Here's a story about how two members of the Changemakers community are protecting children in the United States and South Africa:
In South Africa, David Fortune is getting children off the streets by reconnecting them with their families. Through his 16 year-old organization, STREETS, Fortune and his team of field workers help hundreds of street children avoid the pitfalls of neglect and abuse by giving them the skills to transition into adulthood.
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For siblings separated by the foster care system in the United States, Camp To Belong (CTB) is the summer event to look forward to. The camps, begun in 1995 by Lynn Price, helps siblings reconnect and make lasting bonds with other children affected by the system.
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Created on 06/5/2013 by cbalkrishna
Nutrition is basic needs for children and pregnant women, if a child is born malnourished s/he might not be the good asset for country. More than 80% of total brain development happens before the age of five for a child. So, a healthy child is more significant than 1000 pages constitution of Nepal.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
Yes, it has received numbers of honors and appreciation from Government of Nepal and Civil Society Organizations even by UN ECOSOC.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName your entry
Improving nutritional status of children and women in Nepal
Stage
Start-Up (a pilot that has just started operating)
This Entry is about (Issues)
Elevator Pitch
Nutrition is basic needs for children and pregnant women, if a child is born malnourished s/he might not be the good asset for country. More than 80% of total brain development happens before the age of five for a child. So, a healthy child is more significant than 1000 pages constitution of Nepal.
Problem
About six million people of Nepal’s population is undernourished and half of all the children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition and stunting. Although, the agriculture sector dominates the economy providing 35% of the GDP but still stunting (41%), waste (29%), and underweight (11%) are the major problems on nutrition. Poor people (Dalit and ethnic minorities) are suffering from problems of malnourished because of inaccessibility.
Solution
The root causes of problems regarding nutrition can be addressed into two ways (i) Awareness building and capacity building of children’s club and mothers groups (ii) response of local authorities for collaborative approaches. The active participation of child clubs and mothers group in planning and decision making process contributes capacity building to promote food and nutrition security at local level. The collaborative efforts of right holders and local authorities contribute in devising appropriate approaches and programs to improve on food and nutrition security. Similarly, improving response of local authorities contributes institutional support and sustainable eradication of food and nutrition insecurity from poor communities.
Example
Indigenous populations are deprived from fundamental rights of nutrition and basic education. Korak, Gelu and Jante Village development committees (VDCs) have majority of ethnic minorities. The ethnic minority people of those VDCs have very poor access to have health and nutrition services. The Government of Nepal also provides very low level of health and nutrition services from their service delivery points. These VDCs also have lack of physical infrastructure so that they can grow green vegetables and crops to feed their children. Currently, my organization is implementing education component but there is lacking of intensive nutrition services. School children will be mobilized to build awareness on nutrition and access to services.
Impact
Currently, government has positive discrimination policy to mainstream the marginalized people but still poor and ethnic minorities are out of nutritional services. The sub-health posts and health post are continuously organizing growth monitoring clinics but due to lack of awareness poor people are not attending such types of clinics at all. Even, immunization campaigns have only 70-80 percentage coverage for children. The idea of this intervention will enhance capacity of school and out of school children and marginalized people so that they can claim their rights to enjoy nutrition services in local areas. A total of 1485 malnourished children will be benefited from the intervention of three impoverished VDCs of Nepal. Awareness and capacity building events will support children and their parents to involve in decision making process at local level so that including plan be developed
Marketplace
Department of Health and Services of Nepal is trying to address the same type of problem but they are mobilizing their own networks and personnel. The proposed solution is planned to mobilize school children and out of school children including their parents. More than 18% of children are out of school they will be targeted for this intervention. In this solution, school children be mobilized school as green school. They will be sensitized on nutritional promotion by nature conservation. Nutrition issue will be one of extracurricular activity in school curriculum 'children as change agent'.
Sustainability Plan
The financial sustainability for this solution is that children of local level they will do the advocacy and lobbying activities with local authorities. Firstly, local authorities will take responsibilities so that they will incorporate nutrition issue in their planning process. Secondly, schools will endorse nutrition sector in their curriculum and continuously teach nutrition and nature conservation to their students.
Founding Story
When we visited three impoverished VDCs we see the reality of children in regards to nutrition. The health facilities exists their but their coverage is very low but they have platforms where nutrition components can be accelerated. All three VDCs have been covered with green forest and fertile lands but bared for 3-4 months. Children seem with dirty faces with thin and lean body. When we talked with school teachers about these solutions, they were so happy and eager to support the interventions in schools. The teachers really want to establish school as green school concept because the environmental situation around school is quite favourable. The local authorities were also so positive to start the solution in their VDCs. So, we felt Aha
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhere do you ensure the availability of nutrients?
Healthy environments., Nutrient-rich farming, Full nourishment foods, Human wellness and vitality.
If you had greater capacity, which additional sectors would you like your solution to target - either through expansion, partnership, or thought exchange?
Healthy environments, Nutrient-rich farming.
How specifically would this added capacity help you improve the quality, efficiency, or sustainability of your existing product or service?
This intervention will help to interact with other experts linked with Ashoka Nutrient for All which will enrich my knowledge and skills on nutrition and nature conservation sector. It will also be the part of advocacy and lobbying tools with local authorities to formulate better policies in favour of poor and marginalized children and people. The nutrition component would be additional support for our projects which we are implementing in three impoverished VDCs of Nepal for school going and out of school children.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanHow is your product or service connected to vitality for the people and planet?
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People need appropriate nutrients to grow, learn, and fight off disease. How do you measure, track, or make use of information about nutrient levels in your own work?
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Considering the flow of nutrients from ecosystems to soil to farms to food to communities, what are the barriers to achieving vitality for people and the planet?
Other barriers you have identified
In your view, what developments need to happen in order to help overcome those barriers and produce a more nutrient rich and vital public and planet?
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What do you consider the most promising trends or evidence that indicates that the developments you described are emerging? Please elaborate.
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Nutrition is basic needs for children and pregnant women, if a child is born malnourished s/he might not be the good asset for country. More than 80% of total brain development happens before the age of five for a child. So, a healthy child is more significant than 1000 pages constitution of Nepal.
Created on 04/29/2013 by anacsucupira
The objective of the Project is to provide women without family support with conditions to exert maternity. The support is given by the 'Social Mom", someone from the community, selected, trained and paid to operate next to the pregnant/mother with no family support, with clinical and social risk.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Sobral - Ceará
Organization's Country of Operation
Type of Organization
entitas pemerintah
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
1st Place in Free Subjects of IV the Integrated Brazilian Congress of Ambulatorial Pediatrics - Brazilian Society of Pediatrics - 2003
Honorable mention in the II National Shows of Family Health - Health Ministry 2004
Public administration and Citizenship Prize- Getúlio Vargas Foundation /Ford/BNDS Foundation - 2005
Honorable mention Bibi Vogel Prize - innovative actions supporting breast-feeding - Health Ministry - 2005
Millenium Development Goals Prize - 4th Goal - to reduce infant mortality - PNUD/Federal government - 2005
1st Place in the Social Innovation Prize - Economic Commission for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean - Cepal and Kellog Foundation - 2007
Honorable mention in the Safe Maternity Prize - Organização Panamericana de Saúde - OPAS - 2011
1st Place in the APRECE Prize - Innovative City in the Reduction of Infant mortality category - Municipalities of the State of Ceará Association- ARECE - 2012
1st Place in the category Implemented Actions - 4th Prize Social Innovation Medical Services - Sanofi - 2012
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While analyzing infant and maternal deaths, a decisive factor is the lack of family support for care along the pregnancy and with the baby. Even though resting was necessary, the pregnant woman wouldn't rest, because there had to be someone to take care of the other kids and because of difficulties in taking care of the newborn or breast-feeding.
How to best support a woman in these situations? That's how the idea of the Social Mom came about, to support mothers.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanExplain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
The Project Trevo de Quatro Folhas (Four Leaf Clover) was implemented in 2001 in Sobral, a city in Ceará - Brazil, with 200.000 inhabitants, where most of them are low-income citizens. Its name (Four-Leave Clover) reflects the 4 operation phases: pregnancy, parturition and puerperium, birth and the 2 first years of life. The analysis of the infant and maternal deaths showed that the rest prescription could not be followed by mothers with no family support, and that is a risk factor to the premature childbirth.
If a mother that breastfed a newborn had to hospitalize another son, she would have to wean the newborn to stay with the hospitalized one. Many absences at the prenatal appointments occurred because the mothers didn't have someone to leave her children with.
The objective of the Project is to provide women with no family support, with conditions to exert maternity. This support is given by the 'Social Mom", someone from the community, who is selected, trained and paid to operate next to the pregnant/mother with no family support, with clinical and social risk, or with general difficulties in caring for herself and the baby. The social mothers are registered in a database and receive a daily equivalent of a minimum wage per worked day. The Health Unit identifies the women that need support from the Social Moms and forwards the solicitation to the Project team, that visits the family to evaluate their needs. The social mom takes upon herself the house and health care duties. The support is guaranteed by the Social Godfathers and Godmothers, people from civil society and enterprises that provide a monthly contribution to the Child and Teenager Municipal Fund, being able to discount this money from their income taxes,
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
The government's propositions for reducting infant and maternal mortality are related to investing in technologies and equipments that improve care with the woman and the baby. However, infant and maternal deaths express a social questions and they happen mostly in low income families, that have no family support and cannot afford other options of care. The investments made by the government are very expensive and little effective. The most important aspect is to provide the woman with conditions to exert maternity. Another innovative aspect is involving the civil society through their financial contributions, as well as the discussions about the results in social events where all the ones involved in the project attend.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
The project was initiated in December 2001 and the achieved results led to the municipality voting a law that made it Public Policy in 2010, which guaranteed governmental resources to complement the civil society financial contribution. The project has a team (nurse, social assistant and nursing technician) that has developed relevant experience in selecting and training social moms and in evaluating the families that need social support. The results have touched the emotional nerve of the civil society leading each time to a greater participation. The events attended by the mothers, social moms, godfathers, godmothers and the society in general contribute to the mobilization of the population and general participation.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
A source of information for innovations in the Project is the analysis of the Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Committee, also implemented in 2001, that gathers monthly to identify the factors leading to death so that new strategies can be developed, with the objective of lowering the quantity of deaths. A challenge that the project has been facing in it's growth is working with the mothers that use 'crack' (drug) - in guaranteeing the development of their intra uteri and the care after the babies are born. Another challenge is to provide better conditions for child development in the first two years of life, with trainings so that the social moms could be agents who stimulate the development in the first childhood.
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThe systemic challenge you are trying to overcome (select one)
Bring accessible healthcare to communities in emerging markets
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Maternal care
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Prevention, Intervention, Follow-up, Social integration.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
The reduction of maternal and infant mortality through supporting the women in exercising motherhood, Providing conditions so that mothers who have no family support and show clinical and social risk can take care of their pregnancy and baby. Through identifying situations that lead to abortions or premature childbirths, we try to intervene and avoid these events. Premature babies need special care that the primiparous with no adequate support cannot provide.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
New/redefined roles for healthcare service provision, Unconventional partnerships (between traditional healthcare players and players outside healthcare), Lainnya .
If other, specify here:
Apoio às mulheres para o exercício da gravidez
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
New skills, Education/training, Others.
If other, specify here:
New ways of caring with pregnant women and children
Please describe your solution in more detail
The innovative solution is the intense and differentiated care, to avoid avoidable maternal and infant deaths. It is a simple low-cost model that consists in training people from the community to help at risk mothers to have as safe pregnancy, breast-feed their babies and promote the development of the children. These assistants, Social Moms, are initially trained and accompanied with permanent education. The supervision is done by the project's nurse and by the health team of the Unity where the family is registered. The Social Mom stays in the family's house until necessary, working eight hours per day. She can accompany the other child during hospitalizations, so that the mother can nurse and breast-feed her baby.
What are your vision and overall objectives?
The model is centered in the vision that infant and maternal mortality have an important social component that the organicist biomedical model cannot take into account. Before a needy population, other factors are fundamental in determining the harms. The model uses as reference the social determinants of health according to the Dahlgren and Whitehead model to identify what are the main interventions to be done when aiming to reach better health, education and social development levels. The general objective is reducing infant and maternal mortality and provide adequate conditions for pregnancy and child development. Besides that, involving the civil society in the responsibility for the infant and maternal survival.
What is your value proposition?
Since this is not a traditional business, it is difficult to estimate a value proposition.
Below is a breakdown of the costs of the Project:
The cost of the Social Mothers in the period of 2001 to 2011, was on average U$ 24.191.91 per year.
The human resources are tied to Sobral's Municipal Secretariat of Health, as well as the costs from logistic and the infrastructure of the Project.
Who is your customer(s)?
The customers of the Project are the pregnant women, women in labor, mothers and children attended at Sobral's Primary Health Care that show clinical and social risk and are identified by the Family Health team, from Sobral's Basic Health. The Family Health teams are composed by 1 doctor, 1 nurse, 1 nursing technician and 4 to 5 Community Health Agents (CHA, members of the community who is responsible for the relations between people from the microarea and the Family Health teams of this microarea.
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
There is a close contact between our team and the municipality Health Family teams.These professionals identify the pregnant women and mothers who need social support and forward a request to the Project, that visits the family to evaluate their conditions and needs.
To increase the number of participants, we promote the project in the media and through social events to get new partners.(social godfathers and godmothers and private companies) and so that the women in need can also request this support.
What are your primary activities?
Evaluation of the Social Mothers' work
Care services to the mothers, in the house and health care duties
Accompaning hospitalized children so that the mother can nurse her baby
Mobilizing social godmothers and godfathers and private companies that empathize with the project
Training and permanent educating Social Mothers
Analysis of the infant and maternal deaths of the municipality
Identifying new problems and new strategies to solve them
Evaluation of the activities developed by the project
Monitoring and evaluating the municipality's infant and maternal indicators
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
In this Project we only have pairs and partners. The pairs are the health professionals who provide different health services in Sobral's Health Secretariat, specially the Family Health teams. The partners are the Social Godfathers and Godmothers, the solidary private companies, the Children and Teenager's Right Municipal Fund, the Tutelar Council, the city's Social Assistance Foundation. Given the characteristics of the Project, we do not have competitors, because we work together with all the health professionals of the city and count on the support of the municipal managers and the civil society.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
We have not identified challenges that can hinder the future success of the Project, because we currently count on the support of the public managers and the federal government through "Rede Cegonha", that ensure us of the growth of the project.
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Associate with the strategy of the Health Ministry's Rede Cegonha, a policy of the federal government that aims to improve the conditions of care of the pregnant women, the childbirth, the puerperium and the baby, with the objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality.
This network (Rede Cegonha) counts on great financial resources that are transferred to the municipalities for improving the hospital and ambulatorial structure.
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New regions(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
The team's experience, the consolidation of the work organization and the instruments utilized, the support of the municipal managers and the results achieved in reducing maternal and infant mortality. Moreover, the positive feedback of the women that received support from the Social Mothers. The proposal is to expand the project to neighboring municipalities that are part of the Northwest Region of the state of Ceará.
What are your key growth objectives?
Develop new strategies in the care of premature and low weight infants
Increase the number of Social Mothers
Increasing the number of Social Godfathers and Godmothers
Reduce premature childbirths and the birth of low weight babies
Early identification of women who need support of the Social Mother
Publicize the Project in the media
Eliminate avoidable maternal and child deaths
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
In one year - increase the contribution of the partners and the number of Social Moms
In one year - implement the continuing education process of the Social Mothers
In three years - reduce infant mortality to 1 digit
In three years - eliminate avoidable maternal deaths
In three years - expand the project to other municipalities.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) that in 2001, the year of implementation of the Project, was 29.6, dropped to 13.6 deaths per thousand live births in 2012, a decrease of 55.4%, one of the lowest rates of Ceará. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) presents oscillations and is still a challenge. In 2001, the MMR was 27.9 / 100,000 live births, before the creation of the Committee on Maternal Mortality, when there was no investigation of women at childbearing age's deaths, which may have contributed to the underreporting of such deaths. In the years 2009 and 2010 there was no recorded maternal death. In 2011 the MMR was 94.3 / 100,000 dropping to 63.4 in 2012. All deaths were analyzed and classified as to their preventability, and intervention measures were proposed to avoid further occurrences. The early neonatal mortality rate was 68.7 in 2002, dropping to 52.2 per 1,000 live births in 2012.
The inclusion of a considerable number of women, Social Mothers, in the marketplace. Besides that, new jobs were created for these women who are being hired to take care of people by higher income families.
Altogether 21,007 families were accompanied. In its 11 years of Project, 3,723 women had the Social Mother support, being 563 of them pregnant women, 7 women in labour, 1,915 puerperal, and 1,238 mothers of children under-2-year-old.
A key aspect in the impact assessment are the reports of the pregnant women and mothers on the importance of the support gotten by the Social Mother and how this support was crucial for the survival of the infant and under-2-year-old children.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
We use the epidemiological indicators to assess the impact of the measures taken: Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR); Proportion of live births of low weight (<2,500 g)
Rate of Premature Births; Early Neonatal Mortality Rate (TMNP
Number of pregnant women who entered prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, number of pregnant women who underwent complete examinations in prenatal care.
Interviews with pregnant women and mothers who received support from the Social Mothers.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
We are thinking of expanding the project to municipalities in the Northwest region of Ceará, which has a population of 1,288,545 inhabitants and 47 small towns, which have a population with similar sociodemographic characteristics to Sobral. These municipalities have as secondary health reference, Sobral's health services.
In addition, the project has already been presented in other countries of South America and Mexico that have demonstrated interest in implementing this strategy. Currently Rede Cegonha intends to implement the project in the towns that participate in its network.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
The infant mortality rate in Sobral today is 13.6 deaths per thousand live births. The projection for the next three years is to reduce this rate to one digit. The Maternal Mortality Ratio is 63.4 / 100,000 births and we intend to reduce it by eliminating all preventable maternal deaths.
Reduce the number of low weight newborns to 5%.
Extend the support of social mothers to all women who need it.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanElaborate on your current financing strategy
Resources from the Social Godfathers, Godmothers and collaborating companies monthly contributions.
Budgetary resources from the local government due to the fact that the project is now a public policy approved by the Municipal Law
Strategy development to increase partners contributions, through promoting the Project in the media and social events with the civil society.
Waiting for Rede Cegonha's resources.
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
The ultimate goal is to raise funds from the Federal Government's Rede Cegonha.
Increase contributions from Social Godfathers and Godmothers as well as collaborating companies.
Conduct social events that may lead to resources for the Project.
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
Created on 04/10/2013 by PeterSeymour
SIDS is a leading cause of death yet it never happens in the hospital. Ella’s Monitor gives parents a real solution to SIDS with unparalleled comfort and accuracy. Far more than just a convenience, Ella’s Monitor represents the safety and security required by parents. With Ella's Monitor we can provide the security of a hospital in the home and save families from the touch of this silent killer.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Seymour Innovative Engineering
Negara Organisasi
United States, AZ, Tempe, Maricopa County
Organization's Country of Operation
Type of Organization
Bisnis
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
We have currently received five separate grant awards and an initial investment to help make Ellas Monitor a reality. The investment includes incubation and support from MAC6 a new incubator in Tempe, Arizona. We have also received multiple grants from Arizona State University and are deeply involved in the Edson Entrepreneur Initiative. Finally we have been supported by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Association (NCIIA) based in Hadley, Massachusetts. These partners have proven to be critical to our team's success to date, and will continue to be crucial to the realization of this life saving technology.
We want to hear about your “Aha!” moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution’s potential to change the world.
On the morning of August 2, I woke to something no parent should have to endure. My daughter Eleanore had breathed her last. Ella passed away from a well known condition known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS.
SIDS is the leading cause of death for infants, but it never happens in the hospital. Ella's Monitor brings this safety home to save infants from this silent killer.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanExplain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
Currently parents have only two real choices for monitoring their infants at home with reasonable accuracy. The first involves complicated hospital machines that are bulky, difficult to use, and require sticky electrodes - although they are highly accurate. The second is simply a stethoscope, with the obvious limitation of requiring the user to be awake and trained.
Despite this fact, almost all parents express concern over SIDS, particularly first time parents. Given that there are over four million new parents each year in the United States alone, and that over thirty percent of them are first time parents, there are a huge number of potential customers with an innate fear of SIDS and no solution.
Furthermore there are over 500,000 high risk infants born each year. These are infants with a known higher risk of SIDS, yet their parents have no real option to keep their babies safe.
The idea behind Ella's Monitor is to bring effective hospital monitoring directly to parents, rather than delivering a clinical monitoring solution to doctors and hospitals. This requires making the monitor itself extremely user friendly and removing all medical attachments, such as sticky electrodes. We have accomplished this by embedding the monitoring system within a traditional Onesie.
This onesie can wirelessly read out multiple vitals from a baby and ensure that they are breathing properly. Parents can then view this information and enjoy the peace of mind and security provided by such detailed vital sign information.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
Given the enormous spending in the consumer baby market, we are targeting parents directly with Ella's Monitor. Rather than trying to sell another medical device to a hospital or doctor, we want to sell a consumer device to the end user - without the need for a clinic or healthcare provider. This comes with some limitations, for instance we cannot describe Ella's Monitor as a medical device, but it comes with a unique ability to work directly with the end user.
This ensures a product that is both safe and easy to use, while achieving a price point that no traditional medical monitoring system can hit. The sub $100 price point is actually as critical to our success as the actual technology behind Ella's Monitor. Ultimately we are pursuing a large market of parents with a real need.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Our operating environment is similar to most start ups. We have a diverse and highly motivated group of young entrepreneurs that have had experience in a wide range of industries. This team is supported by the immense specialized knowledge within the university, as well as a group of key mentors and advisors with experience in both medical and business fields.
We are also benefiting from a unique relationship with a professional development firm that has aided in product design from the inception of Ella's Monitor, including that we not only offer an innovative device, but one that is professionally built and highly reliable.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
As a small university based start-up we are in an environment that forces constant innovation. We also belong to two different incubators (one embedded in the university system) that provide us with both substantial guidance and a clear directive to innovate.
Currently our innovation has taken on both a business development and product engineering focus. We want to not only build an innovative product that will save lives, we also want to build a new type of business that can deliver these kinds of products to the people who need them.
Our biggest asset in this innovation has to be our proximity to and involvement with Arizona State University. As one of (if not the) largest Universities in the country, ASU has provided a wealth of resources and a shear mass of interested people.
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThe systemic challenge you are trying to overcome (select one)
Realign the incentives in the public healthcare system in mature markets, or
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Other specialty care
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Prevention, Detection.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
SIDS is the leading cause of death for infants after one month. Despite this fact it has a zero clinical incidence, meaning that SIDS should be a non-existant condition, as it never happens in the hospital. Ella's Monitor brings the safety of hospital monitoring into the home in both a non-invasive and easy to use format that parents can afford.
By brining this monitoring to parents that desperately need it we hope to reduce and eventually eliminate the incidence of SIDS across the board. This low-cost onesie-based vital sign monitoring also has broader implications for improving infant health across the country and across the globe.
Currently no such system exists anywhere near our target price range of below $100. By hitting this mark we will give parents unprecedented security.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Piloting (a pilot that has just begun operating)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
Patient-centered design, New approaches to distribution of health products and services, Unconventional partnerships (between traditional healthcare players and players outside healthcare).
If other, specify here:
Leveraging the consumer baby products market for infant healthcare
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
Technology.
Please describe your solution in more detail
Ella’s Monitor solves the glaring problem of SIDS by bringing hospital grade monitoring into the home in both a non-invasive and easy-to-use format. Parents will no longer have to stay up at night worried about whether their baby is breathing, now they will know with certainty.
Ella’s Monitor consists of two critical components: a washable onesie with embedded sensors and a biomedical “brain.” The onesie eliminates the need for sticky electrodes or dangerous wires. It can be thrown up on, washed, or trampled on, and it snaps on no differently than any other onesie. As result, Ella’s Monitor requires no advanced training, just put on the onesie, turn on the monitor, and your baby is safe.
What are your vision and overall objectives?
Ella’s Monitor will give parents a real solution to SIDS with unparalleled comfort and accuracy. Far more than just a convenience, Ella’s Monitor represents the safety and security required by parents. With this technology we can provide the security of a hospital monitor in the home and save families from the touch of this silent killer.
Our ultimate vision and objective is to eliminate SIDS and extend the safety of the hospital to every home. However, our more immediate vision and objective is to create a great device that we ourselves can use. Ultimately we are looking for a product to ensure that our children our safe at night. Ella's Monitor solves this need for our team and can solve this need for millions of other parents.
What is your value proposition?
Our value proposition is quite clear: keep your baby safe from SIDS. The peace of mind and security delivered by Ella's Monitor means an end to sleepless nights spent checking on your baby or listening intently to baby monitors for sounds of breathing. The nervous energy currently put by almost all parents into worrying about SIDS will simply be a non-issue when you can receive real-time information regarding your babies health.
For parents of high-risk babies including those recently discharged from Neonatal Intensive Care Units, this value proposition is particularly strong. Over 500,000 infants are discharged from American NICU's each year. Each one has spent time on hospital monitors, but almost no parents are given an option to bring this monitoring home.
Who is your customer(s)?
Our customers are parents and anyone who purchases equipment for parents. Ultimately Ella's Monitor will be used by the parent, thus they represent our target consumers, however a great deal of baby care items are purchased by friends and family. At a target price point below $100, Ella's Monitor will offer both security and a necessary item for new parents.
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
We will use to primary approaches to reach our customers. The first is direct marketing to parents, both through traditional channels and through social media. The second is to market directly to new parents through the hospital system, putting Ella's Monitor on their recommended list of things for new parents.
An entirely separate avenue to reach customers involves appealing to and working with the existing groups that deal with SIDS. These include Mothers In Sympathy and Support (MISS), First Candle, and the American SIDS Institute. These groups have a clear aligned goal in making SIDS a thing of the past, and also have direct contact with many parents who would not only use Ella's Monitor, but also be strong advocates for the technology.
What are your primary activities?
Are primary activities are product development, promotion of Ella's Monitor, and searching for additional funding opportunities beyond our existing investment and grants to further our efforts.
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
Our two largest competitors are manufacturers of hospital grade equipment, such as GE, and manufacturers of consumer grade monitors such as Angel Care. In the case of GE are neither useful to or affordable by most parents. These large medical device companies have the capability to make a device such as Ella's Monitor, but none have endeavored to do so. This presents a potential risk to Ella's Monitor, thus we are seeking either to grow quickly with substantial investment or to partner with such a firm to ensure the success of Ella's Monitor before we can be outperformed by existing corporations. The manufacturers of consumer grade monitors simply are lacking in a reliable product. They present a risk from the other side of the equation, if they can build a more medical device.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
The primary challenge faced by Seymour Innovative Engineering is to recruit the necessary talent to develop Ella's Monitor and to attract the necessary financing to build both the company and the device. To date we have had great success in both attracting taleng and initial investment, however, we will need success in both areas to continue our growth.
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Our growth strategy is currently dependent on our product development. We are working with an established engineering firm to finalize the design on our first physical test units and plan to take delivery by the end of June. Throughout July and August we will be conducting user testing and validating our initial designs. From that point we will be seeking additional investment.
