Here's a story about how members of the Changemakers community are revolutionizing water accessibility in Africa:
One in every six people on the planet has to walk to get their water, and we don’t mean to the kitchen sink. In much of Africa, it is often necessary to walk five miles or more for water, which is commonly carried in 5-gallon buckets or re-purposed gasoline cans on the heads of women and children.
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Created on 06/18/2013 by kamuthini
Building Resilient Communities through Nutrition Sensitive Approaches :-it sounds daunting but this is really quite simple. By providing relief that incorporates long-term nutritional assistance, we can reduce vulnerability to malnutrition that often keeps communities in the grip of poverty.
Organización: Church World Serrvice -Africa
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Building Nutrition Sensitive Communities
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Building Resilient Communities through Nutrition Sensitive Approaches :-it sounds daunting but this is really quite simple. By providing relief that incorporates long-term nutritional assistance, we can reduce vulnerability to malnutrition that often keeps communities in the grip of poverty.
Problema
A majority of the rural communities living in Arid and Semi Arid parts of Eastern Africa region experience a recurring cycle of droughts.Over the years, the droughts have eroded many communities' traditional resilience and ability to cope. This situation is sometimes extremely desperate , such that drought -affected communities find themselves in the next drought episode before they have fully recovered from the most recent one.
Solución
In its response to the needs of drought affected communities in Mwingi , Kenya in 2010, Church World Service provided immediate food relief to affected families, while at the same time implementing long- term strategies through nutrition programs to help build resilience to future droughts. The CWS response included supply of relief food, a micro-nutrient supplement for children, construction of low-cost water supplies for domestic use and community greenhouse farming. The proceeds from greenhouse farms are used in part to build up a community emergency contingency fund to cushion each community from future drought crises .
Ejemplo
Construction of low cost water harvesting structures to provide water for domestic use and green house farming(GHF). The GHF is helping the local community to grow nutritious vegetables and high value crops (like tomatoes, kale, capsicum etc) throughout the year unlike rain fed farming which has become unpredictable due to weather variability.This initiative is providing nutritious food for household use and additional income. The community is saving the income to build a community emergency contingency fund that will make them first responders for emergency needs of their vulnerable members in future disasters hazards like drought . Under five age children are also provided with Micro-nutrient powder supplements.
Impacto
The current running project has showed impact on food security and water availability at house hold level. Last dry season in 2012, women did not have to walk 15km away(like they used to do before) to fetch water - because the constructed rock water catchments and storage tanks are able to store enough water until the next rainy season. CWS is also providing MNP supplements through the Ministry of Health to targeted under five children in 23 outpost health facilities in the district. The Greenhouse project is supplying the local market with fresh vegetables and the demand keeps increasing every day. It is envisaged that, this will reduce the child malnutrition by improving dietary intake and caring practices of infant and young children to complement the MNPs which have shown great impact on the reduction of anemia amongst children in Mwingi district.
Mercado
CWS has been identified as one of Government of Kenya(GOK) Ministry of Health(MOH) partners in nutrition, in particular for multiple micro-nutrient powder supplementation. Together with other organizations and UN agencies, CWS supports GOK MOPHS in the scaling up of GOK MNP supplementation program. CWS is figuring out on sustainable long term solutions through Nutrition sensitive approaches and interventions that address the determinants of malnutrition and their underlying causes in order to minimize the reactive nature of responding to the problems caused by malnutrition itself.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
The community contingency funds saving. This community group has agreed to put some profits from selling the harvest from the greenhouses to a saving account. At this point, some of the crops have started to fruit and the harvesting cycle started. In one month , they have saved about $1400 in the contingency saving account. mothers are also doing kitchen vegetable gardens to ensure a sustainable supply of green vegetables for their families.
Historia fundacional
CWS started supporting this community through a water project and worked with them to build a rock catchment to harvest rainwater, water storage reservoirs and communal water distribution kiosks. CWS further supported the community to start a Greenhouse (GH) farm and equipped them with skills on environmental-friendly agriculture. This community established a saving account that saves some of the profits from the GH harvest to build up an emergency contingency fund,so that whenever drought crisis hits the area , the local communities could be the first responders. The GH farms are also used by a local school as a teaching media. The agriculture teacher supports this community group on different aspect of GH farming.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Dónde aseguras la disponibilidad de los nutrientes?
Medioambientes saludables. , 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, 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?
Scaling up of similar water harvesting structures would provide other villages in Mwingi with opportunity to adapt to GH farming and be able to produce food throughout the year –effectively enhancing the availabilityof nutritious food at household level in the district. Mwingi is an arid zone and local youth cannot engage in agriculture and their main source of livelihood is charcoal burning which has an adverse effect on the environment. CWS is interested in diversifying sources of livelihood for this youth to ensure a sustainable environment and a future nutrition secure society
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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
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This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: Microagricultura.
Created on 06/18/2013 by HumbertoJ
Hay que reformular lo que concebimos como agricultura. Desde Malthus se ha considerado que el ritmo de crecimiento de la población responde a una progresión geométrica, mientras que el ritmo de aumento de los recursos para su supervivencia lo hace en progresión aritmética.
Organización: UCR-ITCR
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Costa Rica, PU, Buenos Aires
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Costa Rica, PU, Buenos aires
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Hay que reformular lo que concebimos como agricultura. Desde Malthus se ha considerado que el ritmo de crecimiento de la población responde a una progresión geométrica, mientras que el ritmo de aumento de los recursos para su supervivencia lo hace en progresión aritmética.
Problema
El problema es que la agricultura actual, requiere gran cantidad de insumos tóxico que contaminan el ambiente, y su producción no es la suficiente para proveer de alimentos a la población mundial. Por lo que, la agricultura tiene que estar dirigida a la producción de células con potencial nutricional alto como los son las microalgas que forman parte del fitoplancton.
Solución
Producción de microalgas con potencial nutritivo en granjas ecológicas, con uso de agua e insumos orgánicos. Estas granjas servirían de sumidero de Co2, y de generación de O2.
La naturaleza provee la respuesta ya que el fitoplancton es el responsable original de la presencia de oxígeno (O2) en la atmósfera.
La fotosíntesis oxigénica apareció evolutivamente con las cianobacterias, antepasadas además de los plastos de las algas eucarióticas
Ejemplo
Al inventariar las microalgas del país, se pueden seleccionar las cepas que tengan los más altos contenidos de nutrientes para su industrialización.
Generar granjas para la producción de microalgas mejoraría la nutrición de las personas, porque tendrían un alimento de primer orden, debido a que no pierde energía por no pasar por los distintos niveles tróficos.
Impacto
La producción de microalgas e inclusive de cianobacterias, pueden disminuir el calentamiento global. Tomando en consideración lo siguiente:
1. La explosión evolutiva y ecológica de las cianobacterias, hace miles de millones de años, dio lugar a la invasión de la atmósfera por este gas, que ahora la caracteriza, sentando las bases para la aparición del metabolismo aerobio y la radiación de los organismos eucariontes.
2. La cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae, pudo haber tenido un significativo rol en revertir un efecto invernadero que ocurrió hace 49 millones de años durante el Eoceno, enfriando progresivamente las temperaturas globales, en un suceso denominado evento Azolla.
La producción masiva de microalgas y hasta de cianobacterias servirían de sumideros de Co2, y serían excelentes fuentes de nutrientes para la población mundial.
Mercado
La producción y comercialización microalgas como alimentos, daría una solución de generar mejores alimentos y en mayor cantidad, que los alimentos convencionales ya que las microalgas se replican exponencialmente sí se encuentran en condiciones apropiadas.
Sería un alimento ecológico e inocuo para el ser humano.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
Para llevar a cabo este proyecto se requiere financiamiento para lo siguiente:
Inventariar las microalgas de Costa Rica.
Aislar las cepas y reproducirlas en la laboratorio y campo abierto.
Realizar pruebas de contenidos de nutrientes.
Compra de terreno para tener una granja modelo que pueda ser replicada.
Historia fundacional
He realizado inventarios de microalgas como indicadores de calidad de agua. Según las especies encontradas así se puede indicar la contaminación del agua, por lo general entre más contaminada este el agua menos microalgas estarán presentes.
Actualmente realizó un proyecto de tesis para la producción de microalgas en estanques abiertos conectados a un biodigestor.
He reflexionado que se deben producir alimentos alternativos a los ya existentes y que mejor que basarse en la productividad primaria, en este caso el fitoplancton que incluye microalgas y cianobacterias. Para selecionar las mejores especies con mayores contenidos de nutrientes y reproducirlas. Una nueva agricultura centrada a nivel celular.
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?
Las microalgas han demostrado contener nutrientes adecuados para la dieta humana, como por ejemplo Chlorella. Probablemente, existan más microalgas que sean fuentes de gran cantidad de nutrientes, por consiguiente el interés de conocer la diversidad existentes de microalgas en el país.
La producción y cosecha de biomasa microalgal, puede llegar hacer una práctica eficiente y sustentable, sin necesidad de contaminar el ambiente y que proporciona captura de Co2 y liberación de O2.
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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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Hay que reformular lo que concebimos como agricultura. Desde Malthus se ha considerado que el ritmo de crecimiento de la población responde a una progresión geométrica, mientras que el ritmo de aumento de los recursos para su supervivencia lo hace en progresión aritmética.
This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: Toilets For People.
Created on 06/12/2013 by aklein10
Toilets for People (“TfP”) is a new social venture in the global effort to improve sanitation in developing countries. TfP is focused on low-middle income residents of rural and semi-rural communities, and specifically those in flood-prone areas, who currently lack an effective sanitation solution.
Organización: Toilets for People
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Estados Unidos, NY, New York City, New York County
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Toilets for People (“TfP”) is a new social venture in the global effort to improve sanitation in developing countries. TfP is focused on low-middle income residents of rural and semi-rural communities, and specifically those in flood-prone areas, who currently lack an effective sanitation solution.
Problema
2.6 billion people do not have access to adequate sanitation. 1 in 3 people in the world are regularly faced with using unhygienic public latrines or defecating in the open. The resulting health, economic, and safety issues are extremely grave. The consequences are especially severe in flood prone areas where flush toilets back up and pit latrines overflow, leading to widespread contamination of drinking water supplies and consequent illness.
Solución
To solve this problem, Toilets for People has engineered The CRAPPER – the Compact, Rotating, Aerobic, Pollution Prevention, Excreta Reducer. This proven toilet technology is a self-contained, waterless, rotating drum-based composting toilet that works everywhere, even flood prone areas. The CRAPPER is private, safe, convenient, sustainable, clean and, most importantly, affordable. TfP has brought the price point down to $200 per retail unit by using inexpensive yet resilient materials. Once properly introduced to the market, The CRAPPER can become the toilet of choice for consumers that live in flood-prone areas of the developing world. TfP has already conducted an initial successful pilot in Peru with established US NGO, Amazon Promise.
Ejemplo
The CRAPPER has already demonstrated value through TfP’s initial pilots and partnerships and significant interest from potential global partners. TfP has partnered with Amazon Promise, a well-established US-based NGO that works in Peru, and already conducted an initial successful pilot with more on the way. A pilot was also conducted in Haiti in August 2012 as part of earthquake relief efforts. Global giant World Vision and other NGOs have expressed interest in helping TfP deploy The CRAPPER. These organizations not only promote sanitation but can also provide subsidies and micro-loans to customers and other programs (technical skills training, small business capacity building skills, etc.) to encourage use in communities in need.
Impacto
Within 10 years, TfP aims to deliver more than 500,000 toilets. With an average of 6 people per household, the lives of three million individuals will be improved.
Mercado
The leading composting toilet manufacturers in the developed world are Sunmar and Envirolet. These companies are established with models that range between $1,600-$2,600, unaffordable for families in developing countries. Sunmar has a similar technology to The CRAPPER, using a rotating drum. Envirolet requires installation of a tank for composting. Due to the expensive price, neither company is focused on providing products to poor communities in flood-prone areas. There are three other direct competitors: Sanergy, Amalooloo, and Banza, each with pros/cons in cost and sustainability.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
Toilets for People is seeking a capital raise of $300,000 for 15% equity to cover costs for the pilot year and the first year of manufacturing and operations. Breakeven profitability occurs after two years with revenues after expenses of over $300,000 in Year 3. The current projections give an IRR of 40% after five years.
Historia fundacional
Jason became passionate about development work through his involvement with Engineers Without Borders and Rotary International. He’s traveled to Peru, El Salvador, and Haiti to lead water and sanitation projects over the past 7 years. Jason received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Tufts University in Environmental Engineering. David currently works for Urban Green Energy in Manhattan, where he specializes in the design of hybrid renewable energy systems. As a mechanical engineer, he also has experience in construction and international development. In 2008, David led a team to Tanzania to teach craftsmen and communities the benefits of constructing renewable-powered manufacturing equipment from local materials.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Dónde aseguras la disponibilidad de los nutrientes?
Medioambientes saludables. , 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, Bienestar humano y vitalidad.
¿Cómo mejoraría específicamente esta capacidad adicional la calidad, eficiencia, o sustentabilidad de tu actual producto o servicio?
TFP is looking to partner with local NGOs in each developing country. Each market entry will be initiated with a pilot stage, spearheaded with a locally established NGO. After the vetting process, the NGOs will serve as the first customers by introducing The CRAPPER to their respective communities. These NGOs not only promote sanitation but can also provide subsidies and micro-loans to customers and other programs (technical skills training, small business capacity building skills, etc.).
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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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Toilets for People (“TfP”) is a new social venture in the global effort to improve sanitation in developing countries. TfP is focused on low-middle income residents of rural and semi-rural communities, and specifically those in flood-prone areas, who currently lack an effective sanitation solution.
Created on 05/17/2013 by Chad Sykes
Indoor Harvest, Corp. is an emerging developer of patent pending commercial Aeroponics systems and business for indoor CEA urban farming operations.
Organización: Indoor Harvest Corp
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Estados Unidos, TX, Houston, Harris County
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Estados Unidos, TX, Houston, Harris County
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Indoor Harvest Corp. Patent Pending Modular Aeroponic System and Related Methods.
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Indoor Harvest, Corp. is an emerging developer of patent pending commercial Aeroponics systems and business for indoor CEA urban farming operations.
Problema
The world’s population is expected to grow from 6.7 billion today to 9 billion by 2050, Climate change issues impacting resources such as water and arable land, geopolitical instability, food security issues, nutrition and sustainability all threaten the current food supply and thus the future population of the world.
Solución
Urban farming and vertical farming are designed as possible solutions for increasing urban food supplies while decreasing the ecological impact of farming. These farming methods can employ a number of technologies. Indoor Harvest has been focused on developing solutions for aeroponic farming.
