Here's a story of how one Changemaker is turning trash into treasure:
Bangladesh has a garbage problem. Dhaka, a city of about 10 million has a particularly big garbage problem. Of the 3,500 tons of trash dumped each day, only half is picked up by the city. The rest is left to lie in the open streets of slums, marketplaces, vacant lots and riverbanks, attracting rats, clogging drains and threatening serious disease.
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Created: 03/28/11 by Anonymous
Escrito por Lorena López
Comenzó creando un sistema de microempresas encargadas de recolectar y procesar residuos urbanos para lograr ciudades más limpias y sanas en Perú. El mayor éxito inmediato ha sido dignificar el trabajo de los recolectores de residuos, quienes pasaron a pertenecer a un sistema de empleo formal, digno y con aportes sociales y jubilatorios. En esta ocasión, Albina Ruiz, fundadora de Ciudadsaludable.org, cuenta su experiencia como emprendedora y los logros obtenidos que se reflejan en una mejora en la vida de la gente.
¿Cuáles son las tres cualidades que hacen que un agente de cambio tenga éxito?
Perseverancia, ética y una cierta dosis de locura (risas). Y, sobre todo, hacer las cosas con amor, porque para lograr cambios en el sistema hay que tener un poco de locura y mucho amor por lo que se hace.
¿Qué fue lo que te hizo tener éxito en tu trabajo? ¿Qué tácticas o estrategias específicas has utilizado?
Creer en la gente. Uno puede tener problemas y a veces la gente puede no responder, pero hay que insistir y creer. Hemos logrado trabajar con diversos actores y creemos que el Estado debe cumplir un rol importante; también trabajamos con empresas y la sociedad civil: organizaciones de base, recicladores y otras entidades.
La estrategia específica fue y es trabajar en políticas públicas. Eso nos permitió expandir el modelo; incluso sacamos una ley que regula la actividad del reciclador y que brinda inclusión económica, social y dignifica el trabajo. Se aprobó en 2009 y fue la primera ley de ese tipo en el mundo.
¿Cuál es tu superpoder?
Creo en lo que hago. Amo mi trabajo. Me han ofrecido otros puestos con más dinero y siempre dije que no porque soy feliz haciendo esto.
¿Qué superpoder te gustaría tener?
La capacidad de hacer desaparecer la corrupción en todo el mundo. Estoy convencida de que sin corrupción habría menos pobreza.
Cuéntanos cómo el trabajo que vienes realizando está generando cambios en la vida de las mujeres, sobre todo a nivel personal, familiar y nivel de sociedad.
En una ocasión hicimos una convocatoria de 59 mujeres para sumarse a este proyecto… ¡y llegaron 700! Algunas ya trabajaban con la basura y otras en quehaceres varios e informales. Ese primer día les preguntamos cómo se sentían con sus vidas y la respuesta generalizada fue que muy mal y ni miraban a los ojos porque se avergonzaban de su situación.
Un año después hicimos la misma pregunta y las respuestas fueron: “Soy una mujer emprendedora”; “Soy empresaria”, “Soy feliz”, “Me siento buena madre”. Y además no solo miraban a la cara, sino que abrazaban y sonreían.
Created: 03/24/11 by Anonymous
Albina Ruiz fue reconocida como una agente de cambio en la campaña Ashoka ChangemakeHERS, una celebración de las mujeres más influyentes e inspiradoras de todo el mundo. Te invitamos a conocer a las demás mujeres emprendedoras sociales destacadas en la campaña aquí (aqui links to
http://www.changemakers.com/es/node/101967).
Escrito por Lorena López
Comenzó creando un sistema de microempresas encargadas de recolectar y procesar residuos urbanos para lograr ciudades más limpias y sanas en Perú. El mayor éxito inmediato ha sido dignificar el trabajo de los recolectores de residuos, quienes pasaron a pertenecer a un sistema de empleo formal, digno y con aportes sociales y jubilatorios. En esta ocasión, Albina Ruiz, fundadora de Ciudadsaludable.org, cuenta su experiencia como emprendedora y los logros obtenidos que se reflejan en una mejora en la vida de la gente.
¿Cuáles son las tres cualidades que hacen que un agente de cambio tenga éxito?
Perseverancia, ética y una cierta dosis de locura (risas). Y, sobre todo, hacer las cosas con amor, porque para lograr cambios en el sistema hay que tener un poco de locura y mucho amor por lo que se hace.
¿Qué fue lo que te hizo tener éxito en tu trabajo? ¿Qué tácticas o estrategias específicas has utilizado?
Creer en la gente. Uno puede tener problemas y a veces la gente puede no responder, pero hay que insistir y creer. Hemos logrado trabajar con diversos actores y creemos que el Estado debe cumplir un rol importante; también trabajamos con empresas y la sociedad civil: organizaciones de base, recicladores y otras entidades.
La estrategia específica fue y es trabajar en políticas públicas. Eso nos permitió expandir el modelo; incluso sacamos una ley que regula la actividad del reciclador y que brinda inclusión económica, social y dignifica el trabajo. Se aprobó en 2009 y fue la primera ley de ese tipo en el mundo.
¿Cuál es tu superpoder?
Creo en lo que hago. Amo mi trabajo. Me han ofrecido otros puestos con más dinero y siempre dije que no porque soy feliz haciendo esto.
Created on 05/15/2013 by info@oursoil.org
SOIL builds ecological sanitation (EcoSan) systems in Haiti that transform human wastes into rich compost. By turning a public health problem into a sustainable solution for soil restoration, SOIL’s work sets a global example for how sanitation services can preserve nutrients and fight malnutrition.
Organización: SOIL
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Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Estados Unidos, CA, Sebastopol, Sonoma County
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
SOIL won first prize in the 2013 Land for Life Award from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in recognition of SOIL's integrated approach to resolving the issues of inadequate sanitation, declining soil fertility, and extensive erosion. SOIL is also a member of the Clinton Global Iniative.
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Closing the Loop, Transforming the Poop
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SOIL builds ecological sanitation (EcoSan) systems in Haiti that transform human wastes into rich compost. By turning a public health problem into a sustainable solution for soil restoration, SOIL’s work sets a global example for how sanitation services can preserve nutrients and fight malnutrition.
Problema
Over 2/3 of the world's population has no access to a toilet and, as a result, waterborne disease is one of the leading causes of death in children under 5 in developing countries. While aquatic ecosystems are becoming increasingly polluted with nutrients from human waste, the Earth’s soils exhibit rapidly declining fertility, reducing agricultural production and leading to poverty and malnutrition.
Solución
SOIL strives to counteract the downward spiral of soil degradation and poverty by developing social business models for EcoSan solutions. SOIL’s toilets safely collect toilet wastes which are then transported to decentralized composting sites. Through thermophillic composting, the wastes are safely transformed into rich compost critical for soil improvement. In order to increase market demand for this inexhaustible supply of soil nutrients, SOIL then engages in agricultural research and educational outreach. Potential income streams from throughout the EcoSan cycle (toilet and compost sales, user fees, and waste treatment fees) are used to support the project and entice entrepreneurs to replicate it around the country and globally.
Ejemplo
In Shada, a densely populated urban neighborhood with few services and a devastatingly high rate of cholera, SOIL has begun constructing EcoSan toilets small enough and scentless enough to conveniently fit into small homes. The specially designed toilet seats separate urine and feces so that the potentially pathogenic solid wastes are collected into sealable 5 gallon buckets. In exchange for a monthly household user fee of approximately $5 USD, SOIL picks up the full toilet buckets each week and leaves toilet owners with clean empty buckets and a sufficient quantity of organic matter (such as peanut husks) to “flush” their toilets after each use. The user fees cover the full cost of transportation and maintenance.
Impacto
Since building Haiti’s first EcoSan toilet in 2006 and Haiti’s first urban waste treatment site in 2009, SOIL has gone on to become one of the larger sanitation providers in Haiti with effective toilets and waste treatment facilities around the country, strong partnerships with the non-profit, business, and government sectors, and an information-sharing and educational program that has helped increase the use of EcoSan globally. SOIL now transforms 5,000+ gallons of human waste into compost on a weekly basis and 30,000+ people have accessed SOIL EcoSan toilets. 700+ people from more than 25 countries have downloaded The SOIL Guide to EcoSan and 1,000+ people have participated in SOIL educational activities. Over the next 3 years, SOIL's aims to treat 150,000+ gallons of human waste per year, provide sanitation for 40,000+ people, create 200+ jobs, and sell 250+ tons of compost.
Mercado
SOIL focuses on grassroots-level programming with an unparalleled level of cultural fluency, an inclusive process of program design, and a proven record of implementing projects in challenging circumstances. Too many innovations fail to reach beneficiaries due to lack of local connections or implementation expertise. And while there are some superb working models for how innovative designs can be implemented at the community level, they rarely have a robust information-sharing program to assist others in replicating the success. SOIL's proven outreach program spread our success globally.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
Although SOIL is a non-profit, we believe that the key to sustainability is social business development. Our work explores the creation and capture of revenue throughout the EcoSan cycle to ensure that SOIL's projects can be brought to scale by the private sector. For example, SOIL recently sold a large quantity of compost to the farmers growing sorghum for Haiti’s famous beer, Prestige, setting a national example for demand driven sanitation.
Historia fundacional
In a soil science course, one of my exam questions was “you are a nitrogen molecule, describe your journey through the ecosystem”. This inspired me to view the world in terms of elemental cycles and I began peeing on my compost pile in an effort to recycle nutrients through my own body. Later in my studies I became fascinated with the philosophy of liberation theology. Like ecology, liberation theology argues that every being has value and there is no such thing as “waste”. SOIL was founded on an idea of liberation ecology: every human being has the right to health and happiness. We work on providing nutrients and healthy environments through the recycling of human wastes, on a much larger scale than my backyard compost pile.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Dónde aseguras la disponibilidad de los nutrientes?
Medioambientes saludables. , Cultivos ricos en nutrientes, Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
Si tuvieras una mayor capacidad, ¿a qué otros sectores te gustaría que apunte tu solución - ya sea a través de una expansión, una asociación, o un fuerte intercambio?
Medioambientes saludables, Cultivos ricos en nutrientes, Alimentos de completa nutrición , Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
¿Cómo mejoraría específicamente esta capacidad adicional la calidad, eficiencia, o sustentabilidad de tu actual producto o servicio?
With increased capacity, SOIL would expand programs to meet all Nutrients for All targets. We would increase our R&D of novel methods for recycling human wastes thereby improving nutrition, environmental restoration, and agricultural production. We would focus on developing a market for the nutrient-rich compost produced at our facilities and streamlining the provision of sanitation services in order to reduce costs to users. We would also expand our outreach and education programs to encourage social business replication of our successful programs, extending the impact of our work globally.
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Las personas necesitan nutrientes apropiados para crecer, aprender y luchar contra enfermedades. ¿Cómo mides, haces el seguimiento o haces uso de la información sobre los niveles de nutrientes en tu propio trabajo?
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Considerando la circulación de nutrientes desde los ecosistemas a las tierras, a los cultivos, a los alimentos, a las comunidades, ¿cuáles son los obstáculos para alcanzar la vitalidad para las personas y el planeta?
Otros obstáculos que hayas identificado
En tu opinión, ¿qué desarrollos se necesitan para ayudar a superar aquellos obstáculos y producir un público y planeta más vital y más rico en nutrientes?
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Created on 05/14/2013 by Lovin' Spoonfuls
Headquartered in Boston, MA, Lovin' Spoonfuls is a 501c3 non-profit food rescue organization that facilitates the recovery and distribution of perishable and unserved food that would otherwise be thrown away and wasted. We deliver this food to local crisis centers, soup kitchens, and pantries.
Organización: Lovin' Spoonfuls
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Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Estados Unidos, MA, Boston, Suffolk County
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Estados Unidos, MA, Boston, Suffolk County
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
2012 MassChallenge Gold Prize Winner
2012 John W. Henry Family Foundation Social Impact Prize Winner
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Lovin' Spoonfuls Food Rescue
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Headquartered in Boston, MA, Lovin' Spoonfuls is a 501c3 non-profit food rescue organization that facilitates the recovery and distribution of perishable and unserved food that would otherwise be thrown away and wasted. We deliver this food to local crisis centers, soup kitchens, and pantries.
Problema
While 49 million Americans struggle daily with food insecurity, 40% of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste each year. Not only does the food itself go to waste, precious natural resources including fresh water and oil are also squandered in the production of this food. Hunger has traditionally been addressed with processed, non-perishable foods, but why should we stop at non-perishables when there is so much fresh food already available?
Solución
Food rescue provides a timely and innovative solution to the ongoing problems of food insecurity and food waste. Through Lovin’ Spoonfuls’ streamlined model, food donors are able to reduce their waste disposal costs and emissions footprint while contributing a tax-deductible food donation to their community. Our focus on fresh produce, lean proteins, and whole grains allows our partner organizations to consistently serve their clients healthy and wholesome meals without increasing their own operating costs. Our work aims to connect people in need to the bounty of unused food that prevails in our community. Access to nutritious food should be a right, not a privilege reserved for the wealthy.
Ejemplo
Every weekday, our team picks up second-line product from grocery stores including as Whole Foods Markets, Trader Joe’s, and several restaurants, bakeries, and farms. We deliver this food to local soup kitchens, homeless shelters and crisis centers including Pine Street Inn, Boston Rescue Mission, and Bridge Over Troubled Waters, among others. The mainstays of food assistance are often overly processed, non-perishable foods, typically loaded with salt, sugar and chemical preservatives. In hunger relief, why should we stop at non-perishables when there is so much fresh food already available? Our food rescue model helps social service organizations to balance their budgets while also providing healthier food items to their clients.
Impacto
To date, the Lovin' Spoonfuls team has rescued and distributed over 600,000 pounds of fresh and healthy food across Greater Boston. We currently have two refrigerated delivery vehicles and two full time drivers on the road. More trucks and more drivers mean that we can pick up more food and serve more people. In 2013 we intend to add another truck to our fleet, which will further extend our capacity and reach.
Mercado
Food rescue is an unaddressed area of hunger relief in Greater Boston. While food banks rely on warehouses and other overnight storage facilities to maintain a stockpile of non-perishable goods, Lovin’ Spoonfuls utilizes a direct distribution system to pick up perishable food from donors and deliver those items to local soup shelters, soup kitchens and crisis centers within the same day. Lovin' Spoonfuls is based off successful food rescue organizations in other cities such as City Harvest in New York City, DC Central Kitchen in Washington DC, and FoodRunners in San Francisco.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
We are actively fundraising from foundations and individuals to aid program growth and ensure the continued financial stability of our operations. A lean business plan and low operating costs provide a solid foundation for our scalable model, and we hope to expand operations to eventually reach the four corners of Massachusetts. Our work aims to ensure everyone in our community has access to the types of food necessary to sustain a healthy life.
Historia fundacional
Lovin’ Spoonfuls was founded in 2010 by native Bostonian Ashley Stanley. Stanley witnessed the amount of food that was being thrown away by food service establishments and questioned why so much food was going to waste when the number of hungry and homeless individuals in Massachusetts continued to increase. Inspired to take action, Stanley initially utilized her own car to rescue food that would otherwise have gone to waste from local food retailers and restaurants. She has since acquired two refrigerated food delivery vehicles and has developed Lovin’ Spoonfuls into an effective and acclaimed organization.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Dónde aseguras la disponibilidad de los nutrientes?
Medioambientes saludables. , Alimentos de completa nutrición .
Si tuvieras una mayor capacidad, ¿a qué otros sectores te gustaría que apunte tu solución - ya sea a través de una expansión, una asociación, o un fuerte intercambio?
Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
¿Cómo mejoraría específicamente esta capacidad adicional la calidad, eficiencia, o sustentabilidad de tu actual producto o servicio?
We intend to expand program capacity by adding more refrigerated delivery vehicles to our fleet. More trucks and drivers on the road mean we can recover more food and serve more people. In addition to our direct distribution services, we hope to foster increased awareness about the ongoing issues of food waste and food insecurity in our local community by educating the public and serving as a local platform for Boston to join the national conversation on food waste.
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Las personas necesitan nutrientes apropiados para crecer, aprender y luchar contra enfermedades. ¿Cómo mides, haces el seguimiento o haces uso de la información sobre los niveles de nutrientes en tu propio trabajo?
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Considerando la circulación de nutrientes desde los ecosistemas a las tierras, a los cultivos, a los alimentos, a las comunidades, ¿cuáles son los obstáculos para alcanzar la vitalidad para las personas y el planeta?
Otros obstáculos que hayas identificado
En tu opinión, ¿qué desarrollos se necesitan para ayudar a superar aquellos obstáculos y producir un público y planeta más vital y más rico en nutrientes?
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¿Cuáles consideras las tendencias o evidencias más prometedoras que indican que los desarrollos que describiste están emergiendo? Por favor explica
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Headquartered in Boston, MA, Lovin' Spoonfuls is a 501c3 non-profit food rescue organization that facilitates the recovery and distribution of perishable and unserved food that would otherwise be thrown away and wasted. We deliver this food to local crisis centers, soup kitchens, and pantries.
Created on 05/14/2013 by Yayasan Pensa Global Agromandiri
This project is to utilize farming wastes to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and promote sustainable agriculture practice. Wastes like corn cobs and stalks, cocoa husks, paddy straws are fermented to be cattle feed while the dung of the cattle is for cooking fuels, lighting and fertilizer.
Organización: Yayasan Pensa Global Agromandiri
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Yayasan Pensa Global Agromandiri
Sitio web de la organización
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Tu organización es
Híbrido
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
- British Council Indonesia Climate Generation 2010
- Finalist of kusala Swadaya (social entrepreneurship award) 2011
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Yayasan Pensa Global Agromandiri
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This project is to utilize farming wastes to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and promote sustainable agriculture practice. Wastes like corn cobs and stalks, cocoa husks, paddy straws are fermented to be cattle feed while the dung of the cattle is for cooking fuels, lighting and fertilizer.
Problema
Most farmers in developing countries are smallholders who do not have enough access to improve their livelihoods due to lack of resources. Meanwhile, at the farm level, land productivity and quality is decreasing due to over application of chemicals while their current farming practices produce a big deal of farming wastes leading not only to environmental problems but also social and health problems thus making smallholder farming not bankable.
Solución
This project will contribute to a Nutrients for all by utilizing something considered problems. Farming wastes are formulated to be cattle feed since feed covers 70% of cow breeding/fattening costs therefore more cows raised with less resources required. When processed to be fertilizers through biogas, Cow dung will generate extra income, improve farming productivity about 15 – 20%, reduce at least half cost for chemicals, and promote healthy, natural ecosystems. Furthermore, biogas is able to reduce cooking fuel cost at least 80% and lighting cost up to 30%. This model will also make smallholder farming more bankable since reducing potential for non performing loan.
Ejemplo
Primary implemented activities:
- Biogas construction. Constructed under self financed system, the biogas has produced renewable energy and promoted healthier environment to rural family.
- Biogas compost and foliar fertilizer application. The activity managed to replace chemicals and improve farm productivity.
- Promoting compost and foliar fertilizer business. The activity has enhanced employment of biogas and generated extra income for rural family.
- Training on silage cow feed technology. The activity has enabled smallholders to raise more cows without grazing land expansion.
- Facilitating cow credit and maize credits from commercial bank. The activity managed to improve smallholder farmers’ agribusiness production
Impacto
To date, the project has constructed 63 biogas digesters. Furthermore, 8 have generated income from their compost and foliar fertilizer business. More than 78 households have reduced application of chemical fertilizer (some even have farmed without chemical fertilizer) and have benefited harvest increase 15-20%. 78 households have enjoyed cooking fuel cost saving at least 80% and 10 households have saved electricity cost up to 30%. Furthermore, 57 people have been trained for fermented cow feed (silage). 4 farmer groups have been facilitated cow agribusiness credit amounting about US$ 100,000 from bank. Another impact of the project is promoting confinement of cows (not free grazing) which contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases emission. Less pollution and better sanitation are also reported by some biogas users while some others reported to stop cutting trees for cooking fuel.
Mercado
Our work is different since involving banks’ financing and market facilitation to enable farmers obtaining economic benefits beyond their land ownership. Making the work bankable enables them to have not only working capital but also a business that is possibly upgraded to transform them from smallholder farmers to be entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, market facilitation is not only to shorten supply chain and to get better price but also again to encourage them to be entrepreneurs. Some organizations worsustainable agriculture by reducing the application of chemicals and promoting biogas for energy.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
My NGO (Yapensa) is a social enterprise which always looks for long-term financial viability in its activities. For sustainability, Yapensa will charge a calf to each cow credit facilitated or 1 – 2% from the total amount of credit facilitated as fee. The calves will be raised and bred to generate income. Furthermore, Yapensa will engage in distributing and marketing of the composts and foliar fertilizers for project scale-up and replication.
Historia fundacional
Yapensa is a social enterprise whose mission is to shift smallholder men and women farmers from subsistence farming to commercial and more environmentally-friendly farming. To achieve the mission, it works both promoting inclusive and environmentally-friendly rural growth through Access to Finance (A2F), Access to Market (A2M), and Access to more environmentally-friendly Technology (A2T). For A2F, Yapensa has been facilitating maize credit to farmers since 2008 but it did not go well due to many reasons including climate change. Climate change has increased potential for non performing loan of monoculture farming. Therefore, Yapensa promotes integrated crop-livestock to mitigate climate change and to make smallholder farming more bankable
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Dónde aseguras la disponibilidad de los nutrientes?
Medioambientes saludables. , Cultivos ricos en nutrientes, Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
Si tuvieras una mayor capacidad, ¿a qué otros sectores te gustaría que apunte tu solución - ya sea a través de una expansión, una asociación, o un fuerte intercambio?
Medioambientes saludables, Cultivos ricos en nutrientes, Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
¿Cómo mejoraría específicamente esta capacidad adicional la calidad, eficiencia, o sustentabilidad de tu actual producto o servicio?
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Las personas necesitan nutrientes apropiados para crecer, aprender y luchar contra enfermedades. ¿Cómo mides, haces el seguimiento o haces uso de la información sobre los niveles de nutrientes en tu propio trabajo?
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Considerando la circulación de nutrientes desde los ecosistemas a las tierras, a los cultivos, a los alimentos, a las comunidades, ¿cuáles son los obstáculos para alcanzar la vitalidad para las personas y el planeta?
Otros obstáculos que hayas identificado
En tu opinión, ¿qué desarrollos se necesitan para ayudar a superar aquellos obstáculos y producir un público y planeta más vital y más rico en nutrientes?
Approximately 125 words left (1000 characters).
¿Cuáles consideras las tendencias o evidencias más prometedoras que indican que los desarrollos que describiste están emergiendo? Por favor explica
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This project is to utilize farming wastes to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and promote sustainable agriculture practice. Wastes like corn cobs and stalks, cocoa husks, paddy straws are fermented to be cattle feed while the dung of the cattle is for cooking fuels, lighting and fertilizer.
