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ENVenture, creating sustainable enterprises

Created on 03/6/2013 by enventure

The Problem isn’t the technology, but the lack of distribution networks. ENVenture aims to create and expand sustainable goods ventures (SGV) in developing countries in order to increase access to low cost, low carbon technologies that advance the health and sanitation of current living standards while improving the environment. Participating SGVs will sell a variety of high quality products approved by ENVenture for distribution, including solar lights, non-electric water filters, improved cookstoves, and energy-saving briquettes.

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Aneri

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Patel

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団体名

ENVenture

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団体の所在国

United States, NC, Raleigh, Wake County

この団体が社会的なインパクトをもたらす国

Uganda, LUW, Wabutungulu

団体の種類:

Hybrid

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ENVenture, creating sustainable enterprises

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What problem is your organization committed to solving? In particular, share what is innovative about your approach.

The Problem isn’t the technology, but the lack of distribution networks. ENVenture aims to create and expand sustainable goods ventures (SGV) in developing countries in order to increase access to low cost, low carbon technologies that advance the health and sanitation of current living standards while improving the environment. Participating SGVs will sell a variety of high quality products approved by ENVenture for distribution, including solar lights, non-electric water filters, improved cookstoves, and energy-saving briquettes.

What are your organization's top three priorities in the next year?

• Growing a network of clean energy stores around the world
• Fostering the growth of young social entrepreneurs to work on the energy crisis facing the rural poor
• Measuring impact of the businesses we support

Your project

Project Support

Need #1

Message & Brand Strategy

Need #2

Digital Marketing Strategy

Based on your first choice of the eight technical categories you selected above, what is your specific project need? Please be specific!

ENVenture has four different audiences: final consumers in developing countries; community-based organizations; entrepreneurial young people; and donors. ENVenture needs to develop a digital marketing strategy to achieve its mission and expand its reach. In particular, attracting new donors and young entrepreneurs is an essential part of this task. Moreover, developing a specific marketing strategy for each audience is critical for the long-term success of ENVenture.

What three characteristics or qualities do you prioritize in working relationships/partnerships?

1.

Mission driven

2.

Committed to develop long-term relationships

3.

Out-of-box creativity and problem solving

Will support from American Express be focused on your organization overall or a specific product/service? Please describe.

It will be focus on our organization's marketing strategy, not on a specific product or service. In particular, American Express support will be essential to reach a larger base of supporters and partners.

Have you focused on the above area previously? If so, please explain, including whether you have worked with outside consultants before.

Yes, we have dedicated time and resources in developing a marketing strategy for ENVenture. In particular, we have obtained advice from friend and colleges, but we have not worked directly with outside consultants.

ENVenture has relied largely on worth of mouth and social media (website, Facebook and Twitter). We have also participated in competitions, conferences and events that are related to energy access and sustainable enterprises. This gained us public attention and support.

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?

No

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Rank your three intended outcomes of this project:

1.

Create and expand sustainable goods ventures (SGV) in developing countries.

2.

Increase access to low cost and low carbon technologies in developing countries

3.

Improve health and sanitation of current living standards in developing countries.

What has been the impact of your solution to date?

In 2009, Aneri Patel traveled to the village of Irumbai, Tamil Nadu to set up a SGV called the EcoLife Store with the Aurovile Village Action Group. This store services about 90,000 households and is a focal energy access hub in the community. In less than three years, over 3000 low carbon technologies have been sold. Sales have brought extra revenue for the CBO, which allows them to continue working on empowering women, eliminating the caste system, and combating alcoholism and domestic violence. Notably, after Cyclone Thane devastated the area, people were able to access solar lights and water filters whereas they would have before needed kerosene and wood.

What is your project future impact after receiving professional support from American Express?

We are convinced that ENVenture has the potential to grow across the developing world by creating and promoting SGV. Our first pilot shop in Uganda, which recently began operations, and previous experience in India confirms that this is a successful model. After receiving support from American Express we aim to build new partnerships that can helps us open eight more shops in the next three years. In particular, we are already working in our next shop in India

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Adapting commercial finance structures to benefit Ghana's small-scale farmers

Created on 01/15/2013 by LCallie

This is an example of how the vision and intrapreneurial nature of a specialist agri-team in Standard Chartered Bank, can bring skills and sustainable benefits to 36,000 rural small-scale farmers in Ghana, and long term benefits for the broader communities in which they live.

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Chomba

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Zambian - studied in Zambia; South Africa and the UK and have more than 16 years of working experience in credit management, customers’ project evaluations and Structured Trade Finance, particularly in the Agricultural sector, across major economies in Africa. I am proud to be an intrepreneur within a corporate environment.The division I work for within Standard Chartered Bank – Commodity Traders & Agriculture or “CTA” within Transaction Banking – is responsible for developing structured financial products to meet the needs of the rapidly developing agricultural sector in Africa. For this particular project, I am honoured to work with an innovative, dynamic and efficient agri team, based in Accra, Ghana: Prince Wadie; Frimpomaa Ntiforo; Victor Asante and Benjamin Bright-Davis

What makes you an intrapreneur? What are the skills, capabilities, and personality traits that make you an intrapreneur?

Intrapreneurship means using your skills, to not only deliver on your career objectives, but support the collective growth of nations – in my case,my ambition is to leverage my skills in supporting Governments and Development Institutions formulate policies and strategies which will ensure Africa’s agricultural sector fulfills its potential in a sustainable manner. I have been fortunate to lend my support and experience to a number of agriculturally focused policy making and advisory bodies across Africa already – these include working with international research agencies to create credit mechanisms to enhance funding for agriculture (endorsed by European Commission), and helping to establish Africa’s first private investment fund, AgroAfrica.

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South Africa, GT, Johannesburg

Primary country where this project is creating social impact

Ghana, GA, Accra

Additional countries or regions

Industry

Agriculture

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The Need: What social or environmental problem are you trying to solve?

Small-scale farming remains the most common form of subsistence living in rural Ghana. There is a desperate need for these small-holder farmers to gain access to basic finance, agricultural skills and inputs (good quality seed, fertilizer and tools) in order to improve the farmer’s growing potential, output and ability to manage the soil content sustainably. Chomba Sindazi and the Ghana Agriculture Team recognised the desperate need of the small scale farmer in Ghana, and given the positive benefits that the Bank’s structured input finance solution already brings to commercial clients (farmers and traders), chose to adapt and re-engineer the Bank’s commercial structures in order for the benefits to extend to the average small-scale farmer

The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!

Through the appointment of a single ‘Nucleus Farmer’, who will serve as the ‘obligor’ to the structured loan and manage local small holder farmers on a ‘cooperative’ basis, no less than 36,000 small holder farmers will be able to gain the funds and skills to improve the quality of their crops, production outputs, and access to a fair and transparent price for their crops. The crops would include corn, cotton and cocoa.

The Solution: Why is this solution innovative for your company and industry?

Chomba and the Bank’s Agri-Team have managed to find a solution which not only meets a large international Bank’s risk and commercial product appetite, but also has the ability to bring sophisticated and commercial, sustainable benefits to individual small-holder farmers in the rural areas of Ghana. Small-scale farmers rarely have access to such benefits.

The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities.

The team has found a way to adapt the Bank’s commercial structured solution to extend commercial financing benefits to 36,000 small holder farmers in Ghana. Key aspects: (a)Appoint a single Nucleus Farmer as the 'Loan Obligor'. This single point of contact will manage the project and farmers, given the Bank lacks capacity to manage 36,000 small holder farmers. This Nucleus Farmer boasts extensive skills in crop cultivation, soil analysis, crop charting, fertilizer and seed application – all skills which will be transferred to each small holder farmer to ensure collective and sustainable crop cultivation.
(b)Structure provides fair off-take price which takes into account market pricing, input and production costs.
(c)The structured solution includes insurance cover against extreme weather and disease, protecting the individual farmers against external factors. This is a sophisticated benefit rarely available to small holder farmers.
(d)The Nucleus Farmer signs production contracts with each small holder farmer to produce a prescribed quantity and quality of crop at a predetermined and agreed off-take price. The small-holder farmers all work in minimum groups of 6 – 8 and all guarantee each other’s production. Any deficit by one member of the group is covered up by the rest of the members of the group. It is therefore, imperative for the individual farmers to produce a crop to the expectation of others. Nuclues Farmers have 'officers' to visit farmers and transfer sills.

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?

Another Bank and the local Agriculture Development Bank are attempting to compete in this area, The team’s adapted solution brings commercial finance benefits to individuals, who would ordinarily never have access to this level of support. Although Standard Chartered will hold a differentiated advantage over current competition with this facility, the Bank always welcomes further innovation and competition.

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Africa is home to 60% of the world’s total uncultivated arable land. Currently, Africa only uses just 17% of its total arable land for farming and less than 14% of its irrigation potential, which means only 4% of the total farmed land is irrigated. Only 10% of cropped land is prepared by tractor, demonstrating the labour intensive nature of the region’s agri-sector. At least 56% of Africa’s population is involved in agriculture, with agriculture accounting for 70% of the labour force and over 25% of GDP in most countries. With these statistics in mind, the agri team was committed to leveraging the Bank's existing expertise and network to find innovative and effective ways of supporting the growth and development of Ghan's small-holder farmer.

What has been the impact of your solution to date?

The increase in production in terms of yields per hectare and income of individual small-holder farmers will have a direct impact on the daily lives of the farmers’ families, and ultimately the community as a whole. For example, people will have food security, more buying power to build solid houses, send their children to school, increase access to transport and healthcare, and support local businesses.

What is your projected impact over the next 1 to 3 years?

By gaining access to the benefits of a structured commercial banking solution, these small-scale Ghanaian farmers are expected to increase their yield of cotton from an average of 1.2MT/Ha to about 2MT/Ha – DOUBLING their productivity and income! The area of land cultivated is expected to increase given the increased input and agricultural skills available, and some of the larger small-holder farmers will be promoted to medium-scale farmers.

What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?

Dramatic changes in government policy may impact the future of Ghana’s agricultural sector in general – for example, regulation of prices, import duties on inputs or the introduction of export taxes. The Bank continues to engage in regular dialogue with local and national Government to promote the implementation of sustainable agricultural policy which enables all industry participants to increase productivity and make a positive contribution to the economy at large.

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What is the benefit or value you're creating for your business?