Ejemplo
Aeroponics research conducted by the International Potato Centre in Peru determined that aeroponics produced some four times the number of potato tubers than conventional means. Potatoes can provide complex carbohydrates, vitamins, iron, potassium and zinc which could help fight global famine. The conclusion was that aeroponics and new varieties of sweet potato may turn out to be part of the answer to feeding the world.
Source: http://www.euronews.com/2009/11/09/spuds-up/
Impacto
Aeroponics technology has been around for quite some time, but only recently has the technology become economically viable. NASA funded research helped advance the state of aeroponics to where it is today. Aeroponic technology uses less water, negates the need for pesticides and can produce crops some 20%-40% faster than other advanced agricultural techniques. To our knowledge, our patent pending design is the largest fixture based modular aeroponic system currently developed.
Mercado
We believe, based on our own formal and informal research that our products appeal to three distinct markets. Those markets include horticulture enthusiasts, commercial growers and horticulture researchers who are currently using areoponics or other indoor growing technologies. We intend to market our products to these markets simultaneously. There are four main manufacturers that operate in the market in which we intend to compete: AgriHouse™, Aerofarms™, VertiCrop™ and TerraSphere Systems LLC. However, our approach provides a more affordable solution in terms of per square foot production.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
Indoor Harvest is currently capitalized to complete its product development and initial testing. As of March 31, 2013, the Company has received $180,916 in private investment and has working capital of $123,232. The Company is capitalized to complete its phase one development, however any additional grant funding could be used to expand our R&D ability and provide additional data to address growing food security issues.
Historia fundacional
The founder and inventor of Indoor Harvest's technology, Chad Sykes, had no prior horticulture background. After becoming interested in vertical farming, Mr. Sykes began researching various production techniques. After much research, Mr. Sykes found aeroponics to be the most efficient method for advanced crop production. With a back ground in mechanical trades and plumbing, Mr. Sykes began looking at ways to develop an aeroponic system that was both modular, mechanically broad in scope and would be affordable to use. After working on several prototypes, Mr. Sykes developed and has filed patents on a method that could be deployed for as little as $150 per square foot of production compared to the similar technologies that cost twice as much.
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Medioambientes saludables. , 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, 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?
Indoor Harvest has achieved proof of concept on its designs. The Company has conducted two R&D trials to date with successful results. Additional grant funding could expand our R&D capabilities and allow the Company to develop additional methods as well as expand its knowledge base that could then be shared with other researchers and institutions. To date, the Company has shared all of its R&D results publicly.
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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 05/15/2013 by Paul Cohen
Constructing a skyscraper to the moon as evolutionary leap without proper foundation will collapse our journey toward this purpose. In building a global nutrient economy and healthy relationships between environment, communities and economy - restoring damaged ecosystems are this foundation.
Organización: Rucore Sustainability Foundation
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Rucore Sustainability Foundation
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Sudáfrica, NW, Rustenburg
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OSC/ONG
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Restoring damaged ecosystems - foundation for nutrient economy
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Constructing a skyscraper to the moon as evolutionary leap without proper foundation will collapse our journey toward this purpose. In building a global nutrient economy and healthy relationships between environment, communities and economy - restoring damaged ecosystems are this foundation.
Problema
In South African rural communities many people still hold strong connections to the value of natural capital, however their ecosystems are in the most part severely degraded. Faced with conflicting global challenges, these communities often lack the knowledge of how these ecosystems actually function and therefore how to restore them as foundation to improving current livelihoods and realising future potentials.
Solución
Technical solutions to restoring functional ecosystems are already well known. Environmental filmmaker John D. Lui has documented the remarkable pace at which denuded ecosystems can recover; reversing soil loss and reestablishing hydrological cycles and biodiversity in and around rural communities.
The greater challenge is about inspiring the hands, hearts and minds of local communities and decision makers that these efforts are central to solving many pressing concerns. While approaches differ from community to community, our best results occur when practitioners with appropriate scientific experience work hand in hand with communities to discover and implement solutions with tangible and preferable results.
Ejemplo
Where streams once flowed high up in the catchment with clean water all year round, today only a trickle of poisoned water flows in the streambed below. Women carry water from this stream to their houses on the slopes above, sometimes twice per day – certainly not enough for growing food at home.
Community engagement in water harvesting earthworks and biodiversity plantings throughout the catchment "plant" the water where it falls and prevent precious soil loss to the ocean. When communities see their river coming back to life their deep belief in our earth’s capacity to nourish us is strengthened a thousand fold. With this foundation, for us and our children who follow, the larger project is far easier to imagine.
Impacto
Constructed 0,3 km contour dams or “swales” in a fenced area where Thandanani Gardening Club have their family gardens. These earthworks prevent annual flood damage to the lower parts of the garden and plant nursery while harvesting 1000m3 of water. Successfully introduced waterless composting toilets that incorporate traditional knowledge and local building materials.
This pilot, while significant on a small scale, does not yet impact the geology, hydrology and biology of the watershed that supports 3000 members of the Mambulu Village. These are the conditions for hundreds of Zulu villages in this area.
Growing the pilot from this scale to the catchment where we experience the river coming back to life could capture the imagination of large numbers of people in positive nation building projects at a time when political, economic and environmental tensions are peaking.
Mercado
These approaches are being implemented at large scale in China beginning with the Loess Plateau watershed rehabilitation project. Projects in Jordan, Ethiopia and Rwanda are having a significant impact, to name only a few.
The difference in this project’s proposed solution has more to do with context. The contextual challenges of culture, politics and finance are locally specific and must to be solved in this way.
Plan de Sustentabilidad
A portion of the capital available through government, the private sector and institutions for development, climate adaption, poverty reduction, education and related activities could rehabilitate damaged ecosystems as foundation for a new economy in society in nature. Using money that already knows why these activities are important to develop projects that help convince larger development resources towards this end is critical.
Historia fundacional
When I first visited the Thandanani Gardening Club deep in the rural areas of KwaZulu Natal with my family in 2006, something quite unexpected happened. We were invited to lunch with the family of community leader, Joseph Gcwabaza and enjoyed some tasty chicken and Putu pap, a wonderfully crumbly porridge made from maize meal.
I never ate that much and felt so deeply satiated. In fact I was happy to have no food for a good few days. Something more than physical nutrients nourished me that day. Perhaps it was the love with which the meal was prepared and shared. Seeing that "Thandanani" means, "love one another" in Zulu, why yes! What powerful potentials lie within us awaiting to be realised?
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Medioambientes saludables. , Cultivos ricos en nutrientes.
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.
¿Cómo mejoraría específicamente esta capacidad adicional la calidad, eficiencia, o sustentabilidad de tu actual producto o servicio?
Thandanani gardens are Rucore’s current scale of implementation, 10Ha of land along the Mambulu River. This intervention has a positive impact and reduces annual garden flood damage. However, the catchment that feeds the Mambulu River and Village is not meaningfully effected. Rainfall continues to erode ecosystems and isn’t “planted” locally. Implementing rain harvesting earthworks and plantings on the catchment scale, bringing the river back to life, is a turning point for community members and key stakeholders to understand ecosystem function, restoration and the economic value this creates.
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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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Constructing a skyscraper to the moon as evolutionary leap without proper foundation will collapse our journey toward this purpose. In building a global nutrient economy and healthy relationships between environment, communities and economy - restoring damaged ecosystems are this foundation.
Created on 05/4/2013 by Treasureland123
A project with strategic partnership to harness resources by integrating nutrition interventions & capacity building for caregivers that will ultimately lead to the implementation of combination interventions of nutrients food fortification.
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 by integrating nutrition interventions & capacity building for caregivers that will ultimately lead to the implementation of combination interventions of nutrients food fortification.
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 need ACTION. Empowering/building capacity of Caregivers to care for the children properly will make a great change.It will enhance them to also contribute & support policies that will foster development as it concerns the children, 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
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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.
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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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Mission is to alleviate poverty by creating extremely affordable, water efficient irrigation solutions for small-plot farmers in developing nations.
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.
Created on 03/31/2013 by Travis Horsley
TOHL developed a patent-pending technology for installing pipelines cheaply, quickly sustainably, and in any location. This technology utilizes much longer segments of pipeline than what is traditionally used. Single segments of pipeline are manufactured in lengths of 500 meters to several kilometers, and these long segments are loaded directly onto large spools that are deployed via helicopter or truck.
Organización: TOHL, Inc.
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Mobile Infrastructure: Water Installations for Marginalized Communities in Chile
Nombre de la organización
Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Chile, RM, San Jose de Maipo
Tu organización es
Híbrido
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TOHL: Mobile Infrastructure
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Crecimiento (tu iniciativa piloto ya se está aplicando y se empieza a expandir)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
TOHL developed a patent-pending technology for installing pipelines cheaply, quickly sustainably, and in any location. This technology utilizes much longer segments of pipeline than what is traditionally used. Single segments of pipeline are manufactured in lengths of 500 meters to several kilometers, and these long segments are loaded directly onto large spools that are deployed via helicopter or truck. The pipelines have fewer connections, which decreases labor hours during installation and allows the pipelines to be in operation faster than is possible if using conventional infrastructure technology. The installation methods also allows for TOHL to access previously unreachable areas.
www.thetohl.com
Documentary: http://youtu.be/_vkmSIEaqiQ
TOHL Services: http://youtu.be/3fpUKXYT9VU
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
-Have five installations complete in separate Chilean communities by the end of 2013
-Hire a Chilean country manager so that upper-management can focus on expansion to other Latin-American countries
-Measure impact on an estimated 1,100 individuals who will be receiving water at a constant flow for the first time in their lives
Need #1
Staffing Capabilities
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!
TOHL has demonstrated significant demand for their services globally, partnerships and alliances have been formed with key industry players, and legal corporate structures as well as patents are in place. Now TOHL needs to grow their team in order to be able to implement the infrastructure contracts that will be signed in the coming months and years. Some of the pieces of the team are in place, but some clear positions are missing. TOHL’s growth is severely hampered if we are unable to hire salaried team members now. TOHL’s management see no reason to wait reason to wait until having enough cash flow from operations. It is inefficient to wait for organic growth when there is a clear demand for TOHL’s services globally. In order to hire the experienced professional needed for implementing these projects and pursuing others through our strategic partnerships, TOHL is raising between $500,000 and $1,000,000 USD. This money will be used for working capital for operations, to hired a CFO, 2 operations team members, a Chilean country manager, and two more sales team associates. TOHL plans to build the best company possible in line with the financial and human resources it currently has.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
As TOHL continues to address the global demand for increased access to water and other fluids, it is important for TOHL to locate an human capital partner with the ability and the aptitude to assits our team in its growth. As our product seeks to scale in the Latin American sphere, and potentially outside of this region, we believe that American Express excels in areas of social impact and targeted growth. We are seeking partners to scale outside of Chile, and could uses American Express' help in writing a narrative that coincides the the mission behind a social enterprise.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
Our board of advisors includes five separate individuals who are experts in their fields: from heavy industry (construction, mining), academics (civil engineering professor), to innovation and inventiveness (CEO of an innovation center in Chile). All of these individuals provide in-depth technical support, and and wide breadth of industry know how. However, due to the nature of our new product, we are seeking to define a new paradigm in infrastructure development. Our previous consultants/advisors have succeeded in bringing us a few contracts, but we seek consultancy in defining our technology
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.
# of people receiving constant flow of water via our pipeline installations (rural/industrial)
2.
# of lives who rank that their livelihood has improved 1 and 5 years post installation
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% fossil fuel and carbon output reduced due to the installation of our system vs. tradition means (conventional pipeline and wa
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
The technology behind TOHL’s success is proven and market-ready for a variety of industrial and humanitarian needs. The first successful pilot of the Mobile Infrastructure technology took place in July 2012 with direct assistance from a variety of Chilean-based partners, including the Chilean Red Cross, Tigre, EcoCopter, SIDE Chile, and CORFO. This working product demonstrated the ability to deploy 1.2 kilometers of pipeline over an 86 meter elevation change in mountainous territory. The actual pipeline installation occurred in 9 minutes, with the subsequent power source, pump, and filtration system being installed in another 8 hours. A flow rate of 14 liters/minute was achieved in this pilot, which is a significant amount considering the small size of the tubing.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
With TOHL’s plans for gradual global expansion outside of Chilean operations, a similar path will guide the management team’s actions. The passion to provide continuous water flow technologies to marginalized communities in emerging economies acts as a motive to seek out such customers. Stakeholders with a vested interest in these communities (municipalities, local businesses, NGOs and multinational organizations) will pay for such systems. The provision of such services to industrial clients outside of Chile will be sought in the near future as well. Prospective industries that have already been in contact with executives from TOHL include defense industry, construction, and oil and gas. Over 135 separate municipalities are currently on TOHL’s list of possible clients.
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Created on 03/27/2013 by robertp1
EarthBox Mexico imports, and soon will locally manufacture - very space + water efficient - and simple to use - vegetable growing systems to families, schools, clinics and institutions across the country. Mexico has the world's highest levels of childhood obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. The solution is access to and consumption of fresh green vegetables every day. Using EarthBoxes, we can re-introduce "at the doorstep" cultivation using minimal space, 60-80% less water, and much less labor. Youth and women's groups can use our products to generate income and overcome basic poverty.
Organización: EarthBox Mexico / Huertos Sostenibile
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EarthBox Mexico / Huertos Sostenibile
Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
México, JAL, Zapopan (Guadalajara)
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
México, JAL, Guadalajara + national
Tu organización es
Híbrido
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EarthBox Mexico - Sustainable Gardens (Huertos Sostenibile)
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Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
EarthBox Mexico imports, and soon will locally manufacture - very space + water efficient - and simple to use - vegetable growing systems to families, schools, clinics and institutions across the country. Mexico has the world's highest levels of childhood obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. The solution is access to and consumption of fresh green vegetables every day. Using EarthBoxes, we can re-introduce "at the doorstep" cultivation using minimal space, 60-80% less water, and much less labor. Youth and women's groups can use our products to generate income and overcome basic poverty. Our innovation is entirely portable, requires no motors, no operating costs, and is guaranteed minimum 12 years - it is a revolution in sustainable food production. Grow your own fresh, tasty healthy food!
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1. Develop a dedicated network of distributors who know and feel passionately about our products and services.
2. Raise sales (and capital) to the level that will allow us to purchase molds and manufacture the EarthBox in Guadalajara, using maximum recycled plastic.
3. Promote our products and services to generate "volume" sales (schools, projects, institutions, corporate sector).
Need #1
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
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!
EarthBox Mexico needs an effective strategy to place awareness of our products and services before decision-makers in the corporate, institutional, philanthropic and governmental secotrs - to assure understanding of our products' advantages, and to spur "volume" sales.
"Institutional" and "volume" sales will be followed by sales on the retail level - to families - through a dedicated network of distributors.
