledge is shared in a willful manner and a whole record of the knowledge shared is left behind for employees to search on in future.This is just one scenario. More is possible using KShare.

This initiative will utilize Accion’s Roadmap to Inclusion which distills emerging best practices related to PWD economic empowerment into a pragmatic blueprint for action. The Roadmap categories are: 1) universal design and reasonable accommodation, 2) partnership with disability organizations, 3) human resources policy practices and disability inclusion training, 4) legal framework, 5) technology-enabled inclusion and 6) financial capability.

We will work with Fundación Paraguaya to implement the Roadmap, starting with a current capabilities assessment to determine where Fundación Paraguaya stands today and set goals for each Roadmap category. The assessment tool that is developed and tested will be shared with the microfinance industry.
Based on the findings of the assessment, the project team will develop a customized Disability Action Plan, highlighting and prioritizing inclusion capability gaps and fleshing out the steps that must be taken to address them. The team will also seek to develop two standardized disability inclusion tools to be shared with the global microfinance industry. In phase two of the project, Fundación Paraguaya will begin implementing their Disability Action Plan with the goal of addressing their highest priority inclusion gaps and doubling their clients with disabilities within 24 months.

Chinh Bui is a member of Bin village’s Women’s Saving and Credit group. In 2005, prior to the start of CECAD’s project, Chinh’s family was one of the poorest households in Bin village. Being a female head of the household, she worked very hard to support her family, but had problems making ends meet. In 2005 she was one of the first women who joined the village group’s Women’s Saving and Credit Group. With the support of the group members, she took a loan from the group to invest in animal husbandry. At the beginning, she kept chickens and ducks. Gradually, she saved money and bought cattle. In 2008, she had to sell her cattle to pay for her daughter to go to college. With a very small amount of money left, she decided to keep a sow. She learned a great deal from other group members how to raise sows. She has now becomes one of the most successful women who know how to keep sows and piglets. Her daughter graduated from college and has found a job. Her family becomes an upper-middle household. She has set a bright example for other women in the village to follow.

We can probably all agree that life is busy. And for the typical single-parent, who has little or no support from extended family, their workload is doubled.

Like all human beings, single-parents also have a need for relationship, connection and a sense of belonging. However, because much of our time is centered on meeting the needs of our children, maintaining our home and paying the bills, spare time is a very rare commodity. It is an ongoing challenge to find the time, much less the emotional energy, to seek outside resources and support. Attending a support group or evening workshop, much less getting out with a friend or going on a date, is near impossible.
Our model is simple; to provide relevant and applicable resources and support to these families, in the comfort of their own home. In essence, the Green Almond Club exists to provide:
1. Monthly newsletters that include relevant information, tips and ideas for day to day living.
2. Access to professional resources, such as a rich library of blogs, articles, videos and e-books.
3. Excellent quality web-based webinars and workshops that parents’ can access 24/7, when it is convenient for them.
4. Individual and group coaching sessions specifically tailored to address the unique challenges faced by these families.
5. A variety of local recreational activities and that meet members’ needs for community and relationship with other like-minded families.

THE ONLINE MARKET FOR RURAL COMMUNITY (AMAR DESH ESHOP) FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOLVING THE FOOD CRISES:
Amar desh eshop directly links the farmers and all other producers of any locality (i.e. any village) to the customers across the country & the globe so that they receive their rightful profit. Due to The system would enable customers to get products at a reasonable price. (e.g. www.amardesheshop.com)
The system also creates equal employment opportunities for men and women ensuring increase in income. 7-9 individuals in rural area will be employed by each e-centre.
The system plays a crucial role in protecting interests of indigenous industries in rural areas by creating income opportunities of rural marginal people, small and handicraft industries and agro-based industry are encouraged in this system by ensuring utmost cooperation in the expansion of markets at home and abroad. A solution for reduction in rural-urban migration. If the victims are under the effect of climate change, it would not affect their livelihood as they have their own identity and virtual mall from where she can earn again even if she has lost everything. She can start earning again through her establishment in the virtual world which is recognized nationally and internationally.