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Vankind, a media and technology support task force for non-profits

A multi-media production company that can not only produce and broadcast video content, but also assist other non-profits in their media technology needs. A task force that can address and implement projects for individual organizations or community and environmental causes.

Tentang Anda

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

anthony

Nama Belakang

birkholz

Website

Organization

another being creative

Country

United States

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

another being creative

Telepon Organisasi

307.690.1572

Alamat Organisasi

PO Box 9645, Jackson, WY 83002

Negara Organisasi

United States

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Name Your Project

Vankind, a media and technology support task force for non-profits

What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?

A multi-media production company that can not only produce and broadcast video content, but also assist other non-profits in their media technology needs. A task force that can address and implement projects for individual organizations or community and environmental causes.

Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?

nirlaba

Country your work focuses on

n/a

What will be the impact of your idea? 

To inform, inspire and connect people to new and ancient ideas through new ways of programing that guide communities to engage in conversation and collaboration towards an ecologically sustainable world. The model would be built to eventually be translated and replicated so that every area could benefit from a group approach to informative entertainment, sharing and support.

Who will help you develop your idea? Why are you the one to make this happen?

I envision this project to eventually evolve into one that is open for contribution, with a malleable structure. I will make this happen for a number of reasons, but mainly 1. I am already doing this on a small scale, and 2. I believe that this is something that is needed and will be further implemented soon.

How much will it cost to launch your idea? (This can be an estimate)

The idea is already launched, additional funding would help it grow into a more valid organization, it is hard to put a cost on an idea that has such a wide scope of possibilities.

Enchanted Lands and Fables

To generate awareness about fragile ecosystems and endangered species around the world using short fiction films. Through a collection of short fiction films narrated by celebrities we hope to reach out to millions of people and also generate revenue for some extraordinary organizations working in fragile ecosystems.

Tentang Anda

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Nitin

Nama Belakang

Das

Organization

Filmkaar Productions

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

Filmkaar Productions

Telepon Organisasi

+91 20 26803384

Alamat Organisasi

401, Bluebells, Flower Valley, Wanowrie, Pune 411040

Negara Organisasi

India

ide Anda

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Name Your Project

Enchanted Lands and Fables

What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?

To generate awareness about fragile ecosystems and endangered species around the world using short fiction films. Through a collection of short fiction films narrated by celebrities we hope to reach out to millions of people and also generate revenue for some extraordinary organizations working in fragile ecosystems.

Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?

nirlaba

Country your work focuses on

United States

What will be the impact of your idea? 

Through the power of short fiction films we plan to reach out to at-least 10 million people around the world.

Also we plan to use the films to raise funds for our partner organizations working in fragile ecosystems.

The digital films once made can be disseminated through theatrical screenings, TV broadcast, Cable, Home video distribution, VOD, cell phones, and Internet

Who will help you develop your idea? Why are you the one to make this happen?

We are tying up with extraordinary people working in fragile ecosystems to collect interesting stories. 21 people are already on board.
http://enchantedlands.wordpress.com/category/people/

Funding will come from 4 corporate sponsors . Also the idea is to reach out to celebrities that are concerned about the environment.

We have developed an innovative model to use the power of fiction films to make a difference to society. We have completed a feature length film made entirely with children from the slums of Mumbai. It is a fun film called "Magic Feather". We are using the film to generate funds for children in vulnerable situations. The film was funded by NOKIA and Deutschebank. The success of this model will help me raise funding for our environment project.

One of our films was selected as part of UNEP's Billion Tree Campaign, helping us build a strong network of international environment organizations.

How much will it cost to launch your idea? (This can be an estimate)

The total cost of production and marketing of the films is 150,000 US$

The idea is to produce 6 films each under 10 minutes dealing with the following key issues: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Water, Energy, Pollution,
and Conservation.

Global Educators

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Mekelle
Mekelle
Ethiopia
13° 29' 46.104" N, 39° 28' 24.708" E

Man-making education is a rare and non-existing idea, after Swami Vivekananda's intense teachings around the world. Men and women around the world are grabing information and degrees and do their work for their bread alone. Nobody is interested to teach the poor and the ignorant about the real knowledge to empower himself or herself not only for bread-winning, but an extra-miles going education that can protect him or her from all miseries from outside and also from his or her own inside. This strengtehing of internal man is the most important thing that is required for todays world.