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New customer group(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
We have a highly motivated team with the initial hardware and software developed to make Ella's Monitor a strong contender in this vibrant consumer space of infant equipment. If we can stick to our plan we can not only make a strong business case for in-home infant monitoring, we can also help drastically reduce the incidence of SIDS and other conditions that afflict babies.
What are your key growth objectives?
Our key growth objectives involve hiring additional talent in the marketing and sales arena and electrical engineering, as well as attracting approximately 150k-200k in additional investment to build upon our existing grant funding of approximately 150k.
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
Our timeframe for agressive growth is the fall of 2013 extending into the spring and summer of 2014. An alternative to this agressive growth may be acquisition or partnership within this same time frame. Growth or partnership will be required to transition from a small development operation to a business operating at scale with a consumer product on the market.
Our current business strategy involves multiple inflection points whereby we either execute certain growth strategies (hiring additional personell, contracting with vendors, licensing technologies, etc) or seek out strategic partnerships where these needs will be similarly met.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
To date we have attracted a tremendous amount of positive attention. The list of individuals who want to buy Ella's Monitor is thousands long and grows daily. Most of our impact to date has been through our involvement with MISS, Mothers In Sympathy and Support, an organization committed to aiding parents with the loss of a child.
The harsh reality of SIDS is that it is frighteningly common and incredibly damaging to the individuals involved. Our founder and President Peter Seymour knows this pain as well as any and his story has generated much of the initial impact of our work.
Ultimately parents who have experienced a loss to SIDS have an extreme need for a product such as Ella's Monitor to ensure their family's future safety and to deal with the sudden unexpected and unnecessary loss of a child. This group will be a great asset to our efforts to promote Ella's Monitor once we are ready to bring a device to market.
We have also had a significant impact in the Phoenix Metropolitan area in general. Peter's story and Ella's Monitor has appeared in every local news station as well as multiple newspapers. This positive media attention has generated a huge amount of interest, particularly from parents, in what Ella's Monitor does and how they can go about purchasing one.
All of this initial impact and interest has been received without any real effort for promotion or marketing from the team. Thus we are looking forward to having a product ready for agressive promotion.
Our ultimate impact, however, will be to save an infant that would otherwise have died.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
Their are two easy methods to quantify our social impact: business success (e.g. sales) and testimonials. The best way to demonstrate that Ella's Monitor is having a social impact is simply to have a successful business in operation. This will demonstrate that parents have a real need for the technology and that Ella's Monitor solves this need adequately.
The best measure of social impact, however, will be testimonials. For anyone who has ever had a sick child, their number one concern is providing for the safety and security of that child. If Ella's Monitor can truly fill this need, it will be the highest measure of success. Such a testimonial will eventually include one where a child would otherwise have passed away. We can imagine no greater social impact than to save a child.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
Ella's Monitor could work in a variety of other regions and markets. Ultimately the technology is just an integrated vital sign monitoring system with wireless outputs and no need for skin contact-electrodes. Such a system, and it's off-grid nature, could have substantial impact in the developing world. We have also done extensive market research into end-of-life hospice and nursing home care as the next logical development step for Ella's Monitor.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Our projected impact over the next 1-3 years depends greatly on our development schedule and the success of future rounds of funding. However, in an ideal world, our plan is to have 150k units operating and in the market, at a minimum two years from August of 2013. This means having a wealth of data and user information that can be used to truly scale Ella's Monitor to an operational unit number in the millions.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanElaborate on your current financing strategy
Our current financing strategy has been to appeal to two groups: grant foundations such as Ashoka and to angel investment groups. Currently we have received five regional and national grants to develop Ella's Monitor and have been finalists for a number of additional grant opportunities. We have also received two investment opportunities form angel groups to date, one of which we took to begin development of Ella's Monitor outside of a University research project setting.
Our near term financing strategy is to continue pitching for angel investment when necessary (scheduled for late summer 2013 currently) while also taking advantage of grant opportunities such as this one from Ashoka.
Long term we will either need substantial start-up capital to scale Ella's Monitor and establish distribution or pursue a strategic partnership with a group that can aid with this scale. This strategic partnership may also take the form of an acquisition.
As elaborated earlier in this submission, our current strategy is to evaluate all funding opportunities and potential partnerships based on key product and business development objectives already outlined, such as having completed initial user testing.
Currently the only revenue generated has been done through acquiring grants and sale of company stock (i.e. Angel Investment).
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
Financing will initially be found through conducting either one additional angel round or securing a large grant such as an SBIR. Pending successful completion of this first round, funding will likely come from two sources: product sales as well as a Series A Round to scale our operation.
Created on 04/3/2013 by ummeedcenter@gmail.com
Ummeed Child Development Center helps children with developmental disabilities or at risk of disabilities achieve their maximum potential and be included in society. Ummeed achieves its objectives as follows :
1) Providing clinical services for children with developmental disabilities.
2) Capacity building of other NGOs through in-house training programs built around early childhood development.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Ummeed Child Development Center
Organization's Country of Operation
Type of Organization
Non‐profit/NGO
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
We want to hear about your “Aha!” moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution’s potential to change the world.
Ummeed is a non-profit organization set up in 2001 with the objective of helping children with developmental disabilities like Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Learning Disability, Autism, and Attention Deficit Disorder. Ummeed helps children with disabilities, or at high risk for disabilities, reach their maximum potential and be included in society.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Early Childhood Development - Scaling Reach
Explain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
At least one in ten children has a developmental disability. Extrapolating from this India has 52 million children with a developmental disability. Ummeed at its Center provides transdisciplinary care for children with developmental disabilities through best practices developed in-house and recognised globally. Each year, Ummeed reaches out to over 1200 children through around 6100 visits through its Center.
The best practices developed by Ummeed also go into development of curricula of training programs which are targeted at building the capacities of community workers of other NGOs and building the capacities of NGOs working with children to address issues around Early Childhood Development and developmental disabilities. Each year, Ummeed serves an additional 25000 children and their families through these training programs imparted to other organisations.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
Ummeed at its Center develops unique best practices which then form the basis of the curricula developed for the capacity building training programs.
In addition Ummeed develops training modules based on the needs of the organisation as assessed by Ummeed. The training modules are exhaustive in nature and comprise of both theory and practicals at the field level.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Ummeed at its Center provides transdisciplinary care for children with developmental disabilities through best practices developed in-house and recognised globally.
Ummeed has a team of highly trained and skilled professionals providing care and expertise to Ummeed's activities.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
Ummeed's greatest challenge currently is the immaturity of the market and understanding of the need of early childhood development among organisations working with children and organisations working in the area of disabilities. Ummeed is now developing a competent team to create the necessary environment and build the "market" to be able to scale up its reach in the field of early childhood development.
Ummeed has also developed short term training modules to meet the challenges of manpower stretched organisations who may not be in a position to spare their team for the comprehensive training programs.
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThe systemic challenge you are trying to overcome (select one)
Bring accessible healthcare to communities in emerging markets
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Disability
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Prevention, Detection, Intervention, Follow-up, Long-term care, Social integration.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
Over 52 million children in India have a Developmental Disability or are at risk of acquiring a disability. With little or no awareness and facilities to address the issues around Early Childhood Development, these children and their families will have no recourse to any facility or knowledge on working with their special child or mitigate the incidences of developmental disabilities. Ummeed works at different levels to address this issue through its clinic while building the capacity of community workers and other organizations to address the issues in their communities through its training programs .
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Scaling (growing impact on a regional or global scale)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
Approaches to behavioral change at the individual level, Unconventional partnerships (between traditional healthcare players and players outside healthcare), Lainnya .
If other, specify here:
All care provision is family centric and not just child centric
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
New skills, Consultation, Education/training, Others.
If other, specify here:
Empowering other organisations through our Community training programs developed based on best practices at Ummeed..
Please describe your solution in more detail
Almost 15% of the children in India have or at risk of a Developmental Disability.It is a known fact that early detection and care especially during the age of 0-6 years helps a child attain his/her maximum potential. In India almost 65% of the population lives in the rural areas which would mean that around 35 million children who have or are at risk of a developmental disability, are from these areas and hail from low income families, with little or no access to information and resources on issues around Early childhood Development. Ummeed through its training programs builds the capacity of organizations working in these under-served communities to work in prevention & mitigation for children and families at risk while building resources for the care of children with a disability.
What are your vision and overall objectives?
Ummeed helps children with disabilities or at risk of disabilities attain their full potential and be included in society. Ummeed endeavors to scale up its training programs and using this vehicle be able to reach out and change the lives of 40,000 children each year, by 2018.
What is your value proposition?
Ummeed will reach out to 40,000 children at risk or with developmental disabilities, annually, at half its current cost per beneficiary.
Who is your customer(s)?
1.Community based gov’t organizations ( Anganwadi's, Balwadi's etc)
2.Community based NGOs
3.Orphanages, Remand homes for juveniles
4.Disability organizations
5.Schools
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
1. Word of mouth - recommendations by other organizations who have undergone the trainings
2. Awareness creation among the target group and enlisting of support telephonically by Ummeed's team
3.Ummeed's network of NGO's and well wishers
4. Going forward will do face to face Awareness creation and assess needs among the target group and enlist support
What are your primary activities?
1. Provision of Clinical services for children and families of children with Developmental Disabilities.
2. Training and capacity building of community workers of other NGO's and of organizations to take forward the work in their communities.
3. Advocacy
4. Research - Currently doing research for developing a tool for monitoring Early Childhood Development sponsored by the National Institute of Health,USA.
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
There are few organizations In India which offer some of the services Ummeed offers but No organizations offer the trainings programs offered by Ummeed especially in the area of Child Development Aide's.
We do not see any real problem being posed by the organizations, as we have also trained a number of community workers from these organizations to work or add - on, the Early Intervention program in their communities and in their portfolio of services offered. They are our partners in growth.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
1. Reaching out to organizations with access to young children
who have or could develop disabilities.
2. Convincing Organizations the need to invest in Early Childhood Development
The way Ummeed proposes to overcome these challenges is by building its organizational capacity by hiring personnel with strong networks and training capabilities to supplement the current team. The manpower requirement has been identified as ;
1. Senior Program Manager - Training ( 1 no)
2. Asst Training Coordinators ( 2 nos)
3. Fund raiser ( 1 no)
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Ummeed proposes to train community workers of NGO's and organizations working with children with a view share our knowledge to build their capacity to address issues around Early Childhood Development in their communities. Ummeed proposes to train a 100 community workers from organizations to reach out to 40,000 children annually by 2018.
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New customer group(s), New regions(s), New market(s)/country(ies).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
Ummeed has been working in the field of Early Childhood Development for the past 12 years and has developed best practices that are incorporated into the design of the curricula of the training programs. These trainings have been piloted and modified over the last 3 years to give the form and readiness to help achieve Ummeed strategic goals and for taking Ummeed's reach to scale through trainings.
What are your key growth objectives?
1. To reach out to 40,000 children at risk of developmental disabilities,annually by 2018.
2. Reduce the cost per beneficiary by half the current cost.
3. Create necessary awareness among organizations on the need for adoption and implementation early childhood development programs in their communities.
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
2013-14 - 11,500 beneficiaries reached @Rs. 440 per beneficiary; 2014-15 - 18,500 beneficiaries reached @ Rs.335 per beneficiary ; 2015-16 - 25,250 beneficiaries reached @ Rs. 295 per beneficiary; 2016-17 - 33,000 beneficiaries reached @ Rs.260 per beneficiary. 2017-2018 - 40,000 beneficiaries reached @ Rs.236 per beneficiary.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
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What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanElaborate on your current financing strategy
Ummeed receives 34% donations from individuals, 32% from Foundations & Trusts, 25% from Clinic Fees, 8% from Corporates/Events, 1% from Others. Ummeed currently has strategised to increase contributions from the corporate sector by capitalising on the new laws passed by the Government of India on CSR. Ummeed also will increase its quantum of unrestricted donations from individuals to increase Ummeed's reach to low income families while ensuring sustainability.
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
34% donations from individuals, 32% Foundations & Trusts, 25% Clinic Fees, 8% Corporates/Events, 1% Others (interest on corpus)
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Friends and family, Individu, Patients, Private businesses.
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Yayasan, LSM, Others.
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
34% Individual donations - sourced through personal networks, parents of beneficiaries and "walk-in" donors.
32% Foundations & Trusts - A large portion is the grant received for the research project for developing a tool to monitor Early Childhood Development by NIH, USA. The balance amount is a combination of funding from Give India & CAF towards provision of subsidy for treatment for beneficiaries of low income families.
25% clinic fees - This is the amount received as fees (Full & Concessional) from beneficiaries for clinical services.
8% Corporates/Events - Fund raising activities such as the marathon, walkathon, IPL, etc.
1% Others - Interest received from corpus investments.
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
75% share of the total income of the organisation is philanthropic in nature.
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Diversified strategy.
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
Each year the carried forward commitments from the unrestricted grants forms around 12% of the targeted requirements. Reserves have been created for programmatic funding to meet the requirement of ongoing programs which forms around 18% of the target. Regular donor commitments meet around 15% of the annual target. The balance of the requirements for the year will be raised through the fund raising efforts of the team being put in place for the purpose from corporates, foundations and trusts.
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
Ummeed has created a corpus of Rs.1 Crore (Rs. 10 Million) the interest on which will go towards meeting funding requirements. In addition to this, clinic fees will help meet a portion of the clinic expenses and the fund raising team would raise the funding required over the next three year period.
Created on 04/1/2013 by Ahtziri González
Centro de atención para niños con sobrepeso y obesidad tipo 1.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNegara Organisasi
Mexico, DIF, Distrito Federal
Organization's Country of Operation
Mexico, MEX, Distrito Federal
Type of Organization
Non‐profit/NGO
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
Operating 1-5 years
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
We want to hear about your “Aha!” moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution’s potential to change the world.
Fundación Mídete surge en respuesta al gran aumento de los índices de sobrepeso y obesidad que se han registrado en México en los últimos años. Su fundador, Xiuh Tenorio, quien padeció obesidad mórbida, comprometido con la causa crea la Fundación en 2007 ante la necesidad de tener una institución para impulsar cambios a nivel sistema para la promoción de hábitos saludables.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Campamento Urbano: modelo franquiciable de atención a niños con sobrepeso y obesidad
Explain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
"Campamento Urbano" es un centro integral de tratamiento de sobrepeso y obesidad tipo 1 dirigido a niños de 6 a 12 años. En este espacio se les da atención nutricional, médica y psicológica para que logren bajar de peso, así como educación para que puedan adoptar estilos de vida más saludables y evitar que vuelvan a tener el problema. El tratamiento se lleva a cabo de manera lúdica, haciéndolo más fácil para los niños.
Los programas duran de 6 a 24 meses y requieren que los niños asistan por medio día, tres veces por semana. Se proveen dos comidas diarias y los niños también cuentan con un espacio para hacer sus tareas. Cada centro tiene la capacidad de atender a 50 niños de manera simultánea, con dos turnos.
El modelo es franquiciable, por lo que se garantiza su replicabilidad. Asimismo, combina una fórmula que involucra a sociedad civil, industria privada y gobierno, innovando en el área de alianzas multisectoriales.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
A nivel de atención, el tratamiento es lúdico y no se percibe como una "clínica", haciéndolo más efectivo para los niños.
En cuanto a modelo de negocios, es franquiciable y se puede contar con la flexibilidad de situarse en zonas de diverso nivel socioeconómico, adaptando las tarifas que tienen que pagar la familias.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Los centros son operados por especialistas en obesidad infantil. Para la estandarización de procesos, se cuenta con estrictos manuales operativos y clínicos que guían el correcto funcionamiento de los centros, los cuales han sido desarrollados por expertos en sistemas de franquicias sociales, así como médicos especializados en el tratamiento de estos padecimientos. Entre los manuales se encuentran el de recursos humanos, códigos de ética, publicidad y tratamiento clínico.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
Invertimos en investigación y damos puntual seguimiento a los cambios en el panorama del sobrepeso y la obesidad, logrando comprender los nuevos desafíos y así haciendo las adaptaciones correspondientes. Buscamos poder tener presencia en las zonas donde los índices son más elevados.
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThe systemic challenge you are trying to overcome (select one)
Bring accessible healthcare to communities in emerging markets
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Nutrition
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Prevention, Intervention, Follow-up.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
Atención integral a niños de 6 a 12 años que padecen sobrepeso y obesidad tipo 1 en México.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Idea (poised to launch)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
Approaches to behavioral change at the individual level, Patient-centered design.
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
New skills, Consultation, Education/training.
Please describe your solution in more detail
Se da atención a los niños en un centro lúdico donde reciben apoyo médico, psicológico, de educación y nutricional. Asimismo, en este espacio realizan actividad física y reciben dos comidas al día.
What are your vision and overall objectives?
Basándonos en altos códigos éticos y proveyendo tratamiento clínico de la mejor calidad, buscamos ser la institución líder en el tratamiento de la obesidad infantil.
Nuestros objetivos son:
- Reducir el peso de los niños que atiendan a nuestros centros, teniendo un efecto positivo en su salud.
- Contribuir con la reducción de los índices de sobrepeso y obesidad infantil en México.
What is your value proposition?
Centro accesible, práctico y efectivo para reducir el peso de niños con sobrepeso y obesidad tipo 1.
Who is your customer(s)?
Niños de 6 a 12 años que padecen sobrepeso y obesidad tipo 1.
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
Usamos un enfoque multisectorial que incluye vinculación con instituciones públicas como Secretaria de Educación Pública y DIF (Desarrollo Integral de la Familia), así como promoción en medios de comunicación, asociaciones de padres de familia y escuelas.
What are your primary activities?
Tratamiento integral contra el sobrepeso y la obesidad tipo 1 que incluye atención nutricional, psicológica y clases de actividad física. Servicio de comedor y cuidado de niños.
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
No existe ningún otro modelo de negocio o programa similar que atienda de manera integral a este grupo de edad.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
El costo de la inversión inicial es alto, por lo que aún tenemos que conseguir al primer inversionista. Sin embargo, estamos diversificando nuestras opciones, buscando alternativas como programas de gobierno.
Asimismo, la estandarización del proceso clínico ha sido un gran reto que estamos resolviendo con consultoría de médicos bariatras especializados en pediatría.
Finalmente, en México existe un ambiente obesigénico que dificulta la promoción de hábitos saludables, por lo que como Fundación también estamos impulsando políticas públicas encaminadas a un cambio cultural más favorable para la salud.
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
El primer centro será monitoreado estrictamente como prueba piloto. Después de esto, se podrá comercializar la franquicia.
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New customer group(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
Actualmente existe una alta demanda de servicios de tratamiento de sobrepeso y obesidad infantil. El modelo está listo para empezar la prueba piloto, solamente tenemos que finalizar la parte legal y conseguir el apoyo de inversionistas.
What are your key growth objectives?
Incrementar el número de centros de atención, llegando a atender a 300 niños anualmente.
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
A corto plazo, esperamos abrir el primer centro en 2013. Todo 2014 sería tiempo de monitoreo de la prueba piloto. A partir de 2015, buscamos la apertura de 3 centros anualmente, con presencia en diferentes estados de la República.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
Aunque los centros todavía no están en operación, hemos logrado un impacto en la promoción de cambios a nivel sistema que promueven estilos de vida más saludables, lo cual hará que nuestro modelo tenga mayor éxito.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
A nivel individual, se medirá la reducción de IMC de los niños que sean atendidos. A nivel sistema, se hará un monitoreo general del progreso de todos los niños.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
Sí, el modelo puede ser replicado en toda la República.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Finalizar el tratamiento de al menos 400 niños.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanElaborate on your current financing strategy
Con el fin de atraer inversionistas, se posicionará el modelo a través de una campaña de difusión masiva en medios como: revistas, televisión, radios, prensa escrita, ferias de franquicias, eventos de recaudación, entre otros.
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
Nómina 15%, gastos operativos-admistrativos: 10%, gestión de proyectos: 75%.
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
20% pacientes, 80% socios, donaciones y otros similares (varía en cada centro).
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Individu, Patients, Caregivers, Private businesses, Other beneficiaries.
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
No hay tarifas de licencia, sin embargo se contempla una tasa anual de 3.5% por regalías y .5% por publicidad.
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Yayasan, LSM, Private businesses, Regional government, Pemerintah negara, Others.
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Yayasan, LSM, Private businesses, Regional government, Pemerintah negara, Others.
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
Las organizaciones franquicitarias deberán pagar una cuota de inscripción y membresía para poder obtener una franquicia de Campamento Urbano, junto con el cobro de una tasa anual del 3.5% y del .5% por difusión. Por otra parte los niños que estarán inscritos en el Campamento urbano deberán pagar la inscripción y mensualidad establecida, además de la continua difusión para el incremento de socios y donadores.
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
Nómina administrativa: 10%. Servicios de consultoría: 20%. Gastos operativos: 10%. Gestión de proyectos: 60%.
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Diversified strategy.
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
El modelo de Campamento Urbano puede permitir las donaciones de dinero o en especie para su operación, por lo tanto, se pueden reducir las cuotas para los pacientes.
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
Manteniendo y fortaleciendo el plan de difusión e incrementando el número de niños que se inscriban en cada Campamento Urbano. Esperamos establecer al menos 5 centros.
Created on 03/19/2013 by Kimberly.Svevo
CCWF reduces violence/hate by teaching parents to model pro-social behavior. ICDP strengthens parents' empathy-based interaction in showing children love, communicating, learning and self-discipline. Parents build confidence and thus support children’s development, preventing conditions that lead to abuse/neglect.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Changing Children's Worlds Foundation
Negara Organisasi
United States, IL, Geneva, Kane County
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
United States, IL, Chicago, Cook County
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Changing Children's Worlds Foundation (International Child Development Program-USA)
Pilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.
CCWF reduces violence/hate by teaching parents to model pro-social behavior. ICDP strengthens parents' empathy-based interaction in showing children love, communicating, learning and self-discipline. Parents build confidence and thus support children’s development, preventing conditions that lead to abuse/neglect. An assets-based psycho-social program, ICDP's 8 simple evidence-based Guidelines, shared experientially with parents & teachers, support children's social & emotional development, reducing bullying/violence in families, schools & communities. ICDP-USA aims to reach 500 at-risk parents in Chicago & New Orleans in 2013-14.
What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?
1) To establish ICDP-USA, as ICDP is established in Norway, Colombia and 22 other countries around the world, as a unique empathy-based program strengthen parent/caregiver capacity to raise safer, pro-social children;
2) To evaluate ICDP-USA pilot and new project outcomes in its second year to strengthen our appeal to partners, donors and our target audiences: parents, caregivers & school and community leaders.
3) To expand the International Child Development Program in the Chicago area, New Orleans and beyond.
Need #1
Message & Brand Strategy
Need #2
Peer Benchmarking Analysis
Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!
1) As UNICEF, Governments & major Public Relations Companies have supported ICDP Messaging/Branding in Norway, Colombia, etc., we need high quality support in Chicago/USA to communicate and realize the potential that CCWF/ICDP offers families, schools and communities (and possibly internationally). ICDP is aligned with the emerging & important USA schools and child development initiatives on Social Emotional Learning to Reduce Violence in Families & Communities. The program (and related materials) needs to be adapted to demonstrate their close alignment with USA SEL objectives and standards in 2013, in order to meet program and funding criteria for maximum implementation.
2) ICDP-International offers international evaluation instruments and methodology, which CCWF/ICDP-USA needs to adapt & apply with high quality assistance in order to evaluate & assess our competitive positioning. A unique & highly needed program, it requires a 2013-14 performance evaluation to measure the program's outcomes effectiveness with current & new 'pilot' parents, schools and communities, to establish it as best practice for optimal fundraising, staffing and replication with various US constituencies.
1.
Commitment to serve at-risk children/parents with high quality programs, relationships, communications, evaluation & results.
2.
Commitment to achieve high (maximum) productivity and program impact with limited resources (especially financial and human).
3.
Respect and transparency embedded in our communications and work objectives: throughout our projects and relationships.
Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.
American Express support will focus on our organization overall: Changing Children's Worlds Foundation (CCWF), which has an ecological framework encompassing: 1) Public Awareness/Engagement; 2) Education/Training; 3) Social Action & Programs/Services; 4) Advocacy for Policy & Social Change -inclusive of children/youth/ parents/community/ professionals for a holistic approach to capacity development and peace-building. The International Child Development Program is our major, anchor program (supplemented by others) with great potential & global evidence of its impact on families & communities.
Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.
Not yet for ICDP-USA although we need to. We have a formal agreement with the ICDP-International organization in Norway, which recently had a major Public Relations firm redo its international branding and materials pro bono. We need an adapted, unique approach for the USA, which we are building slowly. I have worked with outside consultants before, and have done international strategic planning as well. We highly value this opportunity to gain high quality professional assistance to help establish ICDP-USA solidly through message/branding and the critical benchmarking/evaluation process.
Are you able to commit 3-5 hours/wk over 10-12 weeks?
Yes
Are you able to meet virtually or at a convenient in-person location?
Yes
Are you able to meet in the city where your organization is based?
Yes
1.
A strong articulated CCWF/ICDP message brand strategy (partners, funders, parents, professionals, schools and governments)
2.
An assessment of Changing Children's Worlds competitive positioning based on current and potential programs, and resources.
3.
A Peer Benchmarking Analysis to assess ICDP's competitive positioning through evaluation of its performance and impact.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
ICDP was introduced to American parents, teachers, social workers, psychologists, university professors, child abuse prevention professionals, parent advocates & churches. All identified ICDP as a unique program which supports children's positive development and protection by supporting their parents, better than anything available. Currently 3 Trainer Trainees, 24 Facilitators/Trainees and over 75 Parents/Caregivers were trained or participated in ICDP (at nearly 100% retention/positive impact on parents/caregivers as well as on their children), impacting 200+ children. Partners from schools, to social service and mental health agencies, to churches are engaging their leaders and professionals to be trained in ICDP. A church called ICDP a miracle and an answer to parents' prayers.
What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?
American Express support will ensure CCWF has a recognizable brand and messaging strategy, based on evidence of its distinct universal value to all parents and children, but also those with higher risk of violence. CCWF will engage partners and funders to adapt, pilot and evaluate our ICDP and related programs. We will then target large-scale implementation for parents/caregivers in Chicago Public Schools, county Public Health Departments, as well as agencies and institutions providing universal support to families, parents & children. CCWF would also reach out specifically to military family parents; pregnant mothers (all parents) in prison; to parents in the juvenile justice & foster systems; and to parents of special needs children; as well as mothers impacted by Domestic Violence.
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Created on 03/7/2013 by Mrpigginz
Will be teaching underprivileged children at local elementary schools about the safety of the internet and the cause and effect of viruses and malware.
Created on 03/7/2013 by Surya Karki
We are fed-up of our people living in poverty. Another armed revolution or an 'Occupy Movement' will not change our future. We opened a school of love. Free education in exchange for two days of volunteering work.
Maya Universe Academy (MUA) provides quality, community run private school education to children in rural Nepal through a system based on the sharing of knowledge rather than money.
Chesterland, OH Guatemala
The inhabitants of rural Guatemalan villages cook indoors on small open fires on their dirt floors. This exposes the occupants of these homes to smoke on a daily basis. They must either go and collect wood to burn or spend money to purchase this wood. Guatemalan women stand over these fires for hours at a time cooking for their families, breathing in the equivalent of two packs of cigarettes a day. Working with our non-profit partner, we will buy materials to build rocket stoves in Guatemala, create marketing information and distribute it.