One major challenge is the very nature of our product and services: while transportable and functional virtually anywhere there is sunshine, the EarthBox is "three-dimensional"...It must be seen in use to be fully understood.
EarthBox Mexico will need (1) creative help to widely demonstrate the advantages of our products and services, and (2) an effective strategy to display / introduce this product to key decision-makers in industry, government, institutions and the philanthropic sector.
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Commitment to using strengths, assets and connections to reach a progressive and lasting social impact
2.
Ability to listen, absorb and respond to the unique needs and priorities of a diverse audinece (including clients, vendors, and
3.
Transparence / honesty and trust in day-to-day activities.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
EarthBox Mexico / Huertos Sostenibile has one core product - the EarthBox, plus our services which include training, project design and installation.
The primary focus will be on the introduction of our core product to potential "volume" clients.
The EarthBox is, in a sense, "too easy" to use. Decision-makers often look for complicated solutions, and the straight-ford and functional "universal products" get overlooked. The earthBox is a "universal" product.
The "service" aspect, while potentially very reward, is easier understood than the core product - the EarthBox - itself.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
We have worked on this focus area only in respect of personal contacts.
We need to go far beyond this.
No - we have not engaged consultants - we have focused our effort on (1) finalizing the horticultural/agronimic package - making sure it is organic, local and effective - and low cost, and (2) developing our training/service package so as to complement sales with additional, service oriented revenue streams.
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.
Our core product, and our Company/Cooperative, are known to key decisions-makers and also - on a much wider level that at presen
2.
Knowldege of the product leads to increased "volume" or institutional sales, and we enhance our distribution network nation-wide
3.
Our sales / capital situation improves + allows us to purchase our mold set to manufacture locally w/recycled plastic.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
We have developed our supply chain for Jalisco and generated local retail and "school-client" interest (sales of several thousands of units).
We have a modest network of distributors in major cities.
We have - on the family and school level - many repeat buyers, which reflects the quality of impact, and this convinces us that theproduct has massive business potential, and even greater potential for social impact.
EBMexico has localized our growing inputs - organic soil/fert.
IN our direct philanthropic efforts - in isolated indigenous communities, we have enhanced nutrition / food security by the introduction of EarthBox-grown green vegetables, and we have groups of women who are commercially organized around the growing box for market - to develop sustained supplemental income.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
Our hope is that we have the strategy and tactics to present our products and services to potential clients, thus improving volume and institutional sales.
Increased sales will lead to local manufacture using recylced plastic, and lower end-prices - thus increased social impact (nutrition, food security, health, income generation).
The business, agronomic and social experience we gain in Mexico is absolutely applicable beyond the country's borders.
Our team is the most experienced user group of this innovation in the world; our experience has proven the product for rich/middle-class/poor communities, in rural + hyper-urban settings, in humid and dry climates, and in tropical/moderate and areas. This system works; we have localized and adapted it with great success.
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Kijani Tecnology wants to bring renewable energy to every home on the planet. Heat is energy, and energy is what drives our world. By focusing on developing radically affordable solar energy collection we are positioning ourselves to do more than just provide electricity to the world, we are providing energy and what we can do with energy is only limited by our imaginations.
Created on 03/23/2013 by katiekay
Many indigenous communities here in Canada and around the world are struggling with the right to a healthy environment including access to fresh clean water to drink, fertile soil to grow food and many lack access to employment and education. Furthermore, many indigenous children are in foster care or orphaned and require guidance and support. Water is the key to life and without water we cannot grow food, work or go to school.
Organización: Vancouver Board of Education
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Learning and Development Consultant Aboriginal Education
Nombre de la organización
Vancouver Board of Education
Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
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Social Justice Cooperative Program
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Idea (estás listo para lanzarla)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Many indigenous communities here in Canada and around the world are struggling with the right to a healthy environment including access to fresh clean water to drink, fertile soil to grow food and many lack access to employment and education. Furthermore, many indigenous children are in foster care or orphaned and require guidance and support. Water is the key to life and without water we cannot grow food, work or go to school.
The program that I am proposing is to work with indigenous communities to provide them with employment in their communities and developing sustainable projects that enhance the quality of life among their people such as building water catchment systems, creating agriculture programs and building schools, orphanages and health care facilities.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
Establish partnerships with various communities, government agencies, and NGOs here in Canada and in Kenya as well as secure funding for the project.
Do a SWOT assessment to prioritize our next steps and which communities to start working in first.
Secure and obtain specific permits, land and permissions to start the project and solidify partnerships and communities to work in.
Need #1
Customer Relationships
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!
We need to first establish partnerships with various NGO's and government agencies that want to be involved in the project here in Canada as well as in Kenya. We then need to do a SWOT analysis to discover which communities we should target first and how local community members can be involved in the development of the project and working on the project to gain employment skills.
We also need to know all the specific building permits and land purchases required to make the project happen including how to go about obtaining those permits.
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Gender Equality and fairness regarding offering employment opportunities to local community members.
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Respect and understanding regarding cultural differences, cultural practices and beliefs.
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Trust between organizations, government agencies and communities regarding contract obligations, permits, land and funding.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
We need assistance with ensuring partnerships from various NGO's and government agencies to assess the products and services needed to make the project happen.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
I have worked with various NGO's and government agencies such as CIDA here in Canada as well a 3 NGOs in Kenya.
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.
Establish water and agriculture programs that are sustainable for the communities we are working in.
2.
Offer work experience and employment to youth and community members in the areas we are working in.
3.
Assist with building schools and medical facilities to remote areas that don't have access to those facilities.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
I have worked with many Aboriginal youth here in Vancouver offering them work experience opportunities and leadership opportunities and they have become better people as a result. I have also worked with youth and various NGOs in Kenya and interviewed many community members and they are in dire need to have access to clean water and food. They also need employment opportunities. I worked in one school outside of Nairobi and the youth did not have opportunities to be involved in work experience out in the community which is a valuable experience. I also spent time with Aboriginal youth from Canada in Kenya and it was amazing for them to interact with Kenyan youth because they were able to identify with each others hardships and culture and made new friendships and connections.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
To offer indigenous communities around the world with the right to a healthy environment with access to clean water and fertile soil through developing water and agriculture programs as well as offering employment opportunities and assist with building schools and medical facilities in remote areas.
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Created on 03/15/2013 by TechLabs
TechLabs creates hands-on, open-source engineering design challenges for 8,000 students at 26 village schools in rural Tanzania.
Created on 03/12/2013 by BrighterDawns
We target the current water and sanitation crisis in Bangladesh by repairing wells and latrines in the slums of Khalishpur, then working with the community to build new wells and latrines based on the needs of the people.
Created on 03/11/2013 by ahardin4
Water Ecuador is committed to providing communities with sustainable clean water sources through a broadly replicable and scalable business model. The organization's water centers are designed to be financially autonomous, paying for maintenance and repair costs through water sales. To ensure continued community uptake, Water Ecuador performs aggressive educational work in conjunction with its water center construction. Volunteer staff in the United States educate others about water health through social media and raise money for the construction of new water centers.
Organización: Water Ecuador
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Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Estados Unidos, MA, Cambridge, Middlesex County
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
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Water Ecuador Digital Media Outreach
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What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
Water Ecuador is committed to providing communities with sustainable clean water sources through a broadly replicable and scalable business model. The organization's water centers are designed to be financially autonomous, paying for maintenance and repair costs through water sales. To ensure continued community uptake, Water Ecuador performs aggressive educational work in conjunction with its water center construction. Volunteer staff in the United States educate others about water health through social media and raise money for the construction of new water centers. Future efforts will be directed at developing a franchise model whereby aspiring local entrepreneurs borrow to obtain a water center, which they will operate as a franchise under the auspices of Water Ecuador.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1) Broaden donor base in Untied States through improved use of grassroots marketing and social media
2) Build Water Ecuador's brand awareness in Ecuador as a step towards the development of a franchise model for scaling operations
3) Hone business model at existing water centers through experiments in outreach and marketing
Need #1
Digital Marketing Strategy
Need #2
Consumer/Audience Acquisition
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
Water Ecuador has begun developing a strong online presence through its website (waterecuador.org), facebook, twitter, and linkedin. However, Water Ecuador has struggled in converting hits on the website and followers on social media into donor dollars. Water Ecuador needs help in designing and implementing digital marketing strategies and partnerships that result in increased donations for the organization, thereby allowing the organizations to improve the services it provides for families in Ecuador.
Specifically, Water Ecuador would like help in analyzing the relative utility of the following strategies:
1) Google AdWords spending
2) Facebook advertising
3) Partnerships with US companies for online matching of donations
4) Inbound marketing strategies through development of manuals or informational web books
5) Creative mass donor campaigns such as those on kickstarter, charitywater.org, etc.
5) Merchandise sales on website or elsewhere
In addition to identification of areas of focus, Water Ecuador seeks advice and technical assistance in implementation of these approaches, given the limited technical skills of Water Ecuador's volunteer staff.
1.
Outcomes-based approach to problem
2.
Equitable sharing of opportunities and resources between partners
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
The support from American Express will enable Water Ecuador to increase access to clean and affordable water and education related to water, sanitation, and hygiene issues by providing overall support for all aspects of the organization's holistic approach.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
While Water Ecuador has a digital media presence currently, it has not focused on any of the specific tasks listed above and has not developed a digital marketing strategy directed specifically towards increasing donations for the organization. Currently, all digital media efforts have been performed by volunteers who are unable to provide advanced media services that the growing organization needs.
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.
Increased donations driven by digital media presence
2.
Increased awareness of Water Ecuador and its work
3.
Improved branding of Water Ecuador in both US and Ecuador
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Water Ecuador focuses on two tasks to fulfill its mission: providing access to clean and affordable water and providing education related to water, sanitation, and hygiene issues.
Internal studies to date have shown a statistically significant 52% lower rate of diarrheal disease among households consuming Water Ecuador's water.
Water Ecuador operates six water centers providing approximately 2,000 people with water every day.
The organization educates hundreds of children in the US and Ecuador every year and has begun implementation of a peer-to-peer exchange of information between elementary school children in the US and Ecuador related to water issues.
Additionally, Water Ecuador's water centers provide sustainable employment for six locally-based water center managers.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
Increased funding will allow Water Ecuador to expand from six water centers in one isolated sector of Ecuador to a nationwide network of about one hundred water centers by using a franchise model to reduce capital expenditure and overhead burden on the organization. This transition will require a strong brand presence and development of an efficient organizational structure in Ecuador. Furthermore, it will require the water centers to be refined with a scaled up production capacity that will allow them to be more rapidly deployed in new communities in cost-effective ways.
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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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Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
Híbrido
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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
.
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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Enviro Spinnovations Inc. (ESI) is a technology development company that innovates, develops and offers green, sustainable, clean technologies in the area of purification/desalination of water. This project is proposed because the need for clean water is a pressing global problem that must be addressed. Nearly 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water and this number is growing every day. ESI believes that clean water should be a right not a privilege and we plan to make this a reality.
Created on 03/7/2013 by bahsi15
Team change is an organization that plans on educating teens about malaria, unclean water, and hunger. We also plan on fundraising for certain charities.
Created on 02/14/2013 by pelegc
Revolucionar la producción de cultivo bajo sequía, con la solución de optimización hídrica integrada Syngenta, que genera una performance y simplicidad superior, a través de la integración de insumos Ag (semillas, protección/mejora de la cosecha, fertilidad), irrigación/detección y consejos agronómicos con menos agua. Ya comercial (2012)
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I am leading the areas of Crop Enhancement and Water solutions at Syngenta. This area focuses on the new frontier in agriculture and food production based on combating environmental stresses including drought, heat, frost, floods etc which have plagued farmers around the world in recent years. I have been building the Water space at Syngenta over the past 4 years as a critical pillar in Syngetna's strategy and help feeding the world in the face of climate changes, a growing population and food security issues globally. I have been building businesses throughout my career. My previous roles have been to set up a therapeutic proteins pharmaceutical business for Crucell Holland NV (now J&J) and other startup activities in the internet/telecom/mobile spaces.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
I am now responsbile for most new innovative technologies at Syngenta, the world leading agribusiness with >$13Bn in sales(2011). I develop innovative solutions and platforms which address the growing unresolved needs of farmers in areas that before my involvement have not really been a priority yet are already limiting global food production today. I have also built new business models and integrated solutions from other industries into Agriculture, provided a holistic approach to managing water and bridged between large companies (e.g GE, Levi's, Nestle) and startups that needed help in scale up and market access. The ciritical traits are persistance, stakeholder management, vision and a true value propostion for a commercial corporation to enable such innovation to get to market.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
now being rolled out globally
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Expansión (el siguiente paso será crear un impacto a escala regional o incluso mundial)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
As demonstrated by the 2012 US drought and recent Russian drought of 2010, the world has been under growing water related stress which is already limiting Ag production. Farmers are under growing volatility of weather, water constraints, drying up wells, deeper pumping of ground water and thus rising costs, increased farm sizes, limited labor and overall growing complexity of farming. The opportunity for Syngenta to bring a comprehensive solution that will address these issues in the US Corn belt was identified in 2009 leveraging its technologies and adjacencies to enable farmers to get numerous benefits through better performance, optimizing water use across the farm, less volatility, reduced irrigation and application costs, better agronomic and marketing decisions etc.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
The solution delivers optimal performance for Corn growers in the US Corn belt under water limited conditions through a comprehensive integrated offer which includes seeds, traits, complete crop protection and crop enhancement protocols, coupled with advanced irrigation technologies, sensing equipment and agronomic advice. The solution was readily accepted in 2012 by farmers , Ag channels, local agronomists and the industry based on its ease-of-use and improved performance which outyielded grower standard practices while using 25% less water. The solutions broad applicability across different crops and geographies gives it the potential to make a major contribution to countering water-related problems in the future.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
the Solution is so innovative becuase it brings together many technologies and partners in a way that has never been done before. the customer sees one integrated solution without the burden of multiple vendors and the components work together to deliver synergy that has been very complex to integrate for an individual farmer or an individual company. We've brought all the pieces together for value creation to all stakeholders.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
Different activities brought together made the solution viable and a reality in the market. First, the technologies need to be proven individually which was an activity my team performed in collaboration with Universities in the area, funded by my organization. Then, the combination was needed through ground breaking partnerships with irrigation, sensign and IT companies to integrate and make the solution "plug-n-play", simple and comprehensive, while considering the variaty of farmers, farms, equipment, climatic conditions and individual practices. For these to work, we partnered with channels and our customers to test, tweak and prove the solution in real conditions. These made the solution not only better, but also immediately adopted by some of the leading growers in the area (and the world).
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?