Food Shift is developing innovative food recovery models that generate revenue so vulnerable populations can be trained and employed in the process of reducing food waste.
The strategic plan of the project is to empower the local people with knowledge to harness their potential in order to raise their living standards and to make them healthy and environmentally conscious.
Created on 05/4/2013 by Treasureland123
A project with strategic partnership to harness resources that will ultimately lead to the implementation of combination interventions of food fortification, Hygiene promotion & education, capacity building for caregivers. Integrating maternal, newborn & child health & nutrition interventions.
Organización: Treasureland Health Builders Initiative
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Treasureland Health Builders Initiative
Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
Yes, LEAP Africa/Nokia Leadership Award 2008 also Honor awards from Religious bodies, Corporate firms and communities
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A project with strategic partnership to harness resources that will ultimately lead to the implementation of combination interventions of food fortification, Hygiene promotion & education, capacity building for caregivers. Integrating maternal, newborn & child health & nutrition interventions.
Problema
Nigeria loses 2,300 of 0-5 yrs old daily & became 2nd largest to under 5 & maternal mortality rate globally(UNICEF).Malnutrition is the root cause of death of million children that die each yr, the bodies/brains of many fail to develop properly due to inadequate nutrition,CSOs, other partners have been sensitizing general public on adequate diet, yet Nigeria still face many challenges in its efforts at improving nutrition situation of children.
Solución
1.Empower caregivers with agro & non agro based skills.
2.Train & create awareness of ICTs potentials & usefulness among the caregivers. how to get current information on best practices for sustainable agriculture & data collection. Access up-to-date agricultural information on new technologies
3.Provide nutrition for Orphans & Vulnerable children ranging from food items & provisions, Fruits & infant formulas.
4.Create a sustainable link between the caregivers, other partners globally in disseminating agricultural information through the use of internet.
5.Employs a collaborative initiative of different development partners contributing to project implementation, hence minimizing resources.
Ejemplo
Many children 0-1yr are malnourished because their caregivers don’t have capable means of caring.Those not empowered or have job find it hard to properly care for children under their care or help in any community development. Mr&Mrs Ehodosa are graduates & had no job for 2 yrs.,they have triplet children who were malnourished & very sick, they went to see Mr.Malomo a Nutritionist at Lagos State Children Hospital & were referred to us after all, with information he contacted us through his phone.He didn’t travel to see us, he saves time & it was fast,this was the work of ICT & referral method.They didn't have access to rich food as they could not afford it,but with our help nutrient rich food was given from time to time which have help them
Impacto
Our aim is to progressively sustain effective and efficient systems that will reduce the level of poverty among caregivers whereby provide services that will enhance the quality of lives of orphans & Vulnerable Children thereby increasing life expectancy. We have provided nutrition for more than 700 children & have 68 Children on our care, Taking care of their Nutrition, Health & Education. We have also trained more than 259 Caregivers on how to Make bead/hat & more than 2000 on ICT which has given them the opportunity to gainfully employed and started up their own businesses contributing to nation building. Mrs Uka a single parent was trained & now training others & making money to take care of her 5 children and can also contribute to community development. We make sure that the caregivers we train also in-turn train others in their various communities.
Mercado
Ministry of Health, CSOs & other agencies are addressing this issue yet the problem is in increase, people are tired of preachings that made Nigeria the second largest contributor to child and maternal mortality rate globally(UNICEF), they now need ACTION. Empowering/building capacity of Caregivers, visiting them & their children at home will make a great change.It will enhance them to properly care for the children under their care contribute to the Development of the community, communicate globally, take part in major decision making & take good care of their family affairs respectively.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
To progressively sustain effective & efficient advanced ICT programs in a way that it constantly empowers Caregivers socio-economically to cater effectively the Vulnerable Children. Developed context specific tools that will enhance our advocacy, communication & social mobilization (ACSM). Establish association for the caregivers to meet, donate, network & sustain themselves. We have policy for fund raising. Our Board of Trustees make donations
Historia fundacional
Childhood experiences,My Passion; Ifesinachi's parents run a small restaurant in a local community in Rivers State, Her parents were not rich either but she usually see & witness how some other families gather in their restaurant to ask for left over food. Some came as if they need it for their dogs but we knew they eat them when they get home.At a time , My parents started selling it because of the rush, this is not good, i always tell my parents but could not change it,I wanted to assist humanity but did not know how, I grew up to 14 years and had my own challenges which inspired & geared my spirit into 'what to do to cause a change' still did not know how to go about my vision until i got into the university where i started a Health Club
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Dónde aseguras la disponibilidad de los nutrientes?
Cultivos ricos en nutrientes, Alimentos de completa nutrición , Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
Si tuvieras una mayor capacidad, ¿a qué otros sectores te gustaría que apunte tu solución - ya sea a través de una expansión, una asociación, o un fuerte intercambio?
Medioambientes saludables.
¿Cómo mejoraría específicamente esta capacidad adicional la calidad, eficiencia, o sustentabilidad de tu actual producto o servicio?
My existing services will improve with the added capacity when the caregivers are sensitized on sanitation/hygiene promotion, they will learn the benefits & implications of living in a healthy environment, They will have a long term behavioral change which will influence the children under their care. Their capacity built on Agro & non Agro skills relates to Nutrient-rich farming, interventions of various food fortification applies to full nourishment foods & all implementation of combination interventions above give Human wellness & vitality.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cómo está conectado tu producto o servicio con la vitalidad para las personas y el planeta?
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Las personas necesitan nutrientes apropiados para crecer, aprender y luchar contra enfermedades. ¿Cómo mides, haces el seguimiento o haces uso de la información sobre los niveles de nutrientes en tu propio trabajo?
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Considerando la circulación de nutrientes desde los ecosistemas a las tierras, a los cultivos, a los alimentos, a las comunidades, ¿cuáles son los obstáculos para alcanzar la vitalidad para las personas y el planeta?
Otros obstáculos que hayas identificado
En tu opinión, ¿qué desarrollos se necesitan para ayudar a superar aquellos obstáculos y producir un público y planeta más vital y más rico en nutrientes?
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¿Cuáles consideras las tendencias o evidencias más prometedoras que indican que los desarrollos que describiste están emergiendo? Por favor explica
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Creacion de un Macro Proyecto donde diferentes actores sumen dentro de un area geografica definida sus proyectos, ideas, conocimientos, trabajos y filosofias para mejorar formas de vida. Generar a traves del compromiso de los habitantes de estas comunidades el escenario apropiado.
The Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMC’s) are generating large quantity of organic waste from fruits, vegetables . Project have developed a technology which can extract the leachate from APMC’s waste and upon certain processing (optimized by organization) the said leachate can be used as a source of plant micronutrients, and the remaining solid dry biomass can be diverted towards the making of biomass palette , which can be a best source of alternate fuel to the traditional fuel sources.
Created on 03/18/2013 by Xacapilli
Las Hijas del Maiz, proponemos diseñar e implementar un taller para la promoción de una vida sexual sana y placentera para Mujeres que tienen Sexo con Mujeres.
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Página Web de tu emprendimiento
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
No registrada
¿Trabajas con alguna organización social?
¿Cómo te enteraste de la competencia?
Invitación en 1a. Reunión Nacional de Jóvenes Activistas LGBTIQ
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Resúmen: ¿De qué tema o problema específico trata tu emprendimiento?
A partir de nuestra experiencia como MSM, y del acercamiento con otras mujeres pares, hemos identificado que existe una percepción de “no riesgo” respecto a las prácticas sexuales no protegidas en MSM, una escasa información sobre la existencia y el uso de insumos de protección y de estrategias de reducción de riesgos.
Aunado a lo anterior, proponemos que la vivencia del cuerpo, el placer, el erotismo y la expresión de los afectos por medio de técnicas vivenciales, favorecen el ejercicio del derecho al placer, la apropiación del cuerpo y la percepción de riesgo en prácticas sexuales no protegidas.
Enunciado de tu misión: ¿Qué hace tu emprendimiento?
Generar un espacio de reflexión y acción donde las mujeres adquieran conocimiento y potencialicen sus propias herramientas como una estrategia para acceder a una vida sexual saludable y placentera.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
Para llegar a las metas planteadas, emplearemos distintas técnicas vivenciales, entre ellas la que hemos nombrado "Tupper Sex": a partir de esta técnica, las mujeres que participarán en el taller aprenderán a emplear insumos de protección en sus prácticas sexuales, tanto de los ya existentes en el mercado, como algunos otros adecuados con materiales fáciles de identificar en su cotidianidad.
Tomando en cuenta la escasa información e insumos que existen en el mercado para MSM, está técnica pretende favorecer la conciencia de la percepción de riesgo en prácticas sexuales no protegidas así como la promoción del uso de métodos de barrera como métodos de prevención para Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual (ITS).
Aunado a ello, consideramos que al propiciar que las mujeres desarrollen sus propios insumos, podrán experimentar la sexualidad desde el placer y el erotismo, y no sólo como una dimensión reproductiva.
La comunidad: Define tu comunidad, local, nacional o internacional, con la cual vas a trabajar. ¿Cuál es tu público objetivo, a qué población vas a dirigir tus acciones? ¿Existen otras organizaciones que ya trabajan en este tema en tu comunidad?
Pretendemos trabajar con mujeres lesbianas, bisexuales y MSM entre 18 a 30 años, que vivan en el Distrito Federal.
Existen algunas OSC en el D.F. (Musas de Metal, Closet de Sor Juana, Caracoles, entre otras) que trabajan temas de sexualidad desde una perspectiva del erotismo, sin embargo muy pocas de ellas han retomado el trabajo con MSM entre pares.
El fundamento de tu Historia: ¿Qué fue lo que te inspiró para hacer tu emprendimiento y por qué?
Desde nuestra experiencia como mujeres lesbianas y bisexuales, en el cotidiano, con otras MSM e incluso en charlas con especialistas en sexualidad y salud sexual, no se identifica ni se difunde la necesidad de protección en las prácticas sexuales mujer-mujer, siendo que existen prácticas de riesgo que pueden implicar el adquirir VIH y/u otras ITS. Además, es importante mencionar que las campañas de prevención y atención a VIH-SIDA se han encaminado a la sensibilización y atención de poblaciones clave (Hombres que tienen Sexo con Hombres, principalmente), dejando de lado a otras poblaciones que se perciben como de "menor riesgo". Sin embargo, es importante considerar que en los últimos años la pandemia se ha feminizado y que el ser MSM no nos excluye de tener prácticas de riesgo, con mujeres y/o con hombres, o por otros factores como el uso de drogas inyectables o, incluso, por ejercer el trabajo sexual. Ante este escenario surge nuestra propuesta.
Describe tu emprendimiento en 1-2 enunciados
Las Hijas del Maiz, proponemos diseñar e implementar un taller para la promoción de una vida sexual sana y placentera para Mujeres que tienen Sexo con Mujeres.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Qué quieres lograr en tu primer año?
Durante el primer año, son tres las principales metas que buscamos alcanzar como colectivo. En primer lugar, queremos desarrollar un taller vivencial con un sustento teórico-metodológico, derivado de nuestra propia experiencia como mujeres MSM, nuestro acercamiento profesional a mujeres pares así como la revisión bibliográfica, del cual, se derivará el Kit de material didáctico para “Xacapilli Quiyotl”.
En segundo lugar, pretendemos impartir un piloteo – del taller vivencial, que nos permita mejorar la propuesta teórica-metodológica a partir de la experiencia en campo- y cuatro talleres, con mujeres que tienen sexo con otras mujeres.
Y por último, a partir del Mercadeo Social de insumos para mujeres que tienen sexo con otras mujeres, queremos establecer una estrategia de autosustentabilidad que nos permita subsistir como colectivo.
Establece tu primera metas para de tu emprendimiento para los próximos 6 meses, que te permitan acercarte a tu visión y objetivos
Diseñar e implementar Un taller de sexo seguro y protegido para mujeres que tienen sexo con mujeres (MSM).
Tarea 1
Diseñar las cartas descriptivas del taller, con un enfoque lúdico.
Tarea 2
Elaboración de material didáctico para las sesiones.
Tarea 3
Implementar un taller a modo de piloteo y cuatro talleres más con las modificaciones pertinentes.
Establece tu segunda metas para de tu emprendimiento para los próximos 6 meses, que te permitan acercarte a tu visión
Elaboración de un Kit de material didáctico para "Xacapilli Quiyotl".
Tarea 1
Recolección de materiales de reuso para la elaboración del material didáctico.
Tarea 2
Selección y clasificación del material colectado.
Tarea 3
Elaboración de material didáctico con materiales de reuso.
Establece tu tercera metas para de tu emprendimiento para los próximos 6 meses, que te permitan acercarte a tu visión
Diseño de una estrategia de sustentabilidad para el taller.
Tarea 1
Proponer alternativas de insumos de protección artesanales.
Tarea 2
Facilitar el acceso a insumos de protección a través del Mercadeo Social.
Tarea 3
Administración y reinserción del capital activo.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cómo definirás el éxito de tu emprendimiento durante el primer año de operaciones (1-6 meses)?
Durante el primer año, consideramos que nuestro éxito estará reflejado en tres principales rubros. En primer lugar, habremos desarrollado un Kit de material didáctico “Xacapilli Quiyotl” basado en un sustento teórico-metodológico, que favorezca el ejercicio del derecho al placer, la apropiación del cuerpo y la percepción de riesgo en prácticas sexuales no protegidas, para mujeres que tienen sexo con otras mujeres (MSM).
Habremos impartido cuatro talleres con mujeres que tienen sexo con otras mujeres, y por último, tendremos una red con la cual podremos realizar el Mercadeo Social de insumos para mujeres que tienen sexo con otras mujeres, que permitan nuestra sustentabilidad como colectivo.
¿Cómo definirás el éxito tu emprendimiento a largo plazo (1-3 años)?
A largo plazo, nuestro éxito estará reflejado en primer lugar por nuestra subsistencia como colectivo a partir del Mercadeo Social de insumos para MSM.
En segundo lugar, por la continuidad y actualización de taller vivencial “Xacapilli Quillotl”, a través del cual buscaremos continuar favoreciendo el ejercicio del derecho al placer, la apropiación del cuerpo y la percepción de riesgo en prácticas sexuales no protegidas, para MSM.
Y por último, con una mayor visibilidad del colectivo que nos permita, generar alianzas tanto con otros colectivos, organizaciones y asociaciones civiles (tanto del D.F. como de otros estados del país) así como, con otras mujeres que compartan nuestra visión como colectivo.
¿Qué indicadores(s) usarás para medir el éxito de tu emprendimiento durante el primer año?
Durante el primer año, habremos impartido un piloteo del taller vivencial, que nos permita mejorar la propuesta teórica-metodológica a partir de la experiencia en campo y cuatro talleres vivenciales, con mujeres que tienen sexo con otras mujeres en el D.F..
Lo cual, nos permitirá llegar a 75 beneficiarias directas y a 150 beneficiarias indirectas. El número de beneficiarias directas será registrado con las listas de asistencia al taller.
El impacto del taller será medido a partir de un cuestionario cualitativo pre y post, que nos permitirá rescatar la experiencia subjetiva del ejercicio del derecho al placer, la apropiación del cuerpo y la percepción de riesgo en prácticas sexuales no protegidas, en las participantes a los talleres.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cómo vas a reclutar nuevos miembros?
En las estrategias y técnicas a implementar en el taller, privilegiamos lo vivencial como un mecanismo a través del cual las mujeres puedan apropiarse de los conocimientos y herramientas que les permitan tener encuentros sexuales más saludables y placenteros. Más allá de reclutar nuevos miembros, a través de la estrategia "Pasa la voz", esperamos la asistencia de nuevas mujeres a los talleres que se impartirán mensualmente y llegar a un mayor número de beneficiarias indirectas con quienes se replique el mensaje de la importancia de reconocer los riesgos de tener prácticas sexuales de riesgo.
¿Cómo vas a nombrar nuevos líderes cuando los fundadores del emprendimiento tengan que irse?
Las integrantes de "Las Hijas del Maiz" laboramos e incidimos en diferentes espacios de participación de y para jóvenes y estamos abiertas a las propuestas y la participación de nuevas voces y brazos comprometidos con la promoción de la salud sexual y los derechos sexuales en general. Así, tanto en la convocatoria como en la implementación del taller planteamos un ambiente de horizontalidad donde todas las voces sean escuchadas y donde las asistentes incorporen a su cotidiano la idea de que, tanto en lo personal como en lo público, la participación es fundamental para que las cosas sucedan; de ahí también el identificarnos como un colectivo, es decir, como una agrupación de mujeres con ideas en común.
¿Cómo vas a continuar tu proyecto después de 6 meses? ¿Con qué recursos piensas seguir?
Una parte fundamental de este proyecto es el reuso de materiales, que se podrán reunir a partir de donaciones de las asistentes. Otra estrategia es el mercadeo social, que consiste en hacer llegar a las asistentes insumos de protección y materiales lúdicos a bajo costo pero que permitan a "Las hijas del maiz" ciclar los recursos de tal forma que se refinancíe el siguiente taller. La estrategia de mercadeo social será permanente durante todo el proyecto y estará dirigida a la población en general, abriendo la gama de productos a ofertarse y de recursos que nos permitan continuar esta labor.
Created on 03/14/2013 by medplusconnect
MedPLUS Connect is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with the mission to connect underserved health systems in developing countries with recovered, donated medical supplies from the US. We empower health personnel to select medical supplies that are compatible with local resources and needs, and ship these supplies in a sustainable, predictable and reliable manner.
Organización: MedPLUS Connect
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Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Estados Unidos, OH, South Euclid , Cuyahoga County
País/es en los que opera la organización
Tipo de organización
Sin fines de lucro/ONG
Año de lanzamiento de la organización
Años de operación
Operando entre 1-5 años
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
Carolina Challenge winner of John Stedman Social Entrepreneurship Award and People’s Choice Award, 2009
UNC School of Medicine Donation, 2009
Clinton Global Initiative Outstanding Commitment Award, 2010
Clinton Global Initiative Outstanding Progress Recognition, 2011
Grant awarded by the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation to build a Nutrition Rehabilitation Center at the Lawra District Hospital, 2011
Queremos saber acerca del momento en que dijiste “!Aja!”. Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundadores vieron el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
On a college trip to Ghana, the founders watched Dr. Abukari, a skilled and compassionate doctor, struggle to treat his patients with limited supplies. The same year, they discovered that huge volumes of working medical machines and consumables are discarded every day in the US. MedPLUS Connect bridges these two worlds, allowing Ghanaian hospitals to receive life-saving donated items from the US.
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Recycling Medical Supplies to Save Lives
Explica de qué se trata la “innovación”, por ej.: ¿es la idea y/o el modelo que utilizas para lograr tu misión, o tu comprensión sobre la población objetivo, etc.?
As a novel, demand-driven venture, the MedPLUS Connect model addresses several key international healthcare needs. Currently, due to innovation and insurance regulations, there are billions of dollars of unused medical supplies and equipment in the United States. MedPLUS serves as a direct link between recovered supplies from the US, and hospitals and health centers in the most impoverished and underserved areas of Ghana, West Africa. Before sending medical supplies, the MedPLUS Connect team conducts a site visit at each hospital or health center to meet with physicians and administrators and discuss the specific needs of the facility. We work directly with hospital officials to develop a prioritized request list of the specific equipment and supplies the hospitals needs most. We then work with our partners in the US to fill the needs of the Ghanaian health centers with donated supplies that are in excellent condition. The Ghanaian Ministry of Health funds each shipment, at a price that is substantially lower than the value of supplies sent. We currently send approximately 75,000 pounds of medical supplies each year. By partnering with MedPLUS Connect, our partner hospitals in Ghana are able to save a large percentage of their budgets usually spent on non-drug consumables and divert these funds towards additional health programs and hospital expansion. MedPLUS Connect is also able to ship high-value items such as anesthesia machines, vitals monitors, and hospital beds, giving impoverished hospitals access to expensive, high-quality items they could not ordinarily afford.
Describe cómo se diferencia tu modelo de innovación en el campo, respecto al de cualquier otra organización.
Although some medical supply recovery programs exist in the US, these organizations generally rely on unpredictable philanthropy. Because they often lack direct relationships with the recipients, these organizations do not always send the exact supplies each recipient hospital needs. MedPLUS is unique because of our extensive experience working in Ghana combined with our innovative, ground tested venture model. We work directly with our partner hospitals develop a prioritized request list. We then work with our partners in the US to match recovered supplies with the requests. We charge our recipients the cost of shipping plus a small surcharge, which allows the majority of our organization to function independently without relying completely on the uncertainties of philanthropic donations.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
MedPLUS Connect’s highly involved and knowledgeable Board of Directors is a critical factor to our organization’s success. The 8 member Board of Directors includes the 3 primary founders of MedPLUS Connect, 2 of whom have also served as Executive Directors. Moreover, 6 of our board members have personally visited our recipient hospitals in Ghana. The remaining 2 Board Members have been with MedPLUS since its inception and all have both an extensive knowledge of the mechanisms of MedPLUS Connect and the energy to see to its success. The passion and dedication of the Board of Directors is mirrored by the Executive Director and all other employees of MedPLUS. The supportive environment of MedPLUS also contributes to our continued success by encouraging ideas for expansion and improvements.
¿Cómo te aseguras que innovas constantemente a la luz de (potenciales) desafíos externos, o cuál es tu plan de crecimiento?
MedPLUS Connect promotes an open environment that encourages ideas, innovation, and suggestions from anyone involved, from our interns to our partner organizations in the US to the Ghanaian Ministry of Health. Our organizational model includes weekly conversations between the Board of Directors and staff as well as quarterly Board Meetings focusing on discussion and a group problem solving approach. We also have an extensively knowledgeable and diverse Board of Advisors available to aid in strategizing. Our organization strives to constantly advance our model by actively reviewing each shipment sent in order to make improvements in our work, and we directly solicit feedback from our recipients in Ghana.
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leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarDesafío sistémico que tratas de superar (selecciona sólo uno)
Brindar asistencia médica accesible a comunidades en los mercados emergentes.
Área de salud (mercado objetivo) donde se encuentra la necesidad (selecciona solo uno)
Cuidado agudo (hospitalización, etc.)
Categorías de la atención medica que estés cubriendo [selecciona todas las que correspondan]
Prevención, Detección, Intervención.
Por favor describe con mayor detalle: ¿qué problema estás tratando de solucionar en el contexto específico?