A problem oriented and community based care system to cater for street children, an urban health disaster of child homelessness. The aim of the program is particularly homeless girls, who are mostly lacking sexual & reproductive health knowledge and prone of abuse.
KCCI promotes economic independence and healthy child development via community-driven early child care, health, nutrition, and education in Nairobi’s slums.
KCCI fosters holistic child development through community-driven childcare and outreach. KCCI protects children in Nairobi’s slums from neglect, abuse, poor health and reduces the rapid rise in street children. This is achieved via daily care, nutrition, medical care and education for children’s most vulnerable years (<5).
Aid underserved youth in recovery from psychological trauma through art therapy and healing public art installations.
Output:
- 150 hours of individualized sessions in a year
- 60 hours of group sessions for communities in a year
- 4 large-scale public art installations in a year
- 300 hours of individualized sessions by year 5
- 6 large-scale public art installations annually by year 5
- continue to scale and increase output years 5-10
Outcome: decrease suicide attempt rate and recovery from trauma in targeted youth.
Measurement System:
This is a noble social enterprise project and I need your support to come up with this system. Not only will we give back each as an individual but we would have risen above as a nation to combat this menace that is killing our society, that we are loosing our girls and boys each day.
If funded I will make sure Flow Funding will appear as not only the supporters but also funding body of this project.
Together we can change this nation.
Created on 12/5/2012 by irinuka
Help children to understand the poor life of others giving them a online platform where intercat,learn and help other students
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanTell us about yourself/your team.
I have two children and I love them very much.I want to change a little the life of others ,of course ,in a better life to be an example for my family.
What makes you an intrapreneur? What are the skills, capabilities, and personality traits that make you an intrapreneur?
I am openminded,serious,willing to demonstrate good results.
Primary country where this project is creating social impact
Additional countries or regions
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
The Need: What social or environmental problem are you trying to solve?
interaction,exchange of opinions,developing friendships,helpful for understanding the problems of children
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
La idea es de crear una plataforma online,incluso se puede usar skype,para que los alumnos de una clase ,pueda intercambiar ideas ,hablar,ayudar y aconsejar alumnos de los paises pobres aue pueden tener conexion al internet.Asi por ejemplo un efectivo de alumnos se va a poder fraternizar con el otro de otro pais .El resultado sera el siguiente :podian aprender los idiomas,ver y aprender culturas ,cambiar experiencias,cerrar amistades bajo la supervision de un profesor coordonator.
Tambien cada alumno puede abrir una cuenta con un alumno elegido a distancia ,para poder cambiar opiniones,hacer ayudas conocer la vida de otro pais.
The Solution: Why is this solution innovative for your company and industry?
Es un proyecto educacional con el cual los alumnos pueden apreciar las vidas suyas y al mismo tiempo compartir experiencias.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities.
Se va a crear una plataforma abierta solo a las escuelas ,bajo profesores vigentes,se va a escojer una media hora alocada una vez per semana para este transmision online.Cada clase va a elegir una clase a distancia ,de la misma edad para poder intercambiar ideas.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Claro que hay muchas organizaciones que se ocupan con la educacion ,proteccion,ayuda y inclusion en la sociedad de los ninos ,pero creo que cualquier idea que viene en el apoyo de los ninos es bienvenida.
Se sabe que los mas finos psicologos son los ninos,asi que es una bella oportunidad de dejar las generaciones mismas ayudarse y entenderse ,
Siendo una plataforma escolar no van a apareceran exploataciones u otros peligros de usar internet por los ninos,y mas ,cada cuenta de los ninos sera supervisada por el profesor coordonator.
En el programa se van a poder inscribir de modo gratuido las clases de alumnos de cualquier pais que pueden entenderse en ingles.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
El momento esta presente siempre en mi,porque siempre quiero aportar algo en la vida y busco soluciones para eso.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Cuando tu nino te va a decir que ha ayudado un nino a distancia,que esta feliz por eso,que va a trabajar en equipo,que esta preparado por la vida donde va a implementar los mismos rasgos.
What is your projected impact over the next 1 to 3 years?
Quria desarollar ese proyecto de tal manera que cada escuela con acceso internet y conocimientos de ingles pueda inscribirse en el programa,para poder despertar el espiritu de ayuda entre los ninos.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
El dinero y los problemas tecnicas de realizacion la plataforma profesional ,pero si voy a ganar con mi proyecto voy a contactar organizaciones que quieran contar con personas entusiasmas y abiertas como mi.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat is the benefit or value you're creating for your business?
Siendo solo una idea ,lo que ya se, es la beneficion moral y etico que el proyecto le tendra,creando valores entre nuestros ninos.
How are you leveraging internal resources (funds, time, knowledge, etc.) to support this initiative?
Los unicos recursos de que dispongo son las ideas,la dedicacion,y la lucha que voy a depositar para implementar el proyecto
Expand on your answer, explaining the long-term funding and support plan.
Tell us about your partnerships across your company and externally that are key to your project's success.
Approximately 60 words left (425 characters).
What internal support have you gotten for your project? What kind of push-back have you received?
Approximately 60 words left (425 characters)
What would it cost society to prevent child maltreatment in resource poor environments? To protect children from human rights violations in developed and developing nations? How does this compare to the social costs of not doing either of these things as well as we would like? This project responds to these questions.
Created on 11/11/2012 by grlddd
What would it cost society to prevent child maltreatment in resource poor environments? To protect children from human rights violations in developed and developing nations? How does this compare to the social costs of not doing either of these things as well as we would like? This project responds to these questions
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanTell us about yourself/your team.
Gerald Dillenbeck, MPA, MDiv, 25 years of applied theory, program, and financial research and development experience in social services. Dillenbeck is the adoptive father of four children, three with special needs, two that are dually served through CT’s Department of Children and Families and CT’s Department of Developmental Services. He was also an actively licensed foster care provider for five years. Dillenbeck’s research and advocacy history includes affordable housing policy and development programs, CT’s Individual Development Account program, regional land use planning, CT’s lifetime safety net for residents with physical and intellectual disabilities, developing sufficient basic and development resources for poor children, and child welfare system change.
What makes you an intrapreneur? What are the skills, capabilities, and personality traits that make you an intrapreneur?
Interested in applied systems analysis models for human welfare and economic justice projects. This is a promising framework for iterative conversation between social justice, economic, and social policy paradigms. I am curious and eager to explore stakeholder dialogue about experiences and imagination pertaining to human welfare and economic justice in particular. This dialogue will become part of the data for analyzing child welfare systems in resource poor environments. The current project attempts to bring together General Systems Theory through the lenses of Communication, Information, Persuasion, and Macroeconomic Theories to move from analysis to systemic change for improved human welfare outcomes in resource poor environments. I am mission driven.
Company Country
United States, CT, Bloomfield, Hartford County
Primary country where this project is creating social impact
Additional countries or regions
Industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Permulaan (eksperimen pertama baru saja beroperasi)
The Need: What social or environmental problem are you trying to solve?
Child Maltreatment
How to most cost-effectively prevent high risks for child maltreatment in resource-poor human environments. Corollary social problem: How to improve human welfare in resource-poor environments, and minimize the violation of human rights by child welfare systems in developed and developing countries.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Gathering relevant information from diverse and inclusive stakeholders, analyzing that information using a General Systems paradigm, publishing analysis drafted through a public iterative process, to inform policy and program delivery changes.
Research and Development to change child welfare systems for effectively preventing child maltreatment, could make a big difference to six million U.S. children, age 5 and under, living in poverty and at moderate-to-high risk of harm. In Connecticut alone, with 85,500 children in poverty, Covenant to Care for Children (CCC) served less than 15,000 at-risk children last year. A White Paper, with policy and budget proposals, will explore bringing CCC’s delivery system to scale, and replication potential for developed nations. The potential analysis audience is global within child welfare systems. The audience for replication potential in resource poor environments is child welfare systems in both developed and developing countries.
The Solution: Why is this solution innovative for your company and industry?
For the past 25 years, Covenant to Care for Children has responded to over 700,000 basic and developmental needs requests from case workers for kids at-risk of (further) maltreatment. This project will quantitatively reflect on that data history in the larger child welfare system traditional paradigm, to look for system change opportunities that would improve capacity to deliver preventive services when and where they are most needed.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities.
CCC will be an open learning community for improving at-risk child outcomes through iterative redaction that leads to specific consensus-based policy and funding decisions. This project is a strategic opportunity to be today, as an agency, the kind of mutually respecting and informing learning environment that we want for our children tomorrow (and not just our children). For those system-involved youth who choose to participate, this is the kind of experience they need to learn, to reduce stress and concomitant constraints, to develop fully.
Research will include voices from within, and beyond, CT’s protective system responding to very specific questions. We will draw on diverse experience (including second-hand), and possibly some imagination narrative from system-involved youth. We anticipate reporting analysis with broad participation from youth in the child welfare system; parents; DCF, school, and health agency social workers; legislators and staff; other interested stakeholders outside CT, probably using Wiki, supplemented with quick social media one-question surveys. Ideally this will build buy-in for implementation and help child welfare system stakeholders identify a new, and better, paradigm for effectively serving at-risk kids.
This project will end with a stronger safety net for at-risk kids, a new paradigm for defining “Child’s Best Interest”, concomitant adjustments in what we mean by the word “prevention” in this context.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Peers for this project are other individuals and organizations interested in human welfare, child welfare, social change, poverty reduction/eradication, systems change, applied theories of paradigm change, social welfare systems, public policy, social service delivery systems, Results Based Analysis (RBA), “Evidence-Based” and “Best Practices” child welfare documents.
Janet McIntyre-Mills has published systems analysis work in environmental and social change bearing similar theoretical bases, and we are aware of MIT’s work, available on-line through Open CourseWare, “Health Information Systems in Resource Poor Environments.”
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
There have been many "Aha!" moments, but two emerge first.
I abruptly realized, five years ago, toward the end of what had been a long and difficult conversation with a Dept. of Children and Families Social Worker, that she defined "Child's Best Interest" differently than I. That difference created incompatibilities in our views about how the child welfare system works, and should work, for kids like the girl who became my daughter. There was a systemic, "boundary definition" problem.
The second event was when I discovered I could map Thomas Kuhn's "paradigm change" onto a communications theory of "Rhetorical Situations", within a "General Systems Theory" analytical model. This model provided a robust cognitive environment for understanding the systemic problem I had experienced earlier. Further, I saw implications for social systems change, and logic analysis based in Set Theory. That was about a year ago.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Impact has been confined to planning, evaluating, and marketing changes internal to Covenant to Care for Children. We are now moving toward database changes that will allow us to measure outcomes across 15 service delivery sectors, and calculate costs/child in low-, medium- and high-risk categories.
The Board of Directors has been encouraged to participate in cultural and strategic changes within CCC required to advocate for systemic changes that will improve preventive service delivery. This, in addition to continuing the basic needs and art therapy services at their current level, requires at least a temporary staff and consulting services social investment. This R&D investment will include recommendations to CCC's Board regarding program replication and scalability.
While raising support commitments for this First Year Project, the Executive Director and staff are recognizing the need to outline Second Year objectives. These will be more quantitative, data specific.
What is your projected impact over the next 1 to 3 years?
2 years:
White Paper published and links provided to websites of social work journals, professional child social worker organizations and teachers, human welfare advocates, globally in English only. Open permission to publish in their respective publications. Various sub-topics within the White Paper may also be broadcast in advance of the First Year draft.
Wiki, social messaging, on-line discussion boards, and child welfare consumer workshops provide inclusive feedback, and iteration, to involve up to 500 stakeholders. We would like at least half of these to be stakeholders within CT's child welfare system--without committing to how realistic that may be for us.
Year 3
Expanded, more wonky White Paper published as above. Possibly including recommendations to U.S. funders.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
1. There are cultural and language challenges to successfully communicate a systems-based research and analytical model to our primary audience--experienced and respected advocates for child welfare reform in developed and developing nations. Overcome: Our theory base includes Thomas Kuhn's later work with problems of incommensurability in paradigm change communication. This will provide a rich theoretical framework for founder and CCC's social media marketing consultant.
CCC does not have already-committed economic and applied systems theory talent sufficient to do this project over 2 years. We anticipate needing at least one graduate-level intern with expertise in both of those areas. Perhaps MIT? Overcome: Ability to offer paid internship; actively marketing to graduate programs.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat is the benefit or value you're creating for your business?
Systems research and development--change-oriented model--internal capacity
Analysis-informed advocacy--internal capacity
Improved outcome reporting
Improved strategic planning
Cultural influences: open learning community, "child welfare" paradigm change, global and species contextual awareness
Capacity to strategically consider CCC replication and scale, marketing opportunities, case statement revision, revenue sources
How are you leveraging internal resources (funds, time, knowledge, etc.) to support this initiative?
Staff time--especially Grants Manager and Executive Director
Outcome/output data for basic needs volunteer service delivery events--@700,000 over 25 years
Ongoing support of existing CCC programs, over $600,000 current fiscal year.
Expand on your answer, explaining the long-term funding and support plan.
$10,000 contribution commitment to begin research implementation.
$25,000 First Year project budget: Research and Grants Manager, Marketing Consultant, Graduate Intern
Expanding case worker service delivery by 60-80 will lead to Critical Goods and CEF Program expansion requests costing $8,000 to $10,000.
Total Capacity Increase First Year Direct Expense: $35,000
10% Overhead $3,500
Total $38,500
Second Year Capacity Building Project:
$30,000 Grants Manager, Marketing Consultant, Graduate Intern(s)
Expanding case worker service delivery by an additional 20 case managers for low- to moderate-risk kids, for a total addition of 80-100 case workers: $11,000 to $14,000
Total Second Year Direct: $44,000
10% Overhead: $4,400
Total: $48,400
Tell us about your partnerships across your company and externally that are key to your project's success.
CCC has a 25-year contractual relationship with CT's Department of Children and Families to respond to last resort requests for system-involved youth. This is essential to maintaining current service delivery levels.
Covenant to Care for Children has a volunteer base of approximately 2,500 residents, 330 Social Workers in 66 agencies, and 237 community/faith-based organizations. The staff is 7.5 FTEs. CCC is key partnerships for success.
What internal support have you gotten for your project? What kind of push-back have you received?
The Executive Director, Ms. Caryl Hallberg, has been enthusiastic, and found ways to leverage this initiative that keep upfront costs remarkably low.
4 grant proposal decisions are pending.
3 Letter of Intent decisions are pending.
Board of Directors leadership will involve strategic considerations for CCC. Individual Directors may participate in public research/analysis forums.
No push-back, other than the ED requiring $10,000 before First Year start-up.
Created on 09/12/2012 by FAIR
We help vulnerable parents be able to raise their own kids. We believe kids are better off in their own families whenever possible and that this will save money
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Columbia Basin.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Masih dalam tahap ide, namun segera akan meluncurkannya
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Cost.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Greater Trail is a community of just under 20,000.00. Through contracts with MCFD FAIR supports parents whose children are in foster care with the goal of helping parents develop skills & capacity so that children can be returned. With many of these families there are inter-generational barriers. The parents love their kids, want to be parents to them & the kids want to go home. It costs MCFD a great deal to keep them in foster care. In many cases parents and children can be effectively reunited. In the case of a sizable minority - generally pareants who come from a generation or more of substance abuse, poverty & other issues that have prevented them from having their own needs met as children - they are not successful.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Supported Housing for Parents: A model based on our current Second Stage Housing for women who have left a Transition House & are needing addtional time & support. Purchase or rental of an appartment building for parents who are still stuggling with parenting issues, substance abuse, & basic lifeskills so that children could be safely returned, providing an incentive to parents & minimizing the mutural trauma of separation. FAIR would provide:
- an overnight building manager with parent support skills (human service diploma)
- building caretaker (current Transtion House/Second Stage caretaker with expanded hours )
Family Support & Children's Support workers would do some of thesir current work at this site
Parents would be supported in connecting with community colledge for education/skills upgrades, Skills Centre for employment counseslling, A&D & Mental Health counsellors when relevant, other FAIR progrms.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
See above for overview.
Details would include: basic lifeskills (scheduling, getting kids up in the morning, meal preparation, housekeeping, coaching on child devlelpment & age appropriate activities, encouragaement to fully use community resources & acttual monitoriy to ensure children were not being neglected, abuse, or parents using alcohol & drugs during stay. Mutual support from other residents would also be a significant component.
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.
We are the only Family Services agency in Greater Trail providing these services. We do & would continue to collaborate with the other agencies (MCFD, Heath Authority, Employment Serices (Skills Centre & Career Development Services)
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
One of our Children's Support Workers identified the idea when Team was discussing frustrations of young parents who were really, really trying & for a while suceeding but ulitimately not able to keep their kids (kids back & forth between parents receiving services & foster care). She said: the problem is that the parents need "re-parenting" and way more support than they are gettng living on their own - a year of this could turn things around". We shared this with our community's MCFD social workers who were very excited about the idea: both from the perspective of achieving better outcomes & of saving foster care money.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
To help the most challenged parents in our community - those with multiple challenges & barriers - who are connected to their kids, really want to keep their kids, - achive the lifeskills & parenting skills to be able to be adequate (or even great) parents.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Lots of support from everyone who has heard the idea but this is very early stage planning. We would like money for:
(1) a feasabilty study (focussed on practical issues like building purchase options including grants, building maintenance cost issues, pitfalls, real estate market assessment...
(2) The start of a project fund. This could be supplemented by community fundraising & sustained by MCFD diverting some existing funds to this project
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
6 families/year receive up to 1 year of intensive housing, parenting & lifeskills support so that they are able to successfully keep their kids without further MCFD involvement
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Availability of affordable real estate that will not be too expensive to maintain (Trail has some quite affordable real estate but much of it is in very poor condition)
Proper feasability study to identify pitfalls & ensure we are able to properly finance this project prior to taking it on
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
Feasibility Study to identify whether this project is possible at this time
Tugas 2
Feasaability Study to identify suitable locations & purchase decision
Tugas 3
Securing of resources (financial, knowledge, & physical)
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
To have identified a building & secured finances (in addition to rents from parents) to maintain the site & the services
Tugas 1
Feasibilty Plan (acutal costs, sources of revenue)
Tugas 2
Real Estate & Property Management Plan
Tugas 3
Funds in place for building purchase & on-site services
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No formal partnerships in place yet but FAIR has long history of informal paratnerships in Trail. MCFD (locally not the decision makers) has expressed strong interest in diverting foster care costs to project such as this. MCFD at provincial level has neither accepted nor dismissed the idea.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
We know the issue, we have support in the community, the idea just makes sense to everyone.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Created on 09/12/2012 by DaveJES
CyberSafeBC.ca will provide videod-based information for BC youth to help them learn about the dangers of being digitally active.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Justice Education Society
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, Columbia Basin.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Masih dalam tahap ide, namun segera akan meluncurkannya
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Access.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Digital technologies enable users to communicate and exchange information through many channels. Youth use these new technologies.
- 93% of teens use the Internet
- 80% + are online at least once a week
- 73% of teens have profiles on social networking sites
- 75% of teens own a cell phone
- 97% of teens play computer, web, portable, or console games.
Digital technologies provide countless opportunities for creativity, learning and sharing. Unfortunately, they are also the domain of phishers, scammers, hackers, bullies and sexual predators.
CyberSafeBC.ca will help youth be aware of the dangers when they share information and images via email, text, social media, online and through gaming systems. It will target youth through a video-based, certificate-granting course.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
CyberSafeBC will arm youth with information to help them be CyberSafe on the internet, on their phones and on gaming systems. Upon completion of a video-based training course, users will be able to take an exam to get certified by CyberSafeBC.
The training will deal with four areas:
• Online Safety-phishing (scammers of financial information) and money/security issues (visa and banking);
• Digital Footprint-Sharing text and images-once it is out there, it is impossible to get back;
• Online Ethics-what can be posted, cyber-bullying, uploads and downloads of intellectual property and best practices for email, texting and social media; and
• Online Criminality-luring, youth porn (sexting of images of youth under 16) and piracy (theft of copyrighted intellectual property).
This website will be unique because it is targeted to youth, includes a complete video-based curriculum, tests for knowledge competency and provides a certificate. Also applicable to parents & seniours.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
CyberSafeBC.ca will provide an online course that helps young people understand the dangers of being digitally active. The course will be hosted by two video facilitators who lead users through the video content. Upon completion, users can take a competency-based exam and with a passing score, receive a CyberSafeBC Certificate that confirms that they are aware of online dangers and know how to be cyber safe.
Case 1: A thirteen your girl wants to have a Facebook account – like ALL her friends, but Mom says “No, you’re too young. It’s dangers to post your personal information online”. Daughter agrees. But, she has taken the online course at CyberSafeBC,ca and she is now CyberSafe certified – she know the dangers and she talk to her Mom about what she will do to stay safe.
Case 2: A 10 year old boy wants his parents to buy him a cell phone – like ALL his friends, but Dad says “No way. You wouldn’t use it responsibly”. But the son has been CyberSafe certified and he tells his Dad about the steps he will take to be sure to stay safe when he calling or messaging his friends.
Case 3: Dad thinks he may they have infected their home computer with a virus. Mom says she received another email asking for her bank information and suggests maybe the virus came from there. Their child jumps into the conversation and says, “You guys need to get CyberSafe Certified so that you know how to stay safe online. The online video course will teach you about hackers, phishers, spammers, luring and a lot more. If you pass the test, it means you know what to do to stay safe”.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others working to address the same needs as you and indicate what sets you apart from them.
No other websites provide this solution. CybeSafeBC will be targetted at youth, will included a complete curriculum on online safety and will provide a certificate to confirm competency.
There are a number of terrific online resources that provide information in this area: BeWebAware.ca, MediaSmarts.ca, ProtectChildren.ca, Deal.org, TheDoorThatsNotLocked.ca, KidsintheKnow.ca, ZoeandMolly.ca, Cyberwise.org, Cybersmart.gov.au, Cybersafekids.com.au, InHope.org, etc. In addition, there are several YouTube channels that include excellent videos.
CyberSafeBC.ca will integrate the best of this content into a complete curriculum. All content will be introduced, presented and then discussed by facilitators.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
The founders had their “Aha!” moment when developing the Online Safety section of www.LegalRightsForYouth.ca and looking at the information provided on other websites about cyber safety. There are some great resources mainly for educators and parents, but not many sites focus on the youth who need to be CyberSafe. JES wants to pull together these existing internet resources and create new resources that will become part of a youth focused online certificate training course.
JES is a curriculum specialist having developed thousands of pages over 20+ years so it is well positioned to consolidate resources and create a dynamic course for youth. The course will target youth ages 11-17 but the content will be useful also to older and younger youth - as well as teachers, parents, seniors and other members of the public.
Plus, beyond youth, the content is 100% applicable to adults as well. In this digital era, we all need to be aware of the online dangers - we all need to be Cybersafe.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
The goal of this initiative is to help British Columbians be more safe and confident when they use their phones, the internet and gaming systems. With funding success, the Justice Education Society would create a dynamic online certificate granting course on Cyber Safety - primarily for youth but also useful for parents, teachers, seniors and other members of the public.
The course would live online at www.CyberSafeBC.ca and it would combine a range of video modules that cover:
- Online Safety
- Digital Footprint
- Online Ethics
- Online Crime
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
This is a new initiative for JES which arises out of the work done in the past years. JES has delivered several workshops on Cyberbullying to teachers and has attended recent workshops on Sexual Luring and Social Media. We will be presenting a workshop in October on Social Media and the Law as well. Our staff are active within the online safety topic area, but the CbyerSafeBC course has not been developed and there is no impact to date.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
JES provides in-person instruction to over 18,000 students each year. Through websites like LegalRightsForYouth.ca, CourtsofBC.ca, and LawLessons.ca, we have an established audience of youth, teachers and students. We reach 20,000 students each year and we have strong community partners that can provide valuable resources. CyberSafeBC.ca will be promoted through all JES channels and the website maintenance and promotion will continue for at least 5 years. Within its first two years online, we anticipate the site will receive at least 50,000 unique visitors. With traction among youth, the site has the potential to attract over 100,000 visitors per year. This course has the potential to become national in scope as it could be easily adapted for different provinces.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The first challenge will be to prevent as much as possible the “gaming” of the system. Clever youth could find a way to get a certificate even though they did not take the course. JES will require that they cover at least 90% of the pages of the course before they are able to take the exam and then we will auto-generate test questions so that they are randomized and different for every test.
The second challenge may be creating interest in the course among the target audience. We will use student-created videos on online safety. We will market the course to teachers who already use our programs. We will introduce the course to the 20,000 students we see each year. The course can also be promoted to parent advisory groups in schools and to seniors in community centres.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
Create committee / Research and assess existing resources
Tugas 2
Content development and script writing
Tugas 3
Online course development Website development
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Beta-testing of the online course and launch of CyberSafeBC.ca
Tugas 2
Promotion of CyberSafeBC.ca
Tugas 3
Evaluation, on-going promotion and maintenance
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The Justice Education Society (JES) will engage community partners to help develop the course content. These partners will include representatives from: BC Ministry of Justice (Crime Prevention Division), Vancouver Police Department, RCMP, BC Teacher's Federation, Vancouver School Board, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and other strategic partners.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
We will target youth ages 11-17 and teachers mainly through our orientations, newsletter and teacher professional development workshops. We will target parents and seniors through the school advisory committees and community centres respectively.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
JES legal education and information are used by over 350,000 British Columbians each year. JES facilitates professional development workshops for service providers and teachers, provides training for separating parents and delivers public seminars on a range of legal topics from cyberbullying to residential tenancy. The Society has published legal resource materials in print and online on over 30 websites and in 200+ videos.
JES objectives include:
• To continually identify new ways the justice system can be made more accessible to all.
• To provide hands-on educational programs and services to the general public.
JES is a leader in the development public legal education and information. For a detailed list of our programs and resources, please visit www.JusticeEducation.ca.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
JES is always open to collaborating and networking with others to produce excellent justice resources. We have an extensive networking of teachers, service providers and others which can be accessed to promote resources. Our web and communications team is young, talented and passionate.
Created on 09/12/2012 by Appleseed
Don’t Leave Money Behind campaign will help Mexican migrants protect and retrieve their U.S. assets when they return to Mexico.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Fundación Appleseed Mexico, A.C.
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
UNICEF Mexico 2012 1st Place for Investigation for the report, “Children at the Border: The Screening, Protection and Repatriation of Unaccompanied Mexican Minors;” The Financial Times’ innovator awards for 2010 awarded first prize to DLA for its work with Mexico Appleseed in building a pro bono culture in Mexico. The same issue also awarded a prize to Latham & Watkins for its work with Mexico Appleseed and Appleseed in reforming the U.S. immigration courts.
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Penyekalaan (langkah selanjutnya adalah menumbuhkan dampak pada skala regional atau bahkan global)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your innovation addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Transparency.
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Forced or hasty departure from homes and communities in the U.S. subjects migrants to financial and child custody problems. Many protective steps can be taken to avoid custody problems and save assets, but awareness of these steps is low. Once a migrant is detained or has left the U.S., regaining assets – a home, car or money in a bank account – is much more difficult, especially since immigration laws restrict migrants from reentering the U.S. after deportation, and especially when legal proceedings are necessary. Rights to keep assets and custody are independent of the right to stay in the U.S.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Our solution is to conduct public education and legal campaigns to help vulnerable populations in the U.S. protect their assets and custodial rights before a crisis hits, and to help recover assets or child custody for those in Mexico who didn’t prepare.