Community of Practice (CoP) for Nature Lovers

IndianWildlifeClub.com (IWC) is a CoP (4000+registered members) focused on Environment and Wildlife. Through this media initiative we aim to showcase the beauty & wonders of Nature, convert that Awareness into Knowledge, leading to Commitment and Action. We democratise the challenge of Environment conservation by making it a personal concern.

Tentang Anda

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Susan

Nama Belakang

Sharma

Organization

IndianWildlifeClub.com

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

IndianWildlifeClub.com

Telepon Organisasi

911244045330

Alamat Organisasi

C-2490, Sushant Lok I, Gurgaon 122002

Negara Organisasi

India

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Name Your Project

Community of Practice (CoP) for Nature Lovers

What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?

IndianWildlifeClub.com (IWC) is a CoP (4000+registered members) focused on Environment and Wildlife. Through this media initiative we aim to showcase the beauty & wonders of Nature, convert that Awareness into Knowledge, leading to Commitment and Action. We democratise the challenge of Environment conservation by making it a personal concern.

Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?

Bisnis

Country your work focuses on

India

What will be the impact of your idea? 

IWC has, evolved into an initiative to involve the common man in the cause of environment protection and conservation. Upgrading IWC into a CoP will push environment issues from grassoots, managed by field level content writers and conservationists. The impact is real and targeted at the community. The immediate impact is to
1.Increase awareness and sensitivity among India’s middle-class numbering 300M about the environmental impact of their lifestyles and consumption habits.
2.Rally their active support in shaping legal, political, cultural and behavioral changes that are designed to protect India’s natural riches including the Wildlife.
3.Create searchable learning resources by codifying and archiving the explicit knowledge of this CoP.-
4. Cause behavioral change at the individual level to enhance environmental sustainability.
The real impact will be felt over a period of time when the community grows and is able to influence policy. The acceptance of IWC in conservation and wildlife circles and the responses to our photo exhibitions and film screenings are proof that the impact of the CoP can be translated to ground level action with ease and conviction.

Who will help you develop your idea? Why are you the one to make this happen?

The founder Dr. Susan Sharma (a Ph.d from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) is supported by a core team comprising qualified and experienced IT, Brand and Content professionals. IT is led by Alok Kaushik (engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai) with over 10 years experience in software development. Brand management is led by Nitish Verghese (Post Graduation from Delhi School of Economics) with over 7 years in Brand consulting for MNCs. Content development is driven by a panel of over 20 content writers with interest and experience in different aspects of environment and wildlife education, documentation, filming and conservation.
Our CoP of 4000+ registered Members itself is a rich resource for idea and content generation.
Bloomberg UTV and DELL are promoting IWC through print and television publicity, as part of the recognition given to IWC for being a finalist in the DELL-UTV "Take your own path" initiative.
The founder, Dr. Susan Sharma, is an Information Systems Expert, an independent documentary film producer and an ex Banker. She has addressed National and International Seminars in leveraging online media for education.

How much will it cost to launch your idea? (This can be an estimate)

The pilot, IWC, has been launched with the savings of Dr. Sharma who took voluntary retirement from a full time banking job to follow her passion. A research grant of $10,000- approved by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) to Dr. Susan Sharma- will help in creating the framework for an environment education module. Codifying and archiving the knowledge of the CoP into a learning module will require more funds.
Our action plan for putting IWC on the growth path needs infusion of additional funds to the extent of US $25,000 for a dedicated database server and for upgradation of code and creation of applications. We also need to install firewalls since we had to suspend interactive activities due to sustained hacking.
Given that security, systems and software upgrade, we expect IWC to start generating revenue and become financially self-sustaining within a short period. Identified revenue streams are, advertisement income, sales from the wildscapes.net product store, subscription from premium users, tie-ups with corporates and content monetisation.

The Whole Story

So much is imbalanced, disconnected, fragmented! We'll develop understanding (ours and others') of two most promising paradigms involving fundamental wholes.

TV & Mobile medias are best

Even a good idea/product should be advertised to the some extent. Then comes to mass application through schools/colleges. In which, around 75% of the humans will attend schools/colleges. So, it is very much necessity to advertise among schools/colleges

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Paul Sureshkumar

Nama Belakang

Samuel

Website

Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

Rathanas Trust

Situs Web

Telepon Organisasi

091-0452-2371959

Alamat Organisasi

15, Rock VIew, Pasumalai, Madurai-4, TN, India

Negara Organisasi

India

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Name Your Project

TV & Mobile medias are best

What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?