Many hospitals and health centers in Ghana function without the basic equipment and supplies necessary to provide medical care. They also suffer from restricted budgets that make purchasing high value equipment such as anesthesia machines nearly impossible. US hospitals annually dispose of over $6 billion USD of medical supplies, many of which are recoverable and reusable. Hospitals often donate high value working medical equipment when they upgrade to a newer model. Manufacturers also donate unsellable products with damaged packaging, although the integrity of the supplies is not compromised. Developing countries occasionally receive donations of medical supplies but these donations are not reliable and often consist of supplies the hospitals do not need or do not have the support to use.
Etapa que mejor aplica para tu solución [selecciona sólo una]
Iniciado y en crecimiento (el piloto ya está operando y se ha empezado a expandir)
Estrategias centrales de tu modelo de negocios (selecciona todas las que correspondan]
Nuevos enfoques de distribución de productos y servicios de salud.
Herramientas más relevantes que estés utilizando para implementar las estrategias destacadas arriba [selecciona sólo dos]
Tecnología, Consulta.
Por favor describe tu solución con más detalle
MedPLUS Connect unites under-resourced health systems in Ghana with recovered medical supplies from the US, while ensuring that each hospital receives only the equipment and supplies actually needed. Before sending medical supplies MedPLUS Connect conducts site visits at each hospital and works with hospital officials to develop a specific request list of items the hospital needs. We then work with our partners in the US, including hospitals, non-profit supply recovery warehouses, and medical manufacturers to assemble these supplies and ship them to Ghana. All equipment is sent in working condition and with the correct transformers and adaptors to account for the difference in voltage in Ghana. Each shipment and surcharge is completely funded by the Ministry of Health in Ghana.
¿Cuál es tu visión y objetivos generales?
MedPLUS Connect connects under-resourced health systems in Ghana with recovered and recycled medical supplies from the US. Our overall objective is to ensure that our medical donations are based on hospital needs and are sustainable. For each shipment of donated medical supplies we send, the Ghanaian Ministry of Health fully funds the cost of storing the supplies in warehouses in the US, shipping, and a surcharge that allows us to purchase electrical compatibility equipment for medical machines, conduct site visits in Ghana, and remain a sustainable organization with very low administrative costs. Our model saves our partner hospitals a large portion of their budgets that they would otherwise spend on supplies, allowing our partners to divert these funds towards additional health programs.
¿Cuál es tu propuesta de valor?
Our model prevents excess medical supplies from being discarded in landfills. Our partner hospitals also save substantial amounts of their budget, since the supplies they receive from MedPLUS cost significantly less than the market cost in Ghana, and can divert those savings towards other needed health programs. The inherent value of the supplies received greatly exceeds their retail value. These items are often life-saving necessities, allowing hospitals to provide critical services. We have witnessed boxes of sutures being unloaded from our delivery trucks and carried into operating rooms for immediate use on patients. Finally, the shipment of high-value medical equipment, such as anesthesia machines, enables hospitals to improve the scope and quality of care offered to their patients.
¿Quiénes son los beneficiarios se los que se dirige tu trabajo?
Our current customers are the medical directors, physicians, and administrators of the hospitals and health centers throughout the Upper West, Upper East, and Northern Regions of Ghana. These customers range in size from multi department hospitals to rural one-room clinics without electricity or running water. By serving a large portion of the health system in the country, our customer base also includes the Ghanaian Ministry of Health, which helps fund our shipments and organization.
¿Qué enfoques utilizas para llegar a ellos?
We have built a system of trust and open communication with each of our recipient hospitals by delivering quality medical supplies based on their requests. Our partners at these hospitals often provide us with the names of additional hospitals and health centers that are in need of medical supplies and therefore in need of our services. We are also provided with contacts by the Chief Director at the Ministry of Health of Ghana and the Regional Medical Directors of each region we are currently working in. These directors are knowledgeable about the needs of the health care systems in their region and can point us towards the hospitals and health centers that may need our help the most. We then conduct personal visits to recipient hospitals and health centers to develop our relationship.
¿Cuáles son tus actividades principales?
The primary activity of MedPLUS Connect is the organization and coordination of shipments of medical supplies to our recipient hospitals in Ghana. This is carried out by conducting site visits at recipient hospitals and health centers in Ghana, developing prioritized request lists with hospital officials, filling these requests by coordinating with our partners in the US, facilitating the shipping of each container and its clearance upon arrival in Ghana, and following up to ensure that supplies are received in good condition. Additionally, we ensure funding for future containers by meeting with and sending reports to the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health of Ghana.
¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? ¿Qué problemas podrían plantear esos jugadores para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Our peers include medical supply recovery organizations and the collection of philanthropies that have similar missions, but cover shipping costs with donations. However, not many organizations have a presence in Ghana. Some work primarily with hospitals and countries that cannot cover shipping costs while others send only one 40ft container each year. Ghana is currently able to buy their medical supplies. However, by partnering with MedPLUS they save a great deal of money, which can then be put towards expanding their services. They can afford to pay the fees for shipping which allows MedPLUS to function as a sustainable organization. We have welcomed collaboration with similar organizations and the need for medical supplies is so great that direct competition is not a foreseeable issue.
¿Qué otros desafíos – individuales, organizacionales o ambientales – estás actualmente enfrentando o que podrían impedir el éxito futuro de tu emprendimiento y cómo planeas superarlos?
The most significant challenge MedPLUS Connect faces in the future is finding the funding to expand our organization. Due to the great need for medical supplies in Ghana, we hope to increase the number of shipments we send, which requires more administrative time in both countries. Due to a lack of funds to make our Executive Director full-time, our Executive Director is a part-time position, resulting in a high turnover rate. The high turnover provides a challenge for expanding MedPLUS due to the high learning curve associated with the position. We plan to continue seeking funding that will enable MedPLUS to increase the Executive Director position to full-time. We also plan to refine and further develop ways to increase our income generation, while still remaining stable and sustainable.
Describe brevemente tu estrategia de crecimiento futura
MedPLUS Connect has grown steadily since its inception. We hope to continue to expand our organization and increase the number of shipments we send each year. Our strategy includes sending shipments to other regions of Ghana as well as to other developing countries in the future. This growth would include increasing the responsibilities of both our Executive and In-Country Directors to full-time.
¿Qué dimensiones de crecimiento estás actualmente focalizando para tu innovación? [selecciona todas las que correspondan]
Nueva(s) región(es), Nuevo(s) mercado(s)/país(es).
¿Qué hace que tu negocio esté “listo” para crecer?
The MedPLUS Connect model has been in place for five years and has been highly successful. Since 2008 we have shipped 14, 40-foot containers to Ghana and are in the process of sending four more this year. We have optimized our process and are therefore ready to increase our number of shipments and expand to additional countries.
¿Cuáles son tus objetivos centrales de crecimiento?
Our key objectives include increasing the number of containers shipped per year, increasing the number of recipient hospitals, expanding shipments into new regions of Ghana, expanding to include shipments to other developing countries, and employing a full-time (versus part-time) Executive Director and In-Country Director.
¿Cuál es tu plazo de tiempo para el crecimiento, a corto y largo plazo? ¿Cuáles son tus objetivos y actividades centrales futuros?
Within the next year we hope to increase our number of shipments from 5 to 8 per year. We then hope to increase by 2 shipments per year. In two years MedPLUS Connect will have increased our shipments to 10 per year, a level at which we would be able to fully sustain ourselves and continue to function and expand based solely on the income from our shipment surcharges. Within the next four years we hope to expand our model to include other developing countries, such as Malawi and Uganda where we have already made contacts. We have been cautious to avoid expanding prematurely because we want to ensure that we have enough resources and time to sustain our relationships and maintain a high degree of communication with each of our recipients.
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The value MedPLUS creates is most dramatically exhibited in the additional lives that can be saved by increasing the accessibility to medical supplies and equipment for hospitals in developing countries.
Since 2008, MedPLUS Connect has shipped 243,907 pounds of life saving medical supplies, including 241 hospital & examination beds, 207,088 exam & surgical gloves, and dozens of pieces of medical equipment ranging from autoclaves to anesthesia machines. We have partnered with 9 recipient hospitals and will partner with 3 more this year. We have also reached dozens of health centers throughout Ghana with several regional medical shipments, in which a container of supplies is distributed among several hospitals and health centers in that region.
For many hospitals in Ghana more than 60% of non-drug consumables are purchased in the private sector. Our model provides these supplies at a substantial discount and has therefore saved our partner hospitals a huge percentage of their annual budget that can now be used for other much needed health programs or hospital expansion.
In addition to life-saving consumables such as syringes, sutures, and IVs, MedPLUS Connect is able to send high-value medical equipment such as anesthesia machines, vitals monitors, and ultrasounds for a fraction of what these supplies are actually worth, giving hospitals access to these items that they would not otherwise be able to afford.
¿Qué métodos cuantitativos de impacto social estás aplicando (si estuvieras aplicando alguno)?
We quantify our impact by measuring the number of pounds of supplies shipped, which is also the number of pounds saved from landfills. We also measure the number of partner hospitals, the dollar value of supplies, the number of high-value items of equipment, and the increase in procedures done and patients served at our recipient hospitals. Last year we sent an oxygen concentrator to Karaga Polyclinic, a rural health center in the Northern Region. Dr. Abraham, the physician at Karaga, stated that the concentrator “works perfectly without fault…it actually came a day before we had a patient with severe chest infection and our oxygen cylinders were taken to Kumasi for refilling and the last cylinder had finished. I cannot imagine what would have happened if anything failed at that moment.”
¿Tu solución podría operar en otros conextos o regiones? Si así fuera, ¿en dónde?
The MedPLUS Connect model can be implemented in any region throughout Ghana. We’ve chosen to initially work in the Upper West, Upper East, and Northern Regions because these are the most impoverished regions and thus have a greater need for medical supplies. However, there are over 150 hospitals in Ghana. With further funding, our model could be expanded to include these hospitals in all regions of Ghana. In addition, our model could also be implemented in any peaceful developing country that lacks essential medical supplies but has a government that is willing and able to pay the cost of shipping recovered supplies from the US.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
Each 40ft container MedPLUS ships is valued between $150,000- $250,000 and contains approximately 15,000 pounds of essential equipment and supplies. If we continue to ship five containers per year our annual projected impact includes sending at least 75,000 pounds of medical supplies worth $750,000-$1,250,000 to Ghana each year. Over the next three years we expect to ship more than 225,000 pounds of medical supplies worth $2,250,000- $3,750,000. We would also impact up to 5 new hospitals and 20 new health centers each year. However, the ultimate impact is the many lives that can be saved over the next 3 years with the receipt of much needed medical supplies. Moreover, if MedPLUS is able to expand and increase our number of shipments, our impact will grow with every additional shipment.
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MedPLUS Connect charges recipient health institutions in Ghana the cost of storing the supplies in warehouses in the United States, shipping and trucking from the United States to the destination in Ghana, follow up, and a surcharge that allows us to purchase electrical compatibility equipment for medical machines, conduct site visits in Ghana, and remain a sustainable organization. To streamline this funding transfer, we receive our funds directly from the Ghanaian Ministry of Health. We sign an annual contract with the Ministry of Health to send 40ft containers of medical supplies that defines the cost of storing and shipping the supplies as well as the surcharge for each container. In addition, MedPLUS Connect seeks grants to support the growth and expansion of our organization as well as supplemental programs and activities based on specific requests from communities in Ghana. With the help of our interns we hold small fundraisers such as races or benefit nights. We also receive donations from private individuals, friends, and family.
Reparto de la generación de ingresos del total de ingresos de la organización (en porcentaje)
Ventas directas a pacientes u otros beneficiarios (en porcentaje)
0%. MedPLUS does not generate revenue from direct sales. We facilitate the selection and transportation of supplies to Ghana.
De las posibles fuentes de estas ventas, en la siguiente lista, marca todas las que correspondan a tu estrategia actual
Tarifas de licencia, por ej., por tecnología/ modelo de franquicia (en porcentaje)
0%. MedPLUS does not license any products or collect any licensing fees.
Abajo, marca todas las que correspondan a tu estrategia actual
Contrato de servicio con organizaciones, por ej. gobierno, ONGs (en porcentaje)
97%. Aside from philanthropy, the bulk of MedPLUS Connect's funds have come directly from the Ministry of Health in Ghana.
De las posibles fuentes de contratos de servicios, en la siguiente lista, marca todas las que correspondan a tu estrategia actual
Gobierno nacional.
Explica tu estrategia de generación de ingresos más detalladamente
MedPLUS Connect remains a sustainable organization due to the surcharge we charge the Ghanaian Ministry of Health and our recipient hospitals. This surcharge allows us to conduct site visits at recipient hospitals and employ a part time Executive Director and In Country Director. MedPLUS also plans small-scale fundraisers, such as running races or benefit nights, with the help of our volunteer interns. In the future we plan to invest a small amount of our capital from donations in a low risk fund as an additional means of income generation.
Reparto de la generación de ingresos del total de ingresos de la organización (en porcentaje)
3%. MedPLUS Connect receives approximately 3% of our income from individual donations and fundraisers.
Estrategias filantrópicas que estás utilizando
Estrategia diversificada.
Explica tu enfoque filantrópico con más detalle
While the vast majority of our funding comes from our partners in Ghana, MedPLUS Connect also seeks donations from private individuals, friends, and family members as well as from foundations and grant making agencies. We also seek and have been awarded one-time grants from family foundations and philanthropic organizations for special projects that we have undertaken including, a computer resource center and a nutrition center built in partnership with local Ghanaian government. While we have the continued support of many individual donors and the praise of organizations we have been funded by in the past, MedPLUS Connect does not rely on philanthropy for the bulk of our operations so that we can remain a sustainable organization.
Amplia tu selección; explica cómo mantendrás el financiamiento dentro de los próximos 1 a 3 años.
One of the innovative aspects of MedPLUS Connect is the sustainability we have built into our model. The surcharge we charge the Ghanaian Ministry of Health allows MedPLUS to function as a sustainable organization at its current scale. However, additional funds are needed to facilitate the expansion of MedPLUS. While demand is great for recovered medical supplies in Ghana and elsewhere, our staff is currently working above and beyond the hours we can currently compensate. To meet the increased demand we need to expand our staff to be able to manage double or possibly triple the number of shipments. We have researched and embarked on some possibilities for generated funds for expansion. We plan to continue our fundraisers and install them as annual events wherever possible. We also plan to continue seeking individual donations and grants. We intend to invest a small amount of our capital in a low risk fund as a means of producing additional income. These three avenues are slowly allowing us to accumulate funds to expand our organization. If we receive funding that enables us to expand our organization to include full-time employees, we plan that within 2 years, this increase in human capital will enable us to expand the number of shipments we send to 10 shipments per year, which will allow us to pay for these full time positions independently, based solely on the income from our shipment surcharges. Continually supplementing this basic funding with fundraisers, individual donations, and grants will enable us to do special projects and raise public awareness about our work.
Created on 03/10/2013 by reapbenefit
Reap Benefit works with the motto of “Making Green a habit”. Engaging individuals across Schools, Colleges and Organisations , we strive to bring tangible changes in the areas of Energy, Waste, Water and Bio Diversity .We strongly focus on low cost innovation and systemic changes as a driver for personal transformation. We believe that if right “green” habits, are inculcated in it will have a ripple effect in all forms of life. This not only would provide practical support/framework but also drive quantifiable environmental, social and financial benefits.
Organización: Reap Benefit
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What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Reap Benefit works with the motto of “Making Green a habit”. Engaging individuals across Schools, Colleges and Organisations , we strive to bring tangible changes in the areas of Energy, Waste, Water and Bio Diversity .We strongly focus on low cost innovation and systemic changes as a driver for personal transformation. We believe that if right “green” habits, are inculcated in it will have a ripple effect in all forms of life. This not only would provide practical support/framework but also drive quantifiable environmental, social and financial benefits.
As a social enterprise working to co-innovate and co-implement solutions for issues/optimization-opportunities on campuses in the areas of waste management, water and energy usage, and dwindling biodiversity with the participants.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1-Expand distribution networks for De-grade ( low cost organic enzyme for composting) negating organic-waste-management issues in about 10,000 households .
2- Expand into 50 government schools, 30 private schools and bring tangible changes in waste,water,energy and bio diversity and personal transformation
3- Develop the patent pending energy efficiency software for computers, develop water visualizer tool, develop enzyme to accelerate bio gas production,develop an app for local bio diversity mapping
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Need #1
Message & Brand Strategy
Need #2
Opportunity Analysis
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
As mentioned Reap Benefit is a social enterprise which focuses on environmental innovations in four categories of energy,waste,water and bio diversity. We serve both for-profits (private educational institutions and businesses) and non-profits (government schools, other NGOs and bodies). Today, we have worked with 85+ educational institutions, 30 organisations, conducted 3 pivotal research projects, co-developed a composting-solution (D’grade ) and en-route to file our first few patents. We are bound to Innovation and Empowerment as core values.
As an organisation with a diverse focus and a plethora of choices to embrace sustainability sometimes the message of the organisation is lost. We are unable to develop a consistent brand which occupies a steady mind share in our potential customer irrespective of profile,age and requirement. It is imperative for an organisation like ours to develop a robust brand in a specialized field of environment as a one stop shop for innovative low cost solution with a strong human focus to sustainability. In the long run having a well defined brand message, position and strategy will give an added edge but will make all communication effective.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
It will be focused on over all organisational branding of environmental innovations and services to educational institutions both private and government, organisations both ngo's, government bodies and corporate. Once we are able to have a well defined strategy of the overall organisation then we would like specific consultation for our low cost composting enzyme De'grade.
The main focus would be long term brand of Reap Benefit, the message the brand delivers, the position in the minds of the stakeholders and the brand delivery
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
No. As we are making the shift we feel there is a need for uniform and enhanced communication with are stakeholders
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Sí
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Sí
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Sí
1.
Well Defined Brand of Reap Benefit
2.
Easier Internal Branding with interns and employees
3.
Defined communication strategy
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
1. Closely worked with 12000 students directly and 100,000 youngsters indirectly in the year 2012-Feb 2013
2.Reduced carbon footprint by 80.5 tonnes of CO2
3.Diverting 122 tonnes of solid waste from the landfills
4. Involved in a research on power savings in computers which was presented to a major IT company yielding a potential savings of Rs 1,00,000/- per month
5.About 10 working Water Barrels in multiple institutions collect about 50 liters/day each allowing 500 liters to be reused every day
6.Saved 3000 liters of water a day in one and 1kwh of electricity through simple interventions
7. Build Low cost sanitation facilities from discarded plastic for boys and girls in Government schools
8.Worked with 6000+students in 5 days on Solid Waste Management for students.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
1-Be recognized as the most innovative eco-solution provider for anyone
2-Expand distribution networks for D’grade negating organic-waste-management
3-Expand completely into 2 networks with 600+ Government schools and draw a co-relation between sanitation and school drop out in 3 years
4-Reduce per-house water-energy consumption by 20% as a service
5-Expand and serve new areas/needs/customers deepening our impact and experience
6-Allow our eco-clubs/students/participants leverage innovations through the support of Eco Clubs
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The team convinced five towns / cities in RI and CT to place 10 WCO receptacles at their transfer stations. They distributed thousands of flyers / calendars and made over 50 presentations to students and adults. The project partnered with grease collectors, biodiesel refiners, and local charities to collect, refine and distribute biofuel to needy families. With 122 restaurants participating in the program, TGIF has collected 130,000 gallons of WCO and produced 100,000 gallons of biodiesel, which has helped heat 210 homes to date.
We are at a crossroads when it comes to feeding the world. As food prices rise and food availability decreases it will become ever more difficult to survive.
Sun State Organics, LLC believes the answer lies in a revised growing method. A method that does not require tractors, shovels, inorganic chemicals or massive amounts of water, energy and labor. They believe that better systems can provide more with less and produce an abundance of food that is healthier, safer and more secure.
Please visit our site to see the depth of our team and how we have experts in many fields coming together to not only make this project a success but a model for many other groups to use.
BYKA has experts with over 20+ years of experience spanning over 16 countries including many African Nations.
We are also committed to helping those with disabilities find opportunities and careers and our systems provide them with such.
On our site you can see a number of different systems that work together to provide a complete package - farming, housing, water, health, IT, education and waste.
Created on 02/14/2013 by chandra.paramita
E-junkyard, vinculando el sector formal – informal para crear una gestión de desechos electrónicos más efectiva y adecuada, , a través de la gestión integrada de desechos electrónicos.
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I am trying to contribute to environment and society by taking part of collecting and treating waste properly. This contribution is by working in an e-waste recycling company. We are not only handling used and discarded electronics, but we seek how to optimize the usage of electronic devices before its end-of-life.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
I still live my idealism, I’m eager to try something new and learn along the way from various sources around me. I’m not afraid to cross my comfort zone, and cannot help thinking about how to develop my idea beyond the call of duty.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
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Industria
Profesional, Científico y Servicios Técnicos
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Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
The growing problem of electronic waste along with the growth of gadget and appliance market. E-waste posed environmental hazard due to physical-chemical properties of its components. E.g. leachate containing metal pollutes the soil and ground water, some batteries are explosive.
Despite the growth of e-waste production, an integrated system for proper management of e-waste is not yet on place. In the formal sector, service providers existed, but its outreach is limited to corporate clients. The informal sector has grown its own system down to household level, but its operation is not meeting health and environmental safety standard, thus is creating negative impact.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Bridging the formal and informal sector to create a more effective and proper e-waste management infrastructure. The formal sector has the proper standard and facility for e-waste processing, but lacking the system to expand its outreach down to the household level, i.e. the largest market share of end-consumer. Rather than starting from zero and competing with each other, the formal sector can use the system already existed in the informal sector and upgrade it to meet the proper management standard.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
This solution will add double value to our company in a go. Business wise: increase of production scale along with the increase of e-waste volume collected. Corporate social responsibility: increase of safety and overall welfare of the informal sector. Environmental responsibility: minimization of environmental impact due to inappropriate processing by informal sector recycling operation.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
E-junkyard, i.e. E-waste collection center will be the core to bridge formal and informal sector. Our company will provide education (e.g. how to do segregation, simple dismantling, health and environmental hazard of the waste) and proper facilities and equipment (e.g. shelter, gloves, boots). Informal e-waste collector will provide the man power (waste picker) and simple transport (e.g. pedicab) to operate the e-junkyard.
The commonly viewed as valuable from e-waste is PCB board, mainly due to its gold and copper content. In the informal sector, extraction of these metals involved unsafe use of mercury solution, in which the vapour was inhaled by the recycler, and the waste water is discarded freely to the environment.
As our company is specializing in PCB board recycling, we have established a recycling facility meeting health and environmental safety standard. We will buy this component to be recycled in our facility, thus reducing the environmental impact from recycling operation in informal sector. E-junkyard collector can sell the rest of the components to our network of authorised and certified recycling facility.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
There are a small number of players currently in the formal sector. Companies licensed for hazardous waste management are sometimes involved in e-waste. Informal sector collector and recycler have existed for long, but using methods that bring health and environmental hazard.