Appleseed has written English and Spanish versions of “Protecting Assets at a Time of Deportation” to help migrants collect unpaid wages; protect bank accounts, cars, homes, and businesses; manage assets held in a child’s name; and protect child custody rights.
Mexico Appleseed and Appleseed will leverage our connections and pro bono contacts to prevent the financial fall‐out of being detained or deported, which will allow migrants more time to focus on the immediate legal issues they face if such a scenario arises.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Mexico Appleseed recognizes that migrants need this information both before they migrate to the U.S. and before they leave the U.S. to return home – whether forced or voluntary. The English and Spanish manuals available via Mexico Appleseed’s website serve as the basic information that migrants need to protect their assets.
We will also make the material in our manuals “live” by transmitting the content via film, friendly videos (or spots), written summaries and media in both countries.
Mexico Appleseed has developed close relationships with government agencies in Mexico that are interested in being part of this effort and helping to provide public education and plans to continue these relationships with the new administration:
• Banxico: Banco de México = Mexico Central Bank
• CNDH: Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos = National Commission for Human Rights
• CONDUSEF : Comisión Nacional para la Defensa de los Usuarios de las Instituciones Financieras = National Commission for the Defense of Users of Financial Institutions
• IME: Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior = Institute of the Mexicans Abroad
• INM: Instituto Nacional de Migración = Migration National Institute
We will also develop pro bono clinics to provide legal support .
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Appleseed has not identified any materials similar to ours. The Women’s Refugee Commission is working on a tool kit and we will coordinate our efforts with theirs. We also plan to work with the Department of Homeland Security’s Legal Orientation Program, which contracts with the Vera Institute and others to provide information to detainees.
Following our initial publication of the English version, Appleseed conducted extensive distribution to 300 law clinics, academics, health care and social work providers, foreign embassies and consulates and members of the religious community. Other NGOs can help us “grow” the project by disseminating this information.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Appleseed’s “Aha!” moment occurred following Appleseed’s international presentation urging the importance of public education for migrants. A credit union official approached Appleseed and commented that he felt so sorry for migrants who left assets in bank and credit union accounts when they are deported, because these assets belong to the migrant. He asked Appleseed to take on this issue and do something to help migrants understand that the assets belong to them and can be retained as they return home.
This suggestion was dramatized in real-time as Appleseed staff observed migrants returning to Mexico at Christmastime following Oklahoma’s passage of one of the most onerous U.S. anti-immigrant restrictions, with beds, baby carriages and luggage strapped to car roofs. This poignantly raised the question as to whether non-tangible equity and earnings were also returning to Mexico with the migrants.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
Migrants who amassed assets in the U.S. have rights to those assets and child custody rights, regardless of whether they leave the U.S. voluntarily or by deportation. Mexico Appleseed and Appleseed want these migrants to preserve these rights and bring assets back to Mexico with them. These assets can open the door to financial security in Mexico and lead to savings and investments – in education, in homes, in cars, and other opportunities requiring a base level of capital – assets they have earned.
Which barrier(s) to financial inclusion does your solution seek to address? (select all applicable)
Other (Please describe below).
If you selected 'other' above, please specify which other barriers to financial inclusion you solution seeks to address:
Threat of loss of assets rightfully owned by the migrant and the migrants child custodial rights.
For which underserved or excluded communities will your solution create access to valuable, affordable, secure and comprehensive financial services?
The migrant community often – moves without benefit of documented identity. This invisibility and lack of documentation precludes many migrants from establishing proper beneficiaries for their property in the U.S. or transferring these assets when they return home.
Deportations from the U.S. total approximately 400,000 per year, and, according the Colegio de la Frontera Norte de México (COLEF); one million of the individuals deported since 2009 are Mexicans. Many migrants are precipitously detained. Others leave when a family member is sick, immigration proceedings are imminent, or economic opportunity dries up.
When they are able to recover their assets they can enter a portal to formal financial services in Mexico as they will have capital for investment or savings.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
This solution can work in any country in which migrants face either forced or voluntary return home. The manual must be adapted to the laws for other countries; but it provides the basic template of property and relationships at risk when migrants from any country return home.
If your solution is dramatically successful, how will things be different in 10 years?
Appleseed will have educated the Mexican migrant population currently living in the U.S. and those who are thinking of migrating to the U.S. about how they should protect their assets as they work to achieve their dream of a better life. If they lose all that they have earned, they will also lose hope and opportunities for their families.
Many immigrants' greatest anxieties at the prospect of deportation are the fates of their family and home. It never occurs to them that the law would allow these important assets and relationships to survive that process. However, U.S. courts have held repeatedly that deportation is only a remedial measure, not a punishment.
What will have had to have changed to make this happen?
Mexico Appleseed will have executed a successful information campaign so that migrants and their families do everything they can to protect assets amassed in the U.S. and to retain child custody rights.
Mexico will have brought this information to immigrants in time so they can make the preparations needed to protect their children and life's work, and more fundamentally , they can live their lives before and after deportation or voluntary departure with the confidence that being sent home will not mean losing everything.
These things will change:
• This deportation advice will be widely available in Mexico in Spanish;
• Extensive public education and media will cover these rights;
• Migrants and their families will have protected their assets.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Appleseed distributed the original manual to around 300 law clinics, academics, health care and social work providers, foreign embassies and consulates and members of the religious community. Attorneys helped distribute it to 11,000 immigration lawyers, Mexican consular officials, accredited representatives of non-profit charitable agencies approved to help low income foreign nationals, MALDEF and Spanish-speaking media.
Appleseed then conducted interviews with 25 NGOs that have used our materials. The responses were overwhelmingly positive.
Paul Parsons, nationally known immigration lawyer, said: “Thanks to Appleseed for compiling this guide ... Appleseed's manual should be widely distributed because it is so useful.”
The English and Spanish versions are posted to the Mexico Appleseed and Appleseed websites.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
Mexico Appleseed projects a significant impact on Mexican migrants who will learn that they own their hard-earned assets, even when returning home, and that steps can be taken to protect these assets. For example, a migrant returning home, leaving adult children in the U.S., can pass property on to them. Or, a migrant returned not through his own choice can designate another individual to take legal action to protect his property. Migrants will clear their bank accounts before leaving. And they will know what their rights are with regard to children remaining in the U.S. or returning with them.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
This material is complicated and may be difficult for many migrants to understand. In some cases, migrants may fear legal authorities and may resist taking the precautions recommended.
To change a culture is always a barrier itself and we want to change the culture of risking loss of assets to a culture of taking technical – in many cases challenging - steps to protect assets.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
MX Appleseed will disseminate material about protecting assets in partnership with the Mexican government and NGOs.
Tugas 1
Develop content via film, videos (MX Appleseed is working on a child custody video), checklists and media in both countries.
Tugas 2
Build alliances with Mexican consulates, migrant and hometown clubs, and U.S. and government entities to disseminate this work.
Tugas 3
Work with the press and public media and corporate publications to spread the word about how to protect assets.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Mexican migrants will know how to protect their assets and will aggressively take action to do so.
Tugas 1
Distribute content via Mexican and U.S. employers, unions, providers, Mexican government offices and consulates in U.S.
Tugas 2
Work with Mexican consulates, migrant and hometown clubs, and U.S. and government entities to disseminate this work.
Tugas 3
Leverage Mexico Appleseed’s pro bono to establish clinics and train intermediaries in asset protection and recovery.
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The Mexican government has been increasingly interested in supporting migrant communities and the work of Mexico Appleseed to serve these communities. The government has even offered to open their own resources – web pages, contacts, and relationships with NGOs – to further this work.
Mexico Appleseed will explore with its partners creation of clear materials to help migrants contemplating migration to understand these issues.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your innovation? If so, where and why?
Mexico Appleseed is currently targeting a “macro” approach to work with government officials and the national media to spread the word about these rights. Then, Appleseed will select willing organizations and intermediaries for partnerships. We recognize that there are places where individuals come together – workplaces and unions, clubs and hometown associations, social services, and religious gathering places – where we can maximize delivery of this message.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
This project will work best when these operating environment factors are in place: financial institutions willing to work with Mexico Appleseed and Appleseed to help migrants transmit assets home, Mexican financial institutions ready to receive these assets and put them to work for Mexicans to achieve their financial goals and legal practitioners willing to help with some of the more complex activities to help migrants preserve assets. An important internal organizational factor is Mexico Appleseed’s need to repackage this information and manage this knowledge, packaging it in understandable and simple segments via film, video and other media.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Appleseed will need introductions to major media outlets that can serve as a megaphone to get this information to Mexican migrants and their families.
Abbotsford Canada
49° 3' 24.48" N, 122° 17' 6.162" W
A 720 room hotel and 200 acre playground for child protection.
Created on 09/6/2012 by tcrawford
MADD Canada's School Assembly program saves lives and prevents injuries among Canadian youth in grades 7 through 12.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada)
Negara Organisasi
Canada, BC, Port Coquitlam
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, Columbia Basin.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Impairment-related crashes remain Canada’s leading criminal cause of death and take a disproportionate toll among youth. Traffic crashes are the largest cause of death among 15-24 year olds, and approximately 50% are alcohol-related. While young people are significantly overrepresented in alcohol-related deaths as drivers, they are overrepresented to an even greater extent as passengers. The consequences are devastating. Families are destroyed and whole communities are shaken. Bereaved families are often incapable of leading full, functional lives until many months, and even years, after this kind of tragedy. Companies suffer through lack of productivity from employees. The economic impact is enormous. The program will be delivered to more than 100 BC schools.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Youth education is a critical part of MADD Canada’s strategy to preventing impaired driving. We understand that the long-term solution is to get our message out while youth are forming beliefs and patterns of behaviour. MADD Canada's School Assembly Program is presented to approximately one million students in grades 7 through 12 across Canada each year. The video production is changed annually to keep messaging timely and to create a powerful impact among students. Real-life victims share their stories with students to show them the devastating consequences that driving, or being a passenger in a car driven by someone under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, can have on themselves, their families and friends. We provide solid information to students about how they can keep themselves safe if they find themselves in a risky situation and we offer alternative solutions to driving impaired from alcohol and/or drugs.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
MADD Canada's 2012-2013 Canada's School Assembly Program is entitled Long Weekend and the French production is Dommages. Long Weekend is a 45 minute video about four young people who head out on their first trip to the cottage without parental supervision. It begins like so many real-life rite of passages for young people. They build a bonfire, roast marshmallows, play guitar and laugh! But with their new found freedom, they also take risks by drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. Two of the teens take the car to get ice-cream just a few short miles away driving on an almost deserted road. But tragedy strikes when they crash. In an almost “Dickens-like” encounter we relive the weekend, where it all went wrong, and the terrible consequences of their actions. There’s an added element of mystery to hold the students’ attention. After the dramatization, we hear real-life victim testimonials, always the most emotional portion of the presentation. The video is introduced by a specially trained field representative. Schools are booked by experienced School Outreach Coordinators. Educators are given a CD/DVD package for further classroom education that contains a curriculum guide, youth manual, posters, school announcements and videos suitable for classroom viewing. A new video is produced each year to keep the messaging timely and hold the students attention even if they have seen a previous presentation.
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.
MADD Canada works with several community organizes such as police, victim services and public health. Volunteers in our more than 100 Chapters across the country assist our efforts in booking the presentations at the schools and in some cases come out to speak to the teens after the presentation. There is no other school program currently in existence in Canada that is as comprehensive and impactful as MADD Canada's School Assembly Program in the fight against impaired driving.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Of MADD Canada's 7,500 volunteers across Canada, many are parents of children who have been killed as a result of drinking alcohol or taking drugs and driving, or getting into a car with an impaired driver. Recognizing the magnitude of the problem, MADD Canada started the School Assembly Program in 1994. Professional and in-house evaluation of the program has shown that the program is highly successful and therefore every effort has been made to expand and enhance the presentations every year. Today, MADD Canada's School Assembly Program has a budget of $1.3 million dollars annually and will be seen by over a million students during the 2012-2013 academic year. Our goal is to increase the number of presentations in British Columbia from 89 last year to over 100 this coming school year.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
We expect to increase awareness among youth to the dangers of driving impaired by alcohol and drugs. We expect to educate youth about the dangers of accepting rides from impaired drivers. We expect to create awareness among students about the tragic emotional, financial and legal consequences of impaired driving to themselves, their families, friends and communities. We expect to save lives and prevent injuries among Canada’s most vulnerable road users.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
MADD Canada’s School Assembly Program has been proven effective at providing students with solid information and best practices to help them understand the issue of impaired driving from alcohol and drugs. We continuously evaluate the program through in-house and professional research to ensure that the assemblies are having the impact we expect. A report prepared by the Carleton University Survey Centre indicates that 84.4% of students who see the show are less likely to drive after drinking alcohol and 79.3% say they are less likely to ride with an impaired driver. A professional survey by NRG Research Group showed similar positive results. A new professional study by Environics is planned for the 2012-2013 academic year.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
As mentioned previously, MADD Canada's experience has been that the earlier you can reach young people about the consequences of impaired driving, the more solid information you can provide, and the more alternatives you can suggest, the better chance of changing risky teen behaviour. We are committed to expanding the program every year until, one day, every middle and secondary school student across Canada will have had an opportunity to participate and benefit from this program.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
As mentioned, MADD Canada is committed to the continuance and growth of the School Assembly Program. In order to continue its growth we depend on more and new funding sources. Due to the proven impact of this program and other MADD Canada programs, we have been fortunate to have secured a number of loyal funding sources. However, we will continuously endeavor to source out and develop new relationships to meet the ever growing demand for additional revenue streams.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Our 10 month school year goal is to make 1,360 presentations. Therefore our 6 month goal is 1,133 presentations.
Tugas 1
Successful outreach to schools to book our goal number of presentations.
Tugas 2
Successful outreach to businesses, all levels of government and private foundations to secure funding.
Tugas 3
Delivery of the program using 5 field representations simultaneously throughout Canada.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Our project is a 10 month project and our goal is to deliver 1,360 presentations during that time.
Tugas 1
Successful outreach to schools to book all 1,360 presentations across Canada over 100 in BC.
Tugas 2
Successfully fund the program.
Tugas 3
Five field representatives will successfully deliver all 1,360 presentations.
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Current partners in British Columbia include the Government of British Columbia Direct Access Grant and Westcan. In addition, we have several corporate sponsors that provide funding for the program nationally including in British Columbia.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Garnering funding sources for this program is a national and local on-going endeavor. Should we be fortunate to be selected a winner of Changemakers, we will use the funding to provide an additional 15 presentations to schools in British Columbia.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
I doubt you will find more dedicated volunteers and staff in any organization that is more committed to our mission of stopping impaired driving and supporting victims of this violent crime.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
MADD Canada has a volunteer presence in 11 BC communities and a dedicated BC staff member. We offer free grief and bereavement support through trained victim services volunteers, awareness and educational public events, media public service announcements, youth programming, and extensive literature about impaired driving.
Created on 09/5/2012 by The Orphanage
Provide secure housing and good food. Provide educational and play opportunities. Support staff training and developmental research.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanCountry where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, Columbia Basin.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
tidak ditentukan
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Cost, Quality.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
The Orphanage is the conceptual design of a 720 room hotel and 200 acre playground for child protection. In the BC context we would dramatically improve quality of care and save taxpayers $18 million annually.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Obtain political support, then proceed to build and manage the shelter. Our standard fee for service would be $2,000 per month. Children younger than seven would be with their mothers (or fathers). Attendance would be voluntary and discipline would be in the form of time out rooms. State of the art computer facilities would be avaliable to the children. Age range would be birth to 20 inclusive.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
Instead of saying "here is your new mother and father", we would say "here is the hotel you can stay in for one month".
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.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
In 1996 when I was run out of business by MCFD. Based on a lifetime of research and clinical experience.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
Provision of the best shelter for children and single parents in the world. Saving the taxpayers money. Training staff and Developmental Research.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Frightening the established child protection service and becoming internationally recognized.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
It will take that long to complete planning and start building.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The greed and pride of the present system. Deal with it politically.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Political and financial support.
Tugas 1
Continue to invite MCFD for a seminar on the project.
Tugas 2
Continue to develop increasingly detailed designs for the buildings and the playground.
Tugas 3
Promulgate the information to the taxpayers and children.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
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Extensive and confidential. Potential exists for Corporate donations.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Central America, due to current BC inactivity.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Faith in the superiority of our product and perseverance.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Some multinational corporate interest and Parlcan.
Parentstop Ltd is a not-for-profit company based in Co Donegal Ireland, supporting parents when and where they need it. A free and confidential service for parents offers a listening ear, advice and support for families. Parentstop believes that parents are the change makers for our future - responsible for parenting the next generation.
Created on 08/29/2012 by childrenofthestreetsociety
TCO² is a unique and innovative workshop designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and youth in B.C.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Children of the Street Society
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Canada, BC, Province-wide
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Columbia Basin.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Equity.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Sexual exploitation is an issue currently affecting all B.C. communities that has long-term negative consequences not only on the lives of children and youth that are exploited, but also their families and the entire community. Children and youth are being actively recruited into the sex trade by both male and female pimps, gang members, and other individuals, including their own peers. The Ministry of Children and Family Development reported that 13 is the average age that children reported their first experience of being exploited through the sex trade.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
TCO² (Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of Others) is a prevention workshop designed and delivered by youth for youth to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and youth in B.C. TCO² is offered free of charge to children and youth ages 11-18 (grades 6-12) throughout BC. TCO2 includes an in-depth social justice conversation about trends related to exploitation in order to empower social responsibility and leadership among youth. With the advancement of technology, young people are at risk now more than ever. Two teams of two Workshop Facilitators engage youth participants in a meaningful and interactive examination of what sexual exploitation is, who is involved, and how to prevent it from happening.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
TCO² aims to prevent sexual exploitation, including healthy relationships, by enhancing skills, critical thinking, and leadership among youth participants. By educating and raising awareness, children and youth will gain the knowledge and tools needed to protect themselves from sexual exploitation. As well, Workshop Facilitators incorporate multi-media into the workshops to address links between the media, popular culture and sexual exploitation, and encourage critical thinking. Topics covered in the TCO2 workshop include: recruitment tactics and warning signs of exploitation; violence and drugs/alcohol; deglamourizing the sex trade; online exploitation and online safety; healthy relationships; non-commercial forms of exploitation; sexually exploited males; barriers to exiting; links to gang culture and recruitment; community resources; and how to get help. As we present to age groups that are at different points and understanding of their lives, we customize our content to fit four specific groups: elementary, middle, high school and high-risk youth. Workshops are customizable for the host school or community, depending on what issues they may be facing.
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.
We are the leading organization in BC addressing the prevention of sexual exploitation. With our extensive experience delivering effective prevention, awareness, and early intervention programs we have built a strong reputation in the community. Due to our strong partnerships with schools and groups working with high-risk youth and the insight we have gained over the past 17 years, we are well positioned to provide this type of programming. We have also implemented best practices and include having both a male and female Facilitator deliver prevention education, as well as the concept of “youth talking to youth”.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Children of the Street Society was co-founded in 1995 by Executive Director, Diane Sowden, in collaboration with a group of parents personally affected by sexual exploitation. Diane’s daughter was recruited into a life of commercial sexual exploitation at age 13 by an older “boyfriend” who introduced her to a lifestyle of drug use. Despite a life of school, soccer and family vacations, her daughter quickly became dependent on drugs and was soon forced to sell herself to pay off her drug debts. She is still on the streets today. Our Society was created in order to PREVENT this tragedy from happening to other families.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
By building on the skills of young people at an earlier age, we are empowering the next generation of (young) adults to think and act responsibly for their social, emotional and physical wellbeing. TCO2 increases knowledge of youth on the issue of sexual exploitation, as well as interconnected social issues such as drug/alcohol use, online safety, gangs, homelessness, violence and social barriers. It will also develop their critical thinking and leadership by creating a sense of responsibility in young people to help prevent each other from sexual exploitation.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
In the 2011/2012 school year, TCO² delivered 542 workshops to 22,546 children and youth in 25+ communities across British Columbia. The impact TCO² has had on children and youth in BC has been instrumental in preventing sexual exploitation. TCO2 has acted as a catalyst to creating dialogue among adults, parents and the community, leading them to continue talking about sexual exploitation of our youth. TCO2 has also created an avenue for youth to come forward with their disclosures, and for parents to have a place where they can find support and resources.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
Over the next five years, we intend on delivering 2,500 workshops to 125,000 children and youth in over 30 communities across the province. With our experience, TCO² will enable children and youth in British Columbia to benefit from our workshops which empower them to prevent sexual exploitation in their own and their peers’ lives.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
There is a high demand for TCO² thus it is crucial that for us to maintain two teams of Workshop Facilitators. Demand for our workshops come from new schools and groups; remote communities outside of the Lower Mainland, as well as agencies that have booked our workshops before. Currently we are fully booked months in advance and forced to create a wait list for many groups who request for our workshop until the following school year. We will continue to diversify our funding partnerships, while continuing to approach potential corporate and/or multi-year funders in order to expand our program.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Prevent sexual exploitation of children and youth
Tugas 1
Facilitators will go through a 6-week intensive training with our partners to understand sexual exploitation.
Tugas 2
Facilitators will develop lesson plans customized for each target group, ages 11-18.
Tugas 3
Facilitators will deliver 200 workshops to 10,000+ children and youth in over 25 communities across BC.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Prevent sexual exploitation of children and youth
Tugas 1
Facilitators will deliver 300 workshops to 15,000+ children and youth in over 25 communities across BC.
Tugas 2
Increase knowledge about sexual exploitation and interconnected social issue.
Tugas 3
Increase knowledge about resources and local intervention and support services available
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Our major partners/collaborators include Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Children and Family Development; Vancouver Police Department (including VICE Unit); RCMP Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (ICE); RCMP Human Trafficking Unit; PLEA Community Services Society of BC; Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP) and local law enforcement. They provide training for our Facilitators as well as act as the appropriate contacts for resources and referrals when working with families and youth who have been sexually exploited.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
We plan to continue delivering our workshops to different groups including: small rural communities, urban communities, remote communities, Aboriginal communities, Alternate Education Programs, high-risk participants, etc.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Annually, we deliver up 500-600 workshops to close to 30,000 participants in 30+ different communities in BC. Children of the Street Society’s success over the past 16 years is in part due to our strong and continually growing network of community partnerships, which constantly inform and improve our programs. Each year, our Youth Facilitators participate in an intensive and comprehensive 6 week training period prior to delivering workshops. Workshops are developed yearly in order to keep up-to-date on the most current trends relating to sexual exploitation that are affecting our youth.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Created on 08/29/2012 by TaylorConroy
We are teaching kids to be social entrepreneurs - changing the world through their own mini businesses.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Destroy Normal Consulting
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Canada, XX, Multiple cities and provinces and countries
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Bisnis
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Penyekalaan (langkah selanjutnya adalah menumbuhkan dampak pada skala regional atau bahkan global)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Quality.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
The school system is archaic and is preparing children for jobs that likely won't even exist by the time they are done school. Kids are also taught very little about finances, and thus most people coming out of school are left feeling unconfident in one of the most important areas of adult life. Lastly, there is a huge separation between business and charitable work in our society, we need to start teaching our children how business can benefit the world if we want to build a sustainable future.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
We address those 3 issues directly by 1) teaching children to think like entrepreneurs 2) by showing them how a business and finances work 3) by weaving a deep charitable component in with the entire process. They learn to brainstorm, to identify business ideas that will work in their culture and city, to choose their target market and ensure that it is big enough to sustain a business, to handle money and use it (invest it) to make more money. And lastly, throughout the process, they learn about a developing country, and why the money they are making will be going to projects in that country, and who their business will be impacting, on the other side of the world.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
We give $100 of start up capital to elementary school children and give them a goal of turning that $100 into $500 through their own mini-businesses. They brainstorm ideas and their target market ex: Teacher: "If we decide to import bracelets from Kenya that will support local businesses there, who will buy them here? Name one person". Child: "My aunt Sally would buy one". Teacher: "Great! Now, if we want to sell more than one bracelet, what do we need to do?". Kid: "Find more people like aunt Sally!". And it goes on from there defining where to find more "Aunt Sally's" (women 35-45 etc). Form there we teach them about the start up capital they have, how many bracelets they would need to sell to make the $500 while paying back the start up capital, and teach them basic selling techniques so they know how to approach potential purchasers. The kids keep accounting records and have 60 days from start to finish. During this process, they learn about a developing country, Kenya for example, and they learn that if they all turn their $100 into $500 (18 classes for example) that they will be able to fund a school house to be built for kids JUST LIKE THEM on the other side of the world, and why that is so important. It is kids learning to start a successful social enterprise... at the age of 6.
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 many programs teaching kids to think entrepreneurially, but I have not come across any that give solid real world experience by giving the kids enough start up capital to actually make a business. Others give $1 or $5, but that makes kids resort to typical fundraising tactics or just asking for money. We ant kids to think big, and think REAL. What seems to hold most of the other organizations back from giving a solid amount of money is that they don't have a source for it and don't feel that it would come back. So far we have a 100% pay back rate, and many many many people wanting to fund further EEE's. Also, we break business down to incredibly simple principles that any 6-11 year old can learn. This is like KIVA... for our children.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
It started as just a test. I gave $100 to 18 elementary school classes, hoping they would turn it into some more (aiming for $9000 total). In 60 days, they started legit businesses and turned that $1800 into over $17,000. They funded 2 school houses in Kenya to be built. These 6-11 year olds felt empowered around finances, around business, and saw how their social enterprises are making life better for hundreds and hundreds of kids in Kenya.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
I would love for every child to think entrepreneurially. To not think that life and finances just "happen" to them. I want children to be empowered and to learn at as young an age as possible that business can do incredible things for bettering the world. I want to weave business and charitable efforts together so a triple bottom line mentality is the norm, not just a pie in the sky idea.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Classes in Victoria, Duncan, Toronto, California, Florida and more have run EEEs and taught hundreds of kids about entrepreneurship. Multiple schools in the developing world have been funded, and a water project serving hundreds has also been funded. We have etchers in Turkey, Ireland, France, and all over North America wanting to run EEEs in their classes too. It is just a matter of time.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
30,000 children in Canada taking part and learning the entrepreneurial and social impact mentioned previously. $500,000 raised. 50 school houses built in developing countries.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Materials. The materials we have to date are ok, but we need to refine them and hire a consultant to go through them and ensure they are fit for Canada wide curriculums. We want for the teachers to be able to seamlessly integrate the program INTO their classes so it is not an extra curricular activity for them.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Materials completed and reviewed and approved by educational consultant.
Tugas 1
Finish materials 100% to be ready to hand over
Tugas 3
Work with consultant to prepare materials for all provinces
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Attain 1000 classes to run program
Tugas 1
Finish video and landing page with all info for teachers to be able to make decision
Tugas 2
Send that page to all teachers who have signed up and to lists of teachers across the country
Tugas 3
Handle any objections and ensure program is a fit for all teachers signed up
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We have partnered with www.freethechildren.com to build the schools. They also have in roads at many schools in Canada due to their extensive youth programs. We have been speaking with SIFE to determine if there is a fit for SIFE students to help teach the classes during the process. This has not been 100% confirmed.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
We will start with Canada. The US is an easy transition, but the curriculums are all very different state to state, so we are looking to keep it more as an extra curricular approach for now, but I am sure there will be parallels as this progresses - opening up new opportunities for them to slot it into their curriculum. The other countries, in Europe for example, will take more time, so we are focussed on North America for the next 5 years.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We would like to attain the funding needed to get our materials ideal for Canadian curriculum. Media is of course a wonderful help with spreading the word to gain more teachers and a great reputation.