Even a good idea/product should be advertised to the some extent. Then comes to mass application through schools/colleges. In which, around 75% of the humans will attend schools/colleges. So, it is very much necessity to advertise among schools/colleges

Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?

Bisnis

Country your work focuses on

n/a

What will be the impact of your idea? 

big sports festivals like Olympics, World Cup Foot Ball, Wimbledon Tennis or World Cup Cricket, the numbers of viewers are immensely viewing.

Who will help you develop your idea? Why are you the one to make this happen?

I happened to view so much of television news and sports channels. By establishing an environment for social good to occur via television & balance thru mobile phones today, our impact will only increase over time.

How much will it cost to launch your idea? (This can be an estimate)

It will cost around $ 1000 per state in India(29 states). Based on the media we advertise this message it will come down or up. Campaigns are only attracted to limited coverage. But door to door campaign only thru TV/Mobile

This Entry is about (Issues)

Kitchen Garden

a) Kitchen garden & b)Rain Harvest are to be practiced among group. If a sufficient area is found in a house and they can form a group of 10 to 15 and do this as regular cultivation of fresh veg & greens.

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Organization: Rathanas Trust more ↓↑ menyembunyikan↑ menyembunyikan

Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Paul Sureshkumar

Nama Belakang

Samuel

Website

Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

n/a

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

Rathanas Trust

Situs Web

Telepon Organisasi

Alamat Organisasi

Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:

a. Nirlaba

Negara Organisasi

n/a

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Name Your Project

Kitchen Garden

Country your work focuses on

India

Describe Your Idea

a) Kitchen garden & b)Rain Harvest are to be practiced among group. If a sufficient area is found in a house and they can form a group of 10 to 15 and do this as regular cultivation of fresh veg & greens.

Website URL

Inovasi

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What makes your idea unique?

The village laborers are involving their most of their time in fighting with each other, communal clashes, sex addiction, drug addiction, used by Political meeting(by giving some amount and one day meals). They are practiced to avail all the benefits on FREE. Hence, they are not ready to do hard work and wanted to earn much profit on a short period. Due to this they are using unwanted chemical manures to spoil the health of humans. The practice of wasting the time by seeing the TV serials, chat with another, etc. will be reduced. They practice to get some self awareness while doing any work on group. Sharing their views on various matters will lead to healthy environment.

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had?

Every person should allot some space or at least plant in mud pots will give strenth to the family members. They can get the fresh vegetables or greens from their kitchen garden itself. Or they can use their neighbour houses for this purpose. In which, the relationship will be developed. The waste water, vegetable wastes are putting as manures for the small plants. Communual violence, idleness, etc. will be reduced. By this formation of Kitchen garden Group, the real economically backward people will benefitted. Helping, compassion, Our future generation (our children) should know the real culture and helping tendency, compassion on fellow humans and the fruit of the Spirit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Problem

The strength is fresh vegetables. The weakness is regular quantity will not get from kitchen garden(for such option, we can use the fresh veg market). Threat will be coming from big farmers or villagers. Opportunity will be increasing as well as the health of the family members will develop. I am expecting a bright future generation if we use this Kitchen Garden Group.

Actions

The kitchen garden techniq to be adopted as hobby. Physical work may increase health and the concentration on work will give them mental health. This work to be undertaken at least everyday 30 mimutes. In which, the family will get weekly 3 to 4 days or even everyday vegetables.

Results

Self Help Group may be arranged and around 10 to 15 ladies will assemble in a house, where sufficient place is available for planting such kitchen garden veg & greens. The income and expenses may be shared among them. This unity will give them psychological strenth.

What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.

The idel time will be reduced and the practice of FREE to be vanished from the minds of the housewives and idle gents. Regular plantation and understanding will be developed among one another without seeing any caste, creed and colour.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

I believe the most of the village labours are practiced idleness, hence they sit and drink tea shops and arrack(tasmark) shops. Hence, the crimes are increasing. They might be the prevented this and this can be tackled by their wife's and family members. Even drunkards are reducing.

How many people will your project serve annually?

101-1000

What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?

$100 ‐ 1000

Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?

Yes

Keberlanjutan

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What stage is your project in?

Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun

In what country?

India

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun

Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?

No

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?

No

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?

No

Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.

Yes we three are all practising it in our houses.

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?

Support, campaigns, distribution of seeds, methods to be adopted

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What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?

Every Goverment extending so many benefits to the farmers, but actually they beneficiaries are big and corporate farmers.

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

M.S.Swaminathan and Isreal scientists who did lot of reveluation in agriculture even in desert.