Following the agri-teams ability to adapt an existing structure, Standard Chartered is likely to extend more than USD20 million in funding to provide quality inputs, insurance and skills training for the 36,000 small-holder farmers.

How are you leveraging internal resources (funds, time, knowledge, etc.) to support this initiative?

Chomba Sindazi and the Ghanaian agricultural team have been innovative and responsive in their commitment to leveraging the Bank’s existing product structures, expertise and network. Given the solution is already offered by the Bank on a commercial basis, the team has sought to adapt the Bank’s existing processes and structures to meet the Bank’s risk framework, while extending economically enhancing benefits to individual farmers, and ultimately the rural community, in Ghana.

Expand on your answer, explaining the long-term funding and support plan.

The long term funding and support plan is to provide this structure on a sustainable basis, achieving the following in the long term:
(a)Migrate some small-holder farmers into medium scale and commercial farmers, who can ultimately operate independently, and not need the support of the Nucleus Farmer
(b)Increase and encourage the formulation of effective pricing for produce, within the structure.
(c)Promote the introduction of warehousing, which will ease the bottlenecks within the credit and funding delivery system

Tell us about your partnerships across your company and externally that are key to your project's success.

(a)Internal approval by the Bank’s Credit Sanctioning Authority
(b)Successful drafting of legal documentation to manage the security interests of all the stakeholders involved, eg. The Bank, The Small-Holder Farmers, The Nucleus Farmer etc.
(c)Effective coordination and collaboration of various stake holders i.e. government registries, Collateral Management companies, suppliers of various inputs including the Nucleus Farmer.

What internal support have you gotten for your project? What kind of push-back have you received?

The Bank is excited and supportive of the Agri Team’s initiative and adapted concept, given the positive and sustainable impact this structure will have on Ghana’s small-holder farmers, and the broader benefits in terms of economic activity and skills development.

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Ent-venture, a forest mobile game

Created on 07/18/2012 by Ent-venture

This project entitled, Ent-venture deals with the promoting forestry education. The idea come up after a realization that forestry education in Kenya is declining. Each year there are few and few students taking forestry as a professional course in the university..

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kevin

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kiptoo

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Ent-venture mobile game

ウェブサイト

団体の所在国

Kenya, RV, ELDORET

この団体が社会的なインパクトをもたらす国

Kenya, RV, ELODORET

Age of Innovator

18-34

Gender of Innovator

Male

団体の種類:

未登録の

運営期間

1 年未満

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Ent-venture, a forest mobile game

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The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?

The game will be very handy in that forestry education has been declining in the country. The observation was made in Chepkoilel University College. The game will engage pupils from Chepkoilel primary school and Chepkoilel secondary school which are very close to the campus. The teenagers will be the target group.

The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!

Forestry education will be appreciated and more students will enroll for a degree program in forestry in the nearby university which offers Bsc in forestry.
We expect to colaraborate with the stakeholders for the success of this project.

The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities

The game will example use different techniques,for example it will comprise of multiple questions, water balance, word search and the puzzle. the player will be asked to undertake the simple challenges in the game and thus enhance his/her knowledge on forestry issues.

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?

The market will be mainly the mobile operators in the country who if they will be willing will install the application on the android phones and as such will have promoted forestry education as part of their corporate responsibilities.

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What solution(s) does your initiative address to help emerging entrepreneurs and small businesses grow and thrive in underserved communities? (select all applicable)

Policy change/advocacy.

What has been the impact of your solution to date?

THE HAS BEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE SEEN WHAT WE ARE DOING IN CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION

What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?

INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING FORESTRY AS A DEGREE COURSE

What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?

FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT MAY BE A BARRIER BUT WE INTEND TO USE ALL RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT OUR DISPOSAL

Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact

Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone

タスク 1:

Extending the knowledge to other parts of the country

タスク 2:

Using the print media to popularize this new approach

タスク 3:

Visiting the schools in the country to run the project

Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone

Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone

タスク 1:

selling the idea to all concerned stakeholders in the country

タスク 2:

helping other come up with something similar

タスク 3:

having something local in a global event

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.

This idea come to my mind when i had attending a forestry conference at the university to promote forest education.When i was told to give my view i though of the angry bird game and i thought the same can be done in forestry

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we are in partnership with chepkoilel university college

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 know who are the stakeholders interested in furthering such an idea

Ent-venture, a forest mobile game

This project entitled, Ent-venture deals with the promoting forestry education. The idea come up after a realization that forestry education in Kenya is declining. Each year there are few and few students taking forestry as a professional course in the university.
The Ent-venture mobile game is to be developed on an android mobile application which is mainly taking over the industry.
The game will mainly target the teenagers who will be involved in playing and promoting forestry education and forest conservation.

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Certified Wildlife Friendly®

The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network (WFEN) is a global community dedicated to the development and marketing of products that conserve threatened wildlife while contributing to the economic vitality of rural communities.

WFEN includes conservationists, businesses, producers and harvesters.

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Refuse a phone book

I was surprised the other day when I came home to find a phone book at my door step, was the second one this year actually. I couldnt help but wonder how many people actually use phone books anymore with the smart phones and computers ect. havent used one myself in several years. And thought about the millions of phone books being passed out wether we want one or not. And started thinking about a website that people can enter their info. to NOT have a phone book delivered. can possibly save a few forests or so.

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Michael P Johnson

Tucson, AZ

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ASDEP CAMEROON, GREEN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

As the world grapples with the consequences of global warming and climate change, every effort towards facilitating environmental protection is becoming worldwide. More so, whereas global and national macro-interventions were largely vital, there is need to support and promote environmental protection. It is important that household’s institutions, schools, and even businesses be empowered to play their part in protecting the environment by being good stewards and actively preserving our ecosystem right from their backyards.

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Chetna Organic

The Chetna Organic & Fair Trade Cotton Intervention Program (OCIP) was established in 2004. The intent was to improve livelihood options of smallholder farmers by making their farm systems more sustainable, profitable and creating access to ethical and fair-trade markets in cotton. Not with an intent of indulging in charity but venture philanthropy so as to empower farmers by engaging them to build an ethical supply chain for cotton supported by international collaboration through its triple bottom-line objectives, which believes in principles of ecological (viz. Organic) and Social (viz.

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Simbiosus

Created on 06/20/2012 by trinette.konge

Non-profit collectors and urban farmers participate for free. The app will educate, entertain, and elucidate the enlightened business case for composting.

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団体名

Simbiosus

ウェブサイト

団体の所在国

Canada, BC, Vancouver

Country where this solution is creating social impact

Canada, BC, Vancouver

Region in BC where your solution creates social impact

Vancouver.

団体の種類:

非営利団体

運営期間

1 年未満

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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

Fueled by our passion for tapping wasted resources, we’re developing an app & web-based platform to symbiotically connect those with organic waste and those who want it. Starting with Vancouver residents of multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in particular (this is where we have identified a need for composting solutions).

The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!

Starting with Vancouver residents of multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in particular, our platform will foster and facilitate mutually beneficial relationships and value-exchanges between the various stakeholders such that 100% of the 1,500 strata (representing >250,000 people) in Vancouver have contracted compost collection (or on-site composting) by 2015 at no net cost to residents. In the process, resource loops are completed, producing a valuable soil-amendment and organic fertilizer while significantly reducing GHG emissions and earning Vancouver more Greenest City kudos.

The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include the primary activities involved in your solution.

Our app will be downloaded for free by strata residents, and paid for by participating collection companies vying for their business. Non-profit collectors and urban farmers participate for free. The app will educate, entertain, and elucidate the enlightened business case for composting.

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.

Metro Vancouver has banned organics from the landfill by 2014 and the City of Vancouver has an organics-collection pilot program underway. As such, strong support from the City and Metro Vancouver is anticipated since our work will help to achieve their goals by catalyzing a series of beneficial exchanges of information, money, and resources.

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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.

We got together as a group and brainstormed tons! We found out we were all passionate about the vast issues of "wasted energy and resources" in our society. We want to be part of a movement to help change that!

Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve

We are trying to make saving and conserving energy easier for everyone. First we will start by addressing those that are under-served by existing solutions (like household composting in urban areas)

What has been the impact of your solution to date?

We are in the idea stage.

What is your projected impact over the next five years?

We hope that once launched, a solution will be created and people will utilize it (therefore decreasing the wasting of organic material and wasting of energy in delivering it to the landfill).

What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?

Communication may be a barrier. We have already started to communicate with the target audience and representatives that work in this area.

Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact

Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone

タスク 1:

Develop the ideas further and research

タスク 2:

Source out partners

タスク 3:

Source out funding and begin to launch

Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone

Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone

タスク 1:

Product Development

タスク 2:

Testing and Sampling

タスク 3:

Implementation

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Non as of yet. Our team is in the idea stage.

Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your solution? If so, where and why?

No.

What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?

Currently in our idea stage, what has driven us is: passion, opportunities, and great group communication and dedication.

Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list

ENVenture, creating sustainable enterprises

ENVenture aims to create and expand sustainable goods ventures (SGV) in developing countries in order to increase access to low cost, low carbon technologies that advance the health and sanitation of current living standards while improving the environment. Participating SGVs will retail a variety of high quality products approved by ENVenture for distribution, including solar lights, non-electric water filters, improved cookstoves, and energy-saving briquettes.

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Thunk in India

Innovations for a Green and Ethical Existence is our larger domain.

Our current focus includes:

1) Reducing the amount to waste reaching the landfills by Up-cycling to create high-end value added products. Innovating with non-biodegradable waste materials that generally find their way into landfills, and transforming them into desirable day-to-day-use products,

2) Uplifting the livelihoods of Underprivileged communities (slum workers, craftsmen) by involving them in the various aspects of the project

3) Providing alternatives for conscious and ethical consumerism

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Delta Institute

Delta is a center of innovation that creates market opportunities to achieve environmental sustainability and economic development. In partnership with business, government and local communities, we develop and implement practical solutions to build regional economies that are job rich and inclusive.

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TLC The Land Conservancy of BC

TLC The Land Conservancy of BC is a non-profit land trust engaging people in protecting and caring for BC’s natural areas, historic sites, farms and ranches, and places of community and recreational importance.

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Simbiosus

Fueled by our passion for tapping wasted resources, we’re developing an app & web-based platform to symbiotically connect those with organic waste and those who want it. Starting withVancouverresidents of multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in particular, our platform will foster and facilitate mutually beneficial relationships and value-exchanges between the various stakeholders such that 100% of the 1,500 strata (representing >250,000 people) inVancouverhave contracted compost collection (or on-site composting) by 2015 at no net cost to residents.