What differentiate us is that we try to offer a “comprehensive solution” – from data confidentiality assurance (destruction of data in the e-waste component) to a certified responsible cradle to grave processing. This includes a tight safety control within our operation, and a thorough audit on partners’ operation in our network of authorised and certified recycling facility.
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When TES-AMM was established in Indonesia, the business intention was to serve company/organization to properly treat their e-waste. However this business did not touch the biggest e-waste contributor which is households. Households’ e-waste are being collected and treated informally by e-junkyard. The main issue with e-junkyard is that they have little care for environmental aspect and worker’s safety/health issues.
Then on one day, a reporter ask me whether TES-AMM will force e-junkyard to stop operating. On that moment I thought, we can have a win-win solution by co-operating with e-junkyard without causing them to lose business. They can still collect e-waste from households and we will provide way to treat the e-waste properly.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
As a guiding image: in the last 1 year, we have collected more than 1000 printers in colaboration with its manufacturer in a take back scheme. We are projecting to collect 2-3 times more if we are not focusing on only 1 brand but allow community to discard any brand of electronics.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
Establish 1 e-junkyard pilot, in collaboration with existing e-waste collector/ recycler. The e-junkyard is aimed to serve an area of approx. one city, and will become a base for replication in other areas in Indonesia.
Operation in the junkyard includes collection, segregation, simple dismantling, and transportation to authorised recycler.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
The existing “mafia” in informal sector waste management (including e-waste). Our plan is trying to collaborate with existing informal business unit and offering this alternative business unit as a package of community development proposition for the personnel involved.
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This solution will add double value to our company in a go. Business wise: increase of production scale along with the increase of e-waste volume collected. Corporate social responsibility: increase of safety and overall welfare of the informal sector. Environmental responsibility: minimization of environmental impact due to inappropriate processing by informal sector recycling operation.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
This project will be part of marketing and CSR program. So it will be part of the overall company budgeting and prioritized work.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
As this initiative is basically a business model, funding should be generated from result of proper e-waste processing. The initial investment and community development part might be funded as part of company’s CSR, but as the operation started it should generate funding through responsible recyclables trading. Another funding possibility is voluntary carbon market, although the mechanism still need further exploration.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
We are closely working with the environment authority and now in the middle to make better aquaintance with e-junkyard.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
The management supports the idea but will need a more detailed plan and schedule to fully approve it.
Created on 02/2/2013 by Phillip Liu Jr.
Ecodiesel is a company that is based off of turning waste vegetable oil into clean, usable, efficient biodiesel. We make and sell custom processors (made on CAD and with 3D printing) that can process waste oil into biodiesel. We also distribute usable biodiesel as well.
(The video submitted is an old video, it does not reflect our current business model, which now includes the sale of the actual biodiesel processors, not just biodiesel itself)
Created on 02/2/2013 by jasonlin
Project TGIF is a sustainable system designed to collect waste cooking oil (WCO) and convert it into bio-fuel. This renewable fuel will be distributed to local families in need of heating assistance.
Created on 01/15/2013 by Pablonecoechea
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We are a Civil Society Organization, who fights to get a development and sustainability of our country.
I fell responsible for my environment. I want to leave the world in better condition than you found it.
A lot of things motivate me to participate in environmental programs, learn, discuss, promote, sharing, working for environmental affairs, and defense.
My aspiration is to participate in the development of solutions to various environmental problems arising in social, political and cultural. I want to transfer the experiences and knowledge learned in my life, to create, develop and strengthen mechanisms for participation in society.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
the future of our world is in our hands, I want to help make it better, I really want to do it wanted, I like to work hard, I love the service, I have skills of teamwork, perseverance, vision, empathy, leadership, particular discipline and responsibility, these qualities are the basis for achieving success together.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
México, PUE, Puebla, San Pedro Cholula, San Andrés Cholula, Atlixco, San Diego la Mesa, Coronango, Cuautlancingo, Domingo Arenas, Amozoc
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Industria
Productos de Consumo
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Our project tray to reduce the impact of climate change,
With our own organic waste we create our own daily energy to ours homes, our system, anaerobic fermentation, produce biogas, which can be used as a renewable fuel. If organic waste is left to ferment air cause a significant release of carbon dioxide CO2 which significantly increases the greenhouse effect that brings so much trouble with global warming.
Through our energy system, we can produce our own electricity, to warm in winter, cooking, all things that we need every day, providing light and electricity and help our environment.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Wastes of ours homes, and animal dung is organic waste that can become an environmentally friendly way for energy. Our sistem is called biogas process and consists of a mixture of gases generated by anaerobes (oxygen) that decompose organic matter.
Biogas is the gaseous product of anaerobic digestion of organic compounds.
The controlled process of anaerobic digestion is one of the most suitable for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use of organic waste and the maintenance and improvement of the fertilizer value of the treated products.
With our system we helping to support the family, a car of their own energy supplies.
With our system we are helping to conserve the environment and reduce the global warming.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
the idea is innovative because Mexico is not handled this type of system, which is supplied free of charge to Eneria to homes, and help the environment.
Our system is established in the community of extreme poverty.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
The controlled process of anaerobic digestion is one of the most suitable for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, energy use of organic waste.
our system in each house, produces clean energy, free and good for the environment, improving the quality of life of people living in extreme poverty.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Our project is unique. There are no competitors that offer solutions to the problems our project is solving.
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Republica forestry, civil socidedad organization was founded in 2010 as a result of the joining of wills in favor of environmental conservation in our region
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
the impact has been great, we've had great response, but still much to do, much to poor homes where getting.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
the impact generated in these three years has been valuable, society begins to know us, and know that our actions are good for society and the environment
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
There are many financial barriers, but we managed to overcome the will of the people and Sponsorships
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The value that is being generated is ecological value, which is not measurable..
The value that is being generated is increasing our purchasing power in families that use our system.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
We train weekly on issues relating to development and sustainability. We need funds for infrastructure.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
we need funds for infrastructure, computer equipment and transports to go to remote communities.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
all members of our organization are valuable.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
We had support within the team, but there is always more to do.
Created on 01/15/2013 by KikaBor
Cooperativa de consumo en comunidades vulnerables, finalidad: adquisición de productos básicos más baratos, ahorrar y aumentar su calidad de vida,con la posibilidad de intercambiar material reciclable por vales de dinero para su compra.
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Soy una chica chihuahuense con conciencia social y preocupada por lo que pasa en mi entorno, dedicada desde hace varios años al desarrollo social. Soy parte de la Red Juvenil MX, doy pláticas en escuelas y centros comunitarios de Derechos Humanos y Sexualidad y trabajo en COINCO, un despacho de consultoría, enfocado especialmente en el sector agropecuario y desarrollo de comunidades. Y es ahí donde se crea esta idea, por la convivencia con los más necesitados nos surge la inquietud de apoyarlos, no de manera asistencialista como sería el primer impulso, sino desarrollando sus capacidades.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
El ser una visionaria idealista, buscando formas innovadoras y eficaces de hacer lo que ya hago o crear nuevas “aventuras”, rompiendo paradigmas sociales y empresariales. Busco que los proyectos tengan un impacto social e incluso ambiental. Perseverando siempre en el trabajo, en los detalles, no soy partidaria del conformismo o hacer hasta donde me pidan, me gusta dar el extra, ir más allá. El combinar ideas, para optimizarlas. Pedir críticas y consejos para enriquecerlas y mejorarlas. Tratar de mejorar siempre
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
Industria
Productos de Consumo
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Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
Nuestra ciudad y el país, está viviendo una época difícil y complicada, en una transformación constante y profunda, caracterizada por los problemas de violencia, inseguridad, narcotráfico, corrupción, teniendo como base la POBREZA, NIVELES BAJOSDE EDUCACIÓN, DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL y DESEMPLEO. Es paradójico que los que menos salario ganan sean los que compran más caro los productos básicos, porque la cadena de valor pasa por muchos intermediarios. Asimismo, otro problema fuerte es el exceso de basura en la ciudad y poca educación ambiental
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
La creación de una cooperativa de consumo cuya finalidad es la adquisición de productos básicos más baratos, ahorrar y aumentar su calidad de vida, añadiendo el factor ambiental, con la posibilidad de canjear material reciclable por vales de dinero para su compra.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
.Porque combina la parte social, ambiental, cultural y empresarial. Social al aumentar la calidad de vida de las personas, disminuyendo sus gastos, aumentando sus ingresos y proporcionándoles becas. Ambiental al convertir "la basura" en vales de dinero. Cultural con las capacitaciones quincenales, además de aprender a ahorrar y juntarse para mejorar. Y empresarial al constituir las cooperativas de trabajo asociado y/o producción. El trabajo del despacho entra en creación de la comercializadora, el negocio del reciclaje, la asesoría en la constitución de las cooperativas.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
está basado en una ESTRATEGIA DE COMBATE A LA POBREZA Y DESIGUALDAD SOCIAL llamada “El Pequeño Mundo Solidario” que ideó el maestro José Ramírez Mijares, catedrático de la Universidad Iberoamericana de Torreón, con algunas modificaciones. La metodología es sencilla, trata de crear pequeños grupos de personas (entre 15 y 25 c/u) en las colonias más marginadas de la ciudad y comunidades, cada socio ahorra $20 a la semana, de manera que con el ahorro de todos se compren, de inicio, productos básicos en mayoreo, lo que disminuye el precio, y se vendan con pequeño margen (10-15%), con lo cual el ahorro queda intacto de manera que si alguien tiene una urgencia y necesita lo que ha ahorrado, se le regresa en ese momento. El margen que va quedando se destina a gastos administrativos y 3 fondos de mejora para la comunidad (previsión social, educación y reserva). Se añade la parte ambiental al recibir material de reciclaje (pet, aluminio, papel, cartón) como parte del pago de los productos, que será vendido por el despacho al recolectar el de todos los grupos, lo que además de disminuir la basura, abre las posibilidades de un negocio poco explorado en el país, el reciclaje.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Las cooperativas, son modelos de negocio que se están implementando en todo el país, tal es así que el 2012 se instituyó como el Año del Cooperativismo, y son una respuesta a la situación económica que se está viviendo. El mercado de éste proyecto, así como sus beneficiaros, son las personas que viven en las colonias más marginadas y comunidades rurales. Las competencias para la de consumo, son las “tiendas de la esquina”, así como las cadenas grandes de supermercado, ya que por el volumen que compran pueden bajar los precios de ciertos productos. Por ejemplo en los supermercados está comprobado que al entrar por un producto en oferta, la mayoría de las personas compran 10 más.
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El director del despacho escuchó una conferencia del catedrático José Ramírez Mijares, donde presentó el modelo “El Pequeño Mundo Solidario” basado en la Teoría de la Economía Solidaria, el cuál aplicó en los 90s en su ciudad de origen. En septiembre del año pasado me lo explicó para implementarlo, adaptándolo a las necesidades de la ciudad y ver de qué manera podíamos ir disminuyendo la brecha de la desigualdad social que existe. El detonador fue el Foro de Vinculación de Redes de Acción Local para la Transformación Nacional al cual asistí en octubre, en el cual veíamos acciones de prevención del delito y poder combatir la violencia por la que atraviesa todo el país, y que mejor que ayudando en aquellas colonias de alto riesgo (100 en mi ciudad) a aumentar su calidad de vida. De ahí me reuní con docentes expertos en el área de proyectos de responsabilidad social, donde se añadió la idea del material de reciclaje.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Apenas iniciamos la primera semana de enero con un grupo de 90 personas, teniendo una aceptación muy buena que ya contamos con 100.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
El impacto proyectado es al año constituir una Caja de Ahorro y Crédito, teniendo como socios a 500 personas.
A los dos años contar con una cooperativa de trabajo asociado o producción en cada grupo, un mínimo de 40 cooperativas.
A los 3 años ser un grupo cooperativista formado por un conjunto de cooperativas en diversas áreas.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
El seguimiento a través de los comités de cada grupo puede ser una barrera si no se comprometen, lo superaré dándoles incentivos y mostrándoles los resultados.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cuál es el beneficio o valor que estás generando para el/los negocio/s?
Para el despacho el beneficio será el negocio del reciclaje, así como la creación de una comercializadora, de los productos que las mismas comunidades creen. Además será socio accionista de las cooperativas, de manera que creciendo ellos, crecemos nosotros. Así como el crear una red de distribución.
En cuanto a los socios (personas de las comunidades) será aumentar la calidad de vida, disminuyendo sus gastos y aumentando sus ingresos.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
Esta iniciativa es autosustentable, porque el dinero sale del ahorro de las personas y da vuelta cada semana, aumentando exponencialmente, lo que da para gasto administrativo. La doctrina del cooperativismo se difundirá por medio de pequeñas capacitaciones quincenales.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
Se inició con un inventario de $20,000, que fue destinado para comprar los productos básicos y distribuirlos en los grupos formados anteriormente. El margen que se tiene es del 10% sobre la compra, es decir, en este caso de $2,000. A la siguiente semana ya se cuenta con $22,000, y así sucesivamente. Al cabo de un año según la proyección se obtiene un acumulado para los fondos de mejora de la comunidad de $700,000. Así como el capital para iniciar la Caja de Ahorro y Préstamo. Lo que abre la oportunidad para la creación de las cooperativas de trabajo asociado o producción.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Se formó un consejo de 10 personas, las cuáles apoyaron con la inversión inicial (camioneta, inventario de productos, escrituración y dada de alta en la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público) y ayudaron a la idea final, además serán los asesores (docentes, empresarios
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
Asegúrate de incluir patrocinadores claves o recursos comprometidos con tu proyecto.
Interno, de capacitación en el modelo; externo, el capital inicial ($100,000).
This project is a large global project with many smaller projects under the umbrella. The largest components include an end to assault weapons and hand guns in the USA. The smaller projects include retooling factories and retraining workers at those factories. Each of these sub-projects include clean low emissions manufacturing of safe, energy-efficient and renewable products that benefit everyone. With the weapons gone, we will use the facilities to do good in the world.
Created on 12/19/2012 by Katelin Kennedy
In partnership with Feeding America and the Global FoodBanking Network, Hilton Worldwide is we are piloting perishable food donations from hotel banquets. The pilot will explore how to enhance operational capacity among food banks and their agency partners to allow them to accept donations from hotel restaurants to reduce waste.
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We have a small but agile team that works to identify opportunities within the company to align business objectives with societal needs.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
Ability to leverage relationships from across the business to gain support and buy-in for your work. Flexibility and ability to adapt to ever-changing internal dynamics and external challenges that you'll inevitably encounter. Willingness and openness to learn from all involved parties to adapt approaches to figure out what works best. And perhaps most importantly a never-give-up attitude!
País de la Empresa
Estados Unidos, VA, McLean
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
n/a
Países o regiones adicionales
United States (multiple cities), Egypt, Australia, India, Japan, and others as we scale
Industria
Alojamiento y Servicios Alimentarios
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Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
In the United States along 40% of food goes to waste according to Natural Resources Defense Council. As one of the largest hotel companies in the world, we are also one of the largest restaurant operators. We recognized that often food we produce from banquets or daily operations is wasted. Furthermore, this contributes to our costs as we pay to dispose of waste. While the idea to donate this leftover food is conceptually simple, the reality is much more complex. The majority of food banks are not positioned to accept perishable foods, and the recipient agencies often don't have the infrastructure in place to collect food in a timely manner. Further, you run into the challenge of matching supply of food available with demand for food given the added complexity of food being perishable.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
We have partnered with Feeding America and the Global FoodBanking Network to pilot food rescue and donation activities in key markets, with a focus on learning best practices in order to make food donation opportunities available to our 3,900 hotels in 90 countries. We are examining existing food collection processes to identify opportunities to integrate perishable food collection systems into food banking operations and hotel food and beverage operations. We will leverage the expertise of both organizations to then develop tools and resources that can guide hotels outside of the direct pilots in establishing safe food donation systems with local recipient agencies. Further, we will examine the business impact to understand potential cost savings achieved from this activity to make the case for continued investment from the enterprise.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
To our knowledge other companies haven't attempted to develop a scale-able solution to the problem of perishable food waste. We are uniquely positioned to develop a model that our hotels can leverage to not only reduce waste, but potentially save money in the process. We see great potential to integrate donation opportunities into our current operations and divert waste to do good in the process.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
In some of our properties thousands of pounds of usable food is thrown away on a regular basis while simultaneously the surrounding communities suffer from hunger. For example, in some Middle Eastern countries it is customary to order sometimes over 100% more food than is needed for weddings or other large events. Hotels have usable food and food banks have networks of partners that can use the food, but no one is making the 'last mile' connection to enable the transfer. Through our pilot we are leveraging our expertise in food and beverage operations and our partners' expertise in food handling, collection, and distribution to develop tools and resources to support donation on a larger scale. First we are working to understand the problem and why it isn't happening organically. Next we will focus on making individual connections and facilitating donations at a local level to identify best practices. Finally, we will develop the necessary tools to scale to our broader portfolio. We rely heavily on the expertise of our partner organizations and their affiliates to co-create and guide the development of our solution and truly consider this a partnership that leverages the expertise of the public and private sector to address a societal issue.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
There are many hotels or restaurants that do this at an individual or local level, but to our and our partners' knowledge there aren't other food and beverage outlets that are attempting to scale learnings across a broader enterprise. I believe our biggest challenges will not come from competitors, but will come from the reason we don't have competitors: this is a tough nut to crack! There are a lot of challenges from an operational perspective in terms of food packaging, safety, pick-up and delivery, and legal liability. We would really benefit from ADP consulting support around how to scale this pilot across countries and markets.
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This concept was developed by our VP of Corporate Responsibility and VP of Sustainability as a broader strategy to reduce waste coming from our hotels. They recognized the societal value of reducing the massive amounts of food being wasted on a daily basis, and recognized the opportunity to partner with experts in the field to try to identify a solution.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
The pilot launched in November 2012, so we are just getting up and running. However, we have committed to the pilot via a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
We hope to provide resources to enable hundreds of our hotels to develop local partnerships with food banks and recipient agencies to accept food.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Operational and infrastructure challenges have been the first barriers. We have also recognized a challenge to identify hotels that have a commitment and energy around community relations that can match with recipient agencies within a reasonable distance of the hotel that also want to develop capabilities to accept perishable food. To overcome these challenges we are surveying agencies and hotels that have already started the donation process to better understand the critical elements to success in the partnership.
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Through food donation we will directly reduce the amount of waste produced by our hotels which is a direct cost to each of them. We will be able to calculate the cost savings given the pounds of waste that are diverted from waste services. Further, these donations will go to charity so there is an opportunity to claim tax deductions as well (though we anticipate this will be less impactful than the value savings from waste reduction).
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
We have worked with our food and beverage teams, and operations teams to identify hotels to participate in the pilot. We plan to develop a working group made up of a cross-functional team from the business to advise on the development of the program as it expands.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
For the initial year the project is being supported by the corporate responsibility department. The bulk of the cost should take place up front as we implement the pilots and develop supporting resources. Ideally we hope to make the business case to pass any additional costs on to the operations and/or food and beverage teams.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Our partnerships with Feeding America and the Global FoodBanking Network are critical to our success. We would not be able to implement without the opportunity to leverage their relationships and expertise in food recovery. Internally we have leaned heavily on our operations team to socialize the partnership with our hotels.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
At the corporate level we haven't received any push-back. At the hotel level we've identified some properties that aren't sure they will have enough food available to donate (remember that our properties range from ~100 rooms to ~1000+ rooms depending on brand, location, type, etc) so we are working to identify the best process for selecting hotels and the ideal hotel 'profile' for donation. Otherwise people have largely been supportive.
once again hello to every one. its very necessary thing to think about environment.its a big profit generated business. i can demonstrate this.
we don't need more funds to do this. because no wants to dead earlier.either Business or Human being. Brief summary
Created on 11/25/2012 by mbrew42
Ceiba Forestry and Energy Agriculture creates value at the intersections of bioenergy and agroforestry in Latin America. Through the use of clean technologies and innovative land management strategies, our project development team converts biomass and oil crops into clean, sustainable energy and fuels.
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Ceiba exists at the intersection of bioenergy and agroforestry in developing economies. We create innovative rural agroecosystems with biomass-based energy development opportunities. We focus on the high price energy economies of Latin America, linking new bioenergy technology with existing waste streams, and/or our own high-energy biomass feedstocks to increase project viability and enhance clean tech energy options in rural areas. By rehabilitating deforested or degraded lands, we reinvigorate damaged landscapes, while allowing for rural energy sovereignty and sustainable development. We are a dynamic team, able to source and develop a wide spectrum of projects, with proven track records for project success in the US, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
Ceiba’s 'intrantrepreneurial' team identifies unique opportunities in developing energy economies. Local knowledge, market access, new technologies and the capacity to link clean technologies with the right feedstocks are what sets our company apart. We are able to navigate the complex political economies of project locales with language skills and long track records of successful international entrepreneurial experience. Integrity, tenacity, cultural fluency, and a robust interdisciplinary experience base, complemented by our ability to stay flexible with lean, early-stage strategies afford us a business development advantage in the global bioenergy marketplace.
País de la Empresa
Estados Unidos, CA, San Anselmo, Marin County
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
Veraguas, Cocle, Colombia, California, Florida, Costa Rica
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Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
We address the need for affordable, sustainable energy access to rural communities via development models for the abundant, degraded and underutilized lands in Latin America. Such rural areas have high unemployment as well as high-energy prices, yet with abundant biomass waste streams and choice growth conditions on lands that are otherwise deforested or used for cattle production. Remote, rural economies are further dependent on imported fossil fuels for transportation and electricity with grid and fuel supply issues, while Ceiba’s small-scale, localized energy enterprises could provide stable employment as well as clean energy access for the rural poor. Rural energy sovereignty and sustainable biomass management create jobs, affordable energy, as well as strong returns for investors.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Ceiba plants energy crops on deforested and degraded lands; secures access to existing biomass waste streams (ag/forestry); designs and implements waste-to-energy systems using new-generation, modular and scalable waste-to-energy technologies. We revitalize landscapes and provide fast returns on energy investments by developing locally produced clean energy opportunities using waste streams and produced biomass -- converting both into pellets, bioelectricity, biofuels, biochar and cogenerated heat. Our project pipeline provides strong returns for investors, while using bioenergy and agroforestry systems to create jobs and affordable energy for the rural poor. Ceiba's alternative cropping systems and energy conversion technologies cut dependence on external sources of energy production, effectively "closing the loop" on tropical agroecosystem carbon cycles and while improving rural livelihoods.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
Many bioenergy firms concentrate on large capital investments in centralized locations. Ceiba focuses on small to mid scale, modular and scalable projects that capitalize on the abundant biomass to bring clean, affordable energy to rural areas. Our Latin American networks enable us to secure the biomass supply chain and further produce our own sustainable biomass on plantations. We target a unique project size, unique feedstock combinations for rural energy independence.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
Ceiba maximizes project returns by matching feedstocks with appropriate bioenergy technologies in developing economies with high energy consumption metrics, making smaller scale bioenergy an accessible enterprise. The bioenergy value chain begins with energy agriculture and tropical agroforestry systems which provide the feedstocks for bioenergy projects with technologies such as gasification and pyrolysis. Ceiba’s energy agriculture team grows and manages fast-growing oil crops, biomass crops and timbers to provide a continuous feedstock supply -- often in conjunction with other existing agriculture or forestry waste -- increasing project reliability and viability. Our agronomists and foresters plan and implement strategies with fast-growing oil and biomass crops, bamboo and precious hardwoods for oil, timber and biomass production. We hire local community members in all aspects of our operations, and offer employees the opportunity for training and upward mobility within the company. These strategies underpin bioenergy project stability, maximize land productivity and asset value with multiple timescale revenue streams. Ceiba monetizes this value, with a team well-versed in feedstock contract negotiation, PPA acquisition, project finance, as well as corporate structuring -- assuring successful implementation. We help to green and stabilize the grid, reducing transmission and transport losses of energy. Our production systems support more biodiversity than competing uses (eg cattle), and can boost local production of new crops, increasing agroecosystem diversity.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Ceiba's peer companies in the bioenergy project development sphere that have reached later stages include: Nordic Bioenergy, Phoenix Energy, SG Biofuels, and Pelletics, although many do not produce their own biomass feedstocks. Further competition arises from traditional hydrocarbon energy producers.