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)

If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company

Mother Feeding

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main Madurai, TN
India

Baby food should be with iron, proctein & Vitamin C.
If the pregnant ladies are noted down and properly treated, then most of the Nutrition problem will be solved. In a village of 2000 people mostly around 5 to 10 pregnant women are found. So, it is very much necessity to identify them and give nutritious food of “Chatthu Mavu”, ie. Dhal flour powder (contains nine dhalls).
Alongwith the nutrition flour powder, we must council the ladies for betterment of their mind. The ladies are very fond of goose berry, which is very well available.

Long-Term, Hands-On Training in Sustainable Farming for Families in the Tropics to Improve Nutrition and Food Security

Long-term technical assistance is necessary for subsistence farmers in the tropics to improve family nutrition and achieve lasting food security while also restoring the natural environment. Sustainable Harvest International’s joint approach to the social, economic and environmental factors that often lead to family malnutrition is innovative, effective and efficient.

Tentang Anda

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Christina

Nama Belakang

Becherer

Organization

Sustainable Harvest International

Country

United States

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

Sustainable Harvest International

Telepon Organisasi

207.669.8254

Alamat Organisasi

779 North Bend Road, Surry, ME 04684

Apakah organisasi Anda adalah:

a. Nirlaba

Negara Organisasi

United States

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Name Your Project

Long-Term, Hands-On Training in Sustainable Farming for Families in the Tropics to Improve Nutrition and Food Security

Country your work focuses on

Honduras

Describe Your Idea

Long-term technical assistance is necessary for subsistence farmers in the tropics to improve family nutrition and achieve lasting food security while also restoring the natural environment. Sustainable Harvest International’s joint approach to the social, economic and environmental factors that often lead to family malnutrition is innovative, effective and efficient.

Inovasi

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What makes your idea unique?

The long-term, hands-on approach used by Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) to cultivate family nutrition and food security promotes a lasting, healthy relationship to the natural world which benefits not only the small-scale farmers, but all people and the planet as well. SHI's grassroots approach of hiring local staff and promoting cooperative sharing of knowledge and resources serves to break the cycle of paternalism for small-scale producers in the developing world. SHI works largely with indigenous and marginalized villages that are difficult to access and therefore are often ignored by other non-governmental or governmental agencies.

Don Cheyo, a graduate of SHI's Honduras Program, is one example of the program’s positive results. During his five years with the program, he worked side-by-side with a local field trainer to implement sustainable land-use practices. He said, “Before I grew just corn and coffee and now look at what I have done for myself, for my children, for my grandchildren... I grow what I need here. We eat better and I live with the land planting good food, building up the soil and planting trees. I have learned not to burn... We are now making compost with red worms, something I didn't know how to do before. I use the compost here on my crops and hope to sell some too. I give some worms to my neighbors so they can use them to have better harvests too. Now I can sell what I grow and I have purchased this land for my sons and their children.”

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had?

Since its founding in 1997, Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) has worked with 1,769 families in 151 communities throughout Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Belize. While using techniques that permit a better quality of life and promote biodiversity, families working with SHI have seen their income levels rise by as much as 800%, with the average being a 250% increase. As their nutritional and economic lives improve, there are improvements in other areas such as children attending school for more years, more gender equality and environmental preservation.

Honduras Participant Vicenta Mejía is one example of SHI’s success. She said, “I really like working in agriculture, but you can imagine what it’s like having the land but no seeds and no tools to work with. That’s why my husband and I decided to work with SHI, because they supply us with the knowledge - how to plant, how to fertilize - and they provide us with the seeds. So what more could we ask for? All we need is our hands and the decision to make changes in our lives, for our own well-being and that of the environment. Since I’ve been working with Sustainable Harvest, I’ve been able to improve my children’s nutrition because before, all we had for food was rice and beans. Now we have cabbages, tomatoes, sweet peppers, cucumbers, mustard-seed, onions, beetroot and carrots. So we’re better off because we don’t need to buy anything anymore and we can even manage to sell part of what we harvest.”

Problem

Farmers in the tropics are desperate to learn ways of growing the food they need to support their families without destroying their environment and without resorting to farming techniques that damage their own health or the health of their children. In the rural villages where Sustainable Harvest International works, over 75% of families have never had access to garden vegetables. Families have diets consisting only of rice or tortillas and beans or yucca. Items like tomatoes and carrots are considered luxury items that only the wealthy can afford.