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Living in the Water Walls

The primary idea behind "Living in the Water Walls" is essentially to provide environmental awareness to the community while also reducing the electrical/water costs of a building. This visionary housing idea will involve the use of water permeable roofs. Rain water will permeate through the roof and through a filter where the water will then sit on a thick glass panel. From inside of the building, the ceiling will show the water collected from the rain. The water collected will then circulate through the walls.

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Boston Sustainability Center & Shared Green Roof

The Boston Sustainability Center and Shared Green Roof is a student-designed proposal for a state-of-the-art community green roof where youth and educators from across the city will learn how to think in terms of the world’s interconnected systems. It is an innovative project that combines educational goals, facilities improvements, youth leadership, and community partnerships. The Shared Green Roof will feature outdoor classrooms, a green house, and green technologies designed to promote the big-picture, systems thinking necessary for meeting the issues challenging today’s global community.

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Psyched!

Acting in an environmentally friendly way is not always easy. One of the reasons is that often, it is quite unclear what abstract ideas like ”being climate conscious” really implies. What does it mean in concrete terms?

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Reuse Training for Community Advocates

About our Master Reuser® Program:

Master Reuser is a webinar-based certificate program developed and implemented by Reuse Alliance. As envisioned the program will encompass two separate training modules:
- Community Advocate Training (this is the module we need to develop)
- Reuse Sector Training (this module is already being implemented)

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Rework China

Rework China aims at "bringing efforts together to do what it takes", which encourages systematical rethinking of a systematic mind and can lead to transformational and substantial changes. We want to maximize creative utilization and take action to act as responsible youth leaders in the future journey of solving the environmental and economic crises from the project.

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Short films for environmental awareness

Babul Films makes short films for awareness on Environment and Sustainable Development. We are based out of Hyderabad, AP, India and aim for local, regional and global audience. Cinema in its various forms and new media are our mediums. Following the code of best practices of sustainable film-making is our USP.

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Geotourism for Sustainable Environment and Economy

We would like to work in the following sectors of Geotourism:
1) Identification, design and development the potential geotourist site/park. Which includes the community benefited marketing strategy and sustainable livelihoods and climate change adaptation.

2) Risk assessment (Environmental risk, financial) of existing and proposed geotourist parks.

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Transition Network

Transition Network has created a way to engage people en masse to reduce oil dependency in a way which is solutions-based and action-oriented. A Transition Initiative is a community working together to assess what it needs to achieve resilience, as well as what it can do to drastically reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the economic and environmental repercussions of reaching the peak in available oil supply.

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BurrenLife

Over many millennia, Ireland has evolved as a farmed landscape. Recent changes in farming, particularly on some of our more ‘marginal’ lands, pose significant threats to the biodiversity, culture and communities in these areas. Once lost, some of these values are irreplaceable. Building on research carried out during his PhD, Brendan Dunford began to craft a plan to protect farming and biodiversity in the Burren, creating a new paradigm for the relationship between farmers and their land, and securing a five-year grant of €2.2 million to execute his ideas in the region.

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Nurturing Empathic Perception

Created on 02/22/2012 by jody boehnert

EcoLabs nurtures ecological literacy, empathy and agency in response to social and environmental challenges.

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jody

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boehnert

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団体名

EcoLabs

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団体の所在国

United Kingdom, London

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United Kingdom

団体の種類:

Non‐profit / NGO / Citizen sector organization

Your role in Education

その他.

The type of school(s) your solution is affiliated with

その他

運営期間

5 年超

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How long has your solution been in operation?

1～5 年

The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?

Ecological theorists link alienation as arising from a lack of identification or empathic relationship with nature. This lack of empathy enables humankind to disregard the consequences of our actions resulting in serious problems across earth systems sciences and conservation biology. Empathy is also connected to social injustice and cruelty. Ultimately humankind will need to expand the boundaries of concern, or ‘empathetic consciousness’, to the entire natural world to make ecological and social sustainability possible. The target audience for this project is vast as the current error in epistemological premises has created the wide spread illusion of independence from each other and the natural world.

The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!

Empathic consciousness arises as we become capable of making connections. Empathy has been linked to aesthetics since the word was coined by Edward Titchener in 1909 as the translation of the German word 'Einfühlung'; literally ‘feeling into’. The aesthetic experience is a means of provoking moments of insights where an observer feels a connection to the subject and the stark dualism of the traditional scientific method and the western epistemological tradition is interrupted. This momentary experience provokes self-reflective consciousness where an individual has a lived experience of connection and empathic awareness (of ‘the other’). Within this space, emphatic perception of relations becomes possible as a basis for a relational mode of understanding. EcoLabs has developed learning processes and resources to provoke this experiential learning by working with aesthetics to nurture ecological literacy. Presently these processes have been developed and a pilot project has been run.

The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities

EcoLabs creates learning processes for ecological literacy, i.e. the cognitive and social capacities for relational and empathetic understanding as well as the agency to act in response to new knowledge and values. EcoLabs provides resources on our website and also creates learning situations wherein ecological ideas are explored with visuals in transformative, social and experiential learning processes. For example, in 2009 EcoLabs created a ‘Teach-in for Ecological Literacy in Design Education’ with 275 students participating at the V&A (and many hundred more participating on-line). The Teach-in launched a participatory community of practice focused on embedding ecological literacy in design education. This and other projects have long term goals. Ecological literacy and empathic consciousness will require sustained attempts at transforming education. Seeds have been sown for explorations and transformations. It is imperative to scale up these efforts to address problematic frames of reference perpetuated by the (delusionary) illusion of radical isolated and ecologically dis-embedded individualism. Our primary activities in response to these threats are: 1) the creation of visual resources for use within critical pedagogy and transformative learning to provoke critical consciousness; 2) the creation of learning spaces and activities for ecological literacy and empathetic awareness of relations; 3) the creation of learning processes to nurture agency.

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?

Often mainstream education is narrowly focused on skills and thereby perpetuates problematic frames of reference including perspectives wherein the needs of the natural world and ‘others’ are made invisible. Many sustainability educators have been influenced over the past twenty years by David Orr and Fritjof Capra’s ideas on ecological literacy. The Center for Ecological Literacy in San Francisco does pioneering work with young children. EcoLabs focuses on older children and young adults. EcoLabs also pursues a more critically engaged approach to ecological literacy influenced by the tradition of critical pedagogy and Paulo Freire. Our growth is threatened by the deliberate marginalisation of ecologically rigorous communication and education by entrenched corporate interests.

Now that you have thought out your entry, help us pitch it.

Define your company, program, service, or product in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]

EcoLabs nurtures ecological literacy, empathy and agency in response to social and environmental challenges.

Identify what is innovative about your solution in 1-2 short sentences [136 characters]

We harness the power of visuals to foster ecological literacy: i.e. empathetic, relational and contextual ways of understanding.

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What has been the impact of your solution to date?

Over the past six years EcoLabs has provided educational and communication resources and projects that have been accessed and experienced by tens of thousands of people. Our most popular web resource (EcoMag No.2 - Future Scenarios) has been downloaded over 18,000+ times. EcoLabs produced a Teach-in in 2009 attended by 300 students. The resources published with the Teach-in were downloaded over 5,000+ times. We have nurtured a debate within higher education on the need for ecological literacy and participated in various communities of practice including the International Environmental Communications Association, the Design Research Society and the Design History Society. We have supported other environmental organisations and social movements with visual resources and projects. We have supported the development of relational and empathetic consciousness within formal and informal education.

What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?

Over the next three years EcoLabs could help educational institutions develop learning projects that would build new social capacities to respond to social and environmental challenges. Jody Boehnert's recent PhD proposes an approach to education and communication for sustainability and ecological literacy that will foster empathetic and relational understanding. Over the next 3 years EcoLabs will make an impact by not only running new projects and making new resources, but working to influence pedagogic practices in education for in secondary and higher education. I also hope to make at least one large scale exhibition or Teach-in to catalyse learning for ecological literacy informed by critical pedagogy and transformative learning processes.

What barriers might hinder the success of your project? How do you plan to overcome them?

Reductive and instrumental approaches to education reduce social capacities to respond to current challenges. They also reduce identification with the natural world and empathetic consciousness. Institutional policy and practice committed to these problematic ways of teaching must be challenged. EcoLabs attempts to overcome these obstacles by exposing the consequences of these methods (and the epistemological assumptions on which these practices are based). It is increasingly obvious it is urgently necessary to approach knowledge with a more holistic perspective and build empathetic relations. We will overcome these problems eventually as there is literally no chance to make a sustainable future otherwise. How much damage is done in the interm is the essential problem.

Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact

Develop new Teach-in (or public exhibition)

Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone

タスク 1:

Fundraise $10,000

タスク 2:

Start work on new Teach-in or public exhibition

タスク 3:

Re-establish a community of practice

Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone

Deliver new Teach-in (or public exhibition)

Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone

タスク 1:

Fundraise $150,000

タスク 2:

Deliver new Teach-in or public exhibition

タスク 3:

Develop sustainable funding strategy

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]

There have been hundreds of 'Aha' moments. 'Aha' = when I slowly discovered that my illness was caused by the food I eat. 'Aha' = when I heard the devastating stories of communities impacted by environmental disasters. 'Aha' = when saw the garbage on the beaches in Ireland and realized the oceans were being treated as a garbage dump. 'Aha' = when I read key texts in history, critical social theory, environmental studies, ecological literacy and ecofeminism. 'Aha' when I realised that most charitable organisations do not consider the environment to be a threat to their missions and thus will not fund environmental projects. 'Aha' when I realised that environmental problems are invisible for most people because certain industries deliberately keep this information invisible. 'Aha' when I discovered that the Royal Opera House in the UK has twice as much income as WWF-UK.

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EcoLabs works with educational establishments, environmental organisations, cultural institutions, professional networks, cultural institutions and other designers in various capacities.

What type of team (staff, volunteers, etc.) will ensure that you achieve the growth milestones identified in the Social Impact section? [75 words]

EcoLabs founder Jody Boehnert has recently finished an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded three year PhD at the University of Brighton. Presently there is no paid staff at EcoLabs as Jody is in the process of re-establishing EcoLabs after a period of dormancy (as Jody finished her research). Meeting milestone will be dependent project funding.

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Evergreen

Evergreen is a not-for-profit organization that makes cities more livable.