Competition for available biomass has increased over the last decade with more bioenergy projects as well as demand for timber, pulp and paper, fuelwood, sustainable building materials, and composting. We produce our own biomass as well as expand our land assets to ensure project viability, as well as offer investors access to quality land portfolios. Competition for land with cattle, food production, other bioenergy producers, real estate as well as urbanization should be considered.
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Ceiba's founders met in Cartagena, Colombia, one was managing an underperforming teak plantation and designing forest investments, while the other was developing mid-level biomass to energy opportunities with a gasification company. We realized that we had found a way to generate major value from abundant harvest slash and milling waste, as a feedstock for bioenergy projects. To go even further, we realized that with our land access, planting experience, and personal networks in Latin America that we were able to grow our OWN feedstocks to assure the biomass supply chain and securing project viability. In the high energy price economies of Latin America, modular and scalable biomass to energy plays are viable and potentially quite lucrative. Through a commitment to the ideal of sustainable rural landscapes in Latin America, and our desire to drive clean energy initiatives in developing markets, we started Ceiba to develop high impact energy projects.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
We have planted 5 hectares of castor in Panama and have provided over 15 people with temporary employment. We have identified 10 potential pellet and biomass to energy plays in Panama, Colombia and Costa Rica. We are actively participating with Standard Fruit Co. of Costa Rica in a waste to energy plan to help offset carbon footprint of banana a shipping depot with bamboo and timber biomass. We have established a Panamanian subsidiary, Ceiba Energy Agriculture S.A. an entity to be used for all LatAm projects.
We have relationships with over a dozen Original Equipment Manufacturers of bioenergy and pelletization equipment. Ceiba has developed market links for all pellets, castor seed or oil, electricity and liquid fuels that we can produce. Ceiba has landed over $35K in seed capital. Many landowners are very interested in partnering or selling lands to us, and we have been fortunate to work with government officials and research institutions, that have offered us free assistance.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
By the end of Yr1 We will have developed two bioenergy projects between Panama and Colombia. Our castor seed production farms, We will have performed a feasibility study for Standard Fruit Co, and will hopefully be implementing the project. We plan to have over 4000 hectares in oil crop production by Y3 and further expanded into fast growing biomass crops and other oil crops, using both rainfall and irrigation, with at least 5 bioenergy systems functioning on the ground in Panama and Colombia, and seeking Series B funding to expand pipeline with proven projects. We will have additional subsidiaries dedicated to bioenergy production and agriculture, and hope to have sold at least one to an investor or company, and will own lands.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Difficulty with negotiating Power Purchase Agreements at viable price thresholds: We will leverage incountry networks and seek EX/IM backing and government support.
Difficulty securing lands: We have already identified over 10,000 hectares of lands for our projects and can secure in long-term leases and eventually purchase our own properties.
Difficulty with control of biomass supplies. We will partner with reputable, long standing biomass waste producers ad enter into long term offtake contracts. Additionally we will produce our own biomass on high-yield agroforestry-based production systems to assure ample raw materials and project longevity.
Difficulty with Bioenergy Machinery: We have a bilingual team of engineers in US and Colombia in charge of installation and operations.
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Our company has developed unique land use models that increase short term revenues and allow for expedient self financed land purchases. We also simultaneously develop bioenergy opportunities with multiple OEM's, with revenues from energy sales, biomass sales, biochar sales, commissions on machine sales, land value appreciation,management fees, licensing fees, commodity sales, timber sales and consulting. This diverse model with multiple cashflows gives us a resilient, lean and flexible company with deep contacts in emerging market LAC countries.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
Ceiba has received a bridge loan that has been used for project development, travel, castor plantings, the establishment of Panama subsidiary, Ceiba Energy Agriculture SA. Our team and advisors leverage over 150 years of Latin American resource and energy project development experience with the political connections and business acumen necessary to execute on these opportunities.
We are finalizing materials for a formal seed round in which we will be seeking $300k in bridge loans to further develop the energy agriculture play and set up two bioenergy pilots, one with wood pellets in Colombia, the other with rice husk in Panama. Individually and as a company our team consults with contracts related to land use, forestry, carbon, and bioenergy in Latin America; reinvesting in Ceiba.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
We are currently entering a seed round where we are seeking $300k, at least 6 months of runway to vet and secure a pipeline of bioenergy projects in Panama, Colombia and Costa Rica. Once we have chosen two main bioenergy projects and our continued planting efforts, we will prepare all three for financing and will then seek a Series A finance round, most likely with our initial bridge loan investor and thier cohort of investor contacts in a syndicated round.
We will continue to receive funding and management fees based on milestones and successes, and will produce revenue from sales of seeds, oil, biochar, pellets, energy, fuel, and lands. Ceiba has and will continue to perform consultancies related to our core strengths, land use optimization and bioenergy project development in LatAm.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Our company has strong interdisciplinary ties with each member dedicated to certain aspects of the diverse agroecosystems -- with ample overlap and sharing in between all members to assure cohesive company culture. We have standing Letter of Intent to purchase our castor seed and oil, as well as timber and other biomass, all with reputable investors. We have competent contacts in every country and have MoU's in place with carbon developers, investors, and offtakers.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
We have received $35k in seed funding and have a cadre of advisors who have worked with us for several years with no compensation. We have received pushback from some investors as they would like to see us targeting larger projects that justify higher transaction costs with less management needed. Our potential investors and advisors give us great guidance in terms of focus and presentation, and are now introducing us to major potential funding sources and clients.
Created on 11/23/2012 by marialtube
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¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
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País de la Empresa
Argentina, B, Vicente Lopez
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Argentina, B, Vicente Lopez
Países o regiones adicionales
Industria
Productos de Consumo
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Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
Eco-Live surge de la necesidad de reemplazar la utilización de polietileno o cartón para la fabricación de bolsas por un material biodegradable manufacturado a partir de componentes orgánicos naturales y no de derivados del petróleo ni la tala arbórea. Por biodegradable se entiende la capacidad de un producto de desintegrarse en su totalidad a través de medios naturales. Eco-Live se presenta como una alternativa ecológica y económicamente rentable para aquellas empresas e individuos que compartan nuestra preocupación por el medio ambiente y la necesidad de apostar hoy por un futuro promisorio.Entrecruza tres pilares fundamentales para el éxito logrando un equilibrio entre: lo económicamente rentable, el bienestar social y la preservación del medio ambiente.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Nuestra solución son las primeras bolsas en Buenos Aires 100% naturales que se degradan en menos de 6 meses. Producidas a partir de materias primas naturales que no involucran el uso de recursos naturales NO RENOVABLES.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
Es innovadora porque si bien es un producto utilizado en distintos países del mundo, en Argentina es muy nuevo y sobre todo en Buenos Aires. Somos los primeros proveedores de este tipo de producto.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
ENTAJAS COMPETITIVAS - RSE
- 100% biodegradable con lo cual al desintegrarse lo hace por COMPLETO.
- Menor liberación de dióxido de carbono. Los plásticos usan el fundido para ser degradados, el cual genera gases en el aire produciendo el denominado: efecto invernadero. Una tonelada de plástico genera 3.15 toneladas de dióxido de carbono y una tonelada de bolsas ECO-Live entre un 50% a 80% menos.
- No utiliza ningún recurso natural tal como el petróleo o los arboles, sino que es una opción renovable 100% ecológica no dañina.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Por el momento en Buenos Aires NO EXISTE una empresa que se dedique a lo que nosotros ahcemos dado que la tecnología es muy nueva. La propuesta de valor para grandes empresas vienen de la mano de un impacto positivo en el Resumen de Responsabilidad Social Empresaria al cambio de bolsas convencionales a bolsas ECO-Libe
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Comenzamos nuestra actividad a fines del 2011 y principios del año 2012 por la creciente preocupación de Mariana Altube sobre las prácticas y costumbres del hombre que generaban un impacto negativo en el hábitat natural empeorando así las condiciones de vida actuales y comprometiendo las futuras. Frente a esta problemática detectada, uno de los hábitos humanos con mayor impacto es el relacionado al uso diario de bolsas, sobre todo de polietileno, y es por eso que se buscó generar, desarrollar y llevar a la práctica una propuesta realmente sustentable para brindar una solución a dicho problema.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Todavia no lo hemos podido medir
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
El problema fundamental con el cual nos encontramos actualmente tiene que ver con el precio del producto. Creemos firmemente en el compromiso de grandes empresas que buscan un mundo mejor. Creemos que esa creencia podra sobrepasar cualquier barrera que exista hoy, inclusive el precio, pero para ello debemos tener si o si un gran compromiso con el proyecto y una alta perseverancia para no darnos por vencidos.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cuál es el beneficio o valor que estás generando para el/los negocio/s?
VENTAJAS COMPETITIVAS - RSE
- 100% biodegradable con lo cual al desintegrarse lo hace por COMPLETO.
- Menor liberación de dióxido de carbono. Los plásticos usan el fundido para ser degradados, el cual genera gases en el aire produciendo el denominado: efecto invernadero. Una tonelada de plástico genera 3.15 toneladas de dióxido de carbono y una tonelada de bolsas ECO-Live entre un 50% a 80% menos.
- No utiliza ningún recurso natural tal como el petróleo o los arboles, sino que es una opción renovable 100% ecológica no dañina.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
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Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
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Mico-Logica Oaxaca is an initiative to promote the cultivation and nutritional benefits of edible and medicinal mushrooms.
Created on 11/16/2012 by tomaslang
The Green Events Program is set up to make it easy for secondary school event organizers to minimize waste at events, every step of the way.
Organización: Ecole Alpha Secondary School
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Ecole Alpha Secondary School
Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
Entidad del gobierno
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
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Resúmen: ¿De qué tema o problema específico trata tu emprendimiento?
My Venture addresses the common problem of a lack of waste management, and the even more common problem of disposable items over reusable ones, both helping overflow our landfills. There is too much waste going into local landfills, the majority being unnecessary (ie. food scraps, easily recyclable materials). Places where a frequent lack of waste management and an abundance of disposable items are very obvious are at events, which generate large amounts of waste in short periods of time, and in small areas of space. My program will be targeting events, specifically those at secondary schools. Moreover, in two years, Burnaby schools will be fined if there is food waste in their dumpsters. The waste management program would eliminate this problem at events.
Enunciado de tu misión: ¿Qué hace tu emprendimiento?
The mission of my program is to reduce waste at school events with a simple, scaleable, and universal waste management program. The Green Events Program creates an easy way for event planners and organizers to reduce overall waste, as well as waste going unnecessarily to the landfill, and even cost. Waste going to local landfills from secondary school events could easily be reduced by 80% with simple waste management, and even further reduced with reusable materials replacing disposable ones, as the Green Events Program will do.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
An example of how my venture will make an impact is by having a system that event planners and organizers would follow to minimize waste at their events. These could be student, staff, or parent events. This would include a set of event planning guidelines for event planners, a pre-designed waste management system, and a small school library of reusable event materials. The guidelines would include a flow chart style section, helping organizers pick the best products to buy, the dos and don'ts of event planning, a list of materials in the school event material library, and will go through all the steps of "green" event planning. The waste management system would have soft plastics and hard plastics bins, a food scraps/compostables bin, and a smaller garbage bin, manned by a volunteer instructing which items go into which bin, in order to maintain clean waste streams.
The small materials library would develop over time, but to start with, it would have around fifty sets of dinnerware, tablecloths, and other common materials needed at events, such as biodegradable garbage bags. If a school was hosting a particularly large event, it could ask to borrow materials from other schools. Event planners would be able draw upon all these resources when planning and executing their events. Having these resources at hand will greatly decrease waste produced at events, help maintain clean waste streams, and will also reduce costs.
La comunidad: Define tu comunidad, local, nacional o internacional, con la cual vas a trabajar. ¿Cuál es tu público objetivo, a qué población vas a dirigir tus acciones? ¿Existen otras organizaciones que ya trabajan en este tema en tu comunidad?
My local community that I will work on behalf is the high school students and staff of Burnaby. The population being affected is local and global, as this is a reduction in waste going into our local landfills, which in turn helps reduce global pollution ever so slightly.
There are multiple organizations working in the area of sustainability at secondary schools, including the Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network, which the Green Events Program is affiliated with, but this program is the only one I am aware of that specifically targets events at secondary schools. There is, however, the local for-profit company, Green Chair, that is hired to help make events sustainable.
El fundamento de tu Historia: ¿Qué fue lo que te inspiró para hacer tu emprendimiento y por qué?
What inspired my venture was a school event I went to in February, 2012 where food was being served. It was called Dessert Theatre. At the end of this event, I stayed to help clean up. To my dismay, there was no recycling regimen set up whatsoever. The students who were cleaning up were simply sweeping everything on the tables into to garbage bags, including uneaten food, unused items, and worst of all, returnable cans and bottles. Little to nothing was being recycled. There were two large garbage bags full of “garbage.” There could have been less than a quarter of one of these bags, had a simple waste management system been put in place, including a food scraps bin, a plastics recycling bin, and a returnables bin. I saw that a more standardized waste reduction and waste management program was needed at secondary school events.
¿Cuál es la visión a largo plazo de tu emprendimiento?
My long-term vision is that the Program be running in all 8 secondary schools in the Burnaby School District, and through collaboration with other Sustainability Networks, have it spread to and be used by other districts. I hope that each secondary school will have a reusable event materials library, and for secondary school to foster local elementary schools by lending them supplies for their events, where they would use the Green Events Program's guidelines, My vision is that the Green Events Program be a highly sustainable program helping students plan sustainable events. When I graduate from secondary school (2015-2016), I would like to register this program as a non-profit organization and help plan sustainable events, such as those held by seniors' centres, throughout the community.
Define tu empresa, programa, servicio o producto en 1-2 frases cortas.
The Green Events Program is set up to make it easy for secondary school event organizers to minimize waste at events, every step of the way.
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I want to have the Program running solidly and sustainably at Alpha Secondary (my secondary school). I aim to have reduced waste by at least 50% at multiple (at least three) events at my school, including one staff event. I would like to have all the event planners from clubs to be using, or at least attempting to use, the Guidelines for the planning and execution of their events. I hope to finish the reusable event materials library. I want the program to spread to another school, by training a representative for the Green Events Program from that school, who would be able to start this at their own school. I want to develop a partnership with hotel, restaurant, or rental company that would be able to give in kind donations of dinnerware when they restock their inventory. In the near future, I would like to create a big-picture video about waste and the Green Events Program, with the aid of Charles Tsai. This would include going to the local landfill. This video will raise awareness about my initiative as well as put it into perspective. It would also give the opportunity to put this initiative onto a crowd-funding site such as Kickstarter.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Having set up a waste management program at at least 2 events in my school and having bought or received 100 sets of tableware
Tarea 1
Set up, in collaboration with the Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network, a set of “Green Event Planning Guidelines.”
Tarea 2
Seek donations of reusable dinnerware from local hotels, rental companies and restaurants. Purchase any other materials needed.
Tarea 3
Work with groups planning events and introduce them to the Green Event Planning Guidelines and the materials library.
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Have the Program solidly running at my school's events, including one staff event, and starting at one or two different schools.
Tarea 1
Purchase or receive by donation any last items for Alpha Secondary's reusable event materials library, and finalize it.
Tarea 2
Train two representatives from two different secondary schools on how to start the Green Events Program in their schools.
Tarea 3
Speak at a school staff meeting, introducing the Program and its library that could be used at staff-held events.
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The success of my venture will be defined by it being a program that can be adopted easily and that is simple, as well as effective in reducing event waste. The short term success would be that the Program is finalized and adopted by school event planners, as well as that it does reduce waste at events.
¿Cómo definirás el éxito tu emprendimiento a largo plazo (1 año)?
The long-term success would involve the Program being adopted by multiple Burnaby secondary schools' student event planners, as well as by the staff of these schools. Later on, a success would be to develop a fostering of a secondary school's local elementary schools. The biggest success will be the reduction of waste at school events around the district by 75%.
¿Qué indicadores(s) usarás para medir el éxito de tu emprendimiento durante el primer año?
I will measure the success of this Program by balancing out how many events it is used at, at how many schools, and the most measurable outcome being the amount of waste reduced (weighing different waste streams at end of events). A successful event would be one where the large majority of waste is directed into the right streams, and there is a visible waste reduction. My goal in waste reduction is 75% waste reduced. Another important piece to measuring the success of my program will be the receptivity of students to this program. If students and event planners are receptive to this program, and are willing to participate and help, it will be seen as a success. If there is little to no receptivity, I will know that I will have to redesign the Program so that it is easier to adopt. I would ask for input from event planners who had attempted to use the Program, using the hotspot/bright-spot system taught at the Be a Changemaker workshop.
¿Por qué?
This will make sure the Program is not only reaching its goal, but also doing so in a way that is adopted by students.
The Rainbow Recycling Campaign is a project to promote consumer and manufacturing responsibility of consumable products world wide. My solution is to use representative colors and symbols that can easily be recognized anywhere in the world. Representative colors and symbols provide a visual cue for anyone to properly recycle disposable products. A RED container represents metals, as metals require extreme heat to melt. A GREEN container would represent paper products as paper products come from trees. A YELLOW container would represent organic products grown from the yellow light of the sun.
Created on 10/24/2012 by Suchismita Pai
Our model follows plastic from the dump, to the filament makers and finally to raw material for low cost 3D printing. It also aims at redefining the recycling industry and empowering those at the lower levels of the pyramid.
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A motley crew comprising an environmental engineering student from MIT Boston, a journalist with connections with the marginalized sections of society, a full time business man turned full time social entrepreneur and a DIY expert. All these people have one goal in common - the need to make a difference. 3) In a developing world environment, technological innovation is important, but it is equally important is to actively engage with every stakeholder in the process to ensure the model works at a grass roots level. We want to do exactly that. While we have always been invested in making a difference to our community we hope to achieve much more with this plan.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
With post graduate degrees in Management, Economics, Journalism and Engineering apart from life skills gained from over a 175 years between the four of us, we do believe that we can overcome any challenge that stands in our way. Between us we have corporate,academic and social success that can take us over any bump. There is the deep patience that comes with age and the 'do-it-now' eagerness that youth brings to the table. Patience, perseverance, wisdom, business sense, leadership and an empathy with those we want to work with/for/among, makes us a winning team. Our differences are our strength.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
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Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
With a rapidly emerging consumer economy, plastics are pervasive in urban India. In fact, urban areas are characterized by plastic bottles and bags which litter the sidewalks. It is estimated that 12.5 million tons of plastic are consumed per annum by India. Unfortunately, environmental preservation is not high on the list of priorities and littering is rampant. Our model follows plastic from the dump, to the filament makers and finally to raw material for our low cost 3D printing service. Waste disposal in India begins with the waste picker. With our plan we plan to solve two problems. Empower the waste picker and move him up the manufacturing value chain thus providing him a better livelihood while reducing the plastic waste and cleaning the environment simultaneously.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
We will provide the waste picker coops with our ‘Flakerbot’ technology that is used to convert plastic bottles to plastic flakes, which are the raw materials for 3D printer filament. These flakes could then be sold to filament makers at low cost but very high margins. The additional profit will make a huge difference to the daily lives of these waste pickers and they could earn up to 3 times what they currently do. Next, we will provide scrap dealers, currently just middlemen, with our ‘RefilBot’ technology that uses the plastic flakes to extrude 3D filament. These scrap dealers will become entrepreneurs and small time manufacturers of filament without a high investment.This filament will be used for 3D printing as with a booming middle class, low cost 3D printing is ripe to take of in urban India. We have also received a lot of positive feedback from the automotive industry regarding low cost prototyping.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
3D printing is a new technology that will take the world by storm. In a developing world environment, technological innovation is important, but it is equally important is to actively engage with every stakeholder in the process to ensure the model works at a grass roots level. We have done exactly. Lastly, our model is scalable and can be replicated in almost every urban city in India.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
The model has taken into account all the different segments of society that need to come together for this to succeed. We already have identified the flakerbots and refilbots and are in the process of deploying them through the people who will be involved in the pilot project. We have built low cost 3d printers that have been tested in the Indian market.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Currently 3D printing is a new technology that is not very accessible to many. However with our low cost machines and raw materials we have ascertained that there is a vast market among students and other professionals who want to translate their projects into touch and feel reality. In fact there are pockets of the market that are paying 50 times as much for similar services and would be more than willing to shift their business to us.
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When technology meets DIY, you sometimes come up with the most amazing results. That 3D technology has the power to change the way the world looks at manufacturing is no secret. But the thought of adding some more plastic to the growing garbage pile is not what we wanted. to quote a scientist "More often than not, the inventive process follows a cascade of ideas and thoughts…unconnected and unrelated. It takes a clear state of mind…to suddenly and serendipitously see the connections between the unrelated concepts.” It was during a morning walk that this idea seemed to be crystal clear. Almost as if it were too obvious in a 'how did we not think of this before?' manner.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Whether it is waste pickers cooperative we are in touch wit, the scrap dealers association, students professors and other end users there is excitement all around. We cannot yet quantify the impact of this idea yet.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
From the day I first saw a fax machine in 1989 to having one in my own home in 1991 it was a short span of three years. I do believe that such will be the case with 3D printing as well.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Lack of funds for further research and deployment of machinery and some training that will be needed to use these machines most efficiently will be our needs. However we do not percieve these as hurdles.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cuál es el beneficio o valor que estás generando para el/los negocio/s?