Actions

In the first two years of the program, local field trainers provide materials and training that allow families to diversify their crops, improve family nutrition, increase production of staple crops in a sustainable manner and improve their soil quality. Families are taught during this time how to create forest gardens or agroforestry systems which incorporate a basic vegetable garden as well as a variety of fruit, hardwood, leguminous, spice and nut trees. As participants transition from slash-and-burn practices to more productive growing techniques they adopt innovations including multi-story plots, alley cropping, mulching, composting and making natural pesticides and fertilizers.

All of the skills learned with SHI allow participants to provide for their families, using the same piece of land each year without needing to slash-and-burn more forest. In addition to working with individual families, SHI field trainers work with women’s groups and village schools. SHI recently started an organic gardening project in Nicaragua for street children, where they learn about nutrition and the healthy produce from their organic garden will supply their drop-in pantry.

Results

SHI has significantly raised the standard of living for thousands of Central Americans, bringing over 1,769 families above the poverty line. With measured results and demonstrated success, SHI is at a tipping point for moving rural areas into a paradigm of environmental, economic and social sustainability. Since 1997, SHI and its affiliates have successfully…

• Established over 5,945 vegetable, fruit and medicinal gardens.
• Taught nutritional health and environmental education in over 120 rural village schools.
• Planted more than 2.5 million native fruit and hardwood trees.
• Converted over 12,000 acres to sustainable and diversified land use.
• Graduated 49 communities from the program.

What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.

SHI’s work with a participating family is generally carried out in five phases over the course of five years.

1: Selection and Initial Evaluation of Participating Families;
2: Improved Nutrition and Agricultural Production;
3: Promoting Diversification and the Introduction to Commercialization;
4: Strengthening of Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Techniques;
5: Preparation for Institutional Graduation and Beyond.

Graduates act as ongoing mentors, helping with workshops and trainings.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

Although there are many success stories like Señora Mejía’s and Señor Cheyo, there are still countless families in desperate need. SHI’s waiting list is growing fast and we need support to reach the hundreds of families requesting assistance in the coming year. Two challenges that the program must continue to overcome, with the help of supporters and partners, are the rising material costs during the global recession and the natural disasters prone to tropical areas.

How many people will your project serve annually?

1001-10.000

What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?

Less than $50

Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?

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What stage is your project in?

Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun

In what country?

Honduras

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

Yes

If yes, provide organization name.

Sustainable Harvest International

How long has this organization been operating?

Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun

Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?

Yes

Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) maintains partnerships with businesses, schools, congregations, clubs and more. Without these partnerships, SHI would not be able to operate with the same efficiency and effectiveness that we currently achieve.

SHI always partners with a local organization when beginning work in an area. SHI’s reforestation efforts go hand in hand in working with local community groups on watershed restoration; and SHI also collaborates with other international organizations on special projects. For instance, SHI recently joined forces with the Red Cross to install solar composting latrines in Belize.

SHI does not have any form of partnership with the U.S. government, but in some cases our affiliates work with local municipal governments. For example, in Santa Barbara, Honduras, the local government has collaborated with SHI on tree planting. SHI also coordinates Smaller World Tours for volunteers to gain first-hand knowledge of the issues the organization is working to address.

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?

1. Amplify organizational outreach and public awareness of our work.
2. Increase the number of non-monetary and monetary partnerships with businesses, community groups and organizations.
3. Secure new and ongoing funding sources.

By increasing the number and variety of partnerships, SHI will be able to take on more innovative ventures such as the successful school program with Rutilia Del Carmen Pena grade school, situated in a remote and mountainous area of Honduras. The school director, Maynor Arita, said, "This is the first time that an organization has come to our school to help us because we are so far from Azacualpa (the nearest large town) and because of the terrible path no one has ever tried to come where we are.”

First, SHI provided the tools and training to establish a school garden. The students spent three months caring for their garden with a field trainer, and things went so well that they harvested sweet peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, cabbages, corn and beans. According to Maynor Arita, "the children ate until they could burst and they brought the vegetables to their homes and ate with their parents and little brothers and sisters.” The students produced enough vegetables to sell and raise funds that were used to improve the school. SHI also created a tree nursery with 1,000 plants of mahogany, cedar and yellow cassia. The students were then able to reforest the watershed of the community and the school grounds. After seeing such motivation on the part of the students, SHI established a fund for the creation of a social entrepreneurship project maintained by the students with support from their teachers.

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What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?

While serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Panamá in the early 1990’s, Florence Reed learned that tropical deforestation has a tragic human component. When her assignment to teach school fell through, Reed was sent to the village of Santa Rita, a few hours outside of Panama City. When she asked the people what they wanted her to do for them, they replied, “Help us rejuvenate our land by planting trees.” Desperate farmers longed to learn ways of growing food to keep their families from starving without destroying their environment or resorting to farming techniques that damage their own health and the health of their children.

Reed first taught farmers to grow trees between their crops to put nitrogen back in the soil. Within a year, one farmer went from growing just enough food for his family to having enough to sell and even earning money to buy his daughters dresses for the first time. Returning to the U.S., Reed formed a Board of Directors and Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in May 1997. By then, SHI’s first two field trainers had begun work in rural Honduras. SHI has expanded its reach from the one program in Honduras to include programs in Panamá, Belize and Nicaragua.

Recent Article in DeltaSky Magazine on SHI: http://www.sustainableharvest.org/pub_articles/DeltaArticle.pdf

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Florence Reed believes that when people work together, things change for the better. As the founder and president of SHI, Reed spends her time guiding the organization forward and bringing together a wide variety of individuals to create a better future. In recent years she has received an honorary doctorate for her work along with many awards such as the Yves Rocher Women of the Earth award and the Distinguished Service Medal from the Garden Club of America in May.

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

Personal contact at Changemakers

If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company

Aloe Vera, Plant and Nutrition.

In Egypt , Aloe vera is a immortality plant that grown wild over the graveyards .Aloe vera is a rich source of over two hundred naturally-occurring nutritional substances. Development this plant will be a valuable solution for lack of nourisment.

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Yousef

Nama Belakang

Sadek

Organization

OJFARM

Country

n/a

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

OJFARM

Telepon Organisasi

020105259369

Alamat Organisasi

Wadi Assiut P.O.Box 181 Assiut 71111 Egypt

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Bisnis

Negara Organisasi

Egypt

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Name Your Project

Aloe Vera, Plant and Nutrition.

Country your work focuses on

Egypt

Describe Your Idea

In Egypt , Aloe vera is a immortality plant that grown wild over the graveyards .Aloe vera is a rich source of over two hundred naturally-occurring nutritional substances. Development this plant will be a valuable solution for lack of nourisment.

Website URL

Inovasi

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What makes your idea unique?

Junk food spread todays and reaching home by telephone, the vegetables grown in a soil without any nutrients how to give its vitality to human being? The full of pesticide fruits , what do you expect from it ? the processed food that filled with preservatives, carrier materials and colors, is it good for unurishment or .. ? I think the appropriate solution for mentioned problems is to get a fresh plant full of natural nutrients, easy to get the sap or latex out of Aloe vera leaves to get a safe and pure nutritional material. This material is affordable and safe. Aloe vera, this wonder plant will influencing the precious thing we have or health . The project is targeting the poor peopel and help them to cmopete with lack of good nutrients in their food. The plant is easy to grow easy to handled fresh, just to raise the awareness and an easy access to get it.

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had?

Aloin free and fresh gel will help not only to Egyptian population but will also be useful across all Africa continent• While potential direct impact would be an ingredient in food, it will also be helpful in creating livelihood through replication of processing and marketing on aloe vera value chain
• The health, economic and social status of targeted population may improve through Aloe vera fresh consumptions keep and thus many diseases and disorders at bay.
• Intake of Aloe vera will help the disease prone populations both in urban and rural areas due to their therapeutical value.
• The indirect benefit will be sustainability of aloe vera cultivation in dry land and waste land regions of the country.
• Rural entrepreneurship in Aloe vera processing and marketing will help in reducing migration to urban areas through enhanced employment and income generation.
• The increased use of aloe products in the preparation of traditional medicine, will, inturn, enhances the health and life style of rural and poor people.

Problem

Some of problems : The desertification and dryness could be solved by cultivation of Aloe vera as it will better utilize in the dry and waste land of a country 95% of its land is desert.
Lack of awareness among poor farmers could be raised when they touch a better economic returns and health improving just through a plant cultivation.

Actions

Action plans was approved for development this plant, by promoting aloe cultivation and aloe fresh using as a socio-economic aspects with primary and simple way of processing. Interactive workshops for farmers in situ includes both presentation and practical know how. Farmer’s awareness programs and training on the adoption of Aloe vera crop, sub-sequent product development, best management practices and marketing related issues will be conducted for the participating farmers.