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Jasper Place (High School) Permaculture

Permaculture is an ecologically inspired design science that seeks to create healthy systems that care for people and the environment. Largely based on systems thinking, permaculture teaches us that if the elements within a design are placed properly can create systems that are larger than the whole. Who waters an ecosystem? Who fertilizes it? How is it that ecology doesn’t need tilling, weeding, or chemicals? Why it it that if you walk away from a forest and return a hundred or a thousand years later, it’s still thriving?

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The Bet on Climate

Combat climate change is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges of the XXI century. In this context arises in Mexico the initiative "Betting on Climate", a campaign that aims to inform and educate youth on these environmental issues and provide the tools necessary for students to become strategic players in the climate change issue and sustainable development. The campaign is based on raising awareness of the global environmental problems and fight at the local, everyday driving alternatives available to youth and schools that choose to participate in this initiative.

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North Country Sustainability Center

North Country Sustainability Center, Inc. is bringing traditional knowledge of food preservation, preparation, and agriculture, along with home maintenance, sewing, and other traditional skills to people who were not able to learn from their ancestors. We are developing incubators that will allow people to develop those skills into new businesses, either as teachers, or as manufacturers. We are also creating opportunities for people to grow their own food, for farmers young and old to learn and exhibit their animals and sell their food to waiting customers.

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Merging HIV/Aids campaign with Environment conservation

Human activities have caused grievous degradation of environment in Kiambu County. ie:- encroachment of catchment areas, cultivation on river banks, deforestation, unsound industrial/plantations waste disposal resulting to disrupted weather patterns and organism cycle including marine life. This project addresses activities and cultural norms that contribute to degradation of nature.

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Tour Operators for Tigers (TOFT)

Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT) is a unique campaign.

Founded by a group of concerned Tour Operators, TOFT has now expanded to become a pioneering International ‘collective action’ campaign, run by Travel Professionals, aimed at those within the nature travel industry and all visitors to India’s wildlife parks, to advocate, endorse and support more responsible use of wilderness areas in India, and the Indian sub continent.

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social empowerment

Created on 06/8/2011 by rolfjenny

Empower communities that have no access to common electricity. Use green alternative energy that is safe, reliable, available 24/7 and affordable to create possibilities for disposable income on a sustainable basis. We set up service shops in villages, train local persons as fuel cell technicians and install our zinc air fuel cells into individual homes. The fuel cells get re charged manually about once a month by the fuel cell technicians for a small fee.

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Rolf

姓

Papsdorf

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団体の

団体名

Alternative Energy Development Corp.Ltd.

ウェブサイト

団体の所在国

South Africa, GT

この団体が社会的なインパクトをもたらす国

South Africa, NC

団体の種類:

企業

運営期間

5 年超

Is the project that you are entering related to this organization?

Yes

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social empowerment

What change do you want to bring to the world?

Empower communities that have no access to common electricity. Use green alternative energy that is safe, reliable, available 24/7 and affordable to create possibilities for disposable income on a sustainable basis. We set up service shops in villages, train local persons as fuel cell technicians and install our zinc air fuel cells into individual homes. The fuel cells get re charged manually about once a month by the fuel cell technicians for a small fee. Waste zinc oxide is partially used as high value fertilizer in local community vegetable gardens to grow nutritional vegetables and crops for food security.The energy provided is used for home industry like sewing machines, internet cafe, haicutting, copiers, computers for assisting people to write CV's, make copies of documents etc.

What are the primary activities of your project?

The primary activity is the provision of reliable basic energy, available 24/7, in non grid areas to increase the quality of life and to create sustainable employment through education of the community members of what they can do with that energy. Training of service technicians and computer training,forming partnerships with other organisations that will provide assistance for further job creations are part of the program. Empowering community members to self reliance and not to rely on government grants are a important factor. We created in 2 villages 12 sustainable employments for women and 4 male entrepreneurs.We reduced the unemployment by 5% in these villages.

What is innovative about your initiative? How is it a new contribution to the field?

We manufacture and supply zinc air fuel cells that provide basic energy 24/7. The energy has no carbon foot print and is safe, cost effective and portable. The use of our energy is cheaper than using candles and paraffin. We approach the projects on a holistic basis. Taking into consideration the needs of the community members in very rural areas that have over 80% of unemployment. We provide workshops for the whole community, rally the children to influence the parents to new thinking and provide tools that benefit the individuals to create home industry. We encourage the use of existing skills like expression of local arts in sewing and embroidery projects for women, form community operated vegetable gardens for food security and sale of products to shops in the nearest town. We use some of our waste zinc oxide as high value fertilizer to grow organic products. We encourage entrepreneurship and to become self reliant. We provide long term mentoring as it takes time to change mind sets. we are working in partnership with other organisations that want to help communities to become more self reliant and successful, we share the cost of resources made available. This reduces risk of duplication. The projects must demonstrate a win win situation for all and get the buy in from the community in order to be sustainable. We support communities for years in order to be able to have an impact and create measurable milestones of improvement in these communities. Learning is not only for the community but we learn from the community as well in order to refine further projects.

What stage is your project in?

1～5 年

Tell us about the community that you engage? eg. economic conditions, political structures, norms and values, demographic trends, history, and experience with engagement efforts.

The community is situated in a very rural area in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The closest town is Kuruman, some 30km away. The 2 villages have some 1200 community members including children. The unemployment is about 80%. Most community members rely on government grants or income that their children who work in urban areas, send home every month. The education is very low, 65% of the grown ups can not read and write. Women are the traditional workers and more willing to work then men. The villages were a previous homeland under apartheid and was incorporated into South Africa after the political change. Our experience over 7 years, is that it takes a lot of effort to win the trust of the community members. Children are our intermediaries as they have open minds and are keen to learn. They educate the parents. 89% of the community has a cell phone but needs to spend a lot of money to get the batteries charged. They give the phones to persons that go to town and pay them to get the batteries charged ( about 1 U.S.$ every 4 days). By providing basic energy the community increase their life style and can charge their own batteries. Winning the trust of the community is not easy and needs constant interactions. We have different factions of pro active and non active people to deal with on a daily basis. We use the trained service technicians and children to help with these challenges. The technicians provide the fuel cell exchange and inform us with information of what we need to do in order to be more successful. Over time we have now created 16 jobs for community members and reduced the unemployment by 5% of the possible employable work force. There are some 600 children and 300 persons over 60 years of age.

Share the story of the founder and what inspired the founder to start this project

My name is Rolf Papsdorf, I am a born entrepreneur since the age of 6years old. My passion is to be able to create a better life for people that have limited opportunities in life. I got involved into alternative energy some 12 years ago and designed a low cost reliable zinc air fuel cell for basic energy. The fuel cells need to address the needs and affordabilty of the end users. For this reason I spent 1 year researching rural areas in South Africa in order to find out what is needed and what can the people afford. In 2006 we implemented the first larger pilot project in Namibia. We won the Globe Energy Award in Brussels for this project, as best rural electrification project with social empowerment impact. I love challenges and rural life, as it is less stressed and much saver to live in these areas.In 2008 I was accepted as Ashoka fellow for a year. As I had however too little time to interact with the local branch on a regular basis, I was not able to become a full Ashoka Fellow even though Dr. SHIT ( Trevor) wrote a glowing report of my activities at the time. In 2009 I won the tech award in San Jose for the project in Limpopo. The awards and recognicion received inspires me to carry on and make a positive impact. I attended the GSBI program at the Santa Clara University in 2010 and became more corporate orientated and developed with my mentors a new marketing model that allows a faster growth and expansion. I am implementing this project right now. I do to day the possible as to morrow is only a concept of ones imagination.

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Please describe how your project has been successful and how that success is measured

We have provided 250 house holds in 2 villages with our fuel cells, creating 1MW ( 1 million Watt) of energy a month. We have reduced petty crime as people have now outside lights in their yards and can see what is going on.We have created 16 sustainable jobs and reduced the unemployment by 5%. We have acceptance by the community and the support of the school going learners who love our technology and what it does. How do you measure success? If a community member comes to you after having received his fuel cells and lights, can watch now TV and charge his cell phone batteries and says: "You make me feel now like a valuable person" that to me is success.

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1,001- 10,000

次に、今後 3 年間でこのプロジェクトは何人にインパクトを与えることができますか。

10,000 人超

How will your project evolve over the next three years?

We are now implementing our new marketing model developed during my inhouse residence program at the Santa Clara University. The model is designed for the lower income groups ( less than U.S.$ 200 per month).
We have formed a partnership with CAPITEC BANK that provides low cost micro finance to our target market that is informal settlements around Johannesburg and other larger cities. We set up retail outlets and create entrepreneurs to operate the service shops and retail outlets. Our marketing plan is conservative and targets 11600 fuel cell sets into the Ekhuruleni area near Johannesburg in the next 3 years. This would be to the benefit of some 50 000 persons as each house hold has 4+ persons per dwelling. It will create over 500 sustainable jobs for service technicians alone.

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What barriers might hinder the success of your project and how do you plan to overcome them?

In the past years we had to rely on corporate sponsorship. This is not sustainable for the company as it takes time to get projects financed. ( 1 project a year)By implementing our new marketing plan and not relying on sponsorship or government, we have now our own destiny in hand. We are implementing presently a private financing in the U.S. with a venture capital company and have formed a partnership with the 4th largest bank in South Africa, CAPITEC, that makes available low cost loans to our customer base.We have 9 franchise agents that are paying for franchise rights in the area of Ekhuruleni. Our financial projections are conservative but will demonstrate a positive cash flow in year 2 after implementation of the new marketing plan. The expected profit of U.S.$ over 1 million is in year 3. This allows us to grow rapidly into other ares in South Africa and adjoining countries.