Created on 08/29/2012 by Parentstop
Parentstop Ltd is a not-for-profit company based in Co Donegal ireland, supporting parents when and where they need it. A free and confidential service for parents offers a listening ear, advice and support for families. Parentstop believes that parents are the change makers for our future - responsible for parenting the next generation.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNegara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Gender of Innovator
Female
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Parents the channel for positive change
Pilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Offering supports to families now and when they need it. Whether it is a struggle to meet the bills, stress over feul poverty, challenges in communicating with their teenager, trying to agree on how to co-parent when the relationship has failed, concerns about substance misuse, routine for baby or toddler - whatever is faced as a parent Parentstop is here to listen to you, support you and work it out with you. This is a free and confidential support service that is helping parents to makes the changes needed - building their resilience as change makers.
Parentstop offers an immediate and short-term support system and explores with each parent how to sustain this within the community in the medium and longer term.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
One to One support for parents - listening and tailoring support as needed every step of the way. Parentstop has a well developed one-to-one approach for parents contacting the service and offers appointments in service locations closest to where parents live/work/are. Parentstop is at full capacity - at the edge of growth and expansion and must explore other channels for communications with parents - how to join the dots and make the connections - collaborating with other services and supports, using the airwaves, offering apps, on-line and phone support, texting, seminars, workshops, programmes....whatever is needed to build a support infrastructure. Parentstop is positioned to be the initiator however success will be determined by partner participation and collaborative ways of working involving parents who have received support and built resilience.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Parents may have seen our flyers, Google our website, taken the number from one of our posters, been told by a friend or family members about the service, recommended to come by their child's school, their GP, the Public Health Nurse, their social worker, the Community Mental Health Worker, their solicitor or a local Garda or were just passing by. Parents usually make contact by phoning one of our numbers and talk about their challenge over the phone and agree an appointment at a location that works for them. Some drop in when they see the sign. We have a number of partners who allow us to use space for these appointments). The Parent usually comes alone for the initial appointment and the challenges are talked out. Depending on the challenges faced advice and information may be provided, a referral to another service may be recommended and a further appointment will be set in some cases with the partner and/or child concerned. The key is listening and offering a safe and secure space to talk it out. Usually parents need no more than 5 appointments and leave Parentstop with a refocused parenting approach and built up resilience in how they parent. In addition may have been advised to see a counsellor, therapist, GP, legal advisor, money advice service, citizen's advice, etc. Parent's do come back to tell us how it's going and many feed into our evaluation and feedback process. the biggest return is that they tell someone else about the service and more parents come for support.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Our Peers are primarily parent s and their families but also Health and community organisations working to support families in Co Donegal. Our competitors are other Parent Support Services - but we would see them as collaborators and tend to work with them to offer complimentary services rather than duplication and reinvention of the proverbial wheel. It's about underpinning parenting - ensuring the safety net is there when needed. For example www.Parentline.ie offers a national helpline number for parents wanting support over the phone. We have recently linked with them and hope to offer a joint platform of support during National Parents Week in October 2012. We promote their helpline and they offer our details to parents from this area contact them. It's Win Win - not competition.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to help emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses grow and thrive in underserved communities? (select all applicable)
Access to talent, Policy change/advocacy.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
in 2011 635 parents received one-to-one face-to-face support at Parentstop and a further 200 over the phone. Parentstop is growing it's collaborative approaches locally, regionally and nationally.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Year 1 - Over 1500 parents supported directly per year with a range of conduits for that support developed and piloted.
Year 2 - over 2000 parents supported directly per year with a range of conduits evaluated and adapted as needed and a number of high profile media outings.
Year 3 - All parents know they can access support through whatever conduit suits their needs - the word is out there
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Not asking parents for their feedback and their involvement
Thinking too local and too small
Not nurturing collaborative approaches to ensure the dots all get joined and a map is available for parents
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
1000 parents supported directly
Tugas 1
Media presence at county level
Tugas 2
National profile building commenced
Tugas 3
Strategic alliance with Parentline and other family support services
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
a further 500 parents supported directly
Tugas 1
National media presence and socail networking presence
Tugas 2
recruitment drive of parent supporters
Tugas 3
All open for business and linked through a clear referral and care pathway
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
In 2005 at a parenting group session one of the co-founders delivering the session was asked if she could stay back to meet some of the group on a one-to-one. After a quick chat parents identified that it was great to get it out of their heads and talk it out....She set appointments with them over the following days, talked to a freind within the Health services the next day and both are still actively involved to this day.
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We are completely open to collaboration.At a local and county level we have linked into Family Support Networks and become active members. We have linked into drug and alcohol, Health and Primary Care networks building a profile and relationships with services and support systems.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We need to build and grow our profile and needs support with this to take us up in the helicopter and plan the next stages.
Investment in our communications infrastructure would be critical to this.
Mentoring in developing a service level contract approach would be hugely beneficial.
I worked as a Research and Development Entrepreneur for 10 years before joining Parentstop.
Se diseñara una plataforma virtual para brindar capacitaciones teoricas y practicas online sobre los oficios (electricidad, plomeria, gasista, etc.) desempeñados mayoritariamente por hombres. Esta plataforma servira asimismo como recurso de intercambio entre las mujeres capacitadas, con el objetivo de crear una red de mujeres expertas en oficios que impulsara nuevos trabajos. La utilizacion de las Tics promocionara su red de expertas traves de las distintas redes sociales brindando diferentes servicios que aumentaran a raiz de la demanda.
Created on 08/15/2012 by jmudry@cisphl.org
The mission of Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Inc. is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Inc.
Negara Organisasi
United States, PA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
United States, PA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Gender of Innovator
Female
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
Communities In Schools’ evidence-based model was selected for the competitive Social Innovation Grant by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation. Our organization was also awarded the Multi-State Mentoring grant by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Communities In Schools was also featured in an 2011 article, “The Effect of Communities In Schools on High School Dropout and Graduation Rates,” written by ICF International researchers. The researchers found that Communities In Schools is the only dropout prevention organization proven to both increase graduation rates and decrease dropout rates.
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1.Communities In Schools of Philadelphia - Ladies of Learning
Pilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your innovation addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Equity.
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Ladies of Learning works to empower and support pregnant and parenting teenage mothers, who are often on their own and must balance school work, raising a child, working, and managing their finances. LOL seeks to increase the likelihood that these teenage mothers will stay in school, graduate high school, and go on to post-secondary education.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Ladies of Learning works from the CIS five-step model to provide students with a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and a healthy future, a marketable skill to use upon graduation, and a chance to give back to their peers and community. The LOL program provides pregnant and parenting students with the support of personal mentors, the opportunity to attend educational seminars, college visits and meetings with college faculty, and the resources to apply to financial aid and post-secondary institutions. Participants in the program often attend the Community College of Philadelphia or other accredited post-secondary institutions after graduating. One-hundred percent of LOL’s 2011-2012 cohort graduated from high school, and eighty-five percent were accepted into post-secondary institutions of their choice.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Ladies of Learning operates as a mentoring program in which exemplary parenting female students from CISP’s Education Leading to Employment and Career Training (ELECT) program gain college exposure and learn from mentors, speakers and college administrators. Students’ individual mentors serve as excellent models, having come from similar backgrounds while obtaining Masters or Doctorate degrees in their fields of study.
Students come from various Philadelphia public high schools to interact with Community College and Communities In Schools of Philadelphia staff during the school year in sessions on two campuses. Faculty members from the Community College of Philadelphia and case managers from CIS of Philadelphia aid students in gaining awareness in the areas of goal setting, college essay writing, career exploration, financial aid, and more. Participants have the chance to visit post-secondary institutions in the Philadelphia area and to work directly with staff members to understand expectations and enhance college readiness. Students attend a seminar series that educates students in the areas of financial aid, time management, and personal health and mothering. The series culminates in a ceremony with esteemed local leaders, who share their own paths to success.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Educating Communities for Parenting (ECP) is an organization that recently bid to provide teenage parenting services in the School District of Philadelphia. ECP provides short-term support through parenting and child development workshops. The organization does not possess the capacity, personnel, or community partners necessary to compete with our excellent programming. In contrast, ELECT offers more intensive services, including home visits, mentoring, and academic support. CIS of Philadelphia provides long-term, year-round programming and has a significant number of community partners. Though ECP seeks to compete, they cannot offer the range of services and the long-term impact of CIS of Philadelphia.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to better the lives of girls and women by leveraging technology? (select all applicable)
Access to technology, Access to education/training, Access to health care, Access to economic opportunity.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Since 2002, Ladies of Learning has made an impact in the lives of pregnant and parenting teenage mothers in the Philadelphia area. Several former participants and their family members have returned to volunteer their time with the program because of the difference it made in their lives. Participants often speak of the “new direction” it has given them, and the pride they feel because they were able to reach graduation and even pursue post-secondary education. The most recent cohort from 2011-2012 demonstrates the success of the program: participants had a 100% graduation rate, and 85% were accepted into post-secondary institutions of their choice.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Over the next 1-3 years, Ladies of Learning will seek to support 10-15 participants in the program each year. The program will work to increase the resources it provides to students with the goal of maintaining a 90% graduation rate each year, a 5% rate of second pregnancies during participation in the program, and a 100% college acceptance rate within each cohort.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The issue of finding sufficient funding is the largest barrier to the long-term implementation of Ladies of Learning’s goals and the potential expansion of its programming. Funding is particularly important to the program’s ability to retain compassionate and competent staff and to be able to provide scholarships and childcare to participants as they seek post-secondary education.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
In March 2013, the program will strive for 90 % retention of participants, and a 5% rate of a 2nd pregnancy.
Tugas 1
The program will offer incentives, such parenting books and materials, as well as gift cards, to reward participants who attend.
Tugas 2
Health education seminars and resources will be offered to students as preventive education for teen parenting.
Tugas 3
Mentors will be carefully selected before the program. Mentor-student relationships will be monitored throughout the year.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
The program will work toward a 100% graduation rate and 100 % acceptance to post-secondary institutions.
Tugas 1
A strong support system will be put in place to provide academic tutoring, mentoring, and guidance with setting future goals.
Tugas 2
Mentors from CCP and CIS of Philadelphia, will assist students with applications, applying for FAFSA, and evaluating schools.
Tugas 3
Staff from CIS of Philadelphia will educate students about health and contraceptive choices and providing guidance.
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Ladies of Learning was created in 2001 in partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia to meet a felt need in the community: increasing the graduation rate of pregnant and parenting teenage mothers in the School District of Philadelphia to empower them to stay in school and go on to post-secondary education so that they can achieve in life. CIS of Philadelphia had already implemented the ELECT program, which provides students in need of pregnancy support with referrals to health care and child care services; however, staff members realized they could further support female students who showed exemplary progress by providing them with college preparation and one-on-one mentoring with community leaders who share similar life experiences. Thus, the Ladies of Learning program was created.
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Ladies of Learning has been in partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia since 2001, when the first cohort began, and involves mentoring partners from the Philadelphia area.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
LOL will use the monies to potentially provide mini book scholarships or provide other assistance ( eg purchase of flash drives, book bags, partial freshman tuition deposit, application fees, gift certificate for bus or train fare, etc) for students pursing post-secondary studies.
Created on 08/13/2012 by ritabhattacharjee
Mission Arogya is committed to bringing social justice and bridging healthcare and gender disparity in India. Our project 'iSaveAGirl' will enable crowdsource philanthropy to stop female foeticide.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
R3G Foundation, Inc. (Mission Arogya)
Negara Organisasi
United States, FL, St. Augustine, Saint Johns County
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Gender of Innovator
Female
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
Mission Arogya’s idea to implement an integrated 'Kolkata Medical Emergency System' (KMES) was one of the eight winners of the Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Challenge, 2012. Mission Arogya was invited by Rockefeller Foundation to submit a grant to implement the idea which is currently under review by Rockefeller Foundation.
(http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/press-releases/rockefeller-fou...)
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Masih dalam tahap ide, namun segera akan meluncurkannya
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your innovation addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Equity.
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
While, India’s legal framework stipulates equal rights for all gender, in practice, India is witness to widespread prejudice against girl child & violation of women’s reproductive rights. Number of girls per 1000 boys has gone down from 960 to 914, prompting govt. to declare “Child Sex Ratio” the most important health/social indicator. Despite making sex determination tests illegal & many NGOs starting helpline/awareness to stop female foeticide, not much headway has been made due to:1)Lack of anonymity of the reporter (mother/concerned citizen),2) Fear of reprisal, 3)Even if reported, it’s often AFTER a forced abortion,4)If anonymously reported, lack of enough details for effective follow up, leading to the report going cold & 5)Lack of enough volunteers for NGOs to offer individual help.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
We propose to build an SMS-enabled web application, “iSaveAGirl”, on Facebook development platform that will enable crowdsourced philanthropy to stop Female Foeticide in India. “iSaveAgirl” will specifically enable NGOs that are working in female foeticide area: a) to register and train social networking users as volunteers to create a virally growing “iSaveAGirl Volunteer Community”, b) to receive reports via SMS/Email/App from any expectant mother or well-wisher, who will, irrespective of their social and economical status, be able to report anonymously and easily their suspicion of possibility/threat of “child sex determination”, “girl foetus abortion”, c) to provide personalized follow-up & assignment of a suitable volunteer for each case and d) finally, to provide tools/information and other supports to the volunteer,while keeping mother’s privacy intact, so that s/he can effectively monitor and ensure that the mother gives birth to her child and doesn’t succumb to any pressure
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Program will be executed in 3 tracks:
A) Building “iSaveAGirl Community”: NGO will use iSaveAGirl Facebook (FB) App to promote the cause via social media where volunteers can sign up to be part of the cause. Due to sensitivity of work, validation of signed-up users will be a two-step process: 1) An algorithm will identify authenticity of signed-up users based on published info./activities on FB & rank them per potential. NGO group will contact potential volunteers, explain the work (see C) & complete registration, creating registered, validated, trained iSaveAGirl Volunteers.
B) Proactive anonymous reporting, follow-up & assignment: Pregnant woman/well-wisher (reporter) suspecting sex determination test leading to abortion for non-medical reasons can report anonymously to NGO using any of the communication channels (CC): SMS text, Email or Facebook App. To keep report anonymous, a unique case-id will be assigned. Using same CC, NGO will work with reporter to gather more info. & offer situation-based advice. iSaveAGirl software will use reported info. to create a short-list of probable volunteers. NGO will, per reporter’s preference & consent, assign a volunteer to the case. No personal info. of the mother will be revealed to volunteer, except case-specific info. needed for monitoring.
C) Volunteer’s Proactive Monitoring: Volunteer will keep in touch regularly with reporter using the CC. If volunteer senses any threat of sex determination, abortion or abuse, s/he will notify NGO, which will intervene. After birth of baby, volunteer will earn an "iSaveAGirl Badge".
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Despite efforts of NGOs, girl child sex ratio has gone down in the last decade. Which means, traditional methods like helpline, community awareness prog. are not working. We’ll provide info & communication tech. tools for NGOs working to prevent female foeticide & our solution, first of its kind in this area, will complement traditional methods for max impact.
Differentiation factors from NGOs are two-fold: a) Use of Info & Communication Tech. (ICT) & Social Network to reach & turn Internet Users into volunteers. b) Using ICT methods for proactive, anonymous & quick communication b/w the reporter-NGO-volunteer. Asynchronous methods for easy reporting w/o probing as compared to helpline, ensuring that the mother is not overheard on phone, one of the main social reasons for non-reporting.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to better the lives of girls and women by leveraging technology? (select all applicable)
Access to technology, Access to education/training, Access to health care, Policy change/advocacy.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
As mentioned, “iSaveAGirl” solution is currently in the ideation step.Once this solution is developed & adopted by NGOs working to prevent female foeticide, it should have a significant impact by solving issues identified in the “Need” section: shortage of volunteers, proactive-anonymized reporting & individual follow-ups. Using ICT tech. like SMS, email & popular social networking platform, we hope to reach >90% of the population.
Primary volunteer target group comprises of adult Internet users, who want to give back to society but have “Little time”, “Financial constraints” & are “Not sure about right causes”. Our approach solves these dilemmas & involves people in philanthropic work w/o financial commitment, offering convenient work time & satisfaction of positive outcome.Primary recipient group is any pregnant woman, who suspects a sex-determination test leading to an illegal abortion if foetus turns out to be girl, but cannot report due to lack of privacy and fear of reprisal.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Indian Govt’s 12th 5-year plan report (2012) indicates that the only health outcome, Child Sex Ratio(CSR) continues a dangerous downward trend (graph attached). The 12th plan has identified “Low child sex ratio & discrimination against girl child” as health priority & has set a goal to increase no. of girls per 1000 boys to 935 from 914 by 2017. While the plan requests existing NGOs to ramp up efforts, it doesn’t offer any concrete solutions. By providing “iSaveAGirl” tool to the NGOs, we hope to achieve this number within next 3 years (2015). The trend in urban areas is worse, with a 902 CSR compared to 919 in rural areas (Total, nationwide 914). With a high-penetration of ICT (SMS, Facebook) in urban areas, we believe “iSaveAGirl” will have a strong impact in increasing the CSR number.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Once the “iSaveAGirl” software is ready, the only barrier will be NGOs’ willingness to adopt this tool. But we are very positive about that. As explained, current methods to prevent foeticide are not working. There is a renewed emphasis in this area due to news in the public media & a socially relevant TV show (Satyameva Jayate, Episode 1). NGOs, such as Snehalaya, featured in this show, are eager to get any help & we believe “iSaveAGirl” will be a great tool to complement their work & make it more effective.
The current situation is one of “chicken and egg”. NGO organizations will only believe this software will work when they see it in action. But that’s only possible once the software is developed. We will require the funding to develop this software first, to overcome this barrier.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
To Complete the development of the “iSaveAGirl” software platform using Agile Scrum based methodology
Tugas 1
Requirement Analysis:The deliverables are User Stories, Product Backlog, Wireframe, and Traceability & Requirement Matrix.
Tugas 2
Development:Consists of four Sprints, each 3 weeks.Product Owner identifies user stories, which are implemented in each Sprint
Tugas 3
Identify the organization for the Pilot.Work with the NGO to refine requirements,complete testing and provide training
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
To pilot "iSaveAGiel" with an NGO in Northern India, where Female Foeticide is most prevelant, to see a increase in Girls Child
Tugas 1
Work with the NGO to create public awareness of this tool via social media and other public media (Newspaper, TV)
Tugas 2
Provide continuous training and monitoring of usage of the tool
Tugas 3
Collect & Analyze data from different sources(Hospital,Clinic) in the pilot area to confirm that Girl Child Ratio is increasing
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
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We propose to partner with established NGOs who have been working hands-on to prevent female foeticide in India. Once the “iSaveAGirl” software is ready, we are certain that NGOs will be willing to partner with us and adopt the iSaveAGirl tool to complement traditional methods, which have failed to prevent foeticide. Some NGOs we’ll approach are: Snehalaya (Maharashtra), Jagruti (Dharwad), Hopes (Punjab), TSPS (Rajasthan), Plan India (New Delhi), Bal Mahila Kalyan Vikas Ashram (Bihar), Tarun Chetna (Uttar Pradesh) and Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust (New Delhi).
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We are a new organization formed by social entrepreneurs(Epidemiologists, Doctors,Educators,Engineers) who believe in applying proven business & market strategies to solve inequitable social problems. We have several ideas that we will like to implement, specifically in Healthcare. While we can provide help in any form except investment, we are open to any help that we can obtain from the network.
Created on 08/9/2012 by Anneysen Anneler Burada Toplanıyor
Our program is devoted to monitoring children’s early social development by their moms and enhancement of mom-child relationship. It's designed for protection/prevention of developmental disorders.
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Anneysen Bilişim Teknolojileri Reklam Yayıncılık ve İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Turkey, Turkey general and especially non-metropolitan areas
Gender of Innovator
Female
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Bisnis
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Interactive mother training following for pschyosocial development of babies
Pilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your innovation addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Quality.
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Although mothers observe some clues regarding developmental disorders, they refer to clinicans very late. So, minor issued turn into a big problem, so developmental delays. In traditional societies, mother-infant relationships heal the problem by itself. However, the modern city life alienates mothers from their babies. This alienation results into misattunement of mothers with their babies, simply they cannot understand their babies, sometimes they get afraid of them. So we believe that mothers should be in contact with their babies, they should relate with them, share some time and observe them and monitor their development.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
The solution is the relationship of mother and infant ! Our solution relies on providing online support by giving them information about early social development and how they can relate with their babies. Also, they can ask questions about what they have noticed like something “awkward” about their babies. In this system, mothers observe their babies themselves and try to solve the problem by themselves, so by changing the way that they relate to their babies. They become capable of recognizing the difference, the need and the solution.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
anneysen.com is a web site, an online vertical social and information network for moms and mom-to-be’s. It was founded in January 2010 by two entrepreneur moms. There is free-of-charge expert advice, mom-blogs, groups, Q&A sections, polls and many other tools for moms and mom-to-be’s.
Our solution is to provide a special microsite on anneysen.com in order to train moms and mom-to-be’s how to follow pschyosocial development of their babies.
Our solution will consist of an online information platform, an online ask and answer tool that will be moderated by the experts, a community formed for moms in the training.
Information on pschyosocial development of babies will be provided in various ways, through web site, e-mails, facebook and twitter posts.
Online ask and answer tool will make immediate support of the experts possible. Throughout the project experts will be available for moms at decided days and times every week.
The community will be for the moms participating in the training. Members of the community will share their experiences, their stories, and their advice for all moms.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
There are other Turkish web sites providing online expert ask and answer tools for moms. When a member faces a problem she can get support from the expert on these sites.
Our project is different, since the project will be on preventing problems before they occur. Because development problems become very difficult to cure or even uncureable when the baby is older.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to better the lives of girls and women by leveraging technology? (select all applicable)
Access to education/training, Access to health care.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Anneysen.com has reached a member base of 55.000 moms and 200K visitors/month, which makes the site the biggest online mom community in Turkey.
Up to date, 15.000 has received free of charge experts’s support. 800.000 mom has reached experts pages and read other moms’s anwers. Espert advice has been a life saver for all these moms.
This supoort is especially very important for moms living provincial parts of Turkey where reaching experts is financially and location wise very difficult.
Accoring to our calculations this support is worth of USD 750.000.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
When it is considered that developmental disorders are seen in 1 child among 150 children, mothers may substantially benefit from this service via anneysen. com and it is possible that they can take protective precautions.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Although mothers observe some clues regarding developmental disorders, they cannot put these into words due to familial and social pressures.It is frequently seen that they cannot get the required help and support. Online information network may be utilized as a crucial function to prevent these problems.
Preventive treatments are vital for developmental disorders.Raising awareness about mother-infant relationship plays both protective and preventive roles.Also, meeting with moms who have similar experiences encourages a mother to develop an attitude.
It is also the part of the project that mothers of babies with developmental disorders will share their experiences with each other. To think like “I’m not alone, others also have such problems”, to share and search for remedy together.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
To raise awareness to pregnant women and moms with 0-1 year-old babies about preventive interventions.
Tugas 1
To prepare the required information and documents for the project will be prepared and to broadcast them over anneysen.com.
Tugas 2
To set up an infrastructure for the online counseling on Anneysen.com
Tugas 3
To make online announcements about the project to reach mothers
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
To make workshops to pregnant women and mothers with 0-1 year-old babies about protective and preventive interventions.
Tugas 1
To present information from the web-site.
Tugas 2
The questions of the mothers who will attend to the workshop will be answered by the professionals during online sessions.
Tugas 3
To establish mother support community and to publish stories for mothers’ hearing from each other.
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Developmental disorders have been increasing rapidly around the world and also in Turkey. Geographic, social and cultural factors like climate changes, environment pollution, cultural corruption, wars, terrorism, as a matter of course, have effects on moms and moms-to-be. So, mother-child relationships have gradually been diverged from its natural protective qualities. While civilization mostly goes parallel with modernization of objects, human resources and dynamics of relationships have been corrupted, so the protection and containment of a mother, which is the real need of newborn baby, have been damaged.
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In this project anneysen.com web-site and clinical psychologist Dr. Nevin Eracar will work together. Developmental and psychological information, which is within the scope of the project, will be shared on the web-site. Then questions-answers and shared experiences will be included.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
During online communication, if it is considered necessary that a mother needs face-to-face clinical examination, she will be suggested face-to-face examination and also she will be referred to one of the appropriate institution alternatives.
Created on 08/8/2012 by Eva M Coles
Supporting Aboriginal communities to define their own child welfare practice using traditional and modern wisdom.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Canada, BC, Various cities
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan, Kootenay Rockies, Columbia Basin.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Transparency, Quality.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
In the province of British Columbia and across North America aboriginal children are in foster care in disproportionate numbers compared to their non-aborignal counterparts. Despite many efforts by the provincial government to focus on this issue the numbers are not being reduced. The need to find a different way to meet the needs of aboriginal families has become desperate. In Canada the fastest growing population is in the aboriginal population These children and youth will be the future leaders in Canadian society. The restoration of healthy individuals, families and communities is needed. Combining traditional values, modern child protection research and community development is the new work in aboriginal communities.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Our Solution has been to collect and train ourselves on the best possible ways of working with families to keep them together. One of the methods that we have adopted is called Signs of Safety. It is a solution focussed therapy model that originated the Australian outback. The author's of the original book are Andrew Turnell and Steve Edwards.We have adapted this model to be culturally appropriate by working with local elders and leaders to ensure that we are practising respectfully and skillfully.In doing this over the past five years we have reduced our caseloads to half of our highest numbers. Families are responding and reporting positively to this work. We are now able to use more of our funding for prevention type services. As a non-profit we have started a Social Enterprise to teach our experience to others, demonstrate First Nations business and have funds for ongoing professional development for our own staff.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
As a small non-profit agency we were challenged to serve our host (Ktunaxa) Nation as well as assist/mentor our aboriginal colleagues who ultimately help children. We did not have the time or money to mentor all of our Western Canada colleagues. We were also getting calls from non -aboriginal and agencies from the USA. Our solution has been to start a Social Enterprise business. We are now using our front-line staff to train other aboriginal professionals to do good work with their clients. Our staff are becoming more skillful at what they do by teaching others. Colleague agencies are now growing with us and more children are staying within their family systems. The profits from the social enterprise are going towards positions that we are underfunded for as well as professional development for our staff that we never receive funding for.
The primary activities involved in our solution is teaching, consulting and speaking about a new philosophy in child welfare. We teach a human or traditional approach to working with families. This new relationship requires professionals to see clients as worth doing business with, that everyone has strengths, parents have the answers to hard issues, communities can raise children if given the chance. We bring this philosophy to life by teaching how to interview for strengths, how to map out a family problem, how to build a community network around a child, how to assess for real danger, how to interview children in a way that is child friendly and useful in helping parents see the issues. Families are grateful to be part of this process.