A cleaner greener planet. Raising the standard of living of those who need it.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
We have currently built 3D printers that are not available in India otherwise. We have networked with similar groups in other countries who are willing to share technology and know-how with us at almost no cost We have experst in business and have the contacts to reach the waste pickers.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Approximately 60 words left (425 characters).
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
We were finalists at a global 3D challenge in London recently. The idea was more than well received and we are building a network currently.
Working in the poor and congested northern suburbs of Lima, Albina Ruiz is building a community-based solid waste management system that is playing an increasingly important role in improving sanitation and health conditions in the area. Accompanied by a public education program and carefully coordinated with the garbage and trash removal services of public agencies, Albina's initiative is organized around a network of employment- and income-generating micro-enterprises at every stage of the waste management cycle.
Gonzalo is reinventing the garbage industry in Chile by helping society and customers see that 90 percent of garbage is really valuable raw material which can be recycled and re-used. TriCiclos installs Clean Collection Points run by the local community, which are modular plants capable of recycling domestic solid waste. By sharing the financial rewards of recycling, it is slowly replacing the current waste management system. Gonzalo’s goal is to create a future where awareness of the environmental profit of recycling is part of every-day life.
In India, 120 million till the lands as farmers. Many of them barely cross the poverty line, victims of an industry that marginalizes their revenues to a tenth of the end retail value of the produce they spend hours growing and harvesting. They spend much of each season trying to pay back loans, and their savings are, consequently, barely positive.
My Garment is an online educational and behavior change tool used to educate consumers about the life-cycle impacts of a typical garment in a simple, interactive and engaging way. Based on selected information on the users garment (where it was made, and what it is made of) consumers learn about the steps and impacts along the global fashion supply chain: from harvesting the raw fiber materials used to make the garment, the manufacturing process, global transportation, retail & brand marketing, to the use and disposal of the garment.
Recycling industry is one of the most encouraged, awarded and lucrative business venture. Ironically, the raw materials collectors who are mostly street children are considered outcasts and the poorest in the society. The industry is also an indirect beneficiary of child labour and youth exploitation. Middle men buy the recyclables at a throw away price and sell them to the recycling industries at exorbitant prices. If collectors were empowered, they would end up owning the recycling industries.
Created on 09/11/2012 by oursocialfabric
We're a nonprofit rescuing excess fabric from manufacturers, the film industry, and more. Through monthly sales, we get the fabric to creators in our community.
Organización: Our Social Fabric
más ↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarNombre de la organización
Sitio web de la organización
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver.
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Acceso, Costo.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Textiles and fabric comprise 4% of the waste stream in Canada (Alive! Magazine October 2009). Currently, we have more potential supply from industry and wholesalers than we are able to house and move. As of 2017, new legislation will ban textiles from our landfill, and we hope to be positioned to act on this opportunity with a successful retail outlet for repurposing and selling fabric.
Our community is largely female, aged 20-35, and passionate about the current zeitgeist for handmade clothing and products, matched with rising environmental concern. Our community is engaged and empowered by creating their own works, and access to low-cost textiles helps them create while diverting fabric out of the landfill. We have faithful volunteers who believe in our goals.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Our Social Fabric is pioneering textile waste reduction by collecting unwanted, reusable textiles from factory outlets, film companies, industry related companies and individuals and selling them at below-market value to the local, creative community such as designers, students and everyday crafters in Metro Vancouver.
Our solution is to bring these otherwise landfill-bound fabrics to a location where the public can access them for a low cost. Our Social Fabric holds monthly sales to move this reusable fabric which provides revenue. Because we are lacking a long-term accessible storefront space, we are unable to efficiently receive fabric drop-offs, host as many sales/events as we need to in order to move inventory in a financially viable way, and grow as an organization.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
A manufacturer dyes a fabric lot the wrong colour. A film production wraps up their work and has bolts and bolts of fabric they don’t need. Whatever the case, unused fabric is looking for a home—and that home is usually the landfill.
That’s where Our Social Fabric comes in. We ask for the unused excess fabric, collect it, and store it. Once a month, we open our doors and sell it at reasonable rates to the creators in our community, connecting them with raw materials they would never otherwise pick up. The funds go to collecting and recycling more fabric.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others working to address the same needs as you and indicate what sets you apart from them.
There is no other organization collecting and redistributing unused fabric in the Lower Mainland. We are the sole group in Vancouver that is diverting unused textiles from the landfill to be repurposed by people in our community.
Esta presentación se trata de
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarHistoria de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
One of the founders of OSF, a film industry professional, observed a textile recycling and repurposing initiative in Montreal. Upon relocating to Vancouver - with its booming film industry - he was dismayed to see how much fabric was heading for Metro Vancouver landfills. His vision was a fabric repurposing project that could eventually evolve into a storefront: hosting workshops, employing residents of the local area (DTES) and even the full recycling model seen in Montreal.
Going forward, the big picture could include a coffee shop with a drop-in sewing area to make your own repurposed and upcycled projects and help others with theirs; corporations getting on board wanting to donate time, energy and resources; holding workshops on textile waste and issues around “fast fashion”.
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
Textiles make up over 12 million tonnes of the solid waste stream in North America and a total of 120,000 tonnes in Vancouver. All textiles OSF receives are unused and ideal for production and resale. With 2 years of irregular monthly sales events under our belt, our goal is to open a retail space for fabric sales. We also plan to provide a space for sewing classes and workshops. Our Social Fabric aims to reduce textile waste, create inclusive employment, connect and engage the local creative community, and work to inspire and support further initiatives of its kind. Eventually, we would like to raise enough capital to start actual textile shredding and recycling.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Redirecting fabric waste: in the first year of regular monthly sales we diverted approximately 1500lbs/4500 metres of fabric from landfills. This year we’re forecasting an increase to 2400lbs/7200 metres of fabric in the course of less than 12 sales events.
Community: we have brought together over 50 individuals in the community to support the initiative through volunteering their time at fabric sales and pick-ups.
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
- divert 100,000 lbs of fabric from landfills
- be top-of-mind for students, designers and crafters as a go-to course and fabric outlet
- help build a stable and reliable creative community
- employ 4-5 part-time staff
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Challenge: product is bulky, takes space, requires housing and inventory
Solution: locate and secure a suitable long-term location. Upon securing financial capital we can solidify the retail operation of OSF which will employ staff and fulfill all ongoing OSF organizational objectives
Challenge: quality and supply not reliable (eg: local film industry could wane/flux)
Solution: build and maintain diverse supply chain of textile manufacturers and end-users to maintain a constant supply
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Secure a storefront space to begin our retail operations. Employ staff to run our storefront.
Tarea 1
Locate and secure a space for our retail operation
Tarea 2
Expand our current ties and outreach with the textile producers and end users in our local area to build and increase supply li
Tarea 3
Employ a staff person to operate store on a part time basis
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
We want to operate a store open 5 days a week, accepting large fabric donations and providing a creative space.
Tarea 1
Develop a strong donation supply chain
Tarea 2
Hire two more staff to operate store
Tarea 3
Raise awareness of our organization and its goals
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We have partnered with Common Thread, a sewing collective, to produce a line of yoga bags. We have also partnered with FrogBox, who provides our storage space, as well as promotional partnerships with the Hastings-Crossing BIA, Saul Good Gifts, Kdon, FairJake, Pure Magnolia and many local BC designers.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
We are a dedicated organization with a strong base of volunteers. We currently operate on sales revenue only and are able to be very responsive to market forces. As well, there is the current zeitgeist for handmade work and environmental concerns that makes our product especially attractive. We have created partnerships to help cover operating needs with minimal cost.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
For Our Social Fabric to grow successfully in the future, we will need robust guidance in all our areas of competence, to increase our effectiveness and ensure a sustainable future for our organization.
We’re also willing to help others with the resources we have, especially with fabric-related donations/sponsorship (within reason).
Created on 09/6/2012 by AlKo
Act NOW! Sustainability Performance Art Competition and Festival will take action on sustainability in the arts and inspire others to create change.
Organización: NOW! Theatre
más ↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarNombre de la organización
Sitio web de la organización
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver.
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Acceso, Calidad.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
There is a lot of waste in theatre and in festivals. Unnecessary waste.
Culture and art is very important in society and in our lives. It will always exist, there will always be festivals and there will always be new creations. Why shouldn't artists take the action that's needed in the world? And why shouldn't this begin in Vancouver?
With Vancouver trying to be the greenest city, it makes sense that the first 'green' performance art festival start here.
The Act NOW! Performance Art Festival would start off as a smaller festival, but as it's competition is international, it would be bringing in artists globally with future potential to exist in other cities.
The large arts community existing in Vancouver, and all of Canada, need a bump in the right direction.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
One way of creating environmental change that's been looked over is theatre and performance art. And this is silly because the arts have a major impact on society.
We've been running an international competition called Act NOW! for youth to create pieces on sustainability. But it's not just about inspiring people with the theme of your show. It's your practice in creating and presenting your art. We want to reach out to, not only youth, but emerging and established artists as well. And not only in our competition but by creating a performance art festival that explores and celebrates sustainability, and is completely green. Hopefully then, this will inspire other festivals be more environmentally conscious.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
Act NOW! Performance Art Festival will set an example for other festivals in Vancouver to run with less waste, we'll be lightening our carbon footprint, will explore and share with other artists how they can be kinder to the planet when working on their art.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others working to address the same needs as you and indicate what sets you apart from them.
The Only Animal theatre company - they do site specific shows
Otesha - they tour and perform show via bike about the environment
Dream Rider Theatre - they tour schools with shows for kids on the environment
There are no theatre companies holding festivals with this focus.
Esta presentación se trata de
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarHistoria de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
Back in 2008, Janny knew that change could created through art. I (Alyssa) knew that I loved theatre, but I also wanted to save the environment. So we came together and created the Act NOW! Playwriting Competition. We've been inspiring youth to create change with and through artistic endeavors, and now are ready to expand to a performance art festival for professionals and amateurs alike. We will reach a wider audience, and take more action by running a green festival. The idea of the festival came into fruition last summer when I was touring Fringe Festivals and saw a show that was about saving the world that completely inspired me and drove me to take more immediate action.
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
I want Act NOW! to truly be an international performance art competition that includes professional artists. Theatre needs a bigger push to be more sustainable. This will lead to a festival to celebrate theatre making those changing and hopefully creating innovations. With theatre doing this, it will help inspire audiences and community members to continue to make the changes needed in their every day lives (at home and at work).
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
We have reached over 3000 youth in performing our winning entries and giving interest to more people about bringing sustainability into theatre.
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
Over the next five years, our projected impact is that we'll be reaching youth and professional artists all over Canada, and be peaking interest over seas in our competition. We'll have successfully ran two festivals and the good work/word will be spreading.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
The amount of people we have involved in running the project might not be enough. I'll network and find the right people to join us and help make it a huge success. Or make it a bit smaller and move slower until we have more people interested.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Launch our professional artist category, improved marketing and advertising
Tarea 1
finish our new website and create the online entry
Tarea 2
find funding for the prizes
Tarea 3
find the best places to market our competition
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Have chosen the winners of our competition and be planning performances of them and start planning our festival
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These are some of our partners in the last four years:
David Suzuki Foundation
Environmental Youth Alliance
The Otesha Project
Global Agents for Change
Sierra Youth Coalition
Quebec Drama Federation
The University of British Columbia (UBC) Sustainability Office
UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society Sustainability Initiative
Sustainability Television
Bicycles For Humanity
Playwrights Guild of Canada
National Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program
Green Kids
The Campus Climate Network
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Nothing other than doing the IMPACT Sustainability Championship Training. We have taken a break for one year and are just getting back into gear.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
Supporting co-workers who are more like friends
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
I am really good at coming up with ideas
You can create a Changeshop from this competition entry in order to gain access to new partnership and funding opportunities!
Create my Changeshop.
Created on 09/5/2012 by
Collect & recycle soap discarded by the hospitality industry & distribution of these to impoverished people, prevent deaths caused by hygiene-related illness.
Organización: Clean The World Foundation
más ↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarNombre de la organización
Clean The World Foundation
Sitio web de la organización
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, Columbia Basin.
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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Expansión (el siguiente paso será crear un impacto a escala regional o incluso mundial)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Equidad.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
With the donations of these discarded soap and shampoo products, Clean the World is a step closer to reaching our goal of preventing the millions of lives lost each year — and we're doing it one bar of soap at a time.
Children that have died to diseases preventable with proper hygiene since 4/1/2009
10,829,269
Soap distributed by Clean the World since 4/1/2009
11,694,265
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
"The good news is that hand washing with soap, a low-cost intervention...reduces the incidence of one of the largest killers of young children worldwide."
AJPH, Luby, 2001
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
Each month, hundreds of thousands of hotels and motels across the world discard tons of slightly-used soap and shampoo. These products often end up in already overflowing landfills and can potentially contaminate fragile groundwater systems. Through our Hospitality Recycling Partners Program, Clean the World collects and repurposes these products using environmentally-friendly and hygienically-safe recycling efforts.
With the donations of these discarded soap and shampoo products, Clean the World is a step closer to reaching our goal of preventing the millions of lives lost each year — and we're doing it one bar of soap at a time.
See the actual impact that your property will have on the environment and in the lives of so many by implementing the program: http://cleantheworld.org/hppfulloneca.asp.
We need your support and your partnership today!
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others working to address the same needs as you and indicate what sets you apart from them.
No competitors of any significance. Clean the World is the biggest participant in the sector with 8% market share in USA and 3% in Canada. So much blue-sky!
Did you know that for $1 per guest room monthly, you can Protect our Planet and Save Lives! It’s True!
Canadian Business Journal: http://www.cbj.ca/features/aug_12_features/soap-proud_to_be_canadian.html Authored by R. Brent Lang, details the movement that is spreading across Canada – hotels are joining Clean the World’s Global Hygiene Revolution to recycle soap and save lives. Please click here for more information on Clean the World’s Hospitality Recycling Program: http://cleantheworld.org/Hotel-Program.asp.
Esta presentación se trata de
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultarHistoria de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
It was while conducting an enormous amount of business travel that Shawn Seipler and Clean the World, co-Founder, Paul Till, began to think about the concept of recycling hotel soap, shampoo and other amenities.
In January 2009, they began investigating how to recycle bar soap and what, if any, uses of recycled bar soap may exist. It was then that the purpose and cause of Clean the World was clearly defined and understood as the research led to two very deadly diseases, acute respiratory illness and diarrheal disease. These two diseases, the leading and third leading cause of death respectively amongst children under the age of five, can be dramatically decreased through proper sanitation with simple bar soap.
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
Mission at Clean the World is very simple- to lead the creation and implementation of a national hospitality soap and shampoo recycling program that has a two fold mission: to both prevent needless landfill waste AND, most importantly, to assist in saving millions of lives.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
· In 3 years, we have distributed over 11 million bars of soap to children and families in 55 countries worldwide
· We have diverted over 750 tons of waste from Canadian and U.S. landfills
· We partner with more than 1,600 hotels, operating in 10 Canadian Provinces and 50 U.S. States
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
Recycle Ounces (000) 171 2,886
Recycle Tons 5.3 90.2
Bins per Month 311 5,262
Monthly Cubic Feet 933 15,785
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Awareness (marketing budget to reach corporate / franchise purchasing manager / General Manager)
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Room Count Month 1 = 15,574 Month 2 = 18,689 Month 3 = 22,427 Month 4 = 26,912 Month 5 = 32,Month 6 = 38,753
Tarea 1
Reach early-adopters (hotels ready to be green) and cultivate the ready, willing and able participants
Tarea 2
Build the brand of CTW in Canada, Nationally. Utilize media, associations and grass-roots volunteers
Tarea 3
Show proven effect of diversion from landfill into hands of children and families domestically and internationally.
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Soap-press acquired (or donated) to facilitate maximum operative impact for mission.
Tarea 1
Expansion Capital / Funding Secured
Tarea 2
Brand and Marketing Roll-out
Tarea 3
Announce major corporate partnership to show massive adoption of program
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Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Yes, we are in 50 US states, 10 Canadian Provinces and now expanding globally.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
This is a high-demand product, where NGO's can obtain for a fraction of normal market cost for these products, while diverting from landfill!
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
Created on 09/5/2012 by amritasafe
Trash 2 Cash is a community based green enterprise that recycles solid urban waste to produce microutility products of regular usage and sale it through intrinsic retail chain to sustain the livelihood of urban slum dwellers. The Power of small thus reduce big landfill emissions to keep the planet green.
Organización: South Asian Forum for Environment
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South Asian Forum for Environment
Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Edad del/la innovador/a
18-34
Género del/la innovador/a
Femenino
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
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Trash 2 Cash: A Window of Empowerment
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Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
UN reported one billion people live in slums of South & 57% thrive on solid waste segregation & disposal configuring a vulnerable social segment that is victim of poverty and held convicts for rising social abuse & crime. Urban slums appear on municipal garbage hills increasing landfill emission, spreading pollution and diseases where the solid wastes recreate resources for dwellers to survive, thereby creating opportunity for handful of recyclers to make huge profit in this unorganized sector by exploiting the underprivileged in the lure of a tiny amount. The future of this radically unequal and explosively unstable urban world that makes ‘citizens of dirt’ is my concern since every slum portrays a vast humanity warehoused in shantytowns ostracized from the formal world economy.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
This entrepreneurial effort attempts to mainstream urban poor by capacity building and creating new economic opportunities for them in the unorganized sector of solid waste management through micro production units of recycled products, developing microutility retail chain by e-marketing & selling green value products to claim a share of revenue earned in solid waste recycling for better livelihood. This has innovation of exploring the power of small entrepreneurs using green technology for recycling and challenge of attempting an attitude change amongst urban stakeholder for segregating solid waste at source. This would add fiscal value to trash, leading to restrict the scope of unhygienic practice of urban poor, especially children, in waste collection, segregation and disposal.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
1. Youth members of slum are initiated to joint liability groups (JLGs) that are bank linked and oriented with the trade.
2. Capacity building and technology transfer for JLGs to set up micro recycling units for paper mache and paper molding based on low cost green engineering.
3. The urban paper waste segregated at source in public and corporate sectors get donated to JLGs working as producer’s organizations of microutility household products for daily usage made out of disposable paper waste.
4. Mainstream these producers organization through financial inclusion, state of the art marketing strategy and communication skill.
5. E-sensitization for urban stakeholders to promote the trade with cyber tools. Calling for corporate partnership through CSR & in-house sales of products.
6. Place based event management for exhibition cum sale, silent auction & web-auction for selling products.
7. Revenue return is used as working capital, microinsurance and profit share showing fare break-even.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
The products will have 3 categories of which one is paper waste recycled to paper mache products, wet biodegradable garbage, recycled to vermicompost, a organic fertilizer and unclassified plastics recycled to polymer intermediaries. The paper mache products will cater to micro utility household articles for regular use that has an edge over plastic products for its green quotient and over metal products for its lower cost. The market is wider though the competitions are fairly low. Moreover, the aboriginal design and look will create a new segment of Unique Selling Point, USP. Organic fertilizers have a demand driven market of undefined volume directly promoted by the government policy. Supply deficits are huge. Polymer intermediaries are multiused products that can be linked to recyclers
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
Acceso a financiamiento, Acceso a las cadenas de abastecimiento/logistica, Acceso a tecnologia, Acceso a oportunidades económicas, Cambio de políticas/Defensa de derechos.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Initiated in a small scale in Kolkata metropolis a handful of women working as ragpickers in the solid waste dumping ground were trained with the trade and an exhibition organized with the first set of production of their handwork. The consequences were far reaching that attracted a corporate social responsibility funding for proper capacity building followed by voluntary donation of paper wastes from few leading multinational corporate houses of Kolkata. The women who use to gaze in the garbage grounds now regularly attend paper mache workshop in proper uniform and stick to the rules of safety and hygiene. The economic development has come by virtue of an increased income of nearly 75% over their previous earnings. Moreover, they are aware of risk coverage and have micro insurance policies to their benefits. Though the amount of landfill emission reduction was in miniscule, the effort has been recognized as one of the best practiced by UNEP in their clean up the world campaign.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
Initiated project will diversify in two verticals, one is recycling of wet garbage into vermicompost impacting in reducing landfill emission and promoting sustainable agriculture, other is reuse of non biodegradable plastic bottles as paper mould cast for creating home garden potteries. This activity will be associated with capacity building for to initiate newer members into the trade and aggressive awareness campaign in the public domain for segregation at source. Beneficiaries would standardize their products, deduce correct production cost and decide on the profit margins so as to prepare a bankable model that can be placed for a credit linkage request. Proper marketing tools, innovative awareness devices and extended outreach activities will be integral to this 3 year action plan.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Convergence of slum members under fiscal strain and retention of the purpose in them needs meticulous counseling incentives and promising market returns. To combat this, a contingency plan is followed which includes regular capacity building workshops to substitute dropouts, organizing events and exhibitions for fund raising to allow stipends as incentives to beneficiaries. Arrange for high end activities, exposure visits and market survey programs to keep beneficiaries motivated. Deliberate obstructions from big players in waste management lead to conflict of interest and socio political confrontations. Power of small would be branding the work more as a value added community service, rather than a revenue returned pathway. Social recognition will shield the said externalities.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
The entrepreneurship must establish as a sustainable business model operated by skilled partners with measureable impacts on the
Tarea 1
Standardization of production with products specification, costing and market survey to be done.
Tarea 2
Atleast, 2 capacity building workshops per month should be conducted to induce new members to the trade. Parallel to this conve
Tarea 3
Strategic Impact Assessment to estimate reduction in emission footprints and abetment of pollution has to be conducted.
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Developing the producers organization as a green SME and credit link it with a financial institute
Tarea 1
Registering the enterprise as Small Medium Enterprise under company’s act and get a trade license
Tarea 2
Developing a detailed project report to be approved by a financing institution and process it for a soft loan.
Tarea 3
Increase the turn over by three folds. Accredit the project as a clean technology initiative by recognized agents
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
During our recent exhibition cum sale at the IBM office in Kolkata, it was an ‘Aha’ moment for the enterprise when two of paper mache product items reached a price of $15 at a silent auction organized for the visitors. This was achieved against the baseline selling price of $1. About 3 of the IBM employees quoted price ranging from 12$ to 15$, which they were ready to pay for one paper mache product made by the poor women of sewage fed fisheries and adjacent slums.
The urban demand for the products and the eagerness of corporate giants to promote these products as green gifts during festivities continues to surprise us and the poor beneficiaries who make the products from waste. The ‘Aha’, moments lingers as we see the corporate offices achieving 100% waste segregation at source, making the waste valuable enough to be recycled in 100% hygienic way, completely downsizing the loss of solid waste.