Many are working in the space of water, irrigation and crops however none have brought to market such an integrated offer and related support at scale. Our partners include Lindsay Corp, one of the leading mechanized irrigation companies and as stated, our channel partners and growers. All of these enabled the success and these relationships are also at the foundation of further improvements and innovation which will continue to grow the solution further.
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In the last few years we've seen more and more impact of droughts and climate change globally. The impact of reducing water while improving productivity in Agriculture and food production has been known however making it a reality through the use of many existing technologies in a compeling and ease to use way has been the real breakthrough. We've seen our own (syngenta) technologies work and improve farmer productivity over the years and have beneficial impact in drought conditions. We've also developed leading drought tolerant/water optimized Corn hybrids to help specifically in drought prone regions under water limitations yet bringing all the pieces together, truly looking at the problem from a customer's perspecitve and partnering with them allowed us to differentiate and bring to market a truly impactful solution which can, literally, change the world.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
We've demostrated that the solution can deliver superior results to grower practices under 25% less water. Crop production for our US customers in the worst drought in 50 years was astonishing when compared to adjacent fields, competing technologies (even within the same farm).
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
Our plan is to address a significant portion in the US Corn belt as well as expand to other regions an crops. We're already getting significant pull from African countries and Eastern Europe, while other adapted small versions of the solutions are being deployed in developing countries with smaller farms (e.g. for vegetable growers in India).
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
It is already a success however, service levels of an integrated, multi-tiered, cross technology platform, at scale is a hard thing to maintain, not to mention while delivering continuous improvements and newer, better performance. These are the chanllenges yet also our competitive advantage.
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The project is already commericially successful and fully viable in supporting itself.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
until now I've been able to secure budget and resources to enable the creation and development of the solution through business development and internal stakeholders. From now, once it is already generating significant cash, it is commericallly independant and self sustaining by the local organization for further rollout. on a global level, my team continues to supprt with more enthusiasm across the company which makes it even more attractive. The project just won the Syngenta innovation award for 2012 and will continue to grow and expand.
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.
As descrived, partnering within the company between the global and local team, budgeting support from HQ and while partnering with external companies (e.g. Lindsay) for resources, budgets and know how enabled the success thus far and will continue into the future.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
Support for innovation is at the heart of Syngenta. Of course, there are always push backs, wanting to see returns, challenging the status quo and our ways of working, not to mention the other stakeholders which could be competing at some level with us. These are all relevant and important to address early and build the confidence, trust and show early success to satisfy the doubters.
Apart from a strong emphasis on environmental protection programs, MISS EARTH BVI also aims to showcase and promote territory as a tourist destination. Every year, 6 candidates from all over the British Virgin Islands will compete on beauty and knowledge of environmental issues. The winner of MISS EARTH BVI will serve as the Ambassador to environmental protection campaigns throughout the territory.
Created on 02/1/2013 by kschara
Comics for Change is a project that works with teens, parents, children, teachers and business leaders to collect and purchase comics to distribute to underserved youth to help them improve their reading skills. The goal of C4C is to use the popular genre of comic books and graphic novels to motivate students to read, which is especially useful in hooking those reluctant readers that have difficulty going from picture books to novels.
Created on 01/21/2013 by LouiseKoch
Grundfos Lifelink is delivering a new model for sustainable water supply in the developing world that enables long-term financial and technical sustainability through an innovative combination of pump solutions, revenue management, and professional service support.
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The drive of my work is to develop new models for sustainable development building on business and cross-sector partnerships. My background is a master’s degree in anthropology and innovation, which I apply in my work as a Programme Manager of Global Partnerships & Communication in Grundfos Lifelink. I am part of a dedicated team of 10 people in Denmark, 4 in Kenya, and one in Thailand. I am 34 years old, from Denmark, and considering myself a global citizen. I feel most passionate and alive when I am together with engaged people exploring new ideas and solutions.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
With my combined background in anthropology and innovation, together with my experiences in the intersect ion between business, innovation and international development, I am able to see the bigger picture of a situation, to understand human relations and motivations, to work and mediate across sectors and cultures, and to develop new ideas and solutions in collaboration with other people. I have always been driven to find solutions to social challenges. I keep my vision and passion as my guiding star and let this guide me to where I can make the biggest difference through my work.
País de la Empresa
Dinamarca, VB, Bjerringbro
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
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Expansión (el siguiente paso será crear un impacto a escala regional o incluso mundial)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
What social or environmental problem are you trying to solve? [100 words]
884 million people do not have access to safe water. This causes 2 million deaths annually due to waterborne diseases, and it causes a great loss of human potential, when people struggle daily to cover their most basic needs. 8 billion USD are invested annually in total aid for the water sector. Unfortunately, the current models for water projects cannot cover the needs and are not sustainable. Most evaluations conclude that 50% of rural water projects fail within two years. The failures are primarily caused by lack of financing, capabilities, and spare parts for operation and maintenance.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
The Grundfos Lifelink (GLL) solution is an innovative water supply system for rural and urban water projects in the developing world. It combines a pump driven by solar energy with an automatic water dispenser including an innovative payment system based on mobile payment, remote monitoring and a professional service contract. The small user fee for water is transferred in a closed system to a service account, which covers for service and maintenance. A Grundfos certified technical team monitors all projects remotely via the internet and carry out service on behalf of the community. With the water revenue financing the on-going service and maintenance, this is a new and scalable model for long-term sustainable and self-financing water projects.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
Why is this solution innovative for your company and industry? [70 words]
For Grundfos, this is the first initiative directly focused on the Base of the Pyramid segment. This requires an innovative approach in terms of technology, business models, value chains, partnerships, and service set-up compared to Grundfos’ main markets. For the water and development sector, GLL changes the game from low tech and unsustainable solutions to an intelligent and holistic approach that overcomes the main challenges of financial and technical sustainability.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
Musingini is a community of 2000 inhabitants in rural Kenya and was the first community to benefit from a Grundfos Lifelink system in March 2009. Before, they had a hand pump, but it was broken down, so people walked several kilometers to the river to fetch water.
The pump was installed in the borehole and the entire Lifelink system implemented by the Kenyan Grundfos Lifelink team. Each household got a smart card ‘water key’ and the community received training on how the system works and on the relation between safe water and good health.
The community reports that water is now near and easy to tap, that there is no waiting time, that water borne diseases have gone down and children are more in school. Several young men have started a ‘water distribution business’ and others use the water for growing vegetables and tree seedlings. One year later, the community raised funds for extending a distribution line to the school, the health clinic and the central market place. Since inception, nearly 4 years ago, the community has only seen one day with interruption in the water supply, which was solved by the Kenyan technical service team from Grundfos.
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?
Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others who are working to address the same needs you are, and explain what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Water Health International also works holistically with payment system on a safe water solution. There is no direct competition yet, but possibly in Asia on water treatment in the future.
Elster Kent offers water metering and payment systems in Africa, but do not provide a total solution with remote monitoring and service team.
The primary challenge for GLL is to change the mindset in the sector from the traditional and often unsustainable approach with short term investment in low tech hand pumps, towards a long-term approach focusing on lifecycle cost and the sustainability of the solution.
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The story of Grundfos Lifelinks starts back in 2006 when the chairman of Grundfos, Mr. Niels Due Jensen, was travelling in Thailand and saw how poor people struggled to get clean water. Mr. Jensen declared that Grundfos should do something about this and established a team to develop a sustainable solution. Both the solar driven pump and the remote monitoring system were existing products, but now combined in a totally new solution with the water dispenser and the integration of the MPESA mobile payment system developed by Safaricom in Kenya.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
38 projects in Kenya and 2 projects in Uganda provide reliable access to safe water for nearly 100,000 people. On average, each community consumes around 1000 m3 of safe water each year. The social impacts in the community are multiple. Health clinics report that incidences of water borne diseases has reduced significantly; school teachers report that children are performing better in school due to better health and more time spent studying; micro-business activities with water distribution, brick making, and growing of vegetables and tree seedlings have started. Conflicts around management of water and money have reduced in the communities. And even the men have become more involved in fetching water, alleviating women to spend more time and energy on family and productive activities.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
On all our demonstration projects in Kenya we have committed ourselves to service and maintain the water systems for a minimum of 10 years. This will provide a reliable platform for a continued socio-economic development.
In the next 3 years we will scale up operations to a range of countries in East and West Africa through networks of local sales & service partners and partnerships with government, NGOs and water companies as our customers. Our goal is to reach 3 million people in 2015 with safe water from a Grundfos Lifelink dispenser, and continuously scaling up from there.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
A: It takes time to establish a new organisation in a new country.
Solution: Alliances with local Grundfos companies or distributors as sales and service partners.
B: The cost of the water dispenser was too high to demonstrate a clear value for money.
Solution: Redesigning the dispenser from scratch and launching a new version in early 2014 at 10% of the price.
C: The ‘total project solution’ does not always match the need of the customer.
Solution: Apply a modular approach where the customer can buy only the dispenser or a larger set-up with pumps solutions according to needs.
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A: Building a new market for Grundfos in the BOP segment
B: Creating positive awareness through e.g. BBC Horizons documentary on Grundfos Lifelink and receiving the ‘World Business and Development Awards’ by UNDP a.o. at Rio+20.
C: Pioneering new models for business, service and partnerships in Grundfos.
D: Creating pride internally amongst Grundfos employees about the initiative
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
Grundfos is investing long-term in the development of GLL as a new business company. From being a very independent start-up company and platform for radical innovation, GLL is now becoming more integrated in the larger Grundfos Group in order to scale up. This means leveraging R&D knowledge, production facilities, market analysis, marketing and communication efforts, and not least distribution, sales and service through the local Grundfos companies in Africa and later Asia. With this set-up, we can rapidly scale up production and delivery by building on the global capacity and reach of Grundfos across 50 countries.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
Sustainability and social responsibility is in the DNA of Grundfos, a family owned global company with 18,000 employees, strong values and strong economy. With GLL, Grundfos is pioneering a new model of ‘business with a social purpose’ with top-level commitment. Grundfos is investing in the development of new products for GLL, including the new water dispenser and a new water treatment system. During 2013, GLL will get three dedicated business development managers in East Africa, West Africa, and in Southern Africa to drive the scale up. A business development manager in Thailand is preparing the introduction to the Asian market.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Internally, the support from top management and product development is key, together with buy in from regional managers in Africa and Asia.
Externally, we have benefitted from partnerships with Safaricom, from the support of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Kenya, and from partnerships with development actors like the UN and the Red Cross, who are our customers.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
The vision and commitment from the chairman Niels Due Jensen and the management to invest in this initiative has been crucial to keep momentum.
Being a radical new business, there has been many disbelievers, but the people who believe in our mission and support us directly or indirectly is growing both internally and externally.
Created on 01/15/2013 by Claudio Quesada
Lets save "Cerro Rosario" Peak in Costa Rica.Cerro Rosario is important because it is a high biodiversity area, this peak is formed by calcaceous rocks, the same material used to produce cement and the problem is that there is a company trying to make a calcereous mining.
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We are a group of students (Bach. and Lic.) that create a Association in the School of Management of Natural Resources in Costa Rica-UNED.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
We, as a group, have taked some subjects on our university were we learn on how to make an evaluation of wildlife and how human behaviors could affect it. As well, all the member on the board are already working on different areas, we we already apply our knowledge.
The President had work for ASVO (A volunteers organization in Costa Rica) to conserve the Protected Areas in Costa Rica. He is working for the University as a Assistant.
The Vicepresident had work for 10 years on the research and conservation of Sea Turtles in the Caribbean Region,.
Another member is working for the Water Supply Company in the Conservation Area - He is working on the reforestation program.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Costa Rica, GU, Nicoya - Close to Palo Verde National Park
Países o regiones adicionales
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Idea (estás listo para lanzarla)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
The "Cerro Rosario" its a Peak close to one of the most important rives in the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica, the Tempisque River. Close to the peak we can find several protected areas, like "Palo Verde" National Park and "Barra Honda" National Park" This peak is compose of calcareous material, raw material for cement production. And we know that there is a company trying to buy the land for calcareous mining. Our goal is to make an Evaluation of the Area and ask to the Government to declare it as a Protected Area.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Our goal is to make an Evaluation of the Area and ask to the Government to declare it as a Protected Area. We already know that there are a lot of mammals, birds, flora and reptiles inhabiting in the area, as well is an importan ground for migrated birds.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
This could be the first time that an Association of Students make this kind of evaluation and advise the government, as well we can provide a good option to regular students to practice what they are learning on classes. Its a unique opportunity to make a practice on the real case and protect an important area.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
How? we have a groups of experts in 7 different areas (all of us students) and we are planning for 12 months collect ample information to write a document were we can advise the authorities with biological data, that the place is important.
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 biggest challenge is to convence sponsors to help on this idea, we already have a agreement with the University and the Conservation Area (Ministry of Environment). We think we have no competition, because we are the only group of Students working together to protect an important land.
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Our Association are looking for ideas to make a positive impact, and we consider that the best way is to think in the next generation and protect the unique and amazing nature
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
None, our project is just an idea. But, we already convenced the University and the Ministry of Environment that we have a work to do on this area.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
This project can protect forever a unique area, including flora, fauna and rivers.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
We already have a plan, we consider the we just need the budget to start with collection of data.
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Close from the "Cerro Rosario" Peak there is a community living, the second step is to create an eco-turism option for the local people, where they can keep protecting the area and have an socioeconomic alternative.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
Our Association is a group of students, and we have our own jobs, so we are planning to train other students (the ones that are not working yet) to come with us and collect data for 12 months. All of the experts will be assist by at least 3 students. About funds, we are looking for sponsors so support the idea.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
We think that after this important step we can start working together with the community and get some funds with an eco-turism alternative.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Our best partner is the University, we had some meetings with them and they are able to help us in many ways, for example, the can let us use all the field equipment that they have.
As well through the University, we get directly to the Ministry of Environment in Costa Rica.
And, all the students have a lot of experience in different areas.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
So far everything had beeng so positive, meetings, plans... our Association and the University are ready to start with the research and idea.
Smaat Community Water Center is a flagship program of Smaat, to quench the thirst of crores of people in India by providing healthy drinking water through community water centers.
Created on 01/15/2013 by Smaat Aqua
Smaat Community Water Center is a flagship program of Smaat, to quench the thirst of crores of people in India by providing healthy drinking water through community water centers.
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We are an Environment Industry working towards bringing sustainable solutions in the field of Water, Air and Energy. We have set up with the zeal to eliminate poverty in India and to bring one of the most luxurious products to vulnerable and marginalized societies : Safe Water.
So, why water? that day is not far when the cost of 1 lt of water will be Rs 1000. The present cost of 1 lt water is Rs 20. This is not affordable by common man in villages and towns of India. Using the latest state of the art technology and chemical free process, We bring out the feasible solutions for providing safe and pure drinking water.