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.
We are a small agency operating amongst huge government agencies that have a very rigid form of practice. We have Signs of Safety peers all over the world. There are only 2-3 in Canada. We are the only First Nations agency that is offering training and consulting in tis method in Western Canada and USA.
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
We were asked to do the Keynote speech at the Alberta Think Symposium for Alberta Social Services. We were the only out of province agency guest. We are so small to be presenting to a whole government about how to do their work. We looked out into the audience and there was an elder with a big smile on her face nodding her head in agreement to all that we were saying. We knew then that we were on the right track and that our potential was huge. Families can stay together and we can reduce the number of aboriginal children in care across Canada. We are contributing to a movement that gives indigenous communities the confidence to do what they know is right. We are just providing a few researched tools infused with traditional values. As we are doing this we add value to the community where we work and live.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
The goal has been to change the way child protection was done in our area. For families to stay in tack and community to grow in a healthy way. We now see the potential to expand our goal to develop a network of practitioners across the country that want bring about a major change on behalf of children.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
In our own agency we have been able to reduce the number of children coming into foster care by half. We are able to use our funding for prevention and support services rather than protection services. Every time we offer a training in another community we get a report back that a family has been reunited, children returned home to their community. Even if we have to do this work one family at a time we will be satisfied. When we train others and invite them to be part of our mission they are more than willing to join to change lives of families. Families that work with report that they are very happy about how respectfully and skillfully they are being treated. They are making major change for themselves not because they were told to change.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
The potential for impact is unlimited. Potentially we could reduce the number of children in Foster Care in BC by several percent. This not only reduces budgets but builds happy families and supports community capacity building.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
THe barriers that might hinder our success is lack of business knowledge, advertising and organizing ourselves to get to the people that we need to serve.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
We have the following plan.
Tugas 1
Set-up training for two communities per month.
Tugas 2
Train our own staff for one week intensively in the SOS model.
Tugas 3
Secure one long term relationship with a community or agency for work to be done for a one year period.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Create a marketting plan for work.
Tugas 2
Develop a strategy for training larger groups or agencies.
Tugas 3
Visit Western Austraila to train ourselves alongside out training partners.
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We are currently partnered with First Nations, Metis and one non-aborginal organization to deliver training throughout BC and Alberta. We have about 15 training customers so far. Our training mentors are from Carver County Minnesota. Our training sister is in Western Australia. Our consultant is Andrew Turnell from Perth AU. The governments of BC, AB and California have consulted with us practice frameworks. We work within aboriginal communities for free offering community development tools for social services groups and chiefs and councils.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Our market seems unlimited at this time. We are targeting aboriginal organizations as there are hundreds of them across Canada and we know them best. We had inquiries from Ottawa example with huge training projects that we are not in a position to serve at this time. We had more than one inquiry from the USA. We are working on getting taxation for foreign consulting worked out at this time. Potentially we can train around the world.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
We operate in a strength based environment that believes that we are part of something bigger than us. We have strong, fearless leadership. We have seen how having our staff teach others strengthens their own practice and in turns helps families. We have a creative, motivated and energized team. Our board and our staff see how this idea is becoming a full circle for changing how we do things and motivating others to do the same.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We are currently undertaking research with UBC about our practice model and will share the results with anyone who needs the info. We are always networking and helping people to find what they need in this field. We offer some of our consulting for free especially for high profile "stuck" cases in the interest of helping kids. We have many innovative programs other than this one that we can share.
Created on 08/7/2012 by Aamir Hameed
www.savethechildren.org
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNegara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
It Has 2 world Ranking NGO in the World
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your innovation addresses? Choose up to two
Transparency.
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Education For Women & Children
Health For Women & Children
Saving Malnourished Children & Women
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to better the lives of girls and women by leveraging technology? (select all applicable)
Access to education/training.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
IF EDUCATION IS PRIMARY THING FOR ALL WOMEN THAN ALL THE CHILDREN AND ELDERS OF THAT HOME WILL B DEVELOPED EDUCATED AND HEALTHY.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Victoria Canada
48° 25' 42.3156" N, 123° 21' 56.3184" W
This program finds safe and affordable housing for youth in their communities!
Created on 07/25/2012 by ashnab
Naya Jeevan is a social enterprise dedicated to rejuvenating the lives of low-income populations by providing them with affordable access to quality asset protection, healthcare and socioeconomic opportunities. We believe that low-income stakeholders connected to the end of supply chains of corporations, e.g. microretailers can be a huge source of innovation and value for their communities.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNegara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Microretailers, Macrovalue & Megacommunities: Creating Exponential Value at the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid
Pilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Penyekalaan (langkah selanjutnya adalah menumbuhkan dampak pada skala regional atau bahkan global)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
In Pakistan, the government spends below 3% of GDP on a woefully under-resourced public health sector, and 97% of all healthcare expenditures occur out-of-pocket. For the poor, the situation is further compounded by financial exclusion; often accompanied by lack of formal education and technical skills. Thus, the unavailability of adequate public healthcare and financial services frequently results in a lack of savings, urban child labor, lost productivity/earnings, debt cycles and generational poverty. Thereby, the absence of health micro-insurance and financial inclusion means that the poor are deprived of asset protection, income generation and risk management tools. The three priority issues that these marginalized populations have to face are Access, Affordability and Quality.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
NAYA JEEVAN is adding a micro-savings/micro-payment component to its existing health micro-insurance product in collaboration with a mobile financial services provider. Subsequent to financial literacy programs organized alongside our medical screenings, consumers will be able to use mobile banking to access savings/payment mechanisms by leveraging mobile cash transfer systems. NAYA JEEVAN will also conduct skill development and vocational training workshops to augment its beneficiaries’ earning potential and skill sets.
NAYA JEEVAN shall leverage community mobilization by utilizing an existing nation-wide network of cash transfer agents who will be doubling as micro-retailers to sell and advertise this integrated product. Hence, we will be enhancing the income generating potential of existing entrepreneurs as well as providing financial inclusion to excluded communities. In addition, this will serve as a risk management mechanism for both individuals and emerging businesses.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
NAYA JEEVAN strives to provide low-income marginalized populations with easy access to quality, affordable healthcare, with plans to combine this with access to uncollateralized easy-to-use financial services. This accessible, affordable quality healthcare plan for underserved communities has been cascaded by Kansai Paints (a Japanese industrial/residential paint company) to over 200 small business painters lying at the end of Kansai’s supply chain. Kansai has financed the annual health insurance program costs ($30/life/year) of these painters and their dependents in a tiered loyalty/incentive program in which the corporation has fully subsidized the health insurance plan of their loyal customers. This model can be replicated globally with a varying degree of corporate co-financing/subsidy which is contingent on: (i) the strategic value of these supply chain partnerships (ii) the cost of the health plan in that specific market and (iii) the impact on their bottom line – i.e increased revenue/sales per dollar invested in this loyalty program.
NAYA JEEVAN’s health insurance plan includes:
• Annual medical check-ups for early detection of diseases
• A 24-hour telemedicine helpline managed by doctors available to all beneficiaries to handle any concerns or emergencies
• A Health Rescue Fund, which assists beneficiaries for non-insurable conditions or when their insurance coverage is exceeded
• Preventive Health workshops that detail the causes, symptoms, treatments and prevention against most common maladies to help individuals protect themselves and their families.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
NAYA JEEVAN collaborates with MNCs to cascade our health plan to their 3rd party contract staff, through their corporate supply chains (e.g. retail pharmacies) or to the domestic, household staff of corporate employees. For our planned financial component, NAYA JEEVAN will be working in association with an established financial services provider (UBL OMNI) which has a network of agents/cash merchants to facilitate financial transactions such as micro-savings/micro-payments and leverage community mobilization.
NAYA JEEVAN's potential competitors include large health insurance companies, but we have attempted to pre-empt this competition by positioning ourselves as their customer, and purchasing group insurance plans for our clients from these companies
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to help emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses grow and thrive in underserved communities? (select all applicable)
Access to financing, Access to economic opportunity.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
NAYA JEEVAN has successfully enrolled over 16,500 low-income members from over 100 corporations and SME organizations. Our enrollees include approximately 8000 NGO school children, faculty, and staff. We have already enabled over twenty critical, life-saving interventions and over 3000 urgent medical consultations by mobile phone.
Other indicators of success would be improved health and socioeconomic outcomes in our beneficiary population. These outcomes are being monitored closely over time and will likely take 2-5 years to demonstrate a substantial effect. In the interim, surrogate markers such as decreased incidence of infectious disease and e.g. time from medical helpline call to revascularization in unstable angina patients should be indicative of positive health outcomes. Other outcomes would include the metric of income protected per beneficiary that would otherwise have been used to fund healthcare in the absence of NAYA JEEVAN’s health plan.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Over the next five years, NAYA JEEVAN plans to replicate its “HMO for the Marginalized” health plan model in neighboring countries including India and the UAE. There is also a possibility that we may grow by franchising our model or entering into joint ventures in other developing markets such as South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Barriers to the success of NAYA JEEVAN include a cultural/national mindset of ‘guilty until proven innocent’. Another major barrier is the legacy of a post-colonial, hierarchical, social structure that discriminates against low-income workers – especially informal, household employees such as drivers and maids, etc. Thanks to globalization and the internet, nowadays workers are much more aware of their labor rights and no longer submit to the abuse that was perpetrated on them in the past. Beyond this, NAYA JEEVAN continuously challenges this informal system of ‘socioeconomic apartheid’ between rich and poor as part of its corporate value system
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Enroll 25,000 livesacross 125 organizations and initiate pilot project for introduction of financial services component.
Tugas 1
Increase awareness about NAYA JEEVAN in Karachi, from MNCs via corporate liaisons to urban slums via community mobilization.
Tugas 2
Launch the P&G supply chain initiative with an initial target enrolment of 5,000 lives
Tugas 3
Initiate a pilot project to test the integration of microinsurance and financial services distributed via an initial 250 agents.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Enroll 100,000 lives across 250 organizations, and formal launch of NAYA JEEVAN’s integrated insurance/savings product.
Tugas 1
Open regional offices in Lahore and Islamabad, with increased number of in-house doctors to cater to new beneficiaries.
Tugas 2
Activate the Pakistani diaspora in US, UK, UAE to enroll their dependents/relatives in our health plan in Pakistan.
Tugas 3
Roll out the integrated health insurance/micropayments/microsavings product formally with 2000 agents.
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
The founder and CEO of NAYA JEEVAN is Dr. Asher Hasan, an ASHOKA fellow who believes in the universal right to healthcare, financial inclusion and social protection. Raised in the UK, Asher was troubled to see the disparity in standard of living, lack of financial inclusion, and access to quality health care in Pakistan on his frequent trips to the country. The poor living conditions of the base-of-pyramid (BOP) population coupled with complete lack of sanitation and poor hygiene awareness led to rampant infectious disease and maternal/infant mortality that were exacerbated by lack of access to financial services. Asher felt there must be a way to finance and deliver quality healthcare, which he realized was unaffordable for the poor due to the absence of financial protection. He resolved to try a new approach to healthcare accessibility and financial inclusion for low-income families via a unique convergence of CSR, social entrepreneurship and institutionalized citizen philanthropy.
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NAYA JEEVAN partners with major insurance companies such as Allianz-EFU who underwrite its health plan, and its nation-wide network of private hospitals which provide inpatient hospitalization to its beneficiaries. NAYA JEEVAN has also collaborated with Unilever, GSK, P&G, Pfizer and others in terms of delivering value-enriched services to our beneficiaries. NAYA JEEVAN is also a member of the World Economic Forum/Schwab Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, TED, ANDE, and the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship; and seeks to leverage these networks to enhance its social impact.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Created on 07/23/2012 by Threshold Housing
To find safe, affordable housing on South Vancouver Island for at-risk youth in the most cost-effective way while ensuring consistent and robust supervision.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Threshold Housing Society
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver Island.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Permulaan (eksperimen pertama baru saja beroperasi)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Cost.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
In the 2008 “A Youth Housing Study for BC’s Capital Region” by the Community Social Planning Council, some 600 youths were identified as being without safe, stable housing. As of April 2012, there are only 16 dedicated beds for youth housing in all the Capital Region District (CRD). This number has remained the same for the past fifteen years. Threshold’s own experience is that once a youth finishes an average stay of about 12 months at one of our semi-independent houses, there are few if any safe and affordable housing units for them to transition into. The SHY program will address this need as we request agencies and landlords to participate in the program. As the SHY program evolves, it will be the only program in the CRD to increase the region’s capacity to house dislocated youth.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
The SHY program will work with the not-for-profit housing sector in requesting that one or two units be set aside specifically for youth housing. The SHY program will provide support and supervision of the youth; it aims to build positive rental experience for the youth and the landlord. This support will include consistent visitations with the youth as well as bi-monthly life skills workshops, ready-to-rent training, and community resource access education. Our hope is to create long term tenancies for youth. The program is designed for youth who need minimal supervision, have a plan to move into the future, but need safe, affordable and stable housing to actualize their plans. So far the response has been magnificent. We have housed four youths thanks to partnerships with local non-profit agencies that would normally only house adults if our program didn't exist. These partners are pleased with our high standard of supervision and guidance for youth living under their roofs.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
Our target population are at-risk youth aging out of care and transitioning into adulthood who have multiple barriers to finding safe housing. Modelled after programs running in Vancouver, Winnipeg and London, Ontario, the SHY Program is designed to house at least 8 youth over a one year period. We are now housing a youth who had been in care for a number of years and recently aged out only to find no affordable and safe housing regardless of the fact he works full time at a minimum wage job. Before this, he lived in crowded basements or rooms with several other youths who also couldn't find better, affordable accommodations. As part of this program, this young man will go into the ready-to-rent program and learn how to be a responsible renter as well as the life skills course which will teach him how to manage his emotions, his money and his time as he builds a future for himself. He has already expressed the possibility of entering a trade going back to school now that the anxiety and worry of living in precarious situations has been taken care of. Because at-risk youth cannot afford to pay such things as the security deposit and tenant insurance, the SHY program will cover these costs allowing the youth to put their money toward rental payment and food. The hope is that after a year or two as a successful renter with supervision, the youth will have the confidence and tools to find their way into the world and follow their dreams. Without such a program as SHY, young men and women cannot get a foothold into stable housing that improves their lives immeasurably.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others working to address the same needs as you and indicate what sets you apart from them.
In the entire Capital Region District of Victoria, there are only two non-profits offering transitional housing situations for at-risk youth, the Threshold Housing Society and the Pandora "Y" Youth Apartments. The total number of beds available has been steady at 16 for the last fifteen years. Other non-profit agencies who offer subsidized housing in the region to adults will not offer housing to youth because of the need for supervision. Owing to poor jobs and other barriers, most at-risk youth cannot afford to enter the market-value rental sector. There are no provincial or municipal plans to provide more housing for at-risk youth. The alternative for many youth are short and often unpleasant stays in youth shelters, some form of couch-surfing or living in over-crowded conditions.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
The SHY Program started as a discussion at a Youth Housing Network Meeting. In Victoria there are only 16 beds of transitional-supported housing. We needed to find a solution without incurring huge building expenses. When the discussion started it was about building a list of landlords who provided safe housing, affordable rent and were friendly to youth. The next question was how can we make housing affordable for at-risk youth that were growing into independence and needed extra support? The 'aha' moment was really when we decided to ask non-profit housing agencies who have housing stock to support the program by designating one or two subsidized housing units for the SHY Program. At the present rate, it is likely that by 2013, we will have added 8 additional housing units for youth to the South Vancouver Island area with the help from our friends at BC Housing, Pacifica Housing Advisory Association, Capital Region Housing Corporation and Greater Victoria Housing Society.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
We are trying to achieve safe and affordable housing for at-risk youth in order to stabilize their lives and eventually help them into the rental market. Key to the program is that we offer housing units at subsidized rates with support since many youths, aged out of care, have never lived on their own. Without this assistance the temptation is all too easy to stay in a negative peer group and miss opportunities for change and development. We want to teach at-risk youth: how to build a home and not just live in a house; have them understand their rights and responsibilities as a tenant as well as their obligations to a landlord; help them achieve their educational and employment goals by providing internet and phone in the housing units; build a sense of community within the SHY Program.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
We have increased the number of supported housing units for youth in our community from 16 to 20 within 3 months and are waiting for another 5 to open before winter. This has been a fantastic feat since there was no need to construct new buildings or renovate old ones. This solution seems simple and elegant and it has garnered a lot of support from the community. We are bringing a quality of housing that we could not have offered in the private market. Youth in the program are continuously stating how grateful they are for this opportunity and how they appreciate the extra support. So far it has been an amazing experience and we hope we can continue providing this service. At the moment, the response from the outreach workers and other agencies has been fabulous in terms of building a waiting list of potential candidates who would benefit from such program. As the program gains in reputation, we hope to begin looking for units in the market-value sector.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
By housing more at-risk youth, we hope to prevent some youth from falling prey to street entrenchment, sexual exploitation, drug addiction and crime. Our hope for the project over the next five years is to continually build our inventory of available units specifically for youth housing. We want to expand into the West Shore area such as Metchosin, Sooke and Langford. There have been three studies done in 2012 on the need for youth housing in these localities. Currently need surpasses supply tenfold. Under the current rate of growth, the program might house as many as 25 to 30 youths in five years, with units being turned over to other youth as program participants move on to market-value rentals because they have been able to stabilize their life, save money, and begin to move forward.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Some barriers are funding. If we cannot secure funding for wages we have no support piece of this program and without the support piece we are unable to house youth. We will continue to look for funding in all areas to keep this program going. We believe in it and it is an amazing opportunity to support youth as the move into adulthood
Another barrier might be lack of affordable units. If this happens we will look outside funding to subsidize rents and look for landlords that might be willing to lower their rent for long term reliable tenants.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 2
Contract with non-profit agencies
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Have 8 youth housed and supported
Tugas 2
Continue to seek sources of rental housing friendly to youth throughout the region
Tugas 3
Ensure that our youth receive supervision and care regularly
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The SHY Program has a number of community partners. Funding has been received from Coast Capital Savings, Victoria Real Estate Board and the BC Realty Association. Agencies that have been helpful in supplying housing units are BC Housing Corporation, Pacifica Housing Advisory Association, Capital Region Housing Corporation and Greater Victoria Housing Society. Shaw Cable has provide a reduced monthly rate to supply internet and telephone to the subsidized units.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
Outside of expanding our geographical area to Langford, Metchosin, Colwood and Sooke, which have no accommodation for youth housing currently, we would like to work with agencies like CLBC to see if we can house youth with challenges but who are high functioning. Often these youth need to seek independence as well but have serious barriers to finding adequate, affordable housing.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
We have great team spirit with an amazing leader who believes in us and is motivated to move forward and bring a quality of service that the youth deserve that we serve. As well we have had and continue to have community support and excitement about the SHY Program since the region, for so long, has been unable to respond to the dire need of more youth housing.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
There are about 70,000 homeless youth nation-wide and rising. Some have called this a national tragedy, especially in BC which has one of the highest child poverty rates in the country. The issue needs much more media attention and national policy making to avoid creating an under-class that will burden the social welfare system. Stable housing is key to stopping this trend.
Children and youths in Zimbabwe are at the centre of a social, economic and political crisis. The status of the country has seen many children being raised by working parents, single parents or grandparents. The moral fibre has been withered by the immoral behaviour being propagated in the media. This has left a lot of children without parental guidance. Schools have been left with the role of raising and educating children. Due to the fact that they are institutions of learning, most of their teachings are education curriculum oriented.
Created on 07/19/2012 by Rufaro Foundation
Creative Arts and Group Counselling.This is counselling using creative ways in order build self esteem. The activities seek to improve the physical, emotional and psychosocial well being.
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Gender of Innovator
Female
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
tidak ditentukan
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanName Your Entry
Mobile Information Centre
Pilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Masih dalam tahap ide, namun segera akan meluncurkannya
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your innovation addresses? Choose up to two
Access.
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
The Hatcliffe Extension Community is a semi- squatter suburb. Most of the housing structures are made of plastics sheets. A lot of the girls are school drops outs and only get to Grade 7. There are no recreational facilities, which leaves them with nothing to do except engaging in prostitution. There is no information access, clinics are far away, thus people tend to remain uninformed. The campaigns against HIV/AIDS and Sexually transmitted diseases have not had any follow ups at young mothers and pregnant girls tend to shun the public clinics. This is due to the stigma they face when they seek services.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
My solution is to provide a mobile Information Technology Library/ Information Centre. This will operate as an income generating project for young women who would be willing to operate the mini- internet cafe/ information Centre.Girls will be provided with relevant information on teenage pregnancy, abuse, antenatal care and family planning. Discussions on entrepreneurship will also take place. Distribution of family planning pills will also be done at this information centre. Basic counselling for young persons and referrals would be done at this centre.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
5 Young women would be trained to operate computers and photocopier every 6 months and on a rotational bisis. 1 would be the IT consultant(assisting with photocopying), 1 would be the volunteer peer counsellor together with the professional counsellor, another would be in-charge of the Information Library. The library will be made up of a Van, to ensure that the equipment and books are secure, it will be parked at a safe place during the night. The resource office will be a tent that is pitched during the day next to the van.It will provide basic counselling, pamphlets on many subjects affecting young people. and referrals of where one can get assistance. The van would have 3 computers, a printer and photocopier. This will be used to run the business of photocopying, printing and scanning.
This would make a difference to the community as a lot of agencies do not have any physical structures in the community. Hatcliffe community is a volatile community and can be difficult to work in during the times of by-elections. With a mobile unit, the organization is guaranteed of the security of the equipment and continuation of project after elections.
In terms of the beneficiaries, a lot of young people who end up engaging in cults, drug abuse and prostitution would have an alternative way of spending their afternoons. The project would also ensure that the young mothers are not discriminated against as they will receive advice and guidance from their peers. It is hoped that the community would embrace better family planning methods.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
My peers are the local clinic which is 10km away and other agencies who work in the community. These are also my competitions. Most of them have been involved in Home Based Care Training, Market Gardening, food distribution and school fees payment. These players do not pose a big challenge to our growth as we are doing something that has not been done before in the country. Furthermore, not many people are embracing Information Technology Projects.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThis Entry is about (Issues)
What solution(s) does your initiative address to better the lives of girls and women by leveraging technology? (select all applicable)
Access to technology, Access to economic opportunity.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
the solution not yet tried out
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
The project will have the following impact
1. Reduced gap in access to Information and Communication Technology
2. Establish a place of safety or point of contact for children and youths in need
3. More young women who are educated and empowered on family planning options
4. Decision Making and Career guidance that is sound, based on knowledge gathered from the Centre
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
1. Lack of funding for the mobile unit. I hope to start on foot outreach programme, whilst sourcing funding for vehicle.
2. Political environment. I would work with the local community leaders in order to engage the community.
3. Illiteracy. I will conduct the sessions in vernacular language and also offer subsided computer lessons to those interested.
4. Lack of funding. Distribute pamphlets during outreach visits
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
Identification of Trainee Volunteers through Outreach
Tugas 2
Gathering and Collecting IEC Materials
Tugas 3
Training of Information Centre Volunteers
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Operating the Information Centre
Tugas 2
Workshops on Child protection, Abuse and Family Planning Options
Tugas 3
Selection and induction of Community Child Protection Officers
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
I have been working with street children for eight years. When I joined the organization in 2003, I was in the Administration Department. Over the years my passion for being around the children saw me being moved to the Outreach Department. I pioneered an HIV/AIDS Peer Project for Youths and managed a Young mothers and Pregnant girls Project. This is my calling, and I left when contract ended. Due to the fact that I have a passion for working in the community, I decided to start my own consultancy.I relocated to Hatcliffe in 2010 and started experiencing the need to make a difference in the lives of the children around me. Most of the young children do not go to school. They tend to go to the dump site nearby to scavenge for food and clothes.
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The partners of my projects are 3 youths who currently live in this community.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Island Sustainable Communities Association (ISCA)will be a broad based not for profit that works collaboratively with for profit, government and communities to provide relivant and effective services to families with the goal of developing healthy, sustainable communities. ISCA will promote and model working together for the greater good, to identify gaps in services to families and find meaningful solutions.
This project also has a Project where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Project: Urban Butterflies .
Created on 06/8/2012 by PAFNW
A project which connects Aboriginal/Metis girls who are in the foster care system to their own Aboriginal community, cultures and teachings.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Pacific Association of First Nations Women
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Quality.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Each urban centre in Canada has an Urban Aboriginal community with a large percentage of children in the foster care system. The purpose of the Urban Butterflies has always been to arrest the legacy from the residential school system to prisons for urban Aboriginal girls in care. Corrado and Cohen studied the needs of Aboriginal Youth in prison (Forum on Corrections: 2002) -- many of these Aboriginal children get adopted out into non-Aboriginal families.
Urban Butterflies serves to expose Aboriginal girls who are in the foster care system to their own Aboriginal community, cultures and teachings.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
The Urban Butterflies project is based out of Vancouver, however the idea is to start similar programs throughout the province.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
Specific examples of how we make a difference would be the specific teachings and hands on experiences the girls may not be exposed to in their day to day lives.Many of the art projects are authentic and are taught by an Elder. In the past we have made moccasins from deer hide, drums from elk hide, ceremonial blankets with designs the girls made.We have taken the girls berry picking and made jam with the berries on the same day. The girls have been in many public ceremonies with their handmade blankets and cedar bark headbands to commemorate various Community partners celebrations.This gives them great strength and self-esteem to be before the community so proud of their heritage.Preventing self harm is another focus and we use our lunch time for teaching healthy diets and diabetes prevention, smoking cessation,bully prevention and give the girls a place to talk and feel safe. All these teachings build self-esteem which is our primary goal. The Urban Butterflies model can be used by other groups and organizations who want to set up similar programs within their communities. We see this program as a starting point to highlight the issues of all children in care such as the separation from family, culture and spirituality. Long term separation of family creates terrible loss and dysfunction in anyone going through foster care or adoption. Regular and recurring people that really care in their lives will have positive impact on their growth and development.
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.
It is important for Aboriginal communities to reach out to children in care. These children are descendants of the First Peoples of this country and they need to be recognized and honoured as valuable contributors to Aboriginal societies. The resources for helping children as few and far between that teach First Nations culture. We do not have any competitors in this field, and we wish there was more programming for First Nations/Metis children in foster care. We see this program as identifying a huge gap of restorative healing for all age groups because the Elders in the program are recognized for their valuable teachings and honored. The length of time the program has been funded (since 2005) shows us the long term commitment our society has to keep it going for the girls.
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baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
Children in our program have bonded to the Team Leaders in a way that makes them feel proud of their heritage and makes them feel good about themselves.Reaching your goals in life for anybody has to have roots in how we see ourselves. Children who have benefited from learning about their culture have stronger identities which gives them better ability to know their own potential.There is a circle of deeper understanding when children know other children and adults have been in the same circumstances - separated from their grandmothers, aunties and mothers.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
When children are taught the basics of their culture, it makes them understand who they are and what amazing abilities they can have. For instance, if you are told in foster care that your mother could not keep you because she was an alcoholic, you would come to believe that she is not a good person. If you explain to children the natural history of First Nations people in Canada and who they were pre-contact, the children come to realize that their situation and their mother’s addiction was not caused by something in their control. The children are relieved to know that the process of years of broken families through colonization and the residential school system causes deep intergenerational loss. Learning from an Elder emulates a real grandmother for these girls.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
We believe we can give the children a sense of belonging to the community. Their path is important to us and they have a right to know they belong to all of us, even if they are being raised by non-family members in foster care. The children are the best spokespersons to spread the word of positive programming. From the first group which was seven girls we have grown to over sixteen girls to each session.