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We have formed a partnership with the 4th largest bank in South Africa CAPITEC BANK, that seeks to extend its client base into our target market.
We have a partnership with Connect Africa that uses our fuel cells in projects in Southern Africa.
We have a partnership with SAEDF ( Southern African Economic Development Fund, that is financed by USAID.)
We have partnerships with various NGO's that promote education and working with women in rural areas, Like Ilithuba that gets skirts and other items made by rural women, using electric sewing machines powered by our fuel cells, with unique african embroidery under fair trade.
We have a partnership with the Santa Clara University and my mentors to help us grow and provide support.
We have formed a partnership with Africa Union, a African business organisation that promotes our energy solutions into Africa

Current annual budget of project, in US dollars

1,000,001～

Explain your selections

We form partnerships with different organisations. In that way we do not duplicate projects and safe money by sharing costs.We plan long term service back up to create sustainability. We are a unlisted public company in South Africa that includes some 220 individual share holders from all over the world. We do not need bank overdrafts or loans. We worked with capital raised from share holders in the past, but have now achieved after 9 years, the first time a positive cash flow.
We invlove all our business partners as share holders in our company in order to create loyalty and and share risks. We are now in a position to expand without financial constraints due to the partnership with Capitec Bank that finances our low income customers.We need to stay in control of our future as not many organizations are thinking social empoerment first but look more at the return of investment. We work to the tripple bottom line principle, ROI, social impact, environmental impact. This can only be done with no interference by government and local politics. The private sector must be the driver of the projects.

How do you plan to strengthen your project in the next three years?

We will expand into other South African areas that have no grid energy ( some 12 million households)By targeting only 1% of this market it would effect 120 000 house holds ( some 400 000 persons)
We will grow in a controlled manner and into specific geographic areas in order to reach a target market that can be effectivly serviced by the service shops and retail outlets we set up. The critical mass is 250 customers per service shop in order to have a sustainable and positive cash flow business. Reaching a target market of 1% would mean 480 service shops. This would create over 1000 sustainable employments and entrepreneurs spread across South Africa , without taking into consideration the secondary businesses we create in the end user market.
We will open up the first world market with our fuel cells for disaster relief, and UPS power. As we have controlled power cuts for the next 5 years in South Africa we have a interesting further market into the urban market.
We will expand the business to other African countries and have already exciting projects happening in August 2011 in Zambia.
Our aim is to expand into India and other South East Asian countries as we have many enquiries already to form joint ventures in these areas.

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Which barriers to employment does your innovation address?
Please select up to three in order of relevancy to your project.

PRIMARY

Lack of skills/training

SECONDARY

Lack of efficiency

TERTIARY

Lack of access to information and networks

Please describe how your innovation specifically tackles the barriers listed above.

We provide skills training as fuel cell technicians
We train with partners women in different skills like electric sewing machines and embroidery machines
We teach how to work smart and not hard
We train school children to operate computers and what they can do now with the energy provided.
We provide energy on a 24/7 basis to operate computers, media, TV'S and internet

Are you trying to scale your organization or initiative?
If yes, please check up to three potential pathways in order of relevancy to you.

PRIMARY

Grown geographic reach: Within host country

SECONDARY

Grown geographic reach: Multi-country

TERTIARY

Grown geographic reach: Global

Please describe which of your growth activities are current or planned for the immediate future.

1)We target the Ekhuruleni area that has 136000 informal dwellings that have no access to energy. We will set up 9 retail outlets and service shops that will create sustainable employment for 27 persons direct as entrepreneurs.
2) We expand to other large urban areas like Cape Town were there are 100 000 informal dwellings with no services
3) we expand into Zambia and Malawi
The target is to establish a customer base of 11600 households in the next 3 years in South Africa. This will effect the life of some 50 000 people and create over 500 sustainable employments

Do you collaborate with any of the following: (Check all that apply)

Technology providers, NGOs/Nonprofits, For profit companies, Academia/universities.

If yes, how have these collaborations helped your innovation to succeed?

The most helpful and exciting help I got was during my inhouse residence program (GSBI) at the Santa Clara University.
For profit companies like Anglo American, Kumba Resources, EXXARO, have funded projects in the past but are not suitable to be relied on in order to create a large user base outside their mine operations.
The winning of the tech award opened new opportunities not available in South Africa. Venture capital companies approached us, as they see the global impact we can make and the share holder value we create at the same time.
the CSIR ( Council for Science and Industrial Research) tested the fuel cells and made recommendations to government to use our technology. It gives us the credibility to be accepted in the market.

Células de contención (‘Support Units’): an alternative to urban development

Created on 02/22/2011 by Mariana Lozano

Células de Contención (‘Support Units’) is a program which includes 3 implementation strategies to improve ecosystem resilience and restoration in cities: urban regeneration, ecotechnological modules adjustable to existing houses and sustainable design for new ones.

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名

Mariana

姓

Lozano

団体の

団体名

OJTAT A.C.

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

52 222 756 22 51

団体の所在地

7 Poniente #102 San Pedro Cholula C.P. 72760

団体の所在国

Mexico, PUE

この団体が社会的なインパクトをもたらす国

Mexico

団体の種類:

非営利団体

運営期間

1～5 年

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Células de contención (‘Support Units’): an alternative to urban development

Describe your project

Células de Contención (‘Support Units’) is a program which includes 3 implementation strategies to improve ecosystem resilience and restoration in cities: urban regeneration, ecotechnological modules adjustable to existing houses and sustainable design for new ones.
It promotes adequate living conditions for everyone, where basic needs are met while restoring the peripheral environment and strengthening social structures. In relation to housing issues, this program suggests the incorporation of environmental technologies in water, energy and food supply which use construction systems that promote employment generation and urban bamboo reforestation.

What stage is your project in?

1～5 年

What makes your project unique as it relates to the theme of this competition?

Urban growth in farming areas has changed the productive capacity of the food industry: at present, Mexico imports 60% of its food supply. Urban expansion, ecosystem degradation and climate change have reduced the availability of water, gas and electricity and raised the cost of living. This becomes worse under economic crisis conditions, which have also increased unemployment rates. As a consequence, obtaining decent housing is almost impossible.
The first stage of the Células de Contención program application takes place in metropolitan areas, promoting the incorporation of sustainability strategies in existing houses so as to provide autonomy to inhabitants. This stage will be driven by the implementation of public and educational development centers so that community members could be aware of the system and accept it. The second stage will consist in the incorporation of low-cost ecotechnologies in existing houses in order to reduce expenses related to gas, electricity and water consumption. Moreover, this stage advances food production and neighborhood regeneration through reforestation and public space restoration, and is aimed at generating a resilience and restoration belt in the boundaries of the city. During stage three, this model will be reinterpreted and applied to urban areas.

Share the story of the founder and what inspired the founder to start this project

Antonio Ricardo Leyva Cervantes was born in the city of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, on July 28, 1977. He studied Architecture in the Iberoamerican University of Puebla and started his professional career in the Tosepan Titataniske Cooperative, in Puebla Sierra. There, he promoted the use of bamboo as construction system, as well as reforestation and tourism throughout 4 years. He obtained a master’s degree in “Regional Studies on Environment and Development” and his dissertation included a proposal of sustainable living conditions which are plausible for everyone. He has always been a social actor concerned about generating adequate living conditions which are fair to everyone. To this end, he has been in contact with marginalized groups (for example, young people living in the streets and peasants). Throughout his professional career, he has taken part in projects which promoted human development under environmental restoration conditions. At present, he is in charge of the Alternative architecture workshop and Interior Land in Ojtat, where he intends to advance buildings and interiors associated with nature processes.
Also, he is currently the director of Ojtat Ac, the organization which launched the Células de Contención project, which combines environmental housing, urban reforestation, food production, sustainable water treatment and a program for the generation of local green jobs.

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Who or what (i.e. youth, women, environment, etc.) benefits from your project, and why is your project critical?

In its first stage, communities living in metropolitan areas will benefit from this program, as it advances techniques and technologies which promote autonomy in terms of food production and water, electricity and employment availability. However, in the second stage, urban areas will benefit, as technologies and reforestation applied to metropolitan communities will improve the environmental quality and resilience of the city. Finally, in the third stage, the global ecosystem will benefit, as the program promotes the generation of human settlements which connect the satisfaction of their basic needs with ecosystem restoration, mitigating those processes which intensify climate change.

Please describe how your project has been successful and how that success is measured.

The success of this project is based on reality and on the urgency of the problems it addresses, that is, how to generate possible livelihood under social crisis and climate change conditions. This is evidenced by (i) the program's proposal to include environmental restoration through the offer of green services and products which improve life quality in human settlements and (ii) its systematic methodology, which drives economic, environmental, social, technological and cultural vehicles. This project approach becomes its vital structure: being self-managed and growing throughout time.
Through participative workshops, the main needs of the community are detected. These are addressed by technological strategies, which are applied by means of community participation processes. Such strategies are financed by productive activities which are developed by the community itself, as well as by the contribution of companies with human awareness and of the civil society, which progressively joins the project.
The project’s success is measured through the building of development centers, the implementation of technology, the growing demand for sustainable housing, the generation of green jobs, the sale of products manufactured using technologies implemented and the community participation, which strengthens social structures.

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100 人未満

次に、今後 3 年間でこのプロジェクトは何人にインパクトを与えることができますか。

1001～10,000 人

What barriers might hinder the success of your project and how do you plan to overcome them?

Financing and the responsive capacity of our organization are barriers which we plan to overcome through a community organizations’ program. This plan consists in the sale of green products and services and in transferring part of the income obtained to the activities of the organization. This will allow us to get further human and financial capital and to expand our areas of work. The companies above are directly related to the activities of the Células de Contención project, such as eco-building, the installation of green technologies, the sale of local healthy food and the sale of products manufactured with the technologies implemented at development centers.

How will your project evolve over the next three years?

We will advance the building of sustainable houses which will increase demand to be addressed by groups that have received special training at the Células de contención development centers (on environmental building and technologies). We will set up community organizations, which will generate employment, and we will carry out the reforestation program in the suburbs, which will improve the environmental conditions of the area by providing water, soil and oxygen. We intend to attract governmental, educational and civil institutions so as to pursue a common target: sustainable housing in sustainable cities.

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For each selection, please explain the financial and non-financial support from each

Support will be threefold:
Materials: costs will be afforded by donations in money and in kind and also by the financial contributions of the beneficiaries. Beneficiaries, as interested parties, will be registered under savings programs in order to be able to afford, at least, 30% of costs. Part of such savings comes from the sale of surplus food and other products manufactured by families depending on their training.
Labor force: labor training activities will be carried out so that beneficiaries, the inhabitants of the community in which the program is implemented and volunteers take part. Moreover, construction training will also be provided through courses (which we also offer to the public as an Organization). We have provided labor training at schools that were interested in making students aware of social contribution and environmental protection.
Training and technology development: OJTAT A.C. members and interested professionals are in charge of this area.
The program is designed in such a way that beneficiaries could become active actors and find jobs through the implementation of these sustainable development models.
Training = self-construction = specialized labor force = Job generation

How do you plan to grow and/or diversify your base of support in the next three years?