It is not just about water, it is about Economy, Health and Happiness.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
The qualities that enables me to make me an intrapreneur are
1. Passion for sustainable solutions
2. Fire within to bring about revolutions
3. Compassion towards marginalized and vulnerable communities
4. Zeal to give back to the society what it has given to us.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy , Kurnool
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Expansión (el siguiente paso será crear un impacto a escala regional o incluso mundial)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
We chose the activity and location because we wanted these people to be self sufficient and have a sustainable lifestyle. With the advent of providing low cost technology, the people were able to understand how the techniques work and they themselves were comfortable in replicating the technology for day to day needs.Techniques such as water conservation, water recycling, importance of clean drinking water,etc were taught and the people gladly accepted.
We are trying to solve:
1. The need for clean and safe drinking water
2. Effective Water Conservation
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Water is precious and it is considered as luxury.Our concept is "Community Water Center" where we bring safe drinking water to the people. Not all have the access to safe drinking water. We bring low cost technology to villages and fabricate the drinking water treatment plant according to the requirements of the village. We have taught the people of the village how to operate the plant and given workshops in every village on how the drinking water plants are fabricated, designed and manufactured using various equipment and water technologies. we have created entrepreneurs in every village where we have set up our drinking water treatment plants
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
1. Water is considered a luxury hence we have designed equipment that will make available water for all for a long time
2. Many Companies use harmful carcinogenic chemicals in water purification; but we donot use chemicals and we are the first ISO 9001:9008 Company using non chemical methods for purification of water
3. A popular adage says "Roti,kapda aur makan is the main trilogy for living" but something is missing and that is drinking water.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
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?
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Karunakara M Reddy was born to agriculturists in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh. Even though he belonged to a farming fraternity, he often was faced with one shortage- access to safe drinking water. He saw that the people in his village suffered a lot due to lack of clean and safe drinking water. A lot of women and children would travel miles to fetch water. People fell sick and there was absenteeism seen in the local work areas and schools just for water. The general tendency of People in Rural India lies in the fact that water found anywhere with any source can be used for drinking along with other petty activities of everyday life. He saw that the only technique the people used was tying of a cotton cloth to the faucet to get water that is perceived to be 'clean'. A death in his family due to shortage of water vowed him to bring about a change in the way people look at water
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
the impact of our activity begins at the construction stage itself.
1. women and children need not travel miles to fetch clean water- hence 4 hours were saved for every women in the village
2. men fell sick less often, hence manhours were increased and sick leaves were decreased.
3. People became self sufficient after knowing the technology, in 3 months entrepreneurs were born among the men
4. Business techniques and practices were taught and the men and women learnt these techniques.
5. emphasis on culture protection were done and every person in the village aims for a 'clean and green' place to strive to live
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Some barriers
1, Lack of awareness
2. Red tapism
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1. Transforming villages
2. Bringing sustainable solutions to one and all
3. Making safe and clean drinking water available at an affordable cost
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
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Created on 01/14/2013 by gaurav@idiom.co.in
Spring Health seeks to bring safe and affordable drinking water to a potential 100 million People in Eastern India alone through a radically affordable, decentralized delivery system and thereby establish a last 50 meter supply chain for bringing products and services that fulfill critical needs of rural India.
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Jacob is co-founder of Idiom Design and Consulting Ltd one of India’s largest design consulting firms. Jacob has had a ring-side seat in the development of organized retail in India, having worked in the core team that led to Future group becoming the largest retailer in India.
Currently, at Idiom, Jacob also leads the Design for Social Change initiative and is part of a team that looks at bringing Design Intelligence, business strategy and capital together for developing the next wave of Indian social entrepreneurs.
He is a part of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s panel that advises the government on Design Policy and has co-founded several design led enterprises like The Design Store, and Dovetail Furniture and advises several ventures on strategic issues.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
The ability to be in the same job but create multiple enterprises. Having set up the enterprise where I currently work, I have been working on entrepreneurial spin offs from it, from manufacturing to retail to now social enterprise.
Among the skills picked up along the journey are an ability to view things holistically, to delve deep and understand the insights that can be used to flip problems into opportunities, ability to look at underlying causes and not just effects and to value things beyond just the financial but also from the social, environmental and cultural and aesthetic point.
Among my capabilities is the ability to work with and inspire teams, work with boots on the ground and not from a rarefied or distant "desk" approach, a willingness to roll up ones sleeves.
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Países o regiones adicionales
Project will have impact mostly in north eastern states in India i.e. Odisha, Bihar, Eastern UP, West Bengal and AP
Industria
Productos de Consumo
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Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
In India, currently, safe drinking water kiosk companies operate almost exclusively in high-density peri-urban and large rural villages. In rural areas, the hand pumps provided by charities and governments have proven unsustainable.
80% of the 400 million rural people in Eastern India have limited access to safe drinking water and instead consume water laden with fecal bacteria because most of them live in hamlets of 100 to 300 households considered too small to be viable for most of the water kiosk companies in India.
Spring Health seeks to bring safe and affordable drinking water to a potential 100 million people in rural eastern India alone through a radically affordable, decentralized delivery system.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
SpringHealth uses a $250, 8’x10” electro chlorinator that passes eight volts of electricity at four amps through a five percent solution of sodium chloride (ordinary salt). This generates twenty liters of chlorine based liquid oxidants per day, enough to sterilize 80,000 liters of water each day, at a cost of less than Rs 11 a day for the electricity and salt. A Business Associate dissolves 67.5 grams of salt in 2.5 L of water and inserts electrodes plugged into a wall socket supported by a car battery in case of brownout. Two and a half hours later, he or she conducts a two-minute test of chlorine concentration, and repeats the process. The same Business Associate carries the chlorine liquid by motorcycle to 5-6 village kiosks each day, and uses it to sterilize the water in the branded cement tanks attached to each kiosk.
This decentralized distribution system based on existing village kiosks, offers SpringHealth the opportunity to tap into previously unreachable rural markets.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
LOWEST COST HIGHLY SCALABLE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL
LAST 50 METRE SUPPLY CHAIN CAPABILITIES
HUGE DIFFERENCE IN INITIAL CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE NEXT BEST COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY (REVERSE OSMOSIS)
SMALL ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT PRINT
HIGH TOUCH MODEL
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
Spring Health places an Antenna Wata electro chlorinator in a market town within 10-15 km of at least 50 villages, each with 200-500 households. With less than a dollar’s worth of electricity a day and 6 cents worth of salt, each electro chlorinator will produce at least 20 liters of chlorine solution per day, sufficient to sterilize 80,000 liters of water.
The company will contract with small multipurpose family shops in a cluster of 50 villages, pay local artisans to build 3000 liter cement tanks in their backyard with a smaller plastic tank in the shop front and provide credit to the shop owner to install a small electric pump to fill the tank with water from his own shallow well or pond. Five company business associates(BA’s), covering 100 villages, will use motorcycles to carry chlorine solution to each kiosk, purify the tank, and test it half an hour later for chlorine residual.
For a price of 2 to 3 rupees rupees (0.04 USD), customers fill their own ten-liter jerry cans with the purified water and carry it to their homes. The shopkeeper earns a 25% margin on bulk sales of safe drinking water, and SpringHealth receives the rest. On sales of 1000 liters/day, shopkeepers receives 50 Rs/day (about $1 US), and an additional probable 50 Rs/day from sales of groceries thanks to increased customer traffic, creating strong incentive for the shopkeeper to sell the product.
Currently more than 70% our customers opt for home delivery and are willing to pay for it. Customers pay an extra Re 1 for the home delivery for the 10 liter jerry can.
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?
Potential competitors to SpringHealth include expansion by peri-urban suppliers like Naandi and WHI, hand pumps provided by government and charities, and existing impure water supplies, and boiling and fitering water by higher income families. For now, the reverse osmosis and UV light purifi cation methods of Naandi and WHI necessitate a large population base, which in turn make penetration into Windhorse’s target areas cost prohibitive.
Also, the successful model adopted by charities like Gram Vikas to set up piped water supply in partnership with the village community with government funding is not scalable to thousands of villages as in the case of Spring Health having reached 900 villages in 15 years.
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Comparatively high costs of RO plants makes it inaccessible to most of the population in these north eastern parts of India. On further research and interrogation we found out that the absence of poisonous substances in the ground water makes RO redundant in these regions. Thus, a simple and cost effective technique like chlorination can effectively remove bacterial contamination from water and can be used as a cost effective solution.
Also, we found out that most of kirana shop owners have a well in their backyard that can be used to pump up ground water. Thus, this network of kirana shop owners can be leveraged to create a decentralized and cost effective water purification system, creating a win-win situation of everybody.
International Development Enterprises (IDE) was involved in the initial stages, while conducting pilot, to test the feasibility and viability of the idea.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Spring Health uses several metrics to measure the impact that our solution has created as of now. Below is a small snippet of the same:
Till Nov'12:
No of kiosks water kiosks operational: 35
Total no of people employed: 30
Total sales in liters in Nov: 616180
No of households served: 4150
No of people served: 20,750
Because of our kiosk, village entrepreneur is able to earn an extra Rs 50, thus increasing his income by anything in the range of 50% - 200%.
Our customers increase their net incomes by significantly lowering the expense they pay to treat the illnesses they get from drinking contaminated water. Comprehensive study to measure quantifiable impact of the solution is still under progress. Our initial estimate is that a family can significantly save the the INR 1250-12500 a year they pay/person to treat the illnesses they get from drinking contaminated water.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
Spring Health will be able to provide safe drinking water to at least 4.8 million people in the Eastern part of India alone, over the next 3 years. Our customers will be able to increase their net incomes by significantly lowering the INR 1500 - 15000 a year they pay to treat the illnesses they get from drinking contaminated water.
Other beneficiaries include:
Shopkeepers (Including selling Spring Health non-water products): 25000, Each earning at least extra Rs 50/day.
Delivery boys: 12000, Shop keepers will hire upto two delivery men each per village to do the deliveries
Masons & Local businesses: 500
Direct Employees: 1000
Also, in year 1, we will be receiving grants to spread awareness programs in 150 schools in 1st year = 150*50= 7500 children
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Large scale viability gap funding by government to include villages under 500HH with RO plants (The numbers of RO plants currently on tender for the next seven years are far short of the numbers of villages we will cover)
Smaller players moving in with electro chlorination solutions that are in consistent thereby creating mistrust in the market. ( our early mover and brand visiblity would be our defense)
Although currently the sale of bulk water that is not sold in sealed containers is unregulated, the government could regulate sale of branded unsealed water in the future.
(We will adopt any sensible regulation)
Customers continue to be brand agnostic and are easily swayed to competitive products.
(Our service and delivery systems will need to evolve to be one step ahead)
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Idiom will benefit extensively from foraying into social enterprise space, which is fast emerging as a new paradigm of doing businesses, by gaining in-depth expertise, know-how of on-ground applications of social businesses, which will lead to the creation of a new 'Design for Social Change' vertical inside the company, thus creating new revenue streams.
In long term, Idiom sees this project as the seed for a design fund that will fund promising enterprises and help them scale through Business Design.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
I have been able to leverage Idiom Design's expertise in the roll out strategy, project management process, product development and marketing strategy. Most of the work done by idiom is either highly subsidized or on a pro-bono basis. Also, Idiom management has been kind enough to create a deferred payment schedule for the project.
Additionally, Idiom also loaned Spring Health a quantum of bridge funding between the angel and extended pilot stage from March 2011-October 2011.
In the next phase the training manuals for schools, marketing and branding strategy and devices like the RFID tank sensor and handheld will be designed from an industrial design perspective by Idiom.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
Till now, we have been supported by group of social venture capital funds & individual investors. List of Investors are:
First Light Ventures: $100000
Acumen Fund: $130000
Calvert Funds: $70000
Phil Friedmann Foundation: $50000
Chris Goggin: $50000
Mal Warwick: $50000
To have the intended impact, total cost of the project to reach 10000 villages over the next 5 years is $ 2 million. From month 31 onwards, revenue from internal accruals will be sufficient for us to reach 10000 villages in 5 years starting January 2013.
We will be raising rest of the money from social venture/venture funds in future both in the form of equity and debt. We are currently in discussion with investors to close the next round of funding.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
INTERNAL
Design, Branding and strategic inputs
Partner-Idiom Design
Status- Ongoing
EXTERNAL
Tank Level sensor and data logger
Partner -Stanford University
Status- Ongoing
Electro-Chlorinator Technology
Partner Antenna Foundation Switzerland
Status: Ongoing
Evaluation Studies
Partner: University Of St. Gallen,
Status: Ongoing
Rural Marketing
Partner: XIMB
Status: Ongoing
Affordable ERP system
Vera Solutions
Status: Initial Discussion
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
Idiom Design has been designing the roll out strategy, project management process, product development and has also devised the marketing strategy.
In addition the branding, logo, signage, jerry can design, cycle carrier etc have been developed at Idiom. Idiom has also made and supplied the water filters currently in use and is developing the talking poster for marketing.
Idiom also loaned Spring Health a quantum of bridge funding between the angel and extended pilot.
Bangalore India
12° 58' 17.7564" N, 77° 35' 40.4268" E
Builds water tanks next to village kiosks of partner entrepreneurs, treats and tests water to pronounce it safe before it is sold at 0.20p per liter. A family of 5 can thus meet their daily need of drinking water for a cost of Rs 2 to Rs 3. The entrepreneur makes a 25% margin on water sales and benefits from the increased traffic directed to his shop, and the increased status from providing a basic need to his community. Community benefits from clean and affordable drinking water and decreased instance of water born illnesses.
Bangalore India
12° 58' 17.7564" N, 77° 35' 40.4268" E
Builds water tanks next to village kiosks of partner entrepreneurs, treats and tests water to pronounce it safe before it is sold at 0.20p per liter. A family of 5 can thus meet their daily need of drinking water for a cost of Rs 2 to Rs 3. The entrepreneur makes a 25% margin on water sales and benefits from the increased traffic directed to his shop, and the increased status from providing a basic need to his community. Community benefits from clean and affordable drinking water and decreased instance of water born illnesses.
Created on 01/9/2013 by akatun
The PackH2O water backpack is the lowest cost, ergonomically correct way to manually transport and store household water in the developing world. It holds 20L and allows women and children to avoid the in-transit contamination and water loss that often occurs when they transport water in buckets and jerry cans.
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As the Chief Sustainability Officer for Greif, Scott Griffin is responsible for leading the sustainability strategy for the world’s leading industrial packaging company. Since joining Greif in 2006, Scott has helped Greif not only reduce its environmental impact, but also implemented a “sustainability-in-action” program that includes developing business innovations to alleviate humanitarian issues.