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The project is presently running in a public private partnership wherein resources for soft skill development is being funded by local municipal corporation through a program called Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor, The working capital and infrastructural support including paper waste is being donated by a leading telecom multinational through CSR funding. My own organization is supporting in technology transfer and community outreach activities. The beneficiaries are the most active partners to carry out the program successfully.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
A very important category of support needed will be low cost and innovative technology cooperation in waste recycling for competing with mechanized hi-tech recycling systems and information about enabling the programme for carbon finance in the near future.
Created on 09/5/2012 by migueruiz1981
La Fundación busca generar alternativas reales de inclusión, participación y posicionamiento de los jóvenes a través del desarrollo de un conjunto integrado de actividades investigativas, sociales, comunitarias, ambientales y de emprendimiento, rescatando y destacando sus potencialidades y recursos, realizamos procesos de formación integral principalmente en emprendimiento y lederazgo.
Organización: FUNDACIÓN SOCIAL JÓVENES TRABAJANDO POR COLOMBIA
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FUNDACIÓN SOCIAL JÓVENES TRABAJANDO POR COLOMBIA
Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Colombia, BDC, Bogotá D.C.
Edad del/la innovador/a
18-34
Género del/la innovador/a
Masculino
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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RECICLAJE SOCIALMENTE PRODUCTIVO
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Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando menos de un año
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
En Bogotá se producen más de 7 mil toneladas de basuras al día y se recicla menos del 10%. Como alternativa de autosostenimiento para la fundación, se ha involucrado la comunidad para que el reciclaje de plástico se intercambie por talleres de formación y actividades para jóvenes y niños en el sector del Virrey y Los Comuneros en la Localidad de Usme en Bogotá. Por las características del plástico se presentan problemas de recolección, almacenamiento, transporte y disposición final, afectando el normal funcionamiento del programa derivado por el sobrecosto en el transporte y acopio de los materiales.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Realizar un proceso de transformación al plástico reciclado que le agregue valor y le permita ser insumo o materia prima para su reutilización en la industria. Además de seleccionar y embalar el plástico, agregar los procesos de moler y lavar el plástico reciclado son la alternativa que facilita el almacenamiento, el transporte y le agrega valor al ofrecerlo en la industria. La conservación del medio ambiente y la generación de empleo para las familias del sector serán las mejores herramientas para resaltar el compromiso de la comunidad frente al reciclaje de este material y garantizar el empoderamiento de los jóvenes y sus familias en términos de emprendiemiento a través de los talleres de formación y las actividades que desarrolla la fundación en el sector. El procesamiento del material reciclado y la generación de nuevos productos (ladrillos ecológicos, muebles modulares, etc.) es la solución planteada.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
La conservación y protección del medio ambiente como programa de la fundación dio inició a esta iniciativa a través del reciclaje de plástico logramos generar fuertes vínculos familiares y sociales que permiten la obtención de recursos destinados a refrigerios para las actividades y talleres de formación integral desarrolladas por la fundación que facilitan el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida presenta mayor relevancia al convertirse en una oportunidad de ingresos para las familias. Primero la sensibilización de la comunidad que inicia el proceso de reciclaje de plástico, seguido de los procesos de transformación - selección, embalaje, molido y lavado del plástico - realizados por miembros de la comunidad, eliminando el trabajo infantil y que se desarrollan para facilitar el almacenamiento del material reciclado, su transporte y la generación de valor en el mercado. Por último la venta del plástico a industrias que generará los recursos económicos necesarios (20% aprox. de utilidades netas) para mantener el sistema y garantizar los programas y actividades de la fundación con la participación de niños y jóvenes de la comunidad.
Se pueden agregar otros procesos que faciliten la venta del material e incluso el reciclaje de otros materiales además de dignificar la labor del reciclador y amplíe la cobertura de familias en la comunidad . El procesamiento de materiales reciclables y la elaboración de nuevos productos es la meta del proyecto los cuales serán el resultado de la interacción con la comunidad.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Casi 30.000 recicladores de Bogotá, Las asociaciones de recicladores, empresas del servicio de aseo, Unidad Admtiva. Especial de Servicios Públicos, Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá.
Estos actores están buscando la manera de ser más eficientes en el proceso de reciclaje, en la regulación existente y en las garantías de los recicladores de la ciudad, pero no están buscando la manera de generar un valor agregado a estos materiales que permitan consolidar un proceso de aprovechamiento del reciclaje y la generación de oportunidades económicas y sociales. El procesamiento de materiales reciclables y la elaboración de nuevos productos será nuestra fortaleza y los actores mencionados podrán ser nuestros socios o aliados para conseguir nuestras metas.
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
Acceso a las cadenas de abastecimiento/logistica, Acceso a tecnologia, Acceso a oportunidades económicas.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Desde febrero de 2012 se ha garantizado el refrigerio y los materiales de los participantes (más de 120 mensuales)de los talleres y las actividades realizadas las cuales se han desarrollado con mayor frecuencia (mensualmente), la sensibilidad de la comunidad nos ha permitido tener una constancia en el proceso de acopio del material reciclado y la generación de una cultura de reciclaje en las familias beneficiadas.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
Beneficiar económicamente a más de 15 familias (30 personas) de la comunidad través del proceso de transformación del material reciclado y asegurar el desarrollo de las actividades y los procesos de formación de la fundación con mayor frecuencia en la comunidad. En el primer año se beneficiarán 5 familias quienes se vincularán laboralmente y se generarán dos actividades mensuales por parte de la fundación para el cumplimiento de los procesos de formación integral. Para el tercer año la meta es que se vinculen más de 30 personas en el proceso de reciclaje y transformación del material y se ofrezcan talleres de formación permanentes los fines de semana en el sector ampliando la cobertura en un 25%.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Nuevas políticas públicas o regulaciones, las variaciones de los precios en el mercado. La primera se superará implementando sistemas de calidad que mantengan o permitan el desarrollo de la actividad con los parámetros establecidos y la segunda por medio de la elaboración de mercancías o productos con los materiales adquiridos en el proceso de transformación del reciclaje.
La infraestructura y incorporación tecnológica es indispensable como factor de competitividad, el mecanismo para afrontar estas limitaciones serán las oportunidades de adquisición de terrenos y maquinaria por medio del Leasing además de la generación de los productos como una fuerte estrategia de ventas respaldada por ser productos ecológicos y socialmente responsables.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Tarea 1
Adecuación del terreno o bodega.
Tarea 2
Realizar la compra de la maquinaria - molino, lavadora
Tarea 3
Incrementar el proceso de reciclaje - Capacitación a recicladores
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Tarea 1
Realizar convenios con pequeños recicladores
Tarea 2
Realizar convenios o contratos con las empresas que requieran el material.
Tarea 3
Investigar, diseñar y realizar los productos ecológicos.
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
La Fundación fue creada en noviembre del 2009 con personería jurídica y NIT Nº 900265514-6 y busca generar alternativas reales de inclusión, participación y posicionamiento de los jóvenes a través del desarrollo de un conjunto integrado de actividades investigativas, sociales, comunitarias, ambientales y de emprendimiento, rescatando y destacando sus potencialidades y recursos, para permitir que la población juvenil colombiana lidere la conquista de un país con alto sentido social, asimismo, propender por el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la población vulnerable y de la comunidad en general, buscando la consolidación de una nación con verdaderos hechos de paz justicia y equidad. Junto con mis dos compañeros emprendedores sociales, desarrollamos nuestro programa Soy el Medio por mi Medio con el cual hemos realizado diferentes actividades y hemos logrado sensibilizar a la niños niñas y jóvenes de la localidad de Usme y de Bosa.
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Hemos desarrollado alianzas con otras organizaciones sociales y culturales, (Fundación Amigos de Kevin - Simbiotik), diferentes instituciones educativas y emprendedores sociales. Estamos recibiendo asesoría de estudiantes de la especialización en Innovación de la Universidad Externado de Colombia, y apoyo y asesoría del SENA. Promovemos el voluntariado con estudiantes universitarios de diferentes universidades de la cuidad.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
Dentro de las necesidades se encuentra la inversión para iniciar o fortalecer los programas, los recursos humanos especializados principalmente. Como ofertas sugiero la categoría de formación-capacitación la cual podemos ofrecer en temáticas relacionadas con liderazgo y emprendimiento. También ofrecemos recursos humanos para labores de logística y el desarrollo de. iniciativas sociales
Created on 09/3/2012 by Sava Stefan
ECOpavement is here to bring an innovative solution to alarming environmental hazards because of plastics
We can dramatically increase the rate of recycling plastic by having an intensive construction material used for paving made from plastics. Why not have 700 years of resistance where you want it, on your road and not in the water killing 1000000 animals per year.
Organización: Inotech
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Sitio web de la organización
ecoinfrastructure.blogspot.ro
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Edad del/la innovador/a
18-34
Género del/la innovador/a
Masculino
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Menos de un año
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Expansión (el siguiente paso será crear un impacto a escala regional o incluso mundial)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Sigue en fase conceptual, pero se espera que se lance pronto.
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
There is more than one problem I want to solve:
Plastic bottles represents alone 50 % of the recycle waste in the dumps, not mentioning other type of plastics.
It takes around 700 years to recycle this
1 000 000 sea creatures killed per year because of plastic dumped in sea
The plastics that are recycled are an average of 10 % of total plastic available in one year.
Infrastructure building has a very high carbon footprint because of the inefficient logistics and reduced lifetime of some materials.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Use plastics in construction materials. The first step is the pavement brick. What we have designed and testing now is a successful solution that can significantly reduce to Carbon footprint worldwide very fast right now.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
Using this kind of brick brought a lot of new features we didn’t really expected when we first sketched the idea:
- it uses any plastic that can be recycled. The PET is around 50 % rate, but the other plastics are all around 8-9 % rate of recycling.
- in our prototype we use other industrial waste which is very hard to recycle.
Third of all It comes for in a market where the highest demand is for brick pavement.
- the density is aprox 3 times less than normal cement brick, which reduces at least 3 times the traffic needed to deliver to clients
- this is also come in handy in bringing new design that allows further reduction in CO2 and labor costs for the final client because it take 70 % less resources to install (time and energy). Basically the whole solution may come a minimum 50 % less than any other traditional system, but has a lifetime durability.
- Also, the design eliminate the weeds that usually grow between traditional cement bricks.
- The manufacturing process is not so elaborate, so a new factory can be built in record time anywhere in the world close to a plastic recycling center.
We intend to produce also our own recycling unit to our specific needs to be able to cut further more the cost of the product and reasearch new products.
- I’ve seen constructions stores that have Carbon footprint bar for each of their pavement bricks. This means the market has already did the first steps towards green products, so I think now is the right time to step in.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
So far I haven't seen a similar product as ours on the market.
Even there were to be, we would still have a competitive advantage because of the recipe and design.
Basically the installation cost on traditional pavement is between 2 and 4 times higher than the product itself in US and Western Europe. Bringing a reduction of 50 to 70 % here gives the product the best ratio money/quality among competition, while keeping a good profit rate for expansion.
One important challenge would be the short time the competitors start to bring their own recycled materials. This situation requires careful planning and evaluation. I consider collaborating with bigger player with experience and important visibility in the market toward implementing this new product.
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
Acceso a tecnologia, Acceso a oportunidades económicas.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
We had this idea long time ago, but one month ago we decided to restart the tests. We think we will have a product ready to sell between 2 and 4 months.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
Being the pioneer in this business I wish to motivate our competitors to
increase the rate of plastics recycled with 10 % .
Having the product available on Europe and US.
Developing new products in pavement but also in other construction related domains.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Being a very complex industry, there might be a lack of professional expertise and bad strategy along the way. I plan to take an experienced investor in this field that can offer us some support, also covering any shortage in money flow.
Also, concerning money flow I already applied to governmental founds to be able to raise money. In our country there are still unutilized founds on environment. With a capable team we can get a steady flow coming on from this way.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Start selling the first bricks
Tarea 1
Settling out for the final recipe and design
Tarea 2
Do legal tests and certifications
Tarea 3
Sell first bricks and start production
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Bring the factory in Iasi to full capacity
Tarea 2
Improve production process efficiency
Tarea 3
Achieving 3 shift producing cycle
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
We had a prototype actually 4-5 years ago.
It was just a curiosity to see what happens if we "bake" some waste we found around the company my father was working.
There was a pizza plate we mixed the ingredients and finally we got something hard and so sticky we could get out of the pizza plate. But we gave it hammers and it resisted.
Then, the recycling was not such an issues or at least I didn't payed attention to it.
THen at the end of this summer, I was thinking that from all the ideas I have that is the one with the biggest impact and now is the right moment to bring it to life. Of course meanwhile we lost the prototype and forgot the recipe. So it took quite a while and a lot of test to get it again right. Not to mention that we didn't have the same materials as were on the first prototype.
Now, looking on figures and the current situation in the world I think we are at the right moment at the right time. This should work.
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As I previously mentioned we have the support of the local company to use their factory together with employers and legal permits. This is the place my father developed products and produced since 15 years ago.
Finding the right investor is tricky, but not impossible. I like to work with people I feel comfortable and I like. So I think in 3 to 6 month we could find the right persons.
Other partnerships are always welcomed. We want to have our own collecting and recycling plastic unit here in Iasi to our need, so we are considering collaborating with other NGO toward this goal.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
I am interested in finding some people who know construction business and can facilitate acces to some foreign markets.
Created on 09/3/2012 by fernanda@loowatt.com
Valuable system outputs generate new economies;
A unique toilet uses that biodegradable lining instead of water, and creates a clean, odour-free seal;
The anaerobic digester converts the toilet contents into natural gas and fertilizer;
Design and collaboration create a better user experience.
Organización: Loowatt Ltd
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Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Madagascar, AN, Antananarivo
Edad del/la innovador/a
18-34
Género del/la innovador/a
Femenino
Tu organización es
Empresa
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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Loowatt: Value Generating Waterless Toilet Systems in Madagascar
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Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to sanitation, creating a crisis for human health that desperately needs financially sustainable solutions (UN Millennium Development Goals, 2011 Goals Report).
In Madagascar, 68% of people live below the poverty line of $1.25 income per person per day, with about 80% lacking access to adequate sanitation (WHO/UNICEF, 2012).
Loowatt is building a profit-generating sanitation system in Antananarivo, the capital, where there is widespread need for improved sanitation, energy and new sources of income. Electricity is expensive, hard to access and charcoal is the leading source of cooking fuel (Loowatt survey, 2012).
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Loowatt is a waterless toilet that uses a unique sealing unit to contain waste and odour in biodegradable film. Once sealed, the waste and biodegradable film are stored in a container that is emptied regularly into a nearby anaerobic digester.
The digester produces biogas, which can be used as a cooking fuel or turned into electricity, and digestate, a nutrient-rich liquid, which is further treated at a secondary location to become market-ready fertilizer.
The toilet and the small-scale digester, dubbed an ‘Energy Unit,’ are owned and operated by a local entrepreneur, and serve about 50 toilet users per day. This shared model fits the context of Antananarivo; a flood-prone urban centre where most families have shared pit latrines.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
The Loowatt System benefits include (1) a toilet that is not only clean but aspirational, (2) improved local health and productivity, (3) increased access to energy, (4) increased access to locally produced fertilizer, and (5) significant job creation.
The Energy Unit revenue sources are (1) toilet visits, (2) biogas energy products (such as cooking fuel, hot water for showers, mobile phone and battery charges), and (3) sale of digestate for further treatment.
We have built a detailed financial model with inputs based on real data. Based on this, the Energy Units will earn $6-8 per day in gross profit.
Employees of the Compost Factory, a facility that purchases digestate, and post-processes it to produce high quality fertilizer, service the Energy Unit regularly. In the current model, one Compost Factory will serve a local cluster of 50 Energy Units, but the system can be adapted to suit many scales.
Conversion of digestate to fertilizer adds further value. The price of commercial fertilizer in Madagascar is about $1 per kilo, and our surveys have shown we can earn an equivalent price for Loowatt compost. A Compost Factory serving 50 Energy Units earns $160 per day in gross profit (USD).
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Some commodity-driven waterless toilet systems are being tested in parts of Africa, charging toilet users and/or owners for waste collection with a view to generating value from waste at central facilities. But unlike our system, these projects lack a truly hygienic, aspirational, and odour-free toilet. They also require raw sewage to be carried around the city—a hazardous job—while our system pre-treats the waste on site.
Our distribution model enables toilet users and owners to benefit directly from the energy produced, which increases the return on investment. In others the production is remote, suggesting that toilet users may never see the benefits.
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
Acceso a financiamiento, Acceso a las cadenas de abastecimiento/logistica, Acceso a tecnologia, Acceso a oportunidades económicas.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
In 2011, after being awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations Phase 1 Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Loowatt set out to implement a pilot system in Antananarivo, Madagascar. This process began with a thorough examination of the local landscape, market segmentation, and the development of a system model to maximize value in this context. We are now implementing a pilot system that will be operational in October 2012.
This work is being done in collaboration with Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor in Madagascar, who have helped us reach a broad range of local stakeholders, from community councils to national ministries, to build awareness about waste-to-energy systems.
Our team includes a rapidly growing number of Malagasy employees.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
With the pilot system running, we’ll require 8-12 months of information gathering and system refinement to start scaling effectively. Our focus will be (1) to gather feedback to make incremental improvements to the existing system, (2) to collect data on system commodity generation, (3) to further improve our model, and (4) to explore methods for scaling.
Each Energy Unit will create a small business, 50 toilet users, and over 100 energy customers. The Compost Factory process generates 25-50 kg of fertilizer per Energy Unit per day. In 3 years we aim to have 10,000 Energy Units on the ground, improving the lives and livelihoods of over 2 million people.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
The Energy Unit needs to be proven as a profitable and sustainable enterprise to encourage rapid entrepenerial uptake. Validating our current assumptions is the first key performance indicator for this, with the pilot system operational we will assess the real return on investment for both the Energy Unit and the Compost Factory. This will enable us to understand the best financing models to implement and scale successfully.
Feedback about the system use and its associated commodities (toilet, energy and fertilizer products) will also be gathered in a commercial context. In-depth usage surveys and statistics will help us to improve the toilet system, while creating new approaches for refinement
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Successful implementation of the pilot system, incremental improvements and data collection
Tarea 1
Gather user feedback on energy unit (toilet and digester)
Tarea 2
Make incremental improvements to system components (toilet, digester, compost site)
Tarea 3
Develop marketing strategy for sale of energy and fertilizer
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Completion of the pilot stage, data analysis, system model improvements and initial scaling of units
Tarea 1
Analyze pilot system data and system model input
Tarea 2
Complete detailed plan to scale Loowatt system
Tarea 3
Begin implementation of scaling plan with the aim of providing improved sanitation to more than 300 people
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
Loowatt originated from Virginia Gardiner’s Industrial Design Engineering Masters project at the Royal College of Art in 2008. Her project questioned the unethical practice of flushing the toilet with drinking water and examined ways to turn human excrement into a commodity rather than a taboo substance to be flushed and forgotten.
By testing out a series of prototypes in her London apartment, from worm toilets to aerating sawdust toilets to packaging toilets, Gardiner realized that the best incentives to use waterless toilets were (1) no smell, and (2) commodity generation.
The formation of Loowatt Ltd. in 2010 created the opportunity for cross-disciplinary input from specialists in fields of design, sanitation, biology and engineering. Out of this came the optimized Loowatt toilet and system model.
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In Madagascar, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor’s support has enabled us to rapidly understand and access local people, systems and infrastructure providers. We intend to continue this relationship as we work toward scaling systems there.
Through the Gates Foundation’s Water and Sanitation grantee network, we are now in the process of forming further collaborations with groups that share common interests in sanitation, anaerobic digestion, and distributive system developments.
The InnovationRCA incubator offers us ongoing business support.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
The development of an alternative form of sanitation is a cross-disciplinary challenge; we value collaboration and understand that research, both scientific and market-based is important to create a successful result.
Mentoring from experts in business with experience in refining strategies for scaling would be welcome.
Created on 09/1/2012 by Vera Guarda
O projeto Cátedra busca ressaltar as qualidades de cuidadoras das mulheres para a proteção do meio ambiente.
o projeto Cátedra busca promover a capacitação de mulheres para diminuir as desigualdades de gênero e proporcionar aumento significativo no índice de desenvolvimento humano da região.
o projeto Cátedra necessita sempre manter parcerias para o sucesso do empreendimento.
Organización: Núcleo da Cátedra UNESCO: água, mulheres e desenvolvimento
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Núcleo da Cátedra UNESCO: água, mulheres e desenvolvimento
Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
n/a
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Edad del/la innovador/a
Más de 34
Género del/la innovador/a
Femenino
Tu organización es
Entidad del gobierno
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
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Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
A Cátedra UNESCO: água, mulheres e desenvolvimento busca desenvolver o potencial de mulheres em condições de vulnerabilidade social, através de cursos de capacitação.
Considerando a realidade brasileira, as mulheres ainda estão em posição de desigualdade no mercado de trabalho. E muitas famílias de baixa renda podem ter uma melhor qualidade de vida, com o auxílio das mulheres.
Na cidade de Ouro Preto, uma cidade turística, vive-se uma constante necessidade de mão de obra treinada para o mercado de trabalho.
Essa oportunidade pode ser explorada pelas mulheres, através de treinamento.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Approximately 125 words left (1000 characters).Treinar mulheres para o mercado de trabalho, através de cursos de capacitação. O programa desses cursos é composto por uma capacitação técnica, para que essas mulheres possam concorrer no mercado de trabalho; um apoio em psicologia organizacional e uma formação em Educação ambiental para que as mesmas possam ajudar a resgatar a qualidade do meio ambiente em que vivem e trabalham.
A Cátedra Amde parte do princípio que o treinamento oferecido à mulher reflete sobre toda a sua família, considerando que a mesma é a administradora da sua casa e também, possui o dom do "cuidar", o que lhe dá um diferencial para cuidar do meio ambiente.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
Nossa primeira experiência foi um curso de camareiras. As mulheres foram selecionadas pelo Centro de Referência em Assistência Social de Ouro Preto.
O curso teve 100 horas de capacitação: 60h em serviços de camareiras, 20h de Educação Ambiental e 20h de Psicologia Organizacional com profissional devidamente habilitado.Além de aulas teóricas, o curso oferecia as mulheres visitas técnicas para conhecerem o ambiente de trabalho.
O curso foi oferecido ainda por 4 vezes e nosso reconhecimento veio por meio dos gerentes dos hotéis, que toda vez que necessitam de uma profissional para o seu quadro de funcionários entram em contato com a Cátedra Amde.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
O SENAC, por exemplo, é um concorrente forte. É bem estruturado e trabalha muito bem, o lado técnico do profissional.