We plan to receive more support from the government. Besides, this program has been submitted to different companies so that they make contributions to implement the program in marginalized communities located in the boundaries of the city. We also plan to organize, together with these companies, construction training activities in which employees are able to assist vulnerable sectors while acknowledging the importance of environmental protection.
One of our short-term goals is to build a larger number of kitchen gardens in order to generate income through the sale of surplus products. Part of such income will be allocated to the application of other ecotechnologies, thus substantially saving electricity and water consumption. At present, labor teams are being formed with beneficiaries who are interested in offering their labor skills to society, specially related to alternative construction and the use of ecotechnologies. This is intended to generate jobs in marginalized communities as well as to promote the building of sustainable houses in other areas.
This program will be submitted to both governmental and non-governmental organizations in order to join efforts and reach its implementation in metropolitan and urban areas.

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Please select your areas of intervention in the home improvement market

Water, Green housing, Environment, Income generation, Citizen/community participation.

Is your innovation addressing barriers in the home improvement/progressive housing market? If so, please describe in detail your mechanisms of intervention

This program promotes food production, as well as water, soil and energy conservation and reactivation of local economy through urban housing and reforestation.
This system, both for new and existing houses, represents a urban agriculture program to be applied in the roofs and fronts of the houses. It includes an integral system of water management, consisting of: rainwater collection, dry toilets, irrigation water treatment processes, fish farming tanks located in secondary patios and water infiltration to reload aquifers. This system also uses technologies for the supply of alternative energy, such as the saving bonfire (which reduces fuelwood consumption) and the biodigester (which obtains gas through cow's excrement treatment). Intervention in existing houses will be in the progressive and beneficiaries will have the opportunity to learn about the program, as well as to modify and accept it. These interventions are performed as a response to individual claims by families. Modules will be incorporated into the houses in a progressive and controlled manner. The more modules are assembled, the more benefits are awarded. It is worth mentioning that the system components are integrated under a community participation approach through which other elements are selected and added on the basis of specific community and family needs.

Are you currently collaborating with private companies, or have you partnered with private companies in the past? With which companies?

Yes.
Iberoamerican University of Puebla
Oriente Institute, Puebla A.C. (a civil association)
Cristóbal Colón University
Chiapas Association of Architects
Empresarios por Puebla IBP Foundation
Produce Puebla A.C. Foundation (a civil association)
Tosepan Titataniske Cooperative

Please describe in detail the nature of the partnership(s)

We have partnered with educational institutions through training courses and construction training activities in metropolitan communities of the city of Puebla.
Further, we have partnered with the Empresarios por Puebla IBP Foundation for the sale of products manufactured in the communities in which the program is under implementation.
We have also partnered with the Tosepan Titataniske Cooperative and the Produce Puebla Foundation for training courses and program follow-up aimed at the application of alternative construction and environmental technologies.

Select the unit(s) with which the partnership was formed

Gender Mainstreaming through Women Land Rights

Created on 11/1/2010 by RUTURAJ

Women have less control over land used for farming. Though they contribute substantially to the farm sector through their labour contribution. Idea is to campaign and advocate for the women rights over land. The campaign will be through Workshops, consultation meets and media writtings and compiling the perceptions of people on the issue. All the processes will be carried out through networks.

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Section 1: About You

名

RUTURAJ

姓

PATTANAIK

Website

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

団体名

MANAV VIKASH

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

91-9439541515

団体の所在地

24/25, Ground Floor, Jail Road, Jharapada, Bhuabenswar-751006

団体の所在国

India

How long has this organization been operating?

5 年超

団体の種類:

非営利団体

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Name your project.

Gender Mainstreaming through Women Land Rights

Describe Your Idea

Women have less control over land used for farming. Though they contribute substantially to the farm sector through their labour contribution. Idea is to campaign and advocate for the women rights over land. The campaign will be through Workshops, consultation meets and media writtings and compiling the perceptions of people on the issue. All the processes will be carried out through networks.

Country your work focuses on

India

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What makes your idea unique?

In the present situation in our state a lot of activities are undertaken specifically for women by NGOs and Government agencies. As land is considered as first factor of production it has to be given due importance in the context women have rights and control over land when the state is considered as most backwrd region. As this specific issue has not been taken up in the state by any local/state level or national level NGOs or Government till date.
Need and Relevance:
In the household front women generally manage to arrange the food and fuel specifically in rural areas so also in the tribal pockets of Orissa. Women’s position Vis- a-Vis livelihood security is both vulnerable and powerful. It is vulnerable because women are often the first victims of natural calamities, flood, and rising food prices. The impact of food insecurity on women and their households is rather well known it is also directly related to natural resource management in the hilly tribal areas. This present initiatives supports women folk take a greater role at engender Agriculture, and give emphasis on attention and reiteration on the role of women to generate creativity and power that can empower women as community resources and manager. Women would be able take greater role in managing families need through backyard plantation and kitchen garden. The present intervention on land and women rights really will be trigger the women empowerment process
The Way Forward:
Gender neutral land and environmental law have not facilitated the women’s access to resources. Gender neutral laws operate in gendered contexts. For law and policy to engender women’s rights requires an organized effort or movement in a campaigning mode from formal equality to substantive equality through addressing the structural barriers that hinders women access to land and resources. More significantly, there is need for innovative approaches in determining access control to land and environmental resources.

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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Tell us about the social impact of your innovation. Please include both numbers and stories as evidence of this impact

The present intervention will have impact on the mindsets of people those are inovlved in the process of women empowerment. At least 15-NGOs are operating in the local areas are going to take up this issue as part of their programme.

 Action plan document through compilation of perceptions, views and opinions of people from different social strata
 Identification and documentation of prevailing critical issues and put forth before government to realize its importance.
 Publication of Periodicals/Journal on Women rights over Natural Resources specifically land rights
 Setting a strong base through community mobilization and awareness through communication drive to take the issue forward for its redressal
 Network and forums at the district level and regional level promoted to trigger the process forward

Problem

Orissa is bestowed with high volume of natural resources, still it is considered as backward states of the Country. With an intention to empower women state Government has undertaken many activities through Mission Shakti and other such highlighted programme both in the tribal region and other pockets as well yet progress is very slow less visible. The efforts are ad-hoc and charity oriented where most of the activities of NGOs/ CBOs and Government are on relief mode which speaks more on short term results. While women perform the majority of the state’s agricultural work, they often do not have secured land tenure & rarely reach financial independence.

Actions

Social Mobilizatiing the women and building a cadre to claim their right by way of putting a pressure to government for policy change
Workshops at the District level involving local NGOs
Selection and identification possible areas of intervention in the state
Identification of critical issues related to women land rights
Analysis of the women empowerment with greater access and control over natural resources with special focus to land rights
Sharing different aspects of women land rights and its pros and cons with civil society through consultation events
Dissemination of women issues specifically relating to natural resources
Preparation of long term action plan for furthering the activities in this direction with the involvment of network partners.Actions are also planned to train and build the capacity of a cadre in the area so that they continue

Results

- A cadre developed specifically to take up the issue inside the operational area and outside
- A long term plan developed with the involvment of partner NGOs in the region and state
- 200-Women have rights over land in their local area productivly used by them
- District level Government officials gear up to act upon in their local area
- At least 50-Women PRI Functionaries sensitised about the issue
- At least 12-NGOs take up the issue at their donor organisation level
- Enhanced food security among the marginalised sections of people in the tribal region
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How many people will your project serve annually?

1001～10,000 人

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?

Yes

If so, how?

Strategy:
 Compiling perceptions of the progressive people from different through workshops and consultation
 Consultation with and capacity building of women leaders (PRI), civil society organizations and other village level institutions.
 Working with Government Revenue and Agriculture Officials to prepare a plan of action to move address the prevailing issues and look forward
 Discussions with Villagers specifically male folk of rural areas in Orissa about the women’s right on land
 Focus group discussions with Women Groups and peer groups
 Taking up the women land rights issue among the organisations specifically working on women and gender issues
Social Mobilisation at the community level, panchayat level and district level is the first phase of action with the help of catalytic people in the area. The next phase is to sensitise the Government officials towards the cause as an important factor of women empowerment. Subsequently, capacity buiding programme for local NGOs on the issue for development of network to furthering the issue. A cadre will also be developed those are going to act as trainer to sustain the process. Publications will be made on 6-monthly basis to highlight the issue at policy level and planing level.

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What stage is your project in?

Idea phase

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 partnerships could be critical to the success of your innovation.

We are working in the area since last 5-years. Of course our work is not well recognised both at the district level and state level. Though we have good rapport at the state level and district level officials. This will be an opportunity to build networks among local NGOs to act upon Common Action Programme. However, process is going to sustain through activities initiated through the programme.

We would like to learn more about how your initiative is financially supported. Please explain your business plan/revenue model

Our organisation at present is working on women empowerment through Non-Timber Forest Produces(NTFPs) and livelihoods processing and marketing at right prices. It could able to generate employment for women. We are having infrastructure and value additions and processing centres at the field level owned and managed by local people. Besides, we mobilise people's contribution locally towards the cause that sustain the process. However, as the programme is prepared for a period of 2-years with exclusive staff involved in it, emphasis will be more to mobilise local resources for the cause.

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

When my mother could not raise her voice when her parental property matter raised by her brothers. Now even those properties are not properly managed by my mother's in laws productively, rather remain unutilised. Besides, I feel its essence realise the matter as being a father of a daughter. Even my father's sister could not raise their voice for such property as succesor or legal heir. Though nobody is leading a better life by utilising those property specifically the farm land. In many rural pockets farm land remain unutilised may be due to this. Another important aspect is that in our state this can really help us in These are the instances when I could feel the importance of such issue. Again when I went through the write ups in the website www.rdiland.org I could able to get into more detail and how important is the issue in the changing economic situation. This single issue can transform a lot in the entire state. I could feel the difference when I was involved in the process for taking up small holder agriculture issue in one specific pocket. I found women are more productive than their male counter part when they utilise their time and labour productively for their own community and households. I also see my wife how sincere she is when she manage my child and family. Looking into my personal experience and working experience I could able to see that this innovation work will run well in the state level. Of course publications in the form of News Bulletin can be shared among the resource organisations to change their plan and policy to support this issue through providing resources on the issue.

Tell us about the social innovator—the person—behind this idea.