David Fischer joined Greif in 2004 as senior vice president and divisional president. He later assumed responsibility for operations in Asia, Australia and Africa. He was named CEO in 2011. Fischer identified the Achilles' Heel of the global clean water crisis and he knew that Greif had the expertise to devise a solution. It was under his direction that the water backpacks were created.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
As a team with years of experience in managing and growing organizations, we have a strong entrepreneurial core. We seek and identify opportunities and focus on developing business innovations that alleviate humanitarian issues. While the scale of the problem we have identified is big, our technical skills and capabilities in manufacturing and distribution have put us in a unique position to solve this problem. We are aware of our strengths and weaknesses and where we see a weakness we partner with leading groups such as The Clinton Global Initiative and Habitat for Humanity International who can help us achieve our goals. We are fully committed to our goal.
País de la Empresa
Estados Unidos, OH, Delaware
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Haití, SD, Port-au -Prince
Países o regiones adicionales
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Expansión (el siguiente paso será crear un impacto a escala regional o incluso mundial)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
The poorest gather and transport water in discarded jerry cans and buckets originally used to ship fuel, pesticides and other chemicals. The plastic absorbs these toxins, which end up in the household water. On average, women and children travel 3.5 miles daily to collect water, carrying up to 20L per trip. Medical studies have shown that repetitive head carrying of heavy loads is harmful to the body. Furthermore, water is lost during transit and arrives home contaminated.
Numerous organizations invest in clean water-drilling wells, purifying water and filtering, yet human transport of water from access point to home remains the “Achilles Heel” of the global clean water challenge. The design targets the challenges of carrying water in diverse geographies, under difficult conditions.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
The water backpack, PackH2O, is the lowest cost, ergonomically correct way to manually transport and store household water in the developing world. It holds 20L and allows women and children to avoid the in-transit contamination and water loss that often occurs when they transport water in buckets.
A wide mouth allows for fast filling, minimizing wait time at the source point that can expose women and children to danger in unstable regions. Lighter weight (7x lighter than the average jerry can) allows for fast, high-volume emergency relief shipments. A roll-down closure reduces water loss and contamination during transit while the protected spout keeps water clean for drinking. The backpack is leak proof, durable and easy to clean and sterilize and collapses when empty. It is designed to be sewn in developing markets with minimal capital and training to create needed jobs. Made from an industrial-grade woven polypropylene, it delivers strength while reducing weight and cost.
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
We identified an important problem and knew that Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging, had the expertise to devise a better alternative. We took an industrial grade polyethylene material that is used to manufacture flexible, industrial containers and redesigned it to solve an essential need at the base of the pyramid. The result is a lighter, stronger, more sterile water transportation vessel that also produces 57.6% less CO2 emissions than traditional containers.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
The average woman in the developing world is under 5’4” and weighs less than 125 lbs and walks on average 3.5 miles everyday to get water to bring home, making the challenge of carrying up to 40lb of water every day and over long distances a significant health issue. Water is lost during transit and more importantly arrives home contaminated. A test conducted by Battelle of jerry cans being used by Haitians to carry water found that more than 90% were contaminated with E.Coli; more than 70% previously held oil and other toxic chemicals.
By using the water backpack, a woman’s life changes in the following ways:
-Because the backpack is lighter, distributes the weight evenly and can be adjusted to the size and strength of the person wearing it, it is much easier and safer to transport water home
-It can stand on its own or be hung up for dispensing water making water storage easy
-Roll-down closure reduces water loss and contamination while the protected spout keeps water clean for drinking
-With no chemical coating, it is water safe, easy to clean and sterilize
-A wide mouth allows for fast filling, minimizing wait time at the source point that can expose women to danger in unstable regions
-It leaves hands free, which helps a user to navigate steep inclines and slippery terrain and defend herself against any danger
-It is available in kits that are optimally priced to be sewn and sold by women with minimal capital and training providing them jobs
-Sanitizing the backpack liner in the sun removes E.coli from the liner nearly as effectively as chlorination
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?
Current known alternative methods developed to carry water include: 14-liter Oxfam Bucket,
CDC Safe Water 20-liter modified jerry cans, 5-gallon (19-liter) buckets, clay pots and a barrel shaped container called the Hippo Water Roller, which carries 24 gallons of water. The Oxfam Bucket and Safe Water jerry can are moderate cost, hard-sided solutions with higher distribution and storage costs than PackH2O. The Hippo Water Roller is often filled by pouring water from dirty buckets into the drum and is not suitable for pushing over rugged terrains, such as slopes or mountains.
At scale, PackH2O costs lower than other options and is collapsible and lightweight, driving down transportation and storage costs.
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After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Greif was among the first companies to commit long-term resources to recovery efforts there. On a trip to Haiti to help install a rain catchment system in a rural village, Greif CEO David Fischer observed women carrying water in containers on their heads, and children lugging home dirty jerry cans and buckets full of water. Recognizing that the containers being used were likely chemically contaminated, he knew there was a better way and that Greif could apply its business innovation and technical skills to create a solution so he challenged a group of employees to find it. The result is the PackH2O backpack that alleviates the physical and safety challenges of getting water home.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
• In total more than 16,000 water backpacks have been in distributed in Haiti, Guatemala, Kenya and Uganda.
• More than 4,000 water backpacks were distributed in four communities in Haiti with support from the Clinton Foundation.
• In Guatemala, women are selling the backpack to other community members, generating or supplementing income for their families and building economic stability for local communities in two successful pilot projects, one of which has been expanded through support from the Knights of Columbus.
• In Marsabit, a remote area in northeast Kenya, we have partnered with Partners for Care and Habitat for Humanity to field test 600 water backpacks with women who spend 6 hours a day obtaining water for household use.
• A study conducted by Partners in Health in Haiti found that 100% of users said the backpack is comfortable, 72% could carry more water than with buckets, 60% said it took less time to carry water home with the backpack.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
We are pursuing three separate business models simultaneously: disaster relief model, livelihood model and entrepreneurship model. The first two models involve the distribution of the backpacks via NGOs and other partners. The third model involves creating micro-entrepreneurial opportunities in developing economies.
We estimate that by combining the three models, by 2016, we will distribute close to 500,000 backpacks and touch two and half million lives in 10 countries.
*Based on the assumption that each backpack touches five lives
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
1) Generating awareness about the problems surrounding the current methods of personal water transport and storage and effectively communicating the benefits of the new solution. We are working to overcome this by collaborating with partner organizations who have experience in training and educating community members.
2) Scaling something as aspirational as transforming the way water is carried. To address this we are working hard to build an investment model vs. and aid based model. We have a for profit approach as opposed to a foundation/ charity based approach.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cuál es el beneficio o valor que estás generando para el/los negocio/s?
- The application of our expertise and core competencies to the creation of new products that help improve the lives of individuals in developing economies
- Gaining a better understanding of the needs of the base of the pyramid
- Entrance into new markets
- Increasing visibility on the issue with key stakeholders
- Increase visibility of the company via awards such as the Popular Science's Best of What's New and Global Green awards
- Strengthening of our relationship with our customers
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
Greif has committed its internal manufacturing division to produce and improve upon the development of the backpack. We are also leveraging the capabilities of our partner Partners in Health (PIH) for testing and validation of impact of the backpacks. Greif has provided significant funding for the program to date.
Greif has also partnered with a Columbus based venture capital firm, NCT Ventures, to lead operations and marketing efforts for PackH2O. NCT Ventures along with Greif, has built an exceptional team with the necessary funding needed to accomplish our mission.
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
Our focus is on building a sustainable model based on commerce. Greif & NCT Ventures have made a commitment for the long term. Both companies understand that to tackle a global issue such as the crisis tied to water takes time, resources and requires funding. From a resource perspective, Greif has offered its core competencies in manufacturing and distribution and invested two million dollars in R&D and design; they are committed to continuing this investment to provide a product that is both environmentally and economically better than the alternative. NCT supports this vision and is ready to make the necessary investment towards this social venture. Our strong partnerships with PIH, the Clinton Foundation and others are helping us scale our efforts.
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Within our company we work in full cooperation with our manufacturing, product development, marketing and communications departments.
We partnered with NCT ventures to lead operations and marketing efforts.
Our partners are:
Globally: Operation Blessing, Partners in Health
Haiti: Clinton Foundation
Kenya: Partners for Care, Habitat for Humanity
Guatemala: CXCatalysts, CEMACO, Knights of Columbus and the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
We have received full support from Micheal Gasser, former CEO, current chairman of board and from our current CEO David Fischer who has initiated this project. We also have full support of Greif's manufacturing, distribution and communication departments. We have not received any push-back.
This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: Mycelium.
Created on 01/7/2013 by wprice
To create a successful, trusted, socially and ecologically responsible, ecommerce business which integrates the best mushroom related products and technologies. This business will serve as a base to support the educational databases of the site and will fund global projects to conserve ecologies and fight hunger,
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I turned 21 in Tamil Nadu, studying Intentional Communities.
My first business was shoveling snow when I was 10, at 16 I started my own landscaping company, at 22 I started my own construction company, .
I attended the University of VT for one year in 94-95. I took and class on the environment. I learned about all the problems, but no solutions.
So I read books.
I learned permaculture from Fukuoka, radical ecology from Bookchin, globilization from Norberg-Hodge, mycology from Stamets, I learned education from Friere, educational inequality from Kozol, french intensive gardening from Jeavons and Coleman I learned Buddhism from Hahn and commerce from Hawkins.
What I found were ideas, which became solutions.
I earned a degree a degree in Biology.
I enjoy puzzles.
¿Qué te hace un intraemprendedor? Cuáles son las habilidades, capacidades y rasgos personales que te hacen un intraemprendedor?
Stubborn, patient, synergistic problem solver, relationship builder, communicator, ability to listen. Ability to listen some more. Can visualize the invisible, dream the impossible, and still have a sense of humor.
Carpenter, Scientist and Jewish (but not Jesus).
Computer savvy.
Not afraid of working hard. Learn from failures, change accordingly.
Biophilic. Empathic. Don't know everything. Humility. Ask for help.
Believe is something. Believe in others. Believe in myself. Set goals.
Take responsibility. Remember how to breathe.
Not afraid of learning new things. Not afraid to use the tools I have.
Not afraid to try and try and try.
Saddened by the state of the world.
Not afraid to cry.
Hopeful.
Integration. Interconnection
Father. Brother. Husband. Son.
País de la Empresa
Estados Unidos, MA, West Yarmouth, Barnstable County
Principal país en el cual este proyecto está creando impacto social
Estados Unidos, MA, West Yarmouth, Barnstable County
Países o regiones adicionales
Look to have a global impact, not restricted by country
Industria
Profesional, Científico y Servicios Técnicos
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Idea (estás listo para lanzarla)
Necesidad: ¿Qué problema social o medioambiental estás intentando solucionar?
1. Over 1 Billion Hungry, Over 1 Billion Malnourished
2. Population Growth Expected to Reach 9 Billion by 2040, 11 billion by 2050
3. Deforestation for protein production and fuel increases arable land under cultivation
4. Ecosystem thresholds are being stretched to capacity : Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Landfills, Ocean Pollution (see Worldwatch Institute Report and "Our Ecological Footprint")
5. Cultural and Biological diversity is being destroyed by 'current paradigm' business practices (see "Ecology of Commerce")
6. Product Design Crisis created by Market Forces which elevate Profit over Sustainability (see "Cradle to Cradle")
7. 15 Global Challenges located at http://www.millennium-project.org/millennium/challeng.html
8. Integrated, place based solution
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
1. Databased support network to rapidly increase transfer of information leading to a more intelligent conversion of agricultural waste products, utilizing greater biological efficiencies, leading to a more stable, less energy intensive food supply chain.
2. Technology provides easier access to education and global issues
3. establish Mycelium based network for protein production, decreasing reliance on myopic agricultural practices
4. Mycelium based restoration, regeneration of degraded ecosystems, leading to an integrated sustainable permacultural roadmap
5. Innovative "Cradle to Cradle" business whereby cost externalization is rendered impossible and considered irresponsible
6. Utilize natural systems as guideline for product design cycles (specifically enzymatic degradation pathways)
7. http://www.millennium-project.org/millennium/challeng.html
8. My current model is under development and would require a confidentiality agreement for further agreement. Cradle to Cradle...
La Solución: ¿Por qué es innovadora la solución para tu compañía e industria?
Integrates an untapped network of people with common interests, goals and vision.
Engenders an Empowerment through shared knowledge and new human connections.
El Modelo: danos un ejemplo específico de cómo tu solución hace una diferencia; inluye tus actividades principales.
b2b, b2c, triple bottom line, Hybrid,
Mission Statement
At Mycelium, we believe that ecology is economics.
It is this belief that is at the core of our business model.
We believe in a vision which elevates the understanding of our dependence on the health of the Earth’s Ecosystems. And this understanding is acted upon through our Triple Bottom Line (people, planet, profit) Hybrid Business Model.
We strive to promote ideas, products and technologies which integrate the “Cradle to Cradle” design philosophy.
In so doing, we are working to conserve, protect and sustain the rich cultural and biological diversity, which makes our planet unique, rich and habitable.
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?
I have undertaken a detailed investigation of peers/competitors in this industry/field from local to global.
My peers are those who recognize the need for a radical shift away from business as usual. My competitors are those, whose commitment to profit is still primary.
My peers may also prove to be my competitors, but this will not serve to hinder my proposed solutions, it should increase the speed of their implementation. By creating a self sustaining business, whose charter is socially and ecologically focused, we will be able to help implement (through education and customizable, localized-mycelium based systems planning) a long term, culturally sensitive and ecologically sensible answer to the question of global/local human impact.
see "Mycelium Running" by Paul Stamets
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Each year for my birthday, or Christmas, my mother would buy me a puzzle. The ones with a thousand pieces were, and still are, my favorites. The only puzzles that i enjoyed doing were of Norman Rockwell paintings. He was, and still is, my favorite artist. I would sit for hour upon hour studying the nuances of color and light, wondering how anyone could paint like that, all while putting the pieces where they go. This youthful penchant for puzzles has influenced the way I perceive the world and how it is I came to my "Aha" moment. A moment, which for me is still happening. A moment that is being built upon the momentum of a lot of hard work and years of wandering. In 2004 I went to study for a month with Paul Stamets as an internship, while working towards my degree in Biology (microbiology). I was touched by Paul's genuineness and sense of purpose.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
As of now, I have been networking, working on the edge pieces of this proverbial puzzle.
My solution is actually an anti impact solution. That is, it aims to help transform waste streams into nutrient streams. And by so doing, anticipates alleviating some of the burden which we have bestowed upon our children, while simultaneously empowering people to work with nature and eachother.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado en los próximos 3 años?
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cuál es el beneficio o valor que estás generando para el/los negocio/s?