Results

Holistic crop management and extension services to farmers are done in a Demo-plot parcel of desert land.
Many womens particularly of harvesters are becoming users the gel orally as a new behaviour after its traditionally external usages in skin.
Many desert reclaimers are asking for aloe green seedlings to cultivate and practice them.

What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.

Year 2010 :
This plant is going to be more successful because we will have more repeat seekers for this fresh food supplement because they continue suffering of junk food by taken by their teenagers and youngmens.
Year 2011 :
The acerage planted with this plant wil reach 100 acre after the 5 acre demo plot in 1999.
Year 2012 :
By harvesting 100.000 plants/year this volume of leaf production in need to high scale processing factory and Internationl Aloe Certificate.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

The process way and industry of Aloe vera are a heavey protected by patents, the mass production of plants in need to process and fly across boundries, the raw leaves couldn't fly, a processing unit in need a big investment , high tech and know how to exit its simplest fresh use of gel.

How many people will your project serve annually?

101-1000

What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?

$100 ‐ 1000

Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?

Yes

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What stage is your project in?

Beroperasi lebih dari 5 tahun

In what country?

Egypt

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun

Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?

No

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?

No

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?

No

Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.

For expansion and get out from traditional use to Aloe industry that protected with patents, the partnership is must.

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?

An iternationl certification for Aloe cultivation.
A reliable high tech partner in processing.
A source for finance.

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What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?

A cosmic moment to read and practice this plant on myself.

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Internet and search engines are the social innovator behing this idea.

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)

If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company

Your advertisement about the competition in Cairo local press ( Alahram newspaper Nov.3.2009)

Improved Nutrition

Every house should have empty land or roof garden/kichen garden in their houses. The rain water harvest set up should be in the house while optaining registration.
Healthy Food, Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Environment and Faith & Prayer(Meditation/Yoga) will give HEALTHY BODY & MIND and Success in life.

Tentang Anda

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Paul Sureshkumar

Nama Belakang

Samuel

Website

Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

Nama Organisasi

Rathanas Trust

Situs Web

Telepon Organisasi

Alamat Organisasi

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Negara Organisasi

India

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Name Your Project

Improved Nutrition

Country your work focuses on

India

Describe Your Idea

Every house should have empty land or roof garden/kichen garden in their houses. The rain water harvest set up should be in the house while optaining registration.
Healthy Food, Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Environment and Faith & Prayer(Meditation/Yoga) will give HEALTHY BODY & MIND and Success in life.

Website URL

Inovasi

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What makes your idea unique?

The villagers have to come directly to the market and sale the vegetables. Proper market to be arranged in every centre of places. Benefits like Free tickets, free watering, free electricity and without rent, etc. to be given to promote village vegetable vendors.
Kitchen garden should be placed in every house on a duty for the community.
Government should monitor and help for roof top garden in order to get fresh vegetables.

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had?

The house keeper works like gardening, house cleaning, vessel cleaning, cloth washing, shopping, etc. to be done by children.
The parents should be their role model (don’t smoke & drink in house before children), since they are our best mimic.
Better to speak frankly about sex when they are adolescence. Otherwise, this will affect their growth as obesity or slant. Physical and mental fitness will affect by sex appetite.
The children are become tention free and less disease free. But the doctor's professtion will suffer to some extent since we are planning to maintaing our body & mind.

Problem

The fresh vegetable should be arranged from nearby villages on reasonable prices to schools with the help of Government.

Actions

Motivate the village land owners to grow vegetables and make an agreement for regular supply.
Meet the government officials to extend the help for free transportation.

Results

Within one year we will see the children are in good health.
The children will motivate their parents and ask them to do kitchen garden in their houses.
Spent their Sunday & holidays with garden.
Let every one should have a empty land in some area to grow trees and vegetables.

What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.

The school & college children will undertake with local people and do the followup work on monthly basis.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

THe school management should meet the government authorities to activate this project.
It is our goal to meet the ladies and make them active by giving home exercises and way to earn money in home. Idleness leads to this evil way. Such counseling should be given from School.

How many people will your project serve annually?

101-1000

What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?

$100 ‐ 1000

Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?

Yes

Keberlanjutan

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What stage is your project in?

Idea phase

In what country?

India

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

No

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

Beroperasi kurang dari satu tahun

Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?

Yes

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?

No

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with businesses?

No

Does your organization have any non-monetary partnerships with government?

No

Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.

THey are very much co-operative

What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?

Meet the school management,Government officials & Village land owners.

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What was the defining moment that led you to this innovation?

My child is suffering lack of iron and it leads to so many diseases.