Manisha Majumdar, Programme Officer, Concern Worldwide.
She is the person to acted as the person behind me to take up this issue. She was a trainer on gender issue. Once I got opportunity to participate in her training programme. Where I learnt and went deep into the Gender issue. I could able to learn that situation can be changed once specific critical issues can be addressed at local level by providing scope to women. Even such aspects can also be taken up at the policy level that provide scope for the women to influence the decision making process at the government level. In the present context people are talking about political power to women. But I feel women having more economic idepedence can be more power in their own community. She is working as Programme Officer in an international organisation like Concern Worldwide since last 5-years. As she is quite good and sincere in raising critical issues that change the social and economic transformation process. I see she could able to see the working style and influential character that has motivated me to take up this issue. Once when I see deep into the women property issue I see hardly any negative aspects as it can change the economic dynamics and social dynamics in their local community. Besides, this also help in reducing the domestic violence as well as improve the food security situation in the impoversihed area. Though she is typical employee of Concern Worldwide but still she act always for a cause even being an women.

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

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

If through another source, please provide the information.

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Which (if any) of the following strategies apply to your organization or company (check as many as apply)

Formalizing and documenting property rights (i.e. titling, leasing or certification), その他.

Please explain how your work furthers one or many of the above strategies (if you selected “other”, please explain your strategy)

Workshops at the district level and regional level will be conducted to influence the public opinion. Even their perceptions will also be compiled to prepare a paper for highlighting the issue in the media. So that public policy makers and planners may gear up to take it forward in their forthcoming measures. However, in order to highlight the issue at local Governance functionaries motivated.

Biomimicry Youth Campaign

Created on 10/19/2010 by Volunteer in Africa

In conjunction with EDGE of AFRICA's 'Workshops with Local Kids' Project and in partnership with the Eden District Municipality & Biomimicry Institute, we aim to start from grass roots level with the education of youth into the preservation and sustainable living goals of the Biomimicry campaign.

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Section 1: About You

名

Roger

姓

Wynne-Dyke

Website

Organization

EDGE of AFRICA | Volunteer in Africa

Country

South Africa, WC

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

EDGE of AFRICA | Volunteer in Africa

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

+27443820122

団体の所在地

団体の種類:

非営利団体

団体の所在国

South Africa, WC

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Name Your Project

Biomimicry Youth Campaign

Country your work focuses on

South Africa, WC

Describe Your Idea

In conjunction with EDGE of AFRICA's 'Workshops with Local Kids' Project and in partnership with the Eden District Municipality & Biomimicry Institute, we aim to start from grass roots level with the education of youth into the preservation and sustainable living goals of the Biomimicry campaign.

Website URL

Would you like to participate in the MIF Opportunity 2010?

Yes

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What makes your idea unique and innovative?

The Biomimicry Campaign and more particularly our 'Recycling Swop Shop' is unique in that it is so much more than what it appears at initial glance. Not only is it a means of cleaning up the environment, but it has the capacity to change people’s attitude towards waste, to deepen their understanding of the impact of our consumption patterns and to bring about a change in behavior. Through the Swop Shop, it is suddenly realised that “waste has value” and there is an immediate change in the attitude towards waste as a result and waste is no longer just thrown out. Deepening understanding will be brought about when we start “selling” locally produced goods in the shop at a cheaper price than goods brought in from outside of the area – the carbon footprint of the goods will be added to the price, thereby increasing understanding of the actual cost to the environment of what we consume and where it comes from. The model can be adapted and applied in any area where there are people willing to run and stock the shop. It has the potential to positively impact on lives, empowering children to meet their basic needs, and to feel good about the fact that they are cleaning up their environment as a result.

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had on your clients and the tourism sector?

This model can be applied and adapted anywhere across the world. It is important that it be recognized that it is a model that works best on a small scale – you can have many small initiatives serving various areas within a city, but it would be too complex to be run as a large-scale operation. Its impact is very quick – within one month, with one small area, about 1 ton of recyclables has been brought to the Swop Shop, the concept of saving has been understood and embraced by many of the children and word is spreading. It has also created the opportunity for an SMME to emerge to collect the sorted recyclables and take them to the local buy-back center.

Problem

Lack of basic skills education in the fields of conservation, environmental heritage and long term planning.

Actions

Address common problems with fun solutions. The launch of the Recycling Swop Shop means that anyone can get involved and be not only educated but rewarded for their participation.

Results

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

Year 1 - Local Support
Year 2 - Regional Support
Year 3 - National Support
Year 4 - International Support

What would prevent your project from being a success?

Lack of community support and funding

How many people will your project serve annually?

1001～10,000 人

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 or introduce models and tools that benefit the tourism sector in general?

Yes

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What stage is your project in?

1 年未満

In what country?

South Africa, WC

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

Yes

If yes, provide organization name.

EDGE of AFRICA

How long has this organization been operating?

1～5 年

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.

Strong partnerships are what will keep this initiative going. Partnerships include a group to actually run the Swop Shop, a group to organise the stocking of the Swop Shop, the person/people who collect and sell the recyclables onto the Buy-back Centre (a percentage of what they earn goes towards the stocking of the Swop Shop), and the Buy-back centre itself. In order to secure sustainability, crafts are made from the recyclable materials and sold to local tourism and other establishments and a percentage of the profits go towards the stocking of the shop.

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

1) Community Support
2) Local and National Awareness
3) Long term goals

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

The launch of our local Biomimicry project with the help of Sue Swain led to the start of our first Swop Shop. We wanted to reach the people in a fun and informative way, becoming a natural way of life.

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Sue Swain and Dayne Davey are the driving force behind the concept and project operations. Their partnership has led to excitement and a successful phase 1. we now need the support to move forward from here.

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

Email from Changemakers

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

50 words or fewer

MIF Opportunity 2010

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Has your organization been legally constituted or registered in your country or one of your target countries for at least three years?

Yes

Does the applicant organization have sufficient financial resources to guarantee the co-financing required by MIF during the execution period of the project? (This amounts to at least 50% of the project’s total budget with 25% in cash and 25% in-kind.)

Yes

Does the applicant organization have experience managing projects co-financed by international organizations? Please describe below

Please classify the applicant organization according to the options below

Community based Organization

What problem-area does your project address?

Access to knowledge and training.

How will your project address this problem?

The project aims to be the start of a local campaign to both education, train and encourage practical living that makes sense not only to the pocket but to the environment.

Who is benefited by the initiative? (Please highlight the type and number of beneficiaries, and their role in the tourism value-chain.)

Local community - promoting healthy, informed and environmental living
Local Tourism - establishing Knysna as a responsible, green town
National Tourism establishing South Africa as a responsible, green nation

How will the project's results assist the region’s tourism sector and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises?

Financial beneficial
Morally beneficial
Support local produce
Support local business
Encourage sustainability across the board

A. Total Budget (100%)

US$ 30.000

B. MIF Contribution (up to 50% of total budget and US$. 500.000 max)

US$ 15.000

C. Cash co-financing (at least 25% of total budget)

US$ 7.500

D. In kind co-financing (at least 25% of total budget)

US$ 7.500

Oil Spills in the Coastal Areas

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Oil spill in the oceans/seas has been one of the major concern for us as well as for other countries too as this could affect the aquatic animals,aquatic plants which is mostly used to make herbal medicines,birds and ofcourse human life too. Is there any way to prevent the oil spills in the oceans/seas is the major question asked by a number of people.

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名

Manu

姓

Nair

Website

Organization

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

Freelancing

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

団体の所在地

P-141, Sector-12, 8th Main, Jeevan Bima Nagar,Bangalore-75.

団体の種類:

未登録の

団体の所在国

India, KA

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Oil Spills in the Coastal Areas

Country your work focuses on

India, KA

Describe Your Idea

Oil spill in the oceans/seas has been one of the major concern for us as well as for other countries too as this could affect the aquatic animals,aquatic plants which is mostly used to make herbal medicines,birds and ofcourse human life too. Is there any way to prevent the oil spills in the oceans/seas is the major question asked by a number of people.

Website URL

Would you like to participate in the MIF Opportunity 2010?

Yes

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What makes your idea unique and innovative?

How do we prevent oil spills in the ocean/seas-should we ban drilling of oil from the seas/oceans and put more emphasis on solar energy or should we stop transportation of oil by the ships. These are the questions which arises in one's mind. Though we need oil, we cannot ban the drilling of oil from the oceans and neither we can ban the transportation of oil by the ships but we can indeed put in some effective preventive measures to prevent oil spills in the oceans.We could use double hulled ships for the transportation of oil couldn't we? Secondly if there is an oil spill in the ocean we can take the use of booms which could safeguard any habitat living around here.The use of skimmers could be another way to prevent oil spills in the oceans/seas. These measures would safeguard the aquatic animals, aquatic plants and people living in the coastal regions.

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had on your clients and the tourism sector?

This is only the beginning stage its only an idea which needs to be implemented with caution.It would have a large impact on the clients & the tourism sectors.

Problem

Oil Spill in the Oceans/seas

Actions

We would put in some effective preventive measures to prevent oil spills in the oceans. Firstly,we could make use of double hulled ships for the transportation of oil Secondly if there is an oil spill in the ocean we can take the help of booms/firebooms which could safeguard any habitat living around here.Making use of skimmers could be another way to prevent oil spills in the oceans/seas. These measures would safeguard the aquatic animals, aquatic plants and people living in the coastal regions.

Results

The above actions would help a lot in preventing oil spills in the oceans and it would also help to safeguard all the habitats living here

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

Money is the utmost neccessity for pushing this project and clearance from the government is needed too

What would prevent your project from being a success?

Its not quite easy to get clearance from the government as this project involves huge sums of money.

How many people will your project serve annually?

101～1,000 人

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 or introduce models and tools that benefit the tourism sector in general?

Yes

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What stage is your project in?

Idea phase

In what country?

India, KA

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

1 年未満

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.

The partnership with the government & the nGO's would help a great deal in moving this project forward.

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

Create awareness among the people
To Create advertisements in this regard
To get the help of the government,help of political parties & the NGO's in this regard.

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

Major Oil Spills occuring in the Oceans/Seas

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Me & my friends.

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

Facebook

MIF Opportunity 2010

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Does the applicant organization have sufficient financial resources to guarantee the co-financing required by MIF during the execution period of the project? (This amounts to at least 50% of the project’s total budget with 25% in cash and 25% in-kind.)