The value is a business organization which is principled in a cradle to cradle design philosophy and serves as an business model example for others to learn from and adopt . This company will strive to create a network/supply chain to accomplish social and ecological goals and seeks to become a trusted, expert source of knowledge/information and to, through social networking, distribute that knowledge to where it is needed.
I am creating a business that will highlight the value of mushroom and mushroom related products, a key component to ecological and social sustainability as well as part of the hunger solution in the coming century. Waste equals food.
¿Cómo estás impulsando recursos internos (fondos, tiempo, concimiento, etc.) para sostener esta iniciativa?
It is said that 20% of one's work is responsible for 80% of ones results. Meaning the intelligent use of time, money and knowledge is imperative for a successful initiative.
I have taken a two free online courses through ITunesU on ecommerce. I have organized a searchable database in my hours after my full time job. I have learned how to build a website (www.capecodmushroom.org) using online tools. I have taken the free training courses offered by the ecommerce platform Magento to familiarize myself with how to run the website. I have consulted with web designers, marketing specialists, social networking companies, and branding consultants, all in an effort to leverage internal resources. Using my time to work with experts in there fields save money and costly mistakes, creating a positive feedback loop
Amplía tu respuesta, explicando el plan de financiación y sostenimiento a largo plazo.
The Social and Ecological mission of this company will be accomplished through and during the successful operation of the business. The long term funding of this initiative will be based on the triple bottom line business model (people/planet/profit).
Cuéntanos sobre tus asociados, dentro de tu empresa y por fuera, que sean claves para el éxito de tu proceso.
Relationships are the key to any successful initiative and/or enterprise. This is true in both the short term and long term. I have made inroads with numerous product manufacturers, suppliers, and distrtibutors, through email and phone conversation, both locally and internationally. I will be carrying items which are not currently available in the U.S. market.
¿Qué apoyo interno has tenido para tu proyecto? Qué tipos de retrocesos has sufrido?
I have only told a few people about this project. Those with whom I shared it are excited and optimistic. I have been advised by them to take baby steps and not get overwhelmed by the size and scope of what I am working on.
Push back I received is people questioning my motivation and very real concerns on how to pay for start up costs.
Everyone I have spoke with thinks I have a sound idea and am capable of developing and implementing it.
I have undertaken a detailed investigation of peers/competitors in this industry/field from local to global.
My peers are those who recognize the need for a radical shift away from business as usual. My competitors are those, whose commitment to profit is primary.
Hyderabad India
17° 23' 6.1584" N, 78° 29' 12.0156" E
Smaat Community Water Centre is a flagship program of Smaat, to quench the thirst of crores of people in India by providing healthy drinking water through community water centers. With thorough research, Smaat identifies the villages, cities to set up the community water centers, depending on the factors like water scarcity, unavailable of hygiene water, proper accessibility, and fluoride water affected area. Smaat’s CWC is committed to provide the quality drinking water to village / community which meets the standards prescribed by the WHO
Created on 12/4/2012 by aquavive
We are striving to bring you fresh clean water where you need it. Our aim is to eliminate the disposable water bottle.
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Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Tu organización es
Empresa
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Menos de un año
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Resúmen: ¿De qué tema o problema específico trata tu emprendimiento?
The US alone consumes about 1500 water bottles per second. To make a year’s worth takes enough oil to run 1 million cars for a year. Besides the obvious environmental impact, growing concerns over negative effects of plastic leaching chemicals into the water has increasing numbers of people choosing to use non-disposable bottles.
In BC, a large percentage of students pack a water bottle to school everyday. Besides the environmental and health benefits, carrying water helps ensure you stay hydrated, allowing proper brain function. A problem faced by many is the lack of access to cold filtered water at school. Bringing water from home is not the solution because having too small a bottle means it won’t last all day, and too large a bottle means it will be too heavy to pack with you.
Enunciado de tu misión: ¿Qué hace tu emprendimiento?
What we will do is provide a vending machine sized unit to the school that serves cool filtered water for free. The school just pays for the water and electricity hookup (<100 Watts running at full capacity). We will maintain these units, and cover the costs by having monthly advertising on the unit.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
Our service allows people who are currently carrying a bottle with them better service. As people begin using the units, and others learn that the service is offered, more people will find it easier, and more convenient
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?
We are initially targeting young people in British Columbia. From there, we would hope to spread to other areas and demographics. There is another company that sells filtration units for this purpose, but they are extremely expensive, making them impractical for mass adoption.
Everyone benefits from a reduction of the consumption and a cleaner environment.
El fundamento de tu Historia: ¿Qué fue lo que te inspiró para hacer tu emprendimiento y por qué?
Our inspiration was from the water fountain, and the business model of companies like youtube. They provide a service for free, appeal to a large consumer base, and get income from advertising.
¿Cuál es la visión a largo plazo de tu emprendimiento?
Successful implementation of our system would mean mass adoption and the end of the disposable water bottles being used on a daily basis.
Define tu empresa, programa, servicio o producto en 1-2 frases cortas.
We are striving to bring you fresh clean water where you need it. Our aim is to eliminate the disposable water bottle.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Qué quieres lograr en tu primer año?
We want to have several units and be operating at a break-even point or better.
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
By month 6, we want to have our first unit operating at Simon Fraser University.
Tarea 1
Make a deal with some companies interested in advertising on our units.
Tarea 2
Finish dealing with manufacturers overseas, and order the first test unit.
Tarea 3
Negotiate with Simon Fraser University to allow us to place a test unit there.
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Tarea 1
Determine the minimum user requirements to be profitable.
Tarea 2
Get more units into the smaller universities and colleges around.
Tarea 3
Find more companies wanting to advertise.
leer más↓↑ ocultar↑ ocultar¿Cómo definirás el éxito de tu emprendimiento durante el primer año de operaciones (1-6 meses)?
Completing our short-term goals and tasks will be the measure of progress.
¿Cómo definirás el éxito tu emprendimiento a largo plazo (1 año)?
Success will be defined by having several units operating without losing money.
¿Qué indicadores(s) usarás para medir el éxito de tu emprendimiento durante el primer año?
Success comes on different levels. Obviously, an ideal outcome will be mass adaption of our service, making profits, and expanding.
For us, moving forward with this project reflects an amount of success.
¿Por qué?
Large-scale implementation means we are reducing the amount of plastic bottles being bought and sold. It means we are helping to
The US alone consumes about 1500 water bottles per second. To make a year’s worth takes enough oil to run 1 million cars for a year. Besides the obvious environmental impact, growing concerns over negative effects of plastic leaching chemicals into the water has increasing numbers of people choosing to use non-disposable bottles.
In BC, a large percentage of students pack a water bottle to school everyday. Besides the environmental and health benefits, carrying water helps ensure you stay hydrated, allowing proper brain function.
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
ENTO BAR uses a revolutionary protein source: cricket flour. Not only is cricket flour a complete source of protein with high bioavailability, but it represents the first viable solution to our global food crisis. Cricket flour requires a fraction of the resources to produce as compared to other protein sources. ENTO BAR combines it with organic nuts, fruits and honey to create is a delicious and sustainable superfood that is great for you and great for the planet. The future of food. Now.
Created on 09/12/2012 by jcasey@wwfcanada.org
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Organización: WWF-Canada
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Sitio web de la organización
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Canadá, BC, District of Kent
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver.
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
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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.
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
In BC, like many other jurisdictions around the world, funding needed to implement the latest in conservation practices is exceeding funding being made available through various levels of government. So while solutions to protecting biodiversity such as the implementation of wider buffers around our rivers or the development of better rain water management approaches are well known we continually struggle to implement these solutions. One innovative approach that is gaining momentum is the concept of reverse auctions.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
In a reverse auction the “goal is to purchase environmental goods or services, bids are specified in terms of cost per environmental outcome achieved and are then ranked from lowest to highest.” The environmental goods can be provided by any party that has the potential to deliver meaningful amounts of predetermined services such as reduced nutrient loading. Funds can come from any entity looking to secure protection of environmental services and could be managed through a local credit union or auction house which can take a fee for services rendered.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
In the US reverse auction have been applied to best practices associated with agricultural practices. Reverse auctions could be applied to similar situations here in BC as well. Reverse auctions could help address the actions needed to assist in the recovery of Threatened and Endangered species here in BC. For instance, in the lower Fraser aquatic species such as Nooksack Dace, Salish Sucker and Oregon Spotted Frog all have recovery strategies calling for best practices associated with agricultural land practices, storm water management, and hydrology impacts. Applications of reverse auction in other parts of the world have been used to address similar activities. For instance, waste storage facilities, grassed waterways and nutrient management stacking pads where all offered by private farmers as services to reduce Phosphorus (P) runoff in an reverse auction held in the US. The rewards to farmers ranged from $2.36 per pound to $54.33 per pound of reduced P. In total, a reduction of roughly 90,000 pounds of P was achieved.
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 are few peers in this market place. Most market-based payments for ecosystem service approaches currently focus on carbon. This approach would address a range of other values. Currently the government is looked to as the primary source of funding for compensation for actions that protect ecosystem services. This is starting to change and I would like to see BC at the leading edge of this shift.
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As a conservation practitioner I have had the chance to participate in a number of processes where people are trying to protect species but are stymied but lack of resources. These include numerous species recovery planning processes, large scale marine planning processes and watershed level planning processes. This lack of funding at the project level means I am often looking for funding for projects but there constantly seems to be a scale mismatch. For instance Coca-Cola’s Replenishment program offers funding for ecosystem service provision associated with water resources but implementing such solutions without a market mechanism is often inefficient. I have also been engaged with programs to build means to measure and plan for the provision of ecosystem services such as WWF’s Natural Capital Project but again we have no means of compensating for services provided. I was recently at a small meeting discussing these challenges when someone mentioned the idea of reverse auctions they
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
Develop a means to implement species at risk recovery strategies that would provide benefits to those currently bearing the cost. Over the longer term the hope is to shift the tide of anger in rural Canada against the SARA
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
The solution is just in the start up stage so no impact to date.
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
My hoped for impact is that Nooksack Dace, Salish Sucker, Oregon Spotted Frog and other species are secure from threats of habitat loss. Beyond this I would hope that the project become a demonstration of how to use market mechanism to to create a positive relationship between environmental protection and economic sustainability.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
The biggest barrier is that they idea of ecosystem services has out paced the institutional infrastructure we have in place to manage financial and natural resources. This means we may be stymied by a lack of clear rules and rolls associated with such an endeavor. The small focus of the project both in geographic scale, number of stakeholders and number of species limits the amount of institutional infrastructure required this should limit the number of barriers that will arise.
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
Have a business case for applying such an approach here in the district of Kent.
Tarea 1
include identifying what ecosystem outcomes are needed to maintain species at risk, who the potential providers of said services
Tarea 2
we would identify private entities to host such auctions and determine the fee structure that would make it beneficial to such e
Tarea 3
Finally we would start work on outlining the rules that would apply to such an auction to ensure it functions smoothly and in th
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Hold our first auction to obtain ecosystem services
Tarea 1
Secure funding pool for ecosystem services
Tarea 2
Enter agreement with auction provider
Tarea 3
Recruit willing Land holders to offer bids.
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Right now the idea consist of collaboration between grassroots conservation organizations, large conservation organizations, universities, foundations and restoration practitioners.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Yes but at different scales and with different ends in mind. Payment for ecosystem services is revolutionizing the practice of conservation. WWF is engaged in global projects like REDD Canadian level projects like conservation financing and local scale projects like this one. We need to work at all these scales to help lift the concept from an idea to a global reality.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
WWF has years of experience leading and implementing cutting edge conservation projects. We have long established mechanism for prioritization, reporting and tracking our work.
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 09/12/2012 by pickbird
Tinamitra Mandiri is a social entreprise that focus on developing sustainable future. We create WAI apps, a smart mobile apps for empowering rural woman at BOP.
Organización: Tinamitra Mandiri
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Sitio web de la organización
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Indonesia, NT, Papagarang Island
Tu organización es
Empresa
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
1-5 años
¿Tu organización ha recibido premios y/u honores? Cuéntanos sobre ellos.
Top 10 Make a Difference Award 2012
E-Idea Winner 2011 Competition by LRQA & British Council
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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
¿Cuál de las siguientes describe mejor la(s) barrera(s)s a la que da respuesta tu innovación? Elige hasta dos.
Costo.
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
The need of reliable payment system in remote areas – lack of road access, lack of banks, etc – and user-friendly household financial guide for bottom of pyramid residences, especially with low health care and lack of education profile. We target on leveraging welfare of Bottom of Pyramid people, especially women in rural areas.
Today, there are approximately 70 per cent of the world population lives in rural areas, where agriculture is the main source of income. Nearly half the world – over three billion people – live on less than $2.50 a day. Women are particularly vulnerable to poverty. Women have less access to education, earn less than men, and are subject to discrimination and exclusion from decision-making processes within households and communities. We want to strengthen women.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
1) Create mobile wallet for family purchase and saving by using SMS;
2) Smart dedicated mobile applications - delivered in customized local languange – for rural women, who enable them to plan their asset management also to increase family income based on preferable opportunities in their residences;
3) Give entrepreneurial opportunities for women as mobile phone voucher reseller agent;
4) Cause marketing platform. Give opportunities to everyone now to ‘change the world’ through daily activities
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
We start by using it for our Clean Water Project in Papagarang. People top-up their mobile wallet account by buying voucher from women who role as voucher reseller agents. After top-up the account, they can buy the water by using SMS. In the same time, the women reseller agents get profit sharing from cellphone network provider per transaction.
Women in Papagarang families use WAI Smart Mobile Apps to plan their asset management and improving daily income. Their WAI apps account is linked with real money at their cellphone network provider account (which they use to buy clean water daily). Here, they can manage the assets for family basic needs - how much for education, water, food, health, savings, and how much it has been allocated succesfully in a month (in percent) - based on their actual money and expected income. Not only that, they can also plan prospective family income by looking at local job opportunities in their neighbourhood such as fishing, craft, textile, livestocks, etc. Moreover, rural women can register from their WAI apps and get the job. In addition, various content ranging from education to health content will be embeded too in the WAI apps to enhance women knowledge.
Last but not least, WAI apps also creates cause marketing in the social network. One transaction means one donation. We collaborate with commerce business partners who agree to donate a portion of each transaction for the rural women and their family. We will give point from each donation so customer can monitor how much their contribution for the world online.
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?
For mobile entrepreneur, www.ruma.co.id and GrameenPhone has done women empowerment through mobile usage for years. Ruma has empowered more than 10.000 rural women entrepreneurs in Indonesia, and GrameenPhone achieve up to 37 million subscribers for BOP market beneficiaries in Bangladesh.
For mobile wallet, we have SK Mobile Wallet in Korea and Entity-docomo in Japan who runs mobile payment system. For financial planning, we have www.ngaturduit.com. They help people to manage their money to reach certain goals. For cause marketing, we have numerous players from causeworldapp, Tom Shoes, wujudkan.com, etc. They use donation-by-transaction for certain causes.