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Mother Teresa

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

Web Search (e.g., Google or Yahoo)

If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company

New Educational System

Healthy Food, Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Environment and Faith & Prayer(Meditation/Yoga) will give HEALTHY BODY & MIND and Success in life.
The parents should be their role model,since they are our best mimic.
Within 2 kms. the children should walk to the school

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Paul Sureshkumar

Nama Belakang

Samuel

Website

School or Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

School/Organization Name

Rathanas Trust

School/Organization Website

School/Organization Phone

School/Organization Address

School/Organization Country

n/a

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Parent

How does your innovation currently get kids (or how might it get kids) engaged in physical activity? How would your idea or project potentially be implemented during the school day?

In Bible, Jesus said, “You are the temple of God”. Hence, it is our duty to preserve and maintain our body and soul as pure health as He likes. Even diseases like diabetes will be eradicated in physical activities. We can prevent childhood obesity by physical exercises to maximum extent with proper expert’s(coach) advice.

Name Your Project

New Educational System

How many children does this program currently or plan to serve? How much time does each child spend daily/weekly engaged in physical activity? (150 words max)

If a school is having average 5 hours per day means, 5 section of classes will attend the plan.a) Classes 4th & 5th should do this kind of “RACE” exercises.
b) From VIth they have to train Volley ball,
c) from VIIth they should train in football,
d) from VIIIth they should train in Basket ball,
e) from IXth onwards they should train in general exercise and specific games in regular syllabus.
We can prevent childhood obesity by doing physical exercises during school day with proper expert’s(coach) advice.
The house keeper works like gardening, house cleaning, etc. to be done by children.

Describe Your Idea

Healthy Food, Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Environment and Faith & Prayer(Meditation/Yoga) will give HEALTHY BODY & MIND and Success in life.
The parents should be their role model,since they are our best mimic.
Within 2 kms. the children should walk to the school

Tell us the story behind the social innovator. (150 words max)

Nowadays the basic structure of Education is based on the Studies only. They never give importance to physical activities in general. The obesity is developed mainly because of the parents. They play a vital role to grow an obesity child. Most of the obesity comes as hereditary. Few parents want their children to eat more and have good figure. Only in few schools, they teach extra curricular activities with studies.

SELF HELP

lokasi

main Madurai, TN
India
9° 54' 50.3496" N, 78° 7' 18.2172" E

SELF HELP IS THE BEST HELP:
In India, the Women's Self Help Group was formed few years back. They shared everything with one another and get a solution to overcome the problem. But for which, we need to educate and motivate them and lead them in the right way in order to give fruitful result to the society and their family.
The trafickling and elopment is reduced. But the false cases are filled against innocent men. Such exploitation should be avoided. But child labour is increasing, since the mother is busy with SHG. Idleness increase.

Be a good role model

The Moral and Cultural instruction should be taught in every schools and colleges. Then they will educate their parents. A student should know what is good for their future.

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Paul Sureshkumar

Nama Belakang

Samuel

Website

School or Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

School/Organization Name

Rathanas Trust

School/Organization Website

School/Organization Phone

School/Organization Address

School/Organization Country

n/a

ide Anda

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Are you a

Parent

How does your innovation currently get kids (or how might it get kids) engaged in physical activity? How would your idea or project potentially be implemented during the school day?

1. Have an affectionate and affirming relationship.
2. Be open communicators.
3. Communicate clearly and specifically about sex.
4. Teach them the physical work withing house, ex..watering plants, playing with pets..
5. Teach the success of life by means of Healthy Body & Mind

Name Your Project

Be a good role model

How many children does this program currently or plan to serve? How much time does each child spend daily/weekly engaged in physical activity? (150 words max)

Motivate the parents to spend an hour with their kids and speak frankly and share their financial position(if they are middle and lower middle class).

Describe Your Idea

The Moral and Cultural instruction should be taught in every schools and colleges. Then they will educate their parents. A student should know what is good for their future.

Tell us the story behind the social innovator. (150 words max)

Such suicides and attempts of suicides are increasing in school boys and girls circle. Most of the broken family kids are transformed as criminals and useless persons.

The Real Food Campaign

The Real Food Project is a collaborative effort of growers, distributors and consumers to ensure the availability of nutrient dense real food. Local farmers will be recruited and a series of lectures and hands-on workshops will assist and support them towards implementing the practices of growing nutrient dense foods.

Tentang Anda

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Section 1: About You

Nama Depan

Imani

Nama Belakang

Zito