A nossa diferença em relação a eles é o fato de que nossa capacitação prepara o profissional como um todo. Cria no mesmo a responsabilidade e a visão crítica do trabalho para sua realização e sua relação com o meio ambiente.
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
Acceso a recursos humanos/ consultoría.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Approximately 125 words left (1000 characters).
Em 2 anos, o projeto já capacitou mais de 100 mulheres para o mercado de trabalho em diversas áreas: Camareiras e recepcionistas para os hotéis, cuidadoras de pessoas, artesãs que usam material reciclável, cozinheiras que melhoraram seu desempenho através da capacitação em manipulação de alimentos.
Além disso, a Educação ambiental vem complementar a sua qualidade de vida, prevenindo doenças de transmissão hídrica e aportando uma consciência ambiental.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
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Inserir no mínimo 300 mulheres no mercado de trabalho;
Criar 02 Associações: uma para produção de sabão artesanal a partir do óleo de cozinha usado. Uma pesquisa sobre esse tema está em andamento, pois apesar das mulheres terem experiência na produção do sabão artesanal, a maioria dos sabões fabricados possui elevado teor de soda cáustica residual, o que agride não só ao meio ambiente, mas também deixam as mãos num estado lastimável.
A outra associação é a do Papel. O papel é recolhido pelas catadoras, e é vendido no mercado. Nosso objetivo é transformar esse papel na própria associação. Assim agregaremos valor ao produto e pode se obter maiores ganhos,para dividir entre as participantes.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
-A evasão das mulheres. Muitas delas tem filhos pequenos e na cidade não há creche para todos.
Criar dentro do próprio espaço um local para os filhos pequenos das trabalhadoras, assim as mulheres que fazem capacitação em cuidador de pessoas, poderão realizar um estágio no local do curso;
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Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Plano de Marketing, implantação de programa de garantia de qualidade e busca de recursos
Tarea 1
Plano de Marketing - Criar um site para nosso trabalho
Tarea 2
Garantia de Qualidade: treinamento da equipe e melhoria nos cursos oferecidos
Tarea 3
Busca de recursos: participação em editais públicos
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Criação de uma Agência de Emprego com pessoas capacitadas e comprometidas com o meio ambiente
Tarea 1
Estabelecer dentro dos cursos de capacitação um programa de estágio remunerado para as mulheres em capacitação.
Tarea 2
Realizar pesquisas sobre as maiores necessidades do mercado local em termos de mão de obra qualificada;
Tarea 3
Buscar parcerias no comércio local ou no setor público;
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
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As parcerias tem sustentado o projeto até o momento. Elas são muito importantes. Exemplo de uma parceria: o CRAS de Ouro Preto é um grande parceiro. Este Centro de Referência em Assistência Social nos garante a divulgação e seleção das mulheres em condições de vulnerabilidade social e disponibiliza seus psicólogos para os módulos de psicologia organizacional.
A transcotta, uma empresa de ônibus em um primeiro contato, já disponibilizou passagens para as mulheres virem até o local do curso.
O SINE cadastra as mulheres capacitadas, com o objetivo de lhes encontrar um posto de trabalho.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
Nossa equipe é composta por 16 professores, a maioria deles são doutores nas mais diversas áreas: Farmácia, Engenharia Ambiental, Ciências dos Alimentos, Nutrição, Administração e Química. Estamos habituados a realizar pesquisas e colaborações. Nós precisamos de investimentos, assim buscamos editais públicos, e criar associações que promovam a melhoria de renda das comunidades onde trabalhamos.
Created on 08/31/2012 by reapbenefit
Reap Benefit works with the aim of making green a habit. Through systemic changes, we bring about personal transformation. This will be driver to bring about greater "green" habits in low income settlements and government schools.
Organización: Reap Benefit
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Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Edad del/la innovador/a
18-34
Género del/la innovador/a
Masculino
Tu organización es
Híbrido
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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Reap Benefit - Making Green a Habit through rewards
Selecciona la fase que describa mejor el momento en el que se encuentra tu emprendimiento
Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
Last year, Bangalore, one of our most progressive cities has had 700-1000 tonnes of garbage strewn inside the city daily, overdrawn electricity and water plunging surrounding villages into darkness and drought. These problems have manifested over the past decade. India's young demography- its dividend is becoming it's biggest curse. This not only demonstrates failure of the government but also the "awareness" of the highly employable youth of keywords. If only education had given them a chance to practice what it thought such things would be different. Environment is just a buzz word and it's education a mere formality, this lack of application will be curse considering India's demography.
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity".
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
REAP BENEFIT is a unique program promoting sustainability, where students would be rewarded for taking everyday green actions in day to day lives. It will empower them to make a collective impact on the environment by increasing recycling, reducing household energy usage and taking other simple steps towards greener lifestyles. Our endeavor is to make sustainability a fun filled activity.
We believe that if right “green” habits, are inculcated in the younger generation, it will have a ripple effect in all forms of life while the rewards will act as reinforcement and motivation. This not only would provide practical support/framework to schools to work more sustainably but will also drive quantifiable environmental, social and financial benefits.
We build low cost innovations with the students in institutes.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
For ex- Power consumption is a major concern for institutions. The energy audit by students found that the computers were on the whole day (in screensaver mode) contributing to a large section of the bill.Our students developed a PC power Management software which put computer to sleep or hibernate and upon resume, informed the user of the power savings, CO2 savings, and cut power consumption drastically. The users not only became aware of their usage patterns but put the PCs to sleep when not in use cutting the power consumption of the PC by 95%.
Another instance would be: We were sensitizing students to understand local bio diversity in their campus. Reap Benefit realized that using the ubiquitous mobile phone with GPS could help locate the position of a tree and its species but also made students aware about the interdependent wild life which exists.This exercise provided the management with a valuable database of the existing bio diversity and its environmental impact beyond the campus.
We strongly believe in making noticeable systemic changes. This allows for evaluation of students efforts. Such noticeable changes inspires others to make a difference and allows one to connect with the issue. The management and parents see the effects of the interventions, changing their mindsets. The intervention builds a platform for the students creating a lasting change in the culture of the institution which can be seen and quantified. This makes the system organic, able to evolve and adapt to the changes.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
The marketplace either has ngo's creating environmental awareness or companies deploying expensive environmental changes. We are a hybrid model and want differentiates us is:
1. Focus on systemic changes as a driver for personal transformation: Actions always speak louder than words
2. Rewarding to provide positive re-enforcement.
3. Focus on constant innovation. The dormant student community uses its skills to solve problems which can be used in other institutions- private or low income
4. Profiling: We intend to use internet to project successful stories and break information barrier.
Some of the challenges we face are:
1- Some ngo's have a vast network built over years which is difficult to penetrate.
2- NGO's provide awareness for free which deters payment for our services
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
Acceso a recursos humanos/ consultoría, Acceso a tecnologia.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
1.Engaged 5,000 youngsters directly and 50,000 youngsters indirectly
2.Reduced carbon footprint of partner educational institutions by 57 tons (CO2e)calculated based on the amount of waste (47 tonnes) we have helped divert to recyclers through partnerships.(CO2 calculations are based on IPCC Guidelines considering the scenario where the waste would have reached the landfill.)
3.Deployed PC Power Management Software in more than 400 PC's across multiple institutions.
4.Water Barrel innovation has decreased fresh water usage by 50 liters everyday for 200 working days in a year across 3 institutions
5. Developed tools like carbon calculator, waste calculator, water visualizer enable students to understand their own impact
6. Participatory theater, mind mapping tools which builds a sense of ownership and emotional connect
7. Facilitate research with teachers and students to communicate new findings to a wider audience
8. Our existing work has also been presented as a reseach paper
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
General:
1:Engage 1600+ students and implement Low cost systemic changes in 40+ low-income under resourced government schools where environmental issues impact personal hygiene,sanitation and energy/water bills
2: 2013: 35,2014: 55, 2015: 80 new educational institutions directly engaged.
3: Profile 500 institutions
Waste:
4:Divert 700+ tonnes of solid waste from landfills by connecting with recyclers and decentralized systems
Water:
5:10,000 litres of water saved per day, 200 working days
6:Water Barrel: Reuse 200 litres of water per day* 200 working days
Energy:
7:PC Power Management Software: 3500+ PC's
8:400 CFLs installed
Bio Diversity:
9: Map trees and plant medicinal plants in 200 institutions
10: Involve students in 7 new research projects
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
1: Multifocus: Unfortunately in India, institutions are resistant to specific environmental issues and need comprehensive environmental solutions which means we need to have a multi focused approach which is distracting. We have a diverse and experienced advisory board which will guide us to overcome challenges.
2:Team: We are a small team wanting to expand our operations but lacking man power due to funds. We have a financially sustainable model and are applying for investments,grants,crowd sourcing which will helps us attract skilled human resource
3:Continuity of low cost innovations: Use the community approach in engaging the active student population with developing new solutions.Continuing our research will help us to identify needed solutions and improve efficiency.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Noticeable changes in 10 Low-income under resourced government schools and contrast with a study in private schools
Tarea 1
Systemic Changes in 10 low-income under resourced government schools
Tarea 2
Complete a series of in-school research projects to understand the general awareness levels of students to develop policy
Tarea 3
Revise existing evaluation mechanism to objectively assess performance of ourselves and programme
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
New Innovations and Products
Tarea 1
Build Waste Management System and Design in a slum in Bangalore along with students
Tarea 2
Develop PC Power Management software further to optimize servers and and modify existing urinals as waterless
Tarea 3
Explore possibilities of installation of low cost Bio Gas plants in educational institutions and earthen composting solutions
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
Problem: As a passionate 21 year old Bangalorean, I was disturbed by the changing landscape of the city - garbage strewn all over. The inhuman conditions of waste collectors and the deteriorating environment of the 'garden city' pained me. I realized the lack of applicability of my education was responsible for the damage despite the going-green rhetoric.
Disoriented after graduation, I was selected for a nation wide journey of 9500kms. I was taken aback by the high levels of awareness among my peers there but was startled when I realized that the lack of practical application of this knowledge was the root cause of the problem. After the journey, I conducted a pilot and was involved in collection,segregation,disposal of solid waste from 250 houses for 6 months. This unique opportunity exposed me to the realities of "like minded friends" who leave once their purpose is served. Yet I persevered.
When thinking about why I didn't give up, I realised it was because I believed.
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For Innovation- we are working with organisations like ATREE, Selco Foundation and people like Mrs Almitra Patel-Supreme Court Committee,Solid Waste Management, Mr Ayyappa Masagi- Water Expert to sustain innovation. We are mentored by Mr Rustam Vania- founder editor and designer of Gobar Times, a monthly magazine supplement to Down To Earth, the science and environment fornightly published by the Centre for Science and Environment.
We work with networks, like the Adamya Chetana Foundation, which has a network of 300+ government schools. In talks- Youth Alliance, Selco Foundation and CMCA.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
Due to our on-ground nature of work and constant focus on systemic changes, personal transformation and innovation, we get a constant source of information and ideas. We are open to sharing this for research and innovation. As we are technically strong, we are open to exchange of environment related pro-bono work for support in other areas. We can share resources from our network.
In this zero waste management project the gasified rice husk waste of the waste will be utilized first time in Egypt to manufacture the innovative made of 85% char, the low cost Energy and Field saving CarbonE brick.
Moreover will introduce a new innovative Value IDEA for rice millers in Egypt to adapt the rice husk gasification process as Eco-efficient Green alternative to hazardous fossil fuel.
Created on 08/29/2012 by ndegwagreenenergy
Our company is called Poly-E-power Energy it will be involved in collecting plastic waste paper bags and other plastic wastes and converting the same waste into a resource called fuels;petrol, diesel, kerosene etc capable of running on internal combustion engines.
Our company will see a clean environment ensuring stable availability of fuel energy. A problem being transformed into energy
Organización: Poly-E-Power Energy
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Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Edad del/la innovador/a
18-34
Género del/la innovador/a
Masculino
Tu organización es
Empresa
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Menos de un año
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Idea (estás listo para lanzarla)
¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Sigue en fase conceptual, pero se espera que se lance pronto.
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
We are solving plastic waste pollution in our environment. We are coming up with a way use the waste plastic bags and other plastics scattered in our streets, homes and dump sites to make fuels capable of running in internal combustion engines. We are actually making the plastic waste in our country into a resource. There is a great need to have a clean environment and also teach people on transforming any problem into a resource.
Since we are going to make fuel capable on running in internal combustion engines our market is quite large. In fact satisfying the market will need even higher kind of production.
The resource we are making: petrol, diesel, kerosine, gasoline and oil is needed everyday to run in engines. The waste we have around will provide the raw materials.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Our project will leave a very clean environment for us all and more to that will help yield more fuel in the market that is always fr-actuating.
The project will create so much employment opportunities, which also impact on educating people.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
Our solution will involve local people collecting the plastic wastes littered almost everywhere in our country. The plastic wastes will be cleaned and burnt in an oxygen free environment and the pyrolysis processes will follow. There will be continued research on the best method of operation hence we shall also involve students. Analysis will be a daily routine hence hence employment of skilled labor.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
Our competitors include those organization involved in sale of fuels on our petrol stations, importers of crude oil and distributors of gases.
The only organizations doing a little of what we have in mind is our city councils. But for them they just collect the wastes from house holds and dump it posing environmental hazards. For us we shall make a resource out of the the waste scattered all over the place even in those dump sites.
Since our competitors have dominated the market in terms of fuel sale, there will be some struggle for us to establish our product in the market.
Approval processes is another challenge and winning the trust of our customers. The challanges must be there but we shall sail through.
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Qué tipo de solución/es brinda tu iniciativa para ayudar a emprendedores emergentes y pequeñas empresas a crecer y prosperar en comunidades marginadas? (seleccionar las opciones aplicables.)
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Tarea 1
Installation of all machinery systems needed and connecting with technical experts
Tarea 2
Operation begins and thorough analysis is done, marketing begins
Tarea 3
Identifying our partners in the market place and selling of fuel kicks off
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Tarea 1
We now have done good sales and operated on operation scale within our reach
Tarea 2
We start opening brances in other major towns
Tarea 3
We start going regional and have our own distribution chains
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
Right from when I was in school I asked myself this question what different impact will I make in the society by being educated. I knew one thing the world is full of opportunities in terms of problems. I tried to look for a friend walk with in the opposite direction walked by the majority and dint find. One day in the new year eve, as we talked with a friend we used to be together while young I recognized He was the brave kind of person I had needed and wow I shook his hand bravely and we started the journey.
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We shall partner with the ministry of Environment and Energy
We shall also partner with Energy related organizations.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
Created on 08/28/2012 by SlowFashionFwd
My Garment is an interactive behaviour change tool used to educate fashion consumers about the impacts of clothing in a simple, fun and engaging way.
Organización: Slow Fashion Forward
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Sitio web de la organización
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver.
Tu organización es
No registrada
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
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¿Cuánto tiempo se lleva poniendo en práctica tu iniciativa?
Operando entre 1-5 años
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Acceso, Transparencia.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
The time has come to slow down our wardrobe. Thanks to the ‘fast fashion’ phenomenon, consumers are encouraged to buy more and more trendy garments. Our clothing has become cheaper, the quality reduced and clothes are typically worn for a short time before disposal. This over consumption contributes to textile waste in British Columbia and is impacting ecological and social systems worldwide. With fashion consumers disconnected from the garment-making process, they are unaware of how their choices have either a positive or negative impact.
This tool aims to change that by 1) triggering behavior change in 200,000 fashion consumers aged 16-40 across Vancouver 2) scaling the tool and behavior campaign to reach fashion consumers across Vancouver and major cities worldwide.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
My Garment is an online educational and behavior change tool used to educate consumers about the life-cycle impacts of a typical garment in a simple, interactive and engaging way. Based on available information on the users garment (where it was made, what material it is made of) consumers learn about the steps and impacts along the clothing supply chain: from harvesting raw fiber materials used to make the garment, the manufacturing process, global transportation, retail & brand marketing, to the use and disposal of the garment. To trigger behavior change, the consumer learns about what the slow fashion movement is and how to adopt a sustainable fashion lifestyle through simple tips and local options in Vancouver.
This online tool will empower consumers to make conscious choices and it will showcase these sustainable fashion choices. It aims to create a greater demand for sustainable fashion in Vancouver, and in turn strengthen the local economy and community-based solutions.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
A young female expresses her personal identity and creativity through fashion. But she is also influenced by marketing and the media and feels compelled to stay on top of the latest trends to fit in. She shops at low cost, chain retailers weekly and buys more than she needs. She finds herself replacing worn out or out-of-style garments often, and the clothing piles up.
After a trusted friend shares ‘My Garment’ on Facebook she is intrigued. An incentive entices her to use the tool and share it with friends. After learning about the pair of jeans she is wearing, such as how much water is used to grow the cotton, the pesticides that were used on the cotton crops, the low wages of the garment workers, and how far they travelled before she purchased them, she is aware of the bigger picture.
She now makes the connection between how her individual consumer choices impact ecological and social systems globally. She then learns that it can be easy and fun to make a difference and help support sustainable fashion. She decides to buy less, learns to look for versatile & quality garments, repairs & restyles existing pieces and supports local fashion designers. She now washes her clothing in cold water, hangs them to dry, and donates any used pieces to charity. She uses the Smartphone app to direct her to local secondhand and vintage stores, boutiques carrying sustainable fashion, community clothing swaps, tailors and sewing workshops. Through this fun lifestyle switch she has also inspired her family and friends to follow suit, and together they are making a difference!
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others working to address the same needs as you and indicate what sets you apart from them.
In Vancouver Eco Fashion Week is a runway show that showcases sustainable fashion designers. This event tends to draw industry professionals and media, while the average consumer does not attend. More than 20,000 conscious consumers attend the EPIC Sustainable Living Expo annually where fashion shows and trade booths display sustainable clothing. Consumes can also access information on where to purchase sustainable clothing through websites such as Eco Fashion World, Fashioning Change and others. This tool is more comprehensive than any of these. It educates consumers about the clothing lifecycle and provides a number of solutions beyond just purchasing sustainable fashion. This tool is interactive, engaging, and reward incentives will be provided for sustainable lifestyle choices.
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Knowledge is power! Together, we wrote a collaborative thesis on the Slow Fashion movement during our Master’s in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability in Sweden. After months of learning about the global fashion industry, and how it negatively impacts the people working in it and the planet, we were empowered and wanted to make real, positive change. We each had our own “Aha!” moments during the Master’s program, and knew that we needed to shift our fashion consumer behavior and lifestyles if we wanted to inspire others to do the same.
With backgrounds in sustainability planning, communications, art and design, we started to develop this robust, creative and engaging behavior change tool and campaign.
Its potential is endless. The more consumers that become educated and inspired though this platform the better! It will also bring together designers, retailers and many others working towards sustainable fashion solutions in every community and city that it is exposed to.
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
Our goal is to invigorate a paradigm shift from our current fast fashion culture to slow, sustainable fashion. By demonstrating to consumers that each of their positive actions do matter, we hope to help create a conscious consumer culture within the realm of fashion. We have seen the movement towards local and organic food through awareness, education and individual actions. We would like to see a similar shift in consumer behavior when it comes to our clothing. Ultimately, this tool will educate consumers and create a greater demand for an environmentally and socially sustainable fashion system. Instead of continuous clothing consumption, this tool will help create a culture that emphasizes personal garment-making skills, satisfying human needs, reuse, swapping, and supporting local.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
This solution is currently in the R&D phase. We have used our knowledge of strategic sustainability planning, and The Natural Step framework specifically, to undergo research into the environmental and social impacts of garments- taking a life-cycle thinking approach. We are in the process of seeking industry endorsement and sponsorship funding to continue the research, develop the online tool & Smartphone app, and to successfully market it as a behavior change campaign.
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
The projected social and environmental impacts of shifting the behavior of consumers towards a slow fashion lifestyle, will be:
-market demand for sustainable textiles (organic cotton, hemp, linen, tencel and others) and fashion
-more transparency from fashion brands on the sustainability benefits & impacts of clothing
-decrease in energy use during washing and drying of clothing
-reduced landfill waste from consumers buying less and buying higher quality, classic and versatile pieces
-reduction in GHG emissions from transport due to more localized supply chains
-more resources being invested in local economies from consumers supporting local fashion designers, pattern makers, tailors, retailers and others
-community building from more skill sharing workshops and clothing swaps
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
It may be difficult to measure the social and ecological impact linked directly to the behavior change tool. We will need to put in place specific indicators that can help measure the impact of consumer behavior change. For example, we will be able to quantify how many people have used the tool, where they are geographically, and what the age demographic is. We can also quantify how many people have committed to changing their behavior. But, it is difficult to measure specifically how each individual behavior change has an impact on the specific environmental, social and economic goals listed above. We intend to undergo more research on these ecological and social indicators and how they can be measured with respect to the behavior change.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Tarea 1
Gain endorsement for the tool from trusted non-profit organizations such as the Textile Exchange, Center for Sustainable Fashion
Tarea 2
Secure funding from fashion industry sponsors, grants and crowd funding campaigns (such as Kickstarter)
Tarea 3
Complete research of social and ecological life cycle impacts of clothing (materials, manufacturing and processes)
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Tarea 1
Develop the online tool and Smartphone app
Tarea 2
Develop a communications and marketing strategy for the tool an behavior change campaign
Tarea 3
Carry out the marketing campaign and create buzz for the online tool/ app though community launch events, media and incentives
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We have strong relationships within the sustainable fashion industry with designers and non-profit organizations. We are building partnerships with Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile value chain. We also have a relationship with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and NICE Fashion. We will be offering these organizations an opportunity to endorse or sponsor this tool. We will be reaching out to local Vancouver businesses and organizations to become partners on this endeavor, so that we can in turn promote them to the users.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
The initial target market is 200,000 fashion consumers in the City of Vancouver and Vancouver businesses that offer sustainable fashion.The Slow Fashion Forward team is based in Vancouver, Ottawa, Chicago, Portland, and Barcelona. Once this tool is successful in Vancouver, we will be targeting fashion consumers and businesses in these cities in the second phase of the project. The end goal is for as many fashion consumers as possible to use this behavior change tool to adopt a sustainable fashion lifestyle and support their communities and local businesses.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
-Slow Fashion Forward has a flat organizational structure that is highly collaborative and encourages innovation
-The project team is multidisciplinary and consists of sustainability strategists and creative communicators
-Our core team has proven sustainability experience and success delivering projects together
-We are skilled at building alliances, strategic partnerships and communities of action
-We all have a solid understanding of social and environmental sustainability and we are trained in The Natural Step sustainability planning framework
-We have hands-on experience working in the fashion, design & retail industry
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
We are seeking investment from BC ideas to help launch this initiative. We will also be seeking sponsorship from other investors and organizations in the community. We will need help identifying these, and being put in contact with the appropriate people and organizations that are interested in financing or supporting this project in other ways.