As a First Nations women's organization, we believe it is our responsibility to give the children in care the hope and happiness of being connected to women who really care about their well-being and futures. By giving them opportunities to learn about nature, their art, singing, drumming, they can develop a sense of pride about where they come from. This is primary to any child and their right to know. We also see lifelong friendships take place. This is important because the girls through their social workers will always keep in touch with us.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
If we connect young girls to First Nations teachers of spirituality, art and music, the long term consequence can only be positive. The children know these women are steadfast in their lives and will continue to be part of their life.Long term relationships are the key to making the girls connect to role models and each other.
We hope to have an older group of graduates who will mentor the younger ones in a positive way. The stronger the role models in these childrens' lives, the more they have to be accountable to. In foster care this doesn't happen all the time. When children have role models that stay in their life, they have someone to go to when times get tough. With more funding, we can pay the older girls to stay and mentor the younger ones.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
We have had this project going through various funding streams for seven years. This is a milestone that we do not see as a barrier. The program has always sold itself, through word of mouth via foster parents, social workers and community members. The biggest challenge will always be sustainable funding. As a non-profit society, we must put funding of any of our programs as a priority. This is the job of all of our employees and Board and we are dedicated to this cause. The retention of volunteers is also something we are constantly working on as all projects need in-kind services and people with skills to build capacity. Recently using social networks through various ways has given us many advantages in public awareness and shared funding ideas has really helped all our programs.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
We would like to source more volonteers in teaching specific art projects- cedar bark weaving,etc
Tugas 2
2-3 proposals completed for funding of Urban Aboriginal Day Camp for Girls
Tugas 3
To complete a survey to foster parents, social workers identifying strengths of program and success of it.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Maintaining regular and re-ocourring attendance with the recent numbers- 15-16 attendees
Tugas 2
More partners in the community for resources and teaching the girls food,security,cooking and budgeting.
Tugas 3
More funding for our Graduate Program for girls- 14-17- with careerplanning, lifeskills development and educational opportunitie
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Vancouver Coastal health/AHIP program has been a primary funder for six years. Also, Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services has given us rent free for the same time for the sessions. The importance of cultural teaching and competency is becoming important to everyone, especially our First Nations children.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
We would like to work with young boys in care one day, as well. We have chosen girls 9-14 years because this is such an important time for girls to choose which path to take in life. So much damage is caused with girls not feeling connected or really loved at this age. Early pregnancy and suicide are very high for the First Nations populations and most of these children have already known disconnection from their families for way too long. I do not think branching out is viable at this point because we have so much to do with this age group of young girls.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
The same staff and Elders who began working in the program seven years ago, are still here. Having a committed team is a gift that is primary to allowing our children to feel safe and connected. Many people come and go in their life, such as teachers and social workers, but we have been the same eight woman and Elders since the very beginning of the program.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We would like this model organized province wide so pre-teen girls have a place to go. Being taught cultural teachings, art and music can give a child so much to replace the losses they feel. While the Elders are still with us, with their abilities with languages, basketry,carving and dancing. There is still so much culture that is not shared with our children in care. They need to be connected.
Created on 05/24/2012 by Caroley
Applying the well known-Harlem KidZone -Place approach in the inner city where vulnerability defines not only the majority of children but the community itself.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Inner City Childhood Response c/o Ray-Cam Centre
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Access, Equity.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Vancouver' Inner City (over 50 City Blocks) records some of the lowest income postal codes in Canada. Home to over 3800 children it has some of the highest vulnerabilty in the province with 66% considered not school ready. They face crime, social disorder, unsafe living conditions,have ongoing food insecurity, unstable housing;are excluded from needed Early learning/care and enriching childhood opportunities.
The Traditional service approaches -Universial programs are executed uniformly assuming infrastructure/ capacity that does not exist where vulnerability is defining both the children and the neighborhood. The current system of silos fails to provide the required: mix of program/services;intensity;or differing approach to meet specialized needs of neighbourhood & children.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Complex problems require comprehensive solutions, as Community organizations, residents, institutional and local partners, we committed to share resources and capacity and build a shared "place based plan",with measurable outcomes related to a shared Vision: "To ensure that Vancouver’s Inner-City Neighborhoods are places where children and their families are exposed to a wide variety of early childhood and family enrichment opportunities; where children and their families have access to needed resources that promote optimal health, social justice, safety and full inclusion; where school readiness and success is the norm." The Strategy is called the Inner City Childhood Response the Outcomes are: 1. Improved Child Health;2.Enhanced Child Development;3. Improved Family Functioning; 4.Improved Systems of Care;5.Social Justice* 6. Economic Well-being. Each of these areas has specific activities/actions which all partners contribute resources/effort to achieve outcomes.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
In one example, our clinical data documented that for a particular cohort of children after only 4 months of engagement in activities such as those described in the place based strategy (pre-school,early learning programs, mom and tots, gross motor programs, developmental screening and planning) there were measurable positive differences in the children’s development using developmental milestone baselines. However their parents also reported reduction of personal stress; greater understanding of developmental stages of their child, knew how to modify instruction and expectation to age approperiate levels. They also reported they had increased quality time spent with their child. Several parents formed a Parent to Parent peer mentor/support group (P2P) based on the assumption -"all parents want to be the best parent they can be, and that parents need help in real life situations". In this place based strategy it is the planned, simultaneous, yet connected initiatives using shared resources, and provided by various partners such as parenting programs, housing advocacy & support, food security programs, responsive medical attention to health conditions of the family, and peer support, that secure the best opportunity for positive outcomes. It is a multipronged approach that enacts a commitment to capacity building among children, youth and adults. As a consequence not only will programmes be developed and children receive needed supports, but this approach invests in families and in the neighbourhood thereby enriching the fabric of the community itself.
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.
President Obamas Promised Neighbourhoods, Harlem Kids Zone, Austrailia place based..are all addressing similar issues using a place approach-we consider them allies and are open to all who wish to change in the outcomes for our children and youth as champions and partners. This initiative welcomes everyone to the table-(medical, educational parents citizens,faith groups, communtiy organizations, housing, legal...) all are considered to have capacity to add to the solution. There is a regular community-partner table it meets every week on Thursday-it involves parents, youth, service providers, community organizations, legal, health, primary care and medical practitioners ( this Medical link called RICHER is another innovation within this place-based Response innovation).
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
A resource rich pre-natal program was operated in the community, but results three years later raised the question- What impact does a great pre-natal program have if the baby is in a family living in housing infested with mold, rats and bed bugs, if that same family does not have access to ongoing primary health care, does not have sufficient food, are often victims of crime due to violence and criminal activity in their neighbourhood, have no funds or access to pre-school or enrichment programs and their child is not school ready. Children cannot succeed if they don't get a fighting chance-In a community like the inner city where over 80% of the families are low income it also means the programs cannot afford to operate and often do not exist. These are complex problems that require far more than a single program or the traditional silo approach of disconnected decisions, funding and responses. Universal policies fail when provided uniformly & not re-aligned to context of place.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
Using the Harlem Kid Zone concept based on 100 city blocks "Place" which see a pipeline where a child enters starting prior to birth through all levels eg. early learning, elementry, middle, high school graduation to college supported with the corresponding family social and health programs and community building activities that are linked and coordinated to ensuring every child makes it through the pipeline --- reaching and realizing their potential and with optimal health, skills and abilities to make fulfilling life choices.
We have added two other components to supporting our inner city pipeline for children/youth-Social Justice and Economic Well-being.
Our focus is the inner city-it provides the place based frame in which partners come together to do the work.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Groups working together in a very new way-real collaboration not around a Program but around people and place-e.g. open table community meetings weekly for problem solving and needs identifications. A comprehensive plan with outcome,team leaders and a vision. Sharing of capacity, resources,funding approaches to achieve goals of the plan-eg. Community centers give clinic space; connected partner responses-e.g. parenting courses, same time chldren are in early learning or health care program. Highlites: 2011 caseload-977 vulnerable children/youth primary and specialist care-12 Clinics/week, 9 sites; 60+ new pre-school spaces; School Board Strong Start= 42 families. Food security= meals/snacks to 400+ children;110 family food bags/ month. Shared training, peer mentorship programs for parents; connection to employment service. Transition planning to kindergarten. Medical- Legal- Community partnership-e.g. to address adverse conditions creating medical issues for children.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
Less silos, more application of comprehensive solutions, where all contribute their strength to create successful outcomes-some recognition and re-aligning of policy to reflect the reality of vulnerable people and the impact of that reality within a given community- or in context of "Place". Healthier Children/ Youth graduating from High school with options/opportuntities for post secondary- able to make full-filling life choices. A community which is more socially connected, aware and supportive of each other. A community where a higher majority of people are now participating as citizens not clients and patients, where children are valued, supported, nurtured- The adoption of the concept and principles that apply to the adage "it takes a village to raise a child."
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The ever changing targets and focus particularly of government funding and resource allocation e.g (RFP Process) that dismantles vital community infra-structure in a competitive process without understanding what existed and the impact of these decisions on vulnerable neighbourhoods/communities. Universal policies/programs that are delivered uniformly and do not recognize that not all communities or people have the same starting capacity-so equal does not mean equity-we need universal access, universal standards, and equity of outcomes....current approaches fail some of the highest risk populations and neighbourhoods.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
Initiatives as per 6 point strategic action areas-each with own implementation/timelines and milestones;
Tugas 2
AREAS are : 1Improved Child Health 2. Enhanced Child Development 3. Improved Family Functioning 4. Improved Systems of Care
Tugas 3
5. Social Justice 6.Economic Well-Being
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Ensure that the leads for each area are overseeing the implementation of their key initiatives/evaluate
Tugas 2
Continue to promote the approach and the realignment of policy reflective of the reality of inner city children
Tugas 3
Engage more champions in the Initiative-those with influence on policy and resource allocations to further goals
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanCeritakan tentang kemitraan Anda:
The partnerships involve community citizens, new immigrants, aborignal people, business, legal ( law society, legal aid), UBC School of Nursing, medical( children's, Womens. UBC, Vancouver Coastal), Community Centers, Community agencies, funders-UW, Vancouver Foundation, City of Vancouver and Parks Board. Aboriginal Organizations( ALIVE, Native Court Workers, 1st Nations Employment). local BIA's. The partnership is open to any one/group that wants to work to achieve the shared vision through a comprehenisve approach with the community.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
UBC School of Nursing (RICHER) and inner city community is partnering in a proposal to compare experiences,exchange information and learnings between 2-4 different communities using a place based approach as it relates to population health outcomes. There is also efforts to research, share place based experiences in a learning partnership with Victoria groups United Way and all partner groups from the Inner City Response Initiative. The Representative for Children and Youth office is interested in the outcomes of this work. Started work on Medical Legal and community partnership
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Desperation -we all know we can't keep doing the same things over and over and expect different results-people know there needs to be a different approach and the vulnerability and serious situation in the inner city are catalysts for people coming to the Table with a readiness to go outside the box. The economic and funding landscape is also one that forces a different model as the realization that together we have more influence with a common vision and a plan.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
Champions are needed at policy/resource level to re-assess and in some cases realign policy or provide a different basket of services in communities where there is a high concentration of vulnerability and a mismatch between needs/outcomes that is related to resourcing or incompatable policy application. Resources to support meaninful active representative resident involvement.
Created on 05/21/2012 by Carmen Barclay
Multi-use supervised visitation centres, supporting court orders, children families and communities. All sectors working collaboratively under one roof!Cando
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Island Sustainable Communities Association (ISCA)
Country where this solution is creating social impact
Region in BC where your solution creates social impact
Vancouver Island.
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Ide (yang Anda yakini layak diluncurkan)
Berapa lama Anda terlibat dalam operasi?
Masih dalam tahap ide, namun segera akan meluncurkannya
Which of the following best describes the barrier(s) your solution addresses? Choose up to two
Access.
The Need: Describe the need for your solution and the size and characteristics of the community(ies) your solution is engaging
Supervised Visitation for children and families going through the court system in British Columbia is not supported. There is a significant gap in services for children and families who require this type of resource when facing divorce, separation, and domestic violence situations.
Families currently breach court orders because of the lack of service providers. There is a dire need in British Columbia to support children and families in accessing qualified, affordable and available service providers in a safe, conflict free environment. The current situation puts children at risk and leaves families vulnerable and unsupported.
Population of areas according to Stats Canada 2011 is: Victoria 2,419.700 and Nanaimo 98,021. The dynamics are a mix of urban and rural settings.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Our solution is to develop two dedicated Supervised Visitation centers on Vancouver Island, one in Victoria the other in Nanaimo. These centers will be sustainable because they are multi-service centers that operate in collaboration with relative service providers, ministries, municipalities, clients using the services and interested members of the communities.
These Supervised Visitation centers are safe, sustainable, and specifically support court ordered visits both on and off site, they also offer a variety of other services specific to families going through these difficult times.
The other services: access to mediation, legal advice, counseling, parenting support, virtual visits, domestic violence resources, parent education programs, youth programs, training support, community kitchens, child care and grandparent supports.
The centers could serve as a pilot for other communities across BC.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.
These Supervised Visitation Centers begin with collaboration which impacts the whole community. Locating a founder and other financial supporters, partnering with the local university, community and businesses to design a dedicated safe place to host parenting time is beneficial to everyone.
Making services safe, affordable and accessible to families keeps children connected to the other parent and supports the court orders. This has a positive impact on the child, research shows that a child does better when they are connected to both parents. The connection or lack of impacts the child's brain development. The costs to repair or re-mediate damages done to children through high conflict divorce or separation is far greater than the costs to prevent these damages.
Supporting a court order helps everyone! It helps the judge gather specific information on each families dynamic and complex situation, this information may be used to determine future rulings the judge makes. It also may reduce the number of times a family returns to court.
The community is positively impacted in that first responders are used less because the stress the family is dealing with is mitigated because they are in contact with their children and feel their issues are being addressed. Families are the backbone of every community and healthy families fosters healthy communities.
Service providers are working together, instead of in silo's. This is good for effective use of tax payers dollars and promotes collaboration.
Supervise monitors have safe working environments.
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.
Services for supervised visitation is unregulated, sporadic and often hard to locate. I know of lady in Nanaimo who has been offering services in public venues, this could pose a safety risk. There have been some not for profit organizations offer the service but it has not been consistent.
In Victoria there are a few service providers, again they are unregulated and often work out of public unsecured locations. There is little safety measures in place for these services.
The not-for-profit services do not include involvement of for profit services. Government officials will not give referrals to for profit services in this field. There is a real disconnect based on the operating system of the business.
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanFounding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
We have been struggling since 2010 to create organized services to fill the need and support court ordered access and visits.
There is an increasing number of children in care of the Ministry and more families living in poverty and the Early Development Indicator shows an increase in vulnerabilities in children entering school.
If families are supported to find positive outcomes when they are going through conflicting times, this will have a positive impact on families which in turn will impact society and the above mentioned issues may see a reduction in the direction they are currently headed.
In every other court decision or order, there is community support to ensure the conditions of the order are met. With Supervised Visits there is no system in place. This leaves children at risk and families vulnerable to repeating the issues that brought them to court. It also puts the people supervising visits at risk.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
We want to put a system in place that supports family court orders when it comes to parent access and supervised visits.
We want to start by registering the not-for-profit called Island Sustainable Communities Association. This will give us access to being a charitable organization which opens the doors for fundraising and other benefits enjoyed by not for profit organizations.
We desire to build safe, affordable, accessible services that support court orders and families while fostering collaborative community services to effectively use tax dollars and community funding.
Visitation Centers will reflect the unique needs of each community through the vision of a strategic plan. Each center will be built on best practices found in accreditation standards.
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
We currently are operating small for profit services and the impact so far is attorneys, counselors and other service providers have a resource to send their clients to for services.
Parent and child contact has been preserved,testimonials indicate that without these services the non-residential parent would have lost all contact with the child. Research shows that children typically do best when they know and have contact with both parents, also impacts early brain development.
Offering education around Parental Alienation has changed how some people interact, dropping the negative behaviors that harm children's relationships with the other parent.
Supporting positive parent and child interactions increases the child's opportunity to learn and grow to their best potential, this is a good thing for our communities.
Gathering observed behaviors in a safe, conflict free environment by an impartial third party, provides the courts data to make future decisions.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
Over the next five years we will have impacted the children, families, courts, workers and communities by having safe, conflict free environments that support the required court ordered services, and more.
There will be positive effects to the communities because of the collaborative service delivery and that means a more effective use of tax dollars, creating opportunities to develop other services needed such as food, shelter and health care.
We see these centers as templates to develop services in other communities and within five years there would be other centers opening in communities across British Columbia.
We see a decrease in vulnerabilities of children entering school and in care of ministry, because their families have been supported during difficult times.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The first barrier we are working to over come is getting the Ministries of Attorney General, Children and Families and Health to make a commitment to supporting the development of these centers in some way. We keep writing letters and have copied the letters to our local MP's and MLA's. Our goal is to show our government ministries the importance of supporting court orders, and how this will positively impact families and communities when they do this.
Some not-for-profit agencies may feel threatened and not want to participate in collaborating to offer the services. If the ministries that fund these organizations provide some positive direction on the benefits of working together this will help everyone.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
Get ministries on board and secure other streams of funding
Tugas 2
Register Island Sustainable Communities Association (ISCA), send out media release
Tugas 3
Host strategic planning sessions for both ISCA and Supervised Visit Centre
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Impliment strategic plans
Tugas 3
Secure larger locations for the supervised visitation centres, hire and train more staff, plan media releases
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanCeritakan tentang kemitraan Anda:
Our current partnerships are with Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre, Island Parent Group, lawyers in Victoria and Nanaimo, RCMP in both communities, Grandparent Rights Society, Early childhood educators in practice and also the early childhood department at local universities and colleges.
Currently we have offices in Nanaimo Men's Resource Centre and the other in Victoria at the Island Parent Group.
We have local business and citizens who are ready to support the development of these programs through marketing, helping with administrative duties and more.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?
We are currently targeting the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Ministry of Children and Family Development and local municipalities. These are key organizations that must realize their role in supporting court orders and families in their communities and in the province of BC.
Also we are working to involve more judges, lawyers and counselors to support the development of these services.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Island Sustainable Communities Association will have a volunteer board of Directors and an advisory group to govern and put strategic plans in place. The programs will be accredited and have best standards and practices in place to ensure effective and transparent operations.
The work environment will be a healthy team environment and management supports a union environment if staff wishes.
There will be many opportunities to grow and develop as an individual or as an organization. It will be an equal opportunity environment that is safe and conflict free for clients, staff, volunteers and everyone.
It will be a beautiful environment that inspires all who enter.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We plan on working with volunteers and hosting practicum students to help with training and off set staff costs. The program coordinator will be responsible for monitoring and assessing personnel.
We will develop relationships within the community that help to sustain the programs with the most effective use of time and resources.
Due to the fact that we are seeing a steady increase of youth and single parent adults (15-29) and their young children attending 12 step programs offered at our facility; we need to provide alternatives to quick fix, non-nutritious meals. Toonies Tueasday is a 10 item menu that offers just that for a cost of $2.00 per item.
Created on 04/12/2012 by Jakobo
Play31’s mission is to use the unifying power of football (soccer) to bring together people who have been torn apart by war. By organizing community tournaments and workshops focusing on human rights and conflict resolution, we contribute to the creation of peaceful societies where children can fulfill their right to play.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThe competition is only open to people between 18-34 years-old and resident in UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark or the Netherlands. Does this apply to you
Yes.
Country of residence of entrepreneur
Denmark
Tell us about your personal background. Why are you passionate about this issue? Making an idea a reality takes innovation, dedication and strong leadership. Do you have the necessary entrepreneurial skills to realize your vision?
I conceived of the idea of Play31 when I was volunteering in Sierra Leone in 2008. I had spent the past weeks learning about the reconciliation and healing processes, which were starting to build after a decade of brutal civil war. One morning, three little boys asked me if I wanted to play a game of football. I did, but as we started kicking the ball, I realized it was rendered useless by a big cut. I bought the boys a new ball and the enthusiasm and joy that resulted was what gave me the ‘revelation’ of building Play31. I understood that the game I loved could be used not just to spread joy, but to bring people, who had been torn apart by war, together again. It’s the best idea I’ve ever had and there’s nothing I’m more passionate about than achieving Play31’s goal of bringing social change through football.
I have a strong entrepreneurial background in human rights and conflict resolution with a master’s degree from Columbia University, work experience from NGOs, government, and think tanks, and participation in various leadership programs. I have built teams of volunteers, staff and board members on three continents and I have learned invaluable lessons in leadership, organizational change, and structured processes along the way.
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Sierra Leone, Kono , Moyamba , Kailahun , Koinadugu
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
a. Nirlaba
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanThe Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Play31’s mission is to use the unifying power of football to bring together people and communities torn apart by war. Sierra Leone, the country where we’ve built our model, suffered one of the most brutal civil wars in recent history. Brother turned on brother and young boys were forced to kill and rape. The social fabric of the country was destroyed along with much of its infrastructure. Although The Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did good jobs in promoting transitional justice, little has been done in terms of reconciliation at a micro-level, among the people who suffered the most. This lack of healing and reconciliation maintains rifts between communities and impedes economic and political development.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
By organizing community tournaments, social gatherings and peace workshops, we bring together and educate people who have lived through the civil war. Our program promotes reconciliation and contributes to the development of peaceful and tolerant communities. Our program, designed in cooperation with our local partner and beneficiaries, has been organically tailored to address the needs of the communities and through continuous dialogue with these communities we make sure that the format stays flexible enough to address the ever-changing challenges on the ground. In our tournaments, we have seen former combatants play together on the same team. We have seen women walk proudly onto the field with the eager backing of their entire communities. And we have seen on-field conflicts being resolved in a peaceful way between people who just years ago would have preferred to let their weapons do the talking. In short, Play31’s objective is to translate peace on the field to peace off the field.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
The project can be summarized in 5 steps: working with our local partner, we undertake a thorough sensitization process in which the goals of the program are discussed. Second, we select key individuals—ranging from 10-50 in age—and organize Peace Ambassadors workshops, where they are taught about human rights, children’s rights, trauma healing, and conflict resolution. The Ambassadors play important roles as custodians of respect and peace in their communities, particularly around match days. Third step consists of the actual Play31 tournament, wherein each chiefdom plays one home and one away match. On each match day, there are children, female, and male games. Elders of both sexes are always strongly represented among the supporters, which is important because of the air of authority and respect they lend to the program. After the matches, everyone gathers for communal cooking and dining. Finally, later at night, the “disco,” a big party where everyone is invited, begins. The host village allocates a number of houses where the visitors can sleep. As such, the communities end up not just playing football, cooking, eating, and dancing together, but also spending the night in the same village. Football thus becomes the facilitator for further interaction between communities that have been torn apart by war and a step toward rebuilding trust and friendship across former enemy lines.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Over the last years, the field of peacebuilding — which is the sphere our work falls into — has become strengthened with increased attention from, among others, the UN. The field lies between conflict transformation and economic/political development and still struggles to attract resources because it doesn’t always fit traditional conceptions of the field. So it is in Sierra Leone, where the majority of organizations promote agricultural programs, good governance and other traditional areas, not taking into account the communal component of the country’s rebuilding. This is true for most post-conflict countries, and as such there are few peers in the field. While I appreciate the positive effect of competition I genuinely do not see organizations working in the same field as competitors.
Select the stage that best applies to your business
Operating for 1-5 years
This Entry is about (Issues)
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanWhat is the social impact you have had to date and how you measure it?
We measure our impact both quantitatively and qualitatively and are currently strengthening our M&E system in collaboration with inFocus and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
More than 130 teams from 50 chiefdoms have played in our tournaments. We have engaged approx. 2,000 players and more than 500 people have been educated in our Peace Ambassadors workshops. We have reached well above 45,000 people of whix approx. 60% are female.
Participants in our workshops have a substantially increased knowledge of human rights and conflict resolution.
We have several concrete and tangible examples of our impact; one is the case of Mende-Buima and Luawa Foya sections, which came together and signed the first joint Peace Accord since the end of the war in connection with our tournament.
What barriers might hinder the success of your business? How do you plan to overcome them?
In Sierra Leone, many of the root causes that led to the war are still present and the peace is considered somewhat fragile. A new outbreak of hostilities would seriously impede our work and possibly put it to a halt.
We aim to build sustainable peace and that takes sustainable and structural changes. This requires sustainable institutions to be built and that is a tough challenge in Sierra Leone. We aim to overcome this challenge by building local capacity among our Peace Ambassadors and the local chapter of Play31, which is expected to develop into a semi-independent organization. and maintains its work on the ground.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanHow does your model address financial, social, and environmental sustainability?
Given that we work in one of the poorest countries in the world—and plan to continue to do so as we spread, post-conflict countries tend to tank the human development index — we will not be charging our beneficiaries for our services. Our financial sustainability will depend on raising funds sustainably (see below) and develop a social enterprise model, which we are currently working with PwC to do.
Our model for social sustainability is touched upon above.
We do not work explicitly with environmental sustainability but our work certainly has a minimal adverse impact on the environment: people attending our tournaments and workshops walk and we have no other energy consumption on match days than powering the music for the disco at the end of our matchdays.
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanHow do you see social entrepreneurship contributing to the improvement of developing countries?
I am a big believer in growth in the local and national private sectors as the panacea to developing poor nations. Although there is no question many countries are in dire need of development aid, it is clear that sustainable growth comes only when the local economies take off and create local employment. Not only does this contribute to the economic development of a country; it also crucially takes young men off the streets. As one former child soldier in our program told me: “if I am employed and someone comes and hands me an ak47 and asks me to take up fighting again I’ll tell him to go away: I have a job to take care of.” On the other hand, the developing world is full of examples of how an uncontrolled private sector can aggravate already fragile situations, deepen income gaps and even increase poverty among some groups. Social entrepreneurship is positioned uniquely to address the need for sustainable growth throughput the developing world.
What aspects of your stay in Uganda as part of the competition do you think you will find most challenging and rewarding?
Uganda is, in fact, one of the countries where I would like to see Play31 expand to within the foreseeable future. The North of the country, in particular, has faced many of the same challenges and much of the same community-splitting brutality, that Sierra Leone experienced. It is moving out of conflict and the love for football is as great. So I would love to test our concept and ideas with local stakeholders and use their feedback and input to shape our model, not just for expansion into Uganda, but to build a replicable model that can be implemented across the globe in post-conflict settings.
Aside from that, I have consistently found that the best generator of creativity is to be surrounded by smart, energetic people who share my passion for doing our little bit for changing the world for the better.
Created on 04/9/2012 by haydeegomez
We provide heroes with a training program on values and social awareness. We listen, understand and inspire heroes.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanURL Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=747261349
Nama Organisasi
Quiero ser un Heroe en mi comunidad
Situs Web
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quiero-ser-un-H%C3%A9reo-en-mi-comunidad/298402676881810#!/pages/Quiero-ser-un-H%C3%A9reo-en-mi-co
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Non‐profit / NGO / Citizen sector organization
Your role in Education
Administrator, After-School Provider, Counselor.