At time, for whole services package focused on BOP market, we are sole player. To lead the market, endless innovation is needed.
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We established a clean water plant in Papagarang Island back on 2011. It was a remote area located within islands, lack of transportation access, and 2 hours away by boat from nearest bank. We have 1270 households to be served, but we find future problems in collecting fresh cash from them. We don’t have any banks around – it is located in other island - and get troubled in carrying cash in big amount island-to-island every day. One day, we figure out that we might use mobile transaction by optimizing existing cellphone network and phone voucher. And, Aha!, yes it can work technically and help our water business model transaction to be more reliable.
The success of crowd-funding also inspired us to provide online platform for cause marketing actions towards Millenials Generation. When one transaction means one donation, now everyone can contribute through small things that they do daily - shopping and consumption -, share it to friends and multiple the social participation.
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
Through WAI apps, we want to provide broader opportunities for rural poor, especially women at BOP. We give them access to technology, access to education/training, access to health care, and access to economic opportunity. Therefore, technology can improve their income and in the same time accelerate their life quality in a step-by-step modules they can choose themselves with the apps.
¿A qué barrera(s) a la inclusión financiera tu solución busca dirigirse? (selecciona todas las pertinenetes)
Físicas y otros obstáculos de accesibilidad que impiden que los servicios financieros lleguen a las comunidades, Falta de productos financieros asequibles adaptados a las necesidades de las comunidades marginadas y excluidas, Poderosos incentivos para que los proveedores de servicios financieros asciendan en el mercado, Otro (Por favor, describa a continuación).
Si ha seleccionado "otro", por favor especificar qué otras barreras a la inclusión financiera tu solución busca dirigirse
Give entrepreneurial opportunities for women by using low-tech gadget mobile phone
¿Para qué comunidades marginadas o excluidas tu solución creará un acceso a servicios financieros valiosos, asequibles, seguros e integrales?
We target the poorest 40 percent of the world’s population, which approximately 70 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, where agriculture is the main source of income. Poverty is increasingly concentrated in these areas; 16.6 per cent of rural people are poor compared with 9.9 per cent of urban populations. Millions of small farmers, farm workers and fishers are materially and financially unable to tap into the opportunities offered by years of economic growth. They are often geographically isolated and lack access to agricultural extension services, markets and financial services. The WAI apps is design to adapt and fit in their customs and behaviour - with their traditional language - which help themselves to solve community problems.
¿Tu solución podría operar en otros conextos o regiones? Si así fuera, ¿en dónde?
Our solution is basically a mobile banking for the unbanked area with the saving education program. Thus, as long as in the certain area the citizen is not educated well in saving but they are used to use mobile phone such as SMS, and in this area has no bank access but there are cellular network available, our solution can works well.
Si tu solución tuviera un éxito espectacular, ¿cómo serían las cosas diferentes en 10 años?
The wealth will be increase and their quality of life will become sustainable because the citizen know the priority in fulfilling needs. Moreover, with the crowd-donation platform that use cause marketing from merchant in the developed area, the money is not only concentrated in the developed area, but also in underdeveloped area where our program is being held because our platform will transfer the money to this area. That is mean, there are more chance for higher wealth. This area could become developed area as well because from WAI Apps feature, we can publish the potential for the certain area, then any businessman can play in this area and use local resources. Not only the businessman get more opportunity for their business, but also the local citizen and local area quality of life will be growth because the area is more productive and not idle anymore.
¿Qué tendría que haber cambiado para que esto sucediera?
The telecom industry is no longer used for only information and communication, but also for economic transaction especially for remote areas. One platform for more benefit. So what should be change is the paradigm of industry player with the opportunity and the best practices in over the world.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
WAI provides easiness in water purchase on Papagarang Island, will serve about 1270 households.
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
WAI provides easiness in water purchase on Papagarang Island of 1270 households and improve their women financial management literacy in first year. Then WAI expand to 5000 women users in year 2 and 10000 women users in year 3. The cause donation is prepared in year 1 and planned to engage 1000 volunteers (netizens and merchants) in year 2 and grow to be 5000 volunteers in year 3. in year 4 to 5, we plan to achieve 50.000 women user with 25.000 volunteers.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Along the way, the cellphone network provider can raise service price too high. To overcome it, we plan to engage more cellphone provider – to minimize the network monopoly – and also set up our own network platform like GrameenPhone did.
The illiteracy rate of read and internet will also give barriers to enter rural women, but to overcome that we prepare training package include learning to read and operate general mobile and internet usage. We also put local traditional language as interface so then they will adapt the technology faster and better. This policy will give barrier to other competitors who want to enter the market since traditional languange adaptation takes much effort.
Other strategy is to engage local government from the beginning, so they become our strong alliance
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
Early Stage Implementation
Tarea 1
Launch WAI 1.0 version in clean water sales for the neighborhood in Papagarang Islands
Tarea 2
Train and educate small groups of 100 women as early WAI’s Apps users and prospective voucher reseller agent
Tarea 3
Product evaluation and improving features in R&D division
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Scaling Up and Crowd Engagement
Tarea 1
Expand marketing plan to penetrate 1270 households women in the area
Tarea 2
Training more women WAI Apps users and provide them with education and health multimedia contents from cellphone network provide
Tarea 3
Create marketing buzz to engage netizens and merchants to participate on the cause crowd-funding donation
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We collaborate with national cellphone network provider. We get the mobile voucher, mobile network, mobile content, also phone/gadget embedded with WAI apps. For cause marketing, we work together with our partners in commerce business that agree to provide donation from a portion of their transactions. Today we have Vertesac (discount card using reusable shopping bag), Tap Shopping (delivery shopping using QR code), Never Been Better (breakthrough youth cafe), and more partners in the list. Furthermore, we will link our cause crowd-funding services to matched partners around the globe.
¿Actualmente te estás dirigiendo a otras poblaciones, lugares o los mercados para tu innovación? Si es así, ¿dónde y por qué?
Currently, we focus the WAI apps trial in our Clean Water Project located in Papagarang Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Papagarang is an fishermen village that does not has clean water access with 1270 households living in poverty. We build reverse osmosis infrastructure to provide clean water for them. The condition is perfect for trial, since we have the supporting ecosystem consist of the user, the goods, and the transaction needs. In the same time, we lack of bank access, since it is located 2 hours away by boat in other island.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
We need a good learning environment for the women, as the main user of WAI apps. Therefore, we make them into groups to easy peer assistance. For cause marketing, todays millenial generation will collaboratively take part with a good engagement by social media.
For internal, we need a strong motivated and dedicated team with passion in helping other to achieve better and proper life for all. The team has to be creative and innovative, especially in social engagement with the rural women.
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Created on 09/12/2012 by lakeambassadors
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Organización: Wildsight
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Sitio web de la organización
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Canadá, BC, East Kootenays
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Kootenay Rockies, Columbia Basin.
Tu organización es
OSC/ONG
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 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 más de 5 años
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Costo, Calidad.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Lake Windermere is surrounded by the Columbia wetlands and forms the headwaters of the Columbia River, which provides freshwater support for 15 million people in the Pacific Northwest. Wildsight developed the Lake Windermere Project because of increasing development pressures impacting the quality of water in the region and the collapse of the burbot fishery. The solution was to engage community members and develop a template that would create a water stewardship culture and ethic in the Columbia Basin. The emphasis was on the protection and enhancement of water quality by means of inter-agency cooperation, scientific monitoring, public education and engagement.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Share the successes of the Lake Windermere Project which was formed in response to growing public demand for an ongoing, comprehensive water stewardship initiative that would engage government and the public to protect and enhance both the lake and surrounding watershed. The focus of the project was on education, stakeholder engagement, water quality monitoring and restoration. The project had a high degree of inter-agency cooperation and represented more than a dozen partners, including all levels of government, First Nations, area NGOs and the public. Specific actions included: providing a weekly educational series in local newspapers, training volunteer water monitors who learned how to take scientifically accredited water samples, partnering with the Canadian Cancer Society to raise awareness about the impacts of pesticides on water and human health, and non-point pollution reduction. Connecting the science with the agents of change - community members — is our continued goal.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
Wildsight's small BC-based community project was successfully used as a model for water stewardship in BC and across Canada. Wildsight, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and Global Nature Fund have collaborated to create Living Lakes Network Canada, a national network linking science to action for water stewardship across the country. The network has an advisory group of ten of Canada’s top water experts and already has 8 members from the Skeena watershed, Lake Huron, Lake Winnipeg, Federation of Ontario Cottage Owners, Nature Canada, BC Lake Stewardship Society and the Athabasca watershed. We recently hosted our first annual Living Lakes Network Canada conference in Winnipeg to bring attention and joint solutions to the eutrophication problem of the world’s 10th largest fresh water lake. We were able to invite international Living Lakes members from the European Union who provided a very tangible example to conference delegates of eutrophication resolution and restoration of Lake Constance, a lake in Europe whose shores lie in three countries. Another conference outcome was the development of the “Save Lake Winnipeg Coalition” who requested that we present the Lake Windermere Project and Ambassadors concept. We hope to replicate this model throughout BC and Canada.
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.
Our peers are grassroots citizen-based water stewardship groups, higher-level environmental NGOs, government employees at municipal, provincial, federal and First Nations levels, scientists and academics. Our competitors are other environmental NGOs who compete for the same small pot of charitable donations and funds available in BC. What sets us apart is that we can operate at all levels,municipal, provincial, nationally and internationally which means that we are flexible have more funding sources available to us and we can make projects work where we get the most traction. We also have a product that took us ten years to build, pilot, test and refine. We are currently viewed as experts in our field of citizen-based science training and community engagement.We have been invite
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The “Aha” moment for us was when we realized that if we want to make a difference in our watershed we could not do it alone. We could not continue to operate in our silo with our traditional partners. Instead, we would have to build bridges across to the various sectors of society. We decided to foster alliances between environmental groups, chambers of commerce, the Canadian Cancer society, local rotary clubs, all levels of government and First Nations. Without this type of non- traditional collaboration the success of the Lake Windermere Project would not have reached fruition. There is no, “them and us: there is “we” and “we” were able to get it done.
Por favor, describe el objetivo de tu iniciativa: un resumen de lo que están tratando de lograr
Public concern for healthy, functioning watersheds continues to rise, while governments reduce their responsibility for monitoring, assessing, and managing these same resources while the implications to watershed health from climate change are daunting. Community based water monitoring has become a trusted avenue for evaluating watershed health on a local level. Our goal is to support communities and groups in BC and across Canada who have expressed the need for assistance in designing and implementing watershed monitoring programs. Water experts in Canada unanimously support the need for standardizing water monitoring, classification and rehabilitation methods. Connecting the science with the agents of change, community members—is our continued goal.
¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
We have successfully replicated stewardship components of the Lake Windermere Project on 9 other lakes in the East Kootenay Region, and are currently assisting with projects for Kootenay Lake, Slocan Lake and the South Basin of Lake Winnipeg. We have assisted with the grassroots creation of water stewardship programming for the Crowsnest Conservation Society, Friends of Kootenay Lake and Slocan Lake Stewardship Society.
Locally, our water stewardship work has led to science-based direction for lake management planning, and resulted in engagement from a variety of community sectors that otherwise would not align themselves with an environmental initiative. It has created a water stewardship dialogue within our community across all sectors.
Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 5 años?
Our projected impact is to spread our successes throughout Canada, for both community-based water stewardship and watershed-scale governance. Through Living Lakes Canada, we will share our experiences, building a knowledge base of water stewardship principles. Specifically in BC, as the province undergoes the modernization of its Water Act, we will work with communities to become better engaged in the solutions surrounding how and where decisions are made with respect to water management and water stewardship.
¿Qué barreras pueden dificultar el éxito de tu proyecto? ¿Cómo planean superarlas?
Potential barriers include lack of political will to implement key water based management opportunities. Community groups and coalitions can put tremendous resources into collecting and assessing watershed or foreshore health, and if the political will does not exist to implement the results at the municipal, provincial or federal level, these initiatives can get lost.
One key lesson from our project has been that we must engage our political leaders from the beginning and continuously throughout the process. This builds trust and commitment to follow through on the recommendations and outcomes.
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
We will increase community-based training opportunities for applied watershed monitoring by building a capacity for delivering C
Tarea 2
We will create a watershed health reporting template that can be used by water stewardship groups to communicate their monitorin
Tarea 3
We will create a watershed stewardship manual, outlining the key pieces to engagement, monitoring and implementation so that com
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Tarea 1
We will deliver CABIN field training opportunities for 20 groups in BC.
Tarea 2
We will host a Columbia-Basin wide celebration of water and our watershed, engaging all communities within the Basin and establi
Tarea 3
We will bring the BC example further afield by hosting the second annual Living Lakes Canada conference at Lake Huron.
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We have partnerships at international, national, provincial, regional, and municipal levels. They include First Nations, all levels of government, NGOs, universities, colleges and water-related think tanks. We currently have over 18 partners including: Polis Project on Ecological Governance; Canada Water Week; Kootenay Lake Partnership; Forum for Leadership On Water); Simon Fraser Adaptation to Climate Change Team; Canadian Indigenous Environmental Resources; WWF –Canada Freshwater program; Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Targeted populations are lake stewardship groups throughout BC and Canada. We specifically target lake groups working to protect lakes with high ecological value, are experiencing a high degree of threat, and require community engagement support. Specific areas include the Skeena Watershed, the Columbia Basin, Athabasca Watershed and Lake Winnipeg Watershed.
¿Qué tipo de sistema operativo y factores internos de la organización hacen que tu innovación sea un éxito?
Living Lakes Canada is adaptive and can expand or contract our program deliverables based on funding. We have strong partnerships throughout Canada and internationally. The Ambassadors benefit from the broad range of stakeholders participating as our Board of Directors. Though Directors come from a variety of backgrounds, all share the common goal of protecting the lake as a community asset. Our success hinges on a dedicated core group of volunteers and strong relationships with local government and provincial environment agencies. We also benefit from tools and techniques transferred as a legacy of the Lake Windermere Project, and continued mentorship from the Project coordinator.
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A Cátedra UNESCO: água, mulheres e desenvolvimento nasceu de um acordo assinado entre a Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto e a UNESCO, durante o Simpósio Internacional de Águas, na cidade de Cannes, na França, no ano de 2006. Inicialmente, realizávamos palestras sobre Qualidade de Água e Saúde nas Associações de Bairros da Cidade de Ouro Preto/MG. Durante uma pesquisa sobre a qualidade da água em dois bairros diferentes na Cidade,observamos que muitas mulheres questionavam-nos sobre cursos de Capacitação.
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.
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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.