The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with
Public (tuition-free)
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
baca seterusnya↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanPilih tahap yang paling sesuai untuk solusi Anda:
Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
How long has your solution been in operation?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
I want to be a hero was created to solve two significant problems evidenced in most children attending public schools within Venezuela’s popular sectors. The first problem is children maltreatment and the second school drop out. Over 40% of the children in the research do not finish primary education and violence levels within classrooms increase significantly throughout children development. These behaviors studied in the schools of the city of Guacara Venezuela are generated by multiple factors, such as precarious conditions at schools, scarce attention to teaching values and social awareness, teaching methods that do not meet children needs and violence within family homes.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
“I Want to be a Hero” is an education program aimed at promoting values and social awareness within children in the school phase, by means of learning strategies that enable the maximum motivation of children to become a social hero. Our solution is developed within a university which generates a change in the environment for children, hero’s councilors are students who by means of applying the empathy value understand and work to improve children behaviors and most importantly to generate smiles within classrooms. We are a program aimed at developing children during free time, without teachers or mathematics, simply by playing games where heroes experience situations where they have to apply values such as empathy, friendship, respect, love and thus understand the importance of these values with the school and family.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Heroes are trained in a three modules program: Values, entrepreneurship and ecology, when completing these modules the person is considered a social hero. The model is developed applying the ADKAR (Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement) methodology to change behaviors. For example a class to practice empathy is the following, name of the class: Look at my heart, the first part of the class shows videos of children expressing feelings 8we create an alert), then they play a game where tell a problem to a friend (we create the desire) then they solve their friend’s problem (we generate the knowledge on how to apply empathy) finally children do something that bring happiness to a mate, and they repeat it in their homes covering the last two point of the model, provide the ability to apply the4 value and reinforce it. This model is repeated with different dynamics and strategies in the hero training process. Main activities carried out by children attending the three month’s program are: Getting to know my super powers (super powers are values such as empathy, love, friendship, respect) what I want to be when I grow older? (we motive children to dream about their future and how they can achieve so by applying the values). Develop you talent hero (we inspire heroes to practice a sport or other activity generating happiness to them).
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
There are organizations such as Fundación del Niño which work to improve children conditions, however, there is a limited offer of students programs focused on the creation of social heroes in terms of education of values and social awareness. This is the reason why we can say there are only a few competitors within this specific area, which generates the opportunity to expand the program to other universities in the country.
Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
We provide heroes with a training program on values and social awareness. We listen, understand and inspire heroes.
Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
We connect student’s innovation with the energy of children thus developing the most enjoyable program to train heroes.
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What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Up to the present, the program has trained 200 heroes, from three different public schools, supported by over 50 councilors (volunteers). The change generated by us is evidenced by the drop out rate of the program which is 89.29% thus showing that children attend the program and parents are contributing with the process because they take their children to the training on Fridays and Saturdays. The motivation by children and families in participating actively in the “I want to be a hero” program is the most important impact to date. On the other hand, the qualitative impact of the program is evidenced in children who are motivated to study, mothers who are happy about their child’s’ change, the empathy of children in their homes and the application of values in the communities.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
The projected impact over the next 3 years is the graduation of over 1000 heroes and the capacity to assist over 400 children within the program each year in the different associated universities. The intention is to impact at least 20 public schools in this period of time: The program’s social impact is the reduction of children’s maltreatment levels within homes and classrooms, as well as the motivation to continue attending school actively. We will reach over 1000 families who will be united by a program focused on values and social awareness, thus generating a genuine change within the society.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The reduction of the financial contribution by the university. The plan is to develop a fund raising action addressed to corporations. Another barrier may be the design of internal programs at public schools focused on technology, ecology and values. The strategy to overcome this barrier is to continually innovate in the heroes training process and improve the program conditions to guarantee the trust from schools that enable us to train children on values.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Incorporation of two new schools in the city of Valencia to train 80 new children approximately.
Tugas 1
Implant the program in the University’s headquarters in Valencia where the program is applied at present.
Tugas 2
Development of a Communications plan for communities and children within the aim of introducing “I want to be a hero”
Tugas 3
Recruit and train 30 new councilors (volunteers) in the Valencia headquarters of the Universidad Tecnologica del Centro UNITEC
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Apply the program in two new universities, thus assisting new schools and sectors in Venezuela.
Tugas 1
Develop a partnership with social entrepreneurs from other universities to implement the program.
Tugas 2
Develop manuals and procedures for the program’s performance as the standard in any organization.
Tugas 3
Implement a sponsorship plan that allows covering the costs related to the application of the program in another region.
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
The idea was developed by four female students who were requested to create a social project for the children of the community. It was when four friends were trying to find a solution to reduce school drop out rates and improve children’s behaviors (problem informed to us by teachers) that we through why don’t we train these kids to become the heroes that save the world? Thus creating a generating with values to change and improve our country. It is then when the program “I want to be a hero in my community” was born and became the dream of a group of young people who believe in the capacity of changing and the huge benefits that these changes generate within the society. Finally the project was approved and the dream came true and the super idea starts working thus materializing the heroes’ training program.
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Our main partnership is with Universidad Tecnológica del Centro which provides the infrastructure and human resources for the performance of the program. On the other hand public schools assisted are an important partnership since thanks to them we gain new students and we are able to monitor the program’s impact of the program.
What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]
We are a structured horizontal organization with a team divided into two groups: Creative councilors (CC) and Technological councilors (TC). Strategic planning and control of the organization is carried out by a team of Strategic Councilors (SC) leading the program. It is important to point out that all human resources are university students from different careers who apply to the program for free; it means they are volunteers who do not receive a payment.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
The program requires resources that enable a greater and more effective Communications campaign, such as the development of a web portal, improved social networks management, development of audiovisual material such as videos in class. We are prepared to help other initiatives by contributing with innovating and creative ideas on how to manage university social organizations.
Created on 04/2/2012 by olwage
A complete home in an incomplete town: being a centre for holistic care in a disrupted environment.
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Light for the Children Foundation
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Non‐profit / NGO / Citizen sector organization
Your role in Education
Resource Officer.
The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with
Lainnya
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
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Established (past the previous stages and has demonstrated success)
How long has your solution been in operation?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
There is a need for complete, holistic child care in societies which are disrupted, seemingly aimless in their destitution, unco-ordinated in their being. Why should there be such specialzation and fragmentation between different organizations, when all can be under one roof? After independence of Namibia, people started to move all over the country. Sges old populations were torn from their roots. The laid back nature of people belies the fact that they are deeply uprooted. We have to look after the deepest needs of children in their family context.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
To create a home, where adults with gifts and abilities and compassion can be at the service of children and their families; to invite every beneficial contribution, locally and internationally and bind it into a comprehensive whole.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
A child may cvome to our centre, from his shack where we had been doing repairs and helped his grandmother to cope with the HIV/Aids of her daughter, to our centre where he will receive a slice of bread and tea, have preschool, receive lunch, and be tended to his physical needs, like clothing, health and psycho social support. When in Primary School, he will come for lunch and afternoon study, and there wll always we members to council and help where needed. He will see his uncle working in our project garden, his cousin doing needlework and will have access to our computer center and carpentry. Step by step he will grow up, not in a children's home, but in a home, a genuine home from home. This model fits in best wit the African way of living and the extended famly.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
We compete with orphanages and formal schools, but only in a limited sense, because a real home has no competition!
Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
A complete home in an incomplete town: where children may be made whole. Poverty and all its consequences can't beat our heartbeat.
Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
The comprehensive nature of our program and its organic nature, best described as an ecology of human biodiversity.
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What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Many children progressing toward adulthood and showing their loyalty toward the foundation, while adults are also involved.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
More and more children entering young life and adulthood as project participants and leaders.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Government lethargy, social stratification and lack of understanding from the international community; we have to keep on informing, advocating and caring as best as we can. The Namibian society is one of the most stratified in the world, due to its historical legacy. This constructs a glass ceiling through which certain sections of society can hardly break. Our program provides a bridge, a door and an instrument of reconcilation, sometimes an eye opener, so that the best in children and their families may come to the fore. We therefore have to find ways to stay growing, because the success of our work depends on long term growth and personal change.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 1
Establish a computer centre, which we have started to build
Tugas 2
Strengthening our afternoon program to include teacher's training
Tugas 3
Establish our own soccer team
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Building a carpentry workshop and include young adults in the training
Tugas 2
Involve the local chamber of business and agricultural sector
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
Our organization started in one of the seemingly most hopeless places in the world, a setlement of people uprooted from their cultures, workplaces and birthplaces, a diverse community where tribes couldn't speak each other's languages, an unemployment rate of 90% and HIV/Aids rate of 30%. INside this community, some friends did small things, which taught us the value of small, bit strong, in initiatives. Caring came naturally for our original members, but they fought a lonely battle - till we realized, we can do it together, with all resources put together, all in one program - it was "Light for the Chilren!". From that moment, all we did was to retain our original idea and expand on it.
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Through the Church Alliance for Orphans, we link with Unicef, USAID and various national bodies. The Church forms partnerships on that level and we partner with organizations in the Netherlands, through a twinning agreement. Furthremore we partner with an enterprise in Germany.
What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]
We lean heavily on community involvement, as we were founded by community members. Therefore we work with a team, rather than a staff, of 18 people locally; sometimes more, depending on what we do.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We are a living experiment and would like to share with others in the same kind of venture. For example, how to make a self-sustaining home from home, where agriculture, spiritual life, care, teaching formal and informal, manufacturing, all this in an energy efficient way and contributing to the natural environment, are intertwined to form a whole, benefiting children.
Created on 04/2/2012 by Yudy
Programa de prevención del abuso sexual infantil en Instituciones Educativas, ubicados en la zona urbano marginal del distrito de Ayacucho- Perú.
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Asociación Ministerio Diaconal Paz y Esperanza
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Non‐profit / NGO / Citizen sector organization
Your role in Education
Lainnya .
The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with
Public (tuition-free)
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
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Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
How long has your solution been in operation?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
En el Perú, el 37% de la población está conformado por niños y adolescentes de 0 a 17 años. El 60%, viven en condición de pobreza, por su parte la región Ayacucho afronta una serie de problemas entre ellas violencia familiar y abuso sexual a niñ@s; porque los padres salen a trabajar fuera del hogar, dejando a sus hijos a cargo de familiares durante tiempos prolongados, siendo esto factor de riesgo para la integridad física-psicológica de los menores; frente a esta realidad existen escasos programas de prevención del abuso sexual que articulen participación entre el estado y padres de familia.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Se pretende lograr que las autoridades, padres-docentes, alumnos y comunidad promuevan acciones de prevención del abuso sexual; puesto que la mayoría de los casos de abuso sexual a niñ@s, inicia con la manipulación por parte del agresor; por ello la importancia de integrar en los procesos de aprendizaje del niño o niña el conocimiento y familiarización con su propia identidad corporal, incorporar las herramientas de autoprotección, esto implica el reconocimiento y desarrollo de las habilidades necesarias para enfrentar situaciones de peligro y su diferenciación de experiencias de confianza y seguridad personal. Este conjunto de acciones se llevaran acabo con acciones de incidencia, sesiones dinámicas, encuentros Intergeneracionales y lúdicos. Para finalmente lograr que el gobierno regional lo asuma como parte de su responsabilidad.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
• El presente tiene el propósito de promover que alumnos, padres-madres, docentes y comunidad sean promotoras en la prevención del abuso sexual infantil. Para su logro se ejecutará un Programa educacional basado en la construcción y reforzamiento de las habilidades sociales, identificación de situaciones de amenaza, pautas conductuales de autoprotección, siendo la variable autoestima y empatía los articuladores de las otras variables previstas.
• Reforzar los recursos cognitivos y afectivos a través de encuentros Intergeneracionales/sesiones entre padres-niñ@-docente; aplicando la metodología artístico-lúdico grupal; para garantizar que los niñ@s, puedan enfrentar su crecimiento e inserción social del modo más favorable y segura y por ende sean capaces de prevenir, denunciar, identificar situaciones de riesgo ante el abuso sexual infantil teniendo una posición de rechazo, lo que significa el ejercicio del derecho a ser respetados.
• Programa radial conducido por los comunicadores comunitarios infantiles y padres para informar sobre la problemática.
• Acciones de incidencia: Campañas/ferias informativas de sensibilización, pasacalles, conferencia de prensa; con el fin de poner en agenda y las autoridades asuman la responsabilidad sobre la problemática.
• Padres de familia, comunidad y docentes elaboren una propuesta de prevención del abuso sexual infantil y difunden como buenas prácticas.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Las políticas que vienen implementándose desde el Estado Peruano a nivel de la región Ayacucho en la temática de violencia familiar y sexual; sus acciones están orientadas a recibir y asistir las denuncias cuando el hecho se ha consumado, sus acciones están centralizados; esto debido a la escasa dotación de recursos humanos y económicos para las acciones de prevención sobre todo en las zonas de mayor incidencia.
Por otra parte existen organizaciones no gubernamentales que trabajan el tema de prevención del trabajo infantil, estimulación temprana.
Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Programa de prevención de abuso sexual infantil en Instituciones Educativas ubicados en la zona urbano marginal del distrito de Ayacucho
Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Docentes, padres de familia y alumnos involucrados en la prevención de entornos que desencadenan el abuso sexual infantil, a través de u
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What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Producto del trabajo de Paz y Esperanza en una escuela de 200 niños en Ayacucho, ha logrado:
• Sensibilizar a las autoridades educativas y comunidad de Ayacucho sobre la necesidad de proteger a los menores, procurando entornos saludables y seguros.
• Producto de las sesiones educativas de prevención de abuso sexual con los alumnos teniendo como medio materiales lúdicos; el 70% se reconoce: “soy valiosa y nadie tiene derecho a hacerme daño”, a la pregunta ¿Qué hacer en situación de riesgo? El 80% de los alumnos manifiestan “gritar, correr y avisar a alguien de confianza”.
• Padres de familia con mayor conciencia del peligro, al que están expuesto sus hijos al quedar al cuidado de personas “de confianza” que son los principales agresores.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
Instituciones Educativas promotoras en la prevención de la violencia familiar y abuso sexual, donde el Gobierno regional de Ayacucho emite ordenanza regional institucionalizando el 19 de noviembre como Día Mundial para la prevención del abuso del Niño, con la finalidad de que se incorporen acciones de prevención en el Plan curricular escolar, para sensibilizar a los niños y adolescentes sobre las formas de abuso sexual existentes: maltrato infantil, violencia psicológica-física y sexual. A fin que respondan asertivamente a situaciones de abuso, sensibilizar a autoridades, docentes, padres de instituciones educativas para la protección de los derechos de los menores.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
Uno de los problemas que podría presentarse es la poca voluntad política de los tomadores de decisiones de la dirección regional de educación y gobierno regional para la aprobación de la Ordenanza Regional.
Para lo cual planteamos realizar acciones de incidencia conjuntamente con las redes (conjunto de instituciones públicas y privadas, organizaciones de base) que trabajan la temática Niñez.
Reforzar las Alianzas estratégicas con los consejeros regionales (decisores), para que ellos incidan y presionen en la aprobación de la Ordenanza Regional.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Alumnos se conciben valiosos e identifican situaciones de riesgo.Padres de familia y docentes sensibilizados y consientes.
Tugas 1
Sesiones dinámicos orientados a niños y niñas sobre autoestima y autocuidado frente a situaciones de riesgo.
Tugas 2
Encuentros Intergeneracionales lúdicos y dinámicos entre padres de familia y alumnos sobre pautas de crianza
Tugas 3
- Programas radiales conducidos por comunicadores comunitarios infantiles, producción y difusión de spot radial.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Elaboración de una propuesta de prevención de abuso sexual de acuerdo a su contexto y difusión de la misma como buena práctica.
Tugas 1
Reuniones de trabajo de padres de familia y docentes.
Tugas 2
Inserción y participación en espacios de participación y redes.
Tugas 3
Campaña de comunicación educativa (difusión de spot radial sobre la prevención del abuso sexual infantil y buenas prácticas)
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
Paz y Esperanza inició su trabajo a partir de un acercamiento humanitario de defensa a familias afectadas por la violencia política, se aborda la niñez desde la atención psicológica, facilitación en la inserción escolar, la identificación de sus potencialidades para hacerle frente a situaciones nuevas.
Posteriormente, a través del programa de educación cristiana en sexualidad, se ve la necesidad de patrocinio legal, psicológico y social de las niñas abusadas sexualmente, hasta la formación de redes sociales e incidencia política.
En el transcurso de esta experiencia se fue hallando temas vinculados a la niñez y a su contexto, y nos preocupamos por profundizar en la visión cristiana de la infancia, sexualidad, la perspectiva de género, el desarrollo humano, el acompañamiento basado en la defensa de los derechos de los niños.
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La Institución Paz y Esperanza tienen convenios y esta inserto en las siguientes instituciones y espacios en mención:
*Convenio de atrabajo entre la Unidad de Gestión Local UGEL – Ayacucho,
*Convenio de trabajo con la Institución Educativa
*Convenio de trabajo con el Centro de Emergencia Mujer-Huamanga.
*Miembro activo de la Red Interinstitucional para la atención de la violencia Familiar y Sexual RIPAVFS.
*Miembro activo del Instituto Regional de la Mujer-Ayacucho IRMA.
What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]
- Comunicador(a) Social
- Trabajador (a) Social
- Abogado (a)
- Administrador (a)
- Psicólogo (a)
- Voluntarios nacionales e internacionales.
- Consejero (a)
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
- Presupuesto para la ejecución de proyectos de investigación referidos a la problemática de la niñez.
- Presupuesto para financiar el programa radial, difusión de spot radial a través de un medio de comunicación local.
- Presupuesto para la Elaboración de la sistematización de experiencia del presente proyecto.
- Presupuesto para el equipo técnico.
Created on 04/2/2012 by BarbaraNVC
Giraffe Juice, founded by JP Allen; both books and a website for sharing NVC (Nonviolent Communication, developed by M Rosenberg)with children and youth.
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United States, CA, Berkeley, Alameda County
Negara tempat organisasi ini menciptakan dampak sosial
Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Bisnis
Your role in Education
Lainnya .
The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with
Lainnya
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
Informasi yang Anda berikan di sini akan digunakan untuk mengisi bagian mana pun dari profil Anda yang masih kosong, seperti minat, informasi organisasi, dan situs web. Tidak ada informasi kontak yang akan ditampilkan untuk publik. Hapus centang di sini jika Anda tidak menghendakinya..
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Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
How long has your solution been in operation?
Beroperasi selama 1-5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Giraffe Juice, the books are aimed at addressing bullying. The project is aimed at teaching children, their families and teachers about empathy and connection, and to serve as a clearing house, of sorts, for NVC (Nonviolent Communication as developed by Marshall Rosenberg)when and where it is directed at serving children. NVC and empathy are amazing tools that will solve the problems of violence and isolation.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
When people build their empathy skills they become able to understand why people do what they do, and see actions without judgment. Judgment stands in the way of connection and of solutions to problems. NVC teaches the skills that help us return to our empathic nature. Giraffe Juice, the books and the website, help children learn about empathy and NVC, thus regaining those live-serving skills.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
We are in the process of promoting the reader and workbook by reaching out to NVC trainers, family camps, and others serving children. The book has encouraged children and youth to start empathy groups in person and online. The website is designed to help anyone who wishes to share their experiences with empathy as well as other resources for learning and sharing empathy and NVC.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Because our goal is to spread empathy I see no-one in our 'business' as competition; our goal is only served all groups, businesses, and individuals teaching NVC and/or empathy. One challenge is differentiating between empathy and sympathy or other forms of mollifying feelings. This mis-understanding makes it a bit more difficult to share the value of empathy.
Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Giraffe Juice' mission is to support people all over the world to learn Nonviolent Communication and thus grow peace and understanding.
Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Giraffe Juice simplifies the skills used in NVC, thus making NVC accessible to all people with little or no formal education.
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What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Feedback we have received include: support at school in negotiating bullying situations; teaching a violent father to handle his anger differently (reported by a domestic violence counselor); and encouraging a child to start a "Giraffe Club" at his school (the giraffe is the symbol for NVC(tm) and stands, in part, for having a big heart and sticking your neck out to promote connection).
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
We are planning to add other books to our offerings, as well as newsletters where we share ideas for growing NVC skills including empathy. As our reach grows around the United States and around the world we hope to give away and sell at least one million copies of Giraffe Juice so as to spread these valuable skills and change millions of lives.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
We are struggling with outreach that spreads beyond the current NVC communities. We have been growing some email lists of those serving children (non-NVC family and youth camps, religious institutions, teachers, schools and other organizations) with whom we can share our books and website. Given we are an all-volunteer group, our time is limited in pursuing these activities.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Outreach email to 500 persons and organizations
Tugas 2
redraft letter to each type of individual and organization
Tugas 3
continue to interact with people posting on our Facebook and web pages
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Follow up with outreach group and deliver at least 5000 copies of Giraffe Juice
Tugas 1
Draft follow up letters, finalize letters
Tugas 2
Set up self-print accounts in a Australia or New Zealand and England (we already have one in US)
Tugas 3
Follow up with current users of Giraffe Juice to get more subscribers.
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
Giraffe Juice was written by JP Allen and Marci Winters to help fill a deficit in NVC: materials for children. As and NVC practitioner JP saw this as a great opportunity to contribute to children and their families: NVC helps people communicate and connect with one another, and to recognize feelings and needs so as to live lives full of joy and connection. The website was developed to promote the distribution of the books, and to further support children, teachers and families by being a "one stop shopping" place for all things related to this dream of joyful and connected children and families.
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Giraffe Juice has been distributed by a few NVC organizations in the US and by a few NVC trainers.
What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]
We currently have a team of 7 volunteers; 5 in the US and 2 abroad. As sales become a significant source of income we will be able to have paid staff.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
We would love support in spreading the word of the books and upcoming newsletters, as well as finding new books that support our mission. We would love to advertise similar books and resources on our website.
Created on 04/2/2012 by sikizanatrust
Sikizana Trust fights for the right of the child and promotes education of the needy and vulnerable children. We have a rescue centre for abused children.
baca seterusnya ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikanNama Organisasi
Sikizana Trust for Community Development
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Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:
Non‐profit / NGO / Citizen sector organization
Your role in Education
Social Worker.
The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with
Public (tuition-free)
Berapa lama organisasi Anda telah beroperasi?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
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Pertumbuhan (eksperimen Anda sudah dijalankan, dan mulai dikembangkan)
How long has your solution been in operation?
Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Orphaned children and those who have been subject of child abuse then rescued and returned to school within the lower eastern part of Kenya have been facing descrimination from fellow pupils, teachers and to some extend parents. I extreme cases, such pupils have opted to recoil back to solitary at home or in the streets. Effectively they cannot access the government free education offered here in Kenya and poverty settles in their families.Those who hold on to their guns result in applying bullying and other forms of violence as a way of protecting their space.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
Sikizana Trust runsa Rescue for abandoned and abused children and scholarship programme for needy bright ones from Kibwezi district in Kenya.
To create appreciation among the beneficiaries, we run weekly forums for the children at the rescue centre where they share their backgrounds freely. We bring together all the high schools students every Christmas holidays. The older ones start by sharing their live experiences to bolden up the new beneficiaries. These helps to eliminate self pity and appreciate that each individual has had his/her challenges.
We have extended this to schools where we continuously advocate for case by case handling of characters. Where the community feels that a school is mishandling a case, we are called in. We assist the teachers and pupils to analyse the child in question. We also assist the affected children to freely share their experiences.
The solution is continous communication among the school community and right based approach to education.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
Role models' experience sharing - This involves identifies successful personalities within the communities who have gone through serious difficulties as they grew up yet they made it. We also identify others who at one time mocked suffering cases like orphans who say how later fortunes changed and how sorry they where.
Personal experience - Everywhere I go I share with parents, teachers and pupils about my childhood problems and how certain people identified with and saw the inherent potential and helped me through.
Friday baraza at the Rescue centre - This forum help break the ice for new comers at the centre. Older beneficiaries invite them and talk about themselves first without asking for response.
Christmas camp - This was brought up to make sure that all our beneficiaries had same holiday experiences.
Schools outreach - We go school to school advising teachers on right based education and the need for case by case approach to child behaviour. This reduces instances where children maybe evicted for issues they were not in control of.
Community education on children rights - Through public forums and radio programmes, we educate parents on the need to respect the right of the child irrespective of where the child comes from.
Story telling - Africa is rich with stories emphasizing on emphathy. We have initiated school based story telling during public events.
Audio video shows - This is the new phenomena that we seek to introduce here. We intend to showcase the need for children to put themslves in other children situations.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
I work closely with teachers in schools and the children department. We are more of collaborators than competitors. Sikizana Trust is more so percieved as an authority in the field and so a point of reference. The main challenge may arise where schools parents and teachers may feel our intervention is not welcome.
Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Sikizana Trust exists to make sure each child's right is respected by all and provides education and rescue support to needy children.
Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]
Innovation arises from the fact we are breaking social norms and local teaching practices that do not allow cross-age communication.
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What has been the impact of your solution to date?
We have reached upto 22 schools with a population of 7000 pupils with message of emphathy and behaviour change. These schools have ceased to evict orphans and disturbed cases. Instead they have initiated modalities of identifying each case by case problems. More vulnerable children are now sticking in school and receiving good care from parents, teachers and fellow children.
There has been reduced instances of bullying and violence in the schools we have reached. We are receiving reports from concerned parents everytime they feel a child situation in a school is not being understood.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
We need to reach at least 36 schools per year in the next three years. We as well seek to include the participation of local district education office in the program so that they can assist in policy inclussion upward. The use of audio visual is going to help our rural population capture faster the essence of emphathy in schools.
What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?
The main barrier is distence from one school to the other. This might restrict our ability to reach all of them and for their experience sharing. We intend to instead bring them in central points using existing cluster structures when in outreach.
The other challenge might be uneaseness by the Ministry of Education as concerns our activities in the schools. We shall seek to involve the district education office in the programme to overcome this.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Tugas 2
Consult and hold a briefing session with the head teachers and District education office
Tugas 3
Identify role models to carry out our outreaches
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Tugas 1
Train select teachers on behaviour change towards appreciating emphathy in schools
Tugas 2
Collect and develop audio visual material for sharing with children during outreach
Tugas 3
Review our activities through monitoring and evaluation
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world [125 words]
Every December we bring our scholarship beneficiaries together for Christmas holidays. On the second day we hold a camp fire where I share my story of having been streetboy, a scholarship beneficiary, a university graduate and now the founder and Directo of Sikizana Trust. This opens the space for voluntary sharing of their background. In 2007, we invited guests to the camp fire. They included 3 teachers, an area administrator and my former teacher. The following day, the teachers called and confessed that they felt that they could have been mishandling desperate and vulnerable children without knowledge. They challenged Sikizana Trust to share our approach to all schools in the region.
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I work with Out of Afrika in the Uk to sponsor rescued children at the Rescue centre. Bertha Foundation in South Africa helps us in core support.
Alliance fro Youth Achievement supports in infrastructure development including construction.
The government of Kenya supplements our feeding programme with relief food.
What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]
Our volunteers have mainly been from the teachers fraternity. This will continue to be the case as ths domesticates the projects in each individual participating school.
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