Does the applicant organization have experience managing projects co-financed by international organizations? Please describe below

Not applicable

Please classify the applicant organization according to the options below

Non registered Organization

What problem-area does your project address?

Access to knowledge and training.

How will your project address this problem?

It will take measures to prevent major oil spills in the oceans /seas.

Who is benefited by the initiative? (Please highlight the type and number of beneficiaries, and their role in the tourism value-chain.)

The people living in the coastal areas & the tourism sector.

How will the project's results assist the region’s tourism sector and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises?

It will help in bringing in more tourists to India & other countries too if we adopt these simple methods.

A. Total Budget (100%)

US$5000

B. MIF Contribution (up to 50% of total budget and US$. 500.000 max)

US$500

C. Cash co-financing (at least 25% of total budget)

US$400

D. In kind co-financing (at least 25% of total budget)

US$500

arm

Created on 03/31/2010 by arm

場所

BALIAPAL
Baliapal, Balasore State:Orissa
India
21° 40' 0.0012" N, 87° 16' 59.9988" E

ALTERNATIVE FOR RURAL MOVEMENT(ARM)
A Profile

• Name of the Organisation :Alternative for Rural Movement(ARM)

• Address : AT/PO :BALIAPAL, Dist: BALASORE, ORISSA, INDIA
Pin Code :756026, Telephone:++916781253424
E-mail :arm100@rediffmail.com,armorissa@gmail.com,
Website : www.armngo.com

• Year of Establishment : 1989
•
• Date of Registration : 16th December, 1989
• Chief Functionary : Mr. Rajendra Kumar Rana
Coordinating Member
• Legal Status
Sl.No. Registered Under

ANGELS OF CHANGE: A Positive Deviant/Hearth Approach to Maternal Health

Created on 02/12/2010 by kaisa079

INTRODUCTION

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Section 1: About You

名

Kahabi

姓

Isangula

Website

Organization

World Vision Tanzania-Lake Zone

Country

Tanzania

Are you an individual between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to apply for a nine month Young Champions Program mentored by an Ashoka Fellow?

No

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

World Vision Tanzania-Lake Zone

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

+255282762256

団体の所在地

P.o.Box 78,Shinyanga,Tanzania

団体の所在国

Tanzania

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ANGELS OF CHANGE: A Positive Deviant/Hearth Approach to Maternal Health

Country your work focuses on

Tanzania

Describe Your Idea

INTRODUCTION
In this world, every minute one woman dies of pregnancy or birth related complications. WHO defines maternal death as: death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of pregnancy from cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. Perinatal death means death of a fetus from 28 weeks of gestation to seven complete days of life including stillbirths. The perinatal mortality; is a sensitive indicator of health status of women, the health of the newborn and quality of health care provided during perinatal period especially delivery and immediate postnatal period. According to TDHS 2004/5,there is high antenatal care coverage- 94% at least one visit; 62% makes four or more visits yet the maternal mortality ratio is still high- 578/100,000 live births and under 5 mortality rate = 112/1000 live births.
Tanzania is amongst countries with very high number of maternal deaths in the world, the high maternal and newborn mortality constitute a silent emergency in Africa, (WHO, 2004) .Two decades after safe motherhood initiative (SMI); the maternal and perinatal mortality levels have sadly continued to rise instead of declining. Health indicators are not improving which may be attributed by poor quality of health services provided (reproductive and child health survey, 1999; TDHS, 2004/5).Poverty, social exclusion, low levels of education and women violence/abuse are amongst the contributing factors.
ANGELS OF CHANGE
Angels of Change is an entry point to prevent maternal deaths using the Positive Deviant/Hearth Approach. Angels of Change is an Idea of intensive behavior change Intervention targeting Mothers of Childbearing age and Pregnant mothers who at risk of maternal complications. It is derived from the fact that despite of all of the above factors contributing to the high Maternal mortality in Tanzania, one thing is evident, that there are a number of women who has never experienced Pre, intra and post delivery complications within our communities under the same resources, these mothers has been able to explore the environment and make use of the available resources while others are not able to do that, these are the one I call the Positive Deviants or The Angels of Change. Through identifying these Positive Deviant Mothers and Using the Community Based Hearth Session Approach, women of Childbearing age and Pregnant women can be brought together to share the Positive Deviant behaviors practiced by Positive Deviant Mothers. Different issues involving locally-discovered positive deviant practices as well as promote other practices essential to healthy living. Hearth sessions incorporate a number of approaches for behavior change including identification of Angels of change in a community, peer to peer support, Mother Dialogues, counseling, negotiation, Adult learning principles, skills building, motivation through visible practices and Women mobilization. Family planning, prevention of unwanted and high risk pregnancies, ensure skilled care during childbirth; ensure access to quality emergency care when a complication arises are among the topics during Hearth sessions.
It involves learning what these Role Models (Angels of Change) has been doing to promote their socially and communally acceptable behaviors and practices promoting good maternal health, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Health care utilization and promoting these practices to be adopted by other mothers. The Hearth part of Angels of Change idea using a PD approach is an intensive behavior change Intervention targeting mothers at risk of maternal Complications.
Sites of implementation including selection of places where majority of Youths are found/lives/work in relatively close proximity, where there are a significant number of risk behaviors.
Angels of Change will be identified though Initial dialogue with respective mother’s groups in a particular community/Institution through peer voting systems especially during antenatal visits. The respective group, guided by Community health workers will anonymously select an Angels of Change with positive deviant behaviors and practices communally acceptable which promotes good maternal health using a special tool. Our Health Volunteer(s) together with the selected Angels of Change will facilitate a mothers Conversation process to discover behaviors and Practices depicted by a selected Role Model and the Group will set up Action Plan. The selected Role Model will trained on facilitation skills and be responsible to conduct Hearth Sessions with Material support provided. She will also be Our contact person in a Particular group observing how peers are adopting her/his practice and behaviors and recommending the way forward. The project will facilitate group meeting at least twice a month and Group learning visits to other successful group with the same socio-economical circumstances. Each group will have a chairperson, Secretary, one Angel of Change and one guardian, teachers/ a community member identified by the group will serve as Guardians. Our Health volunteers will be conducting regular supportive visits to respective group(s) and Provide Monthly report.
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What makes your idea unique?

The Positive Deviance (PD) process identifies acceptable, effective and sustainable practices that are already used by at-risk mothers and that do not conflict with local culture. Through learning what their peers with equally limited resources and risk situations are doing to promote maternal Health, Mothers are then empowered through Hearth Sessions to adopt better practices and behaviors even in areas with very limited access to health information and services. It is, in essence, it is a “mop-up” program to eliminate the pool of maternal Complications among women of Childbearing age and Pregnant women , not only through Health Promotion but also by permanent behavior changes which are acceptable by the community and can be carried on to next generation of women.
PD Approach1 has been in Practice for nutrition rehabilitation programs in Vietnam and Rwanda resulting to marked reductions in child malnutrition and improvements in child health within a short period of Time .ITS USE FOR MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES HAS NEVER BEEN DOCUMENTED ANYWHERE,Making it unique. The angels of Change Project will be linked to other health interventions for all women within the target communities if any.
Its is a Programme which is self centered and Communally driven buiding the Capacity of women especially in resource limited areas to be responsible for their health by taking appropriate actions at the right time through guidance of their Positive Deviant Peers leading to improved maternal Health.

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What impact have you had?

PD Approach has been in Practice for nutrition rehabilitation programs in VManonga ADP of World Vision Tanzania resulting to marked reductions in child malnutrition and improvements in child health within a short period of Time .Its our hope that if used in Maternal issues the Result will be overwhelming.

Problem

Tanzania is amongst countries with very high number of maternal deaths in the world, the high maternal and newborn mortality constitute a silent emergency in Africa, (WHO, 2004) .Two decades after safe motherhood initiative (SMI); the maternal and perinatal mortality levels have sadly continued to rise instead of declining. Health indicators are not improving which may be attributed by poor quality of health services provided (reproductive and child health survey, 1999; TDHS, 2004/5).Poverty, social exclusion, low levels of education and women violence/abuse are amongst the contributing factors.
Despite of all of the above factors contributing to the high Maternal mortality ratio in Tanzania, one thing is evedent, that there are a number of women who has never experienced Pre, intra and post delivery complications within our communities under the same resources. Through identifying these Positive Deviant Mothers and Using the Community Based Hearth Session Approach, women of Childbearing age and Pregnant women can be brought together to share the Positive Deviant behaviors practiced by Positive Deviant Mothers.

Actions

FUNDRISING: My organisation is working to look for fundings for this Project
INTERGRATION;We also expect to intergrate the Project in our Current Health Projects
TRAINING: We expect to train more people on Positive Deviance/Hearth Approach to create a Pool of Competent workers

Results

We expect that mother's Capacity on Maternal health issues will be improved by strengtherning Positive behaviors leading to appropriate actions during Pregnancy,Delivery and Post deliverly leading to overall reduction of Maternal deaths

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

Training of co worker to create a Pool of Competent workers who will actively implement and Monitor the Angels of Chance Project.We also expect to intergrate it in our current Health Programmes.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

Lack of Enough Funding at Inital Stages and lack of commited team playing co workers

How many people will your project serve annually?

100 人未満

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?

Yes

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What stage is your project in?

Idea phase

団体の種類:

非営利団体

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

5 年超

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Through expertise exchange and referral support

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

FUNDS
TEAM WORK
INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENT

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

Mariam(Not her Actual Name) an old lady with Seven children with the Last Born,Nameless dying in early days of her life.Mariam suffered a severe hemmorrhage afterwards,the cause being retained placenta which was very very difficulty to remove.She was brought to the hospital,exahusted and tired,paper white appearance and it was a weekend and a Doctor on Duty was not available in the ward.Luckly enough i was there visiting my wife who has just delivered a baby girl Eileen.After observing that the Doctor on duty was not there then i thought i've to do something to save Mariam's life.I told the nurse,'i'm a Doctor and i think i can help'.At first she didn't agree with me ,she needed to see my ID Card.Unfortunately i didn't have one.I was just Completed internship in Dar Es Salaam and moved to Shinyanga to wait for posting.Unwelcomed by the nurses i just grabed the sterlile gloves and gown from the Nurses hands and rushed to the Bed where Mariam was gasping,after a series of emergency Procedures Mariam became stable,back to life again.....at that point the nurses realized that i was really a medical Doctor.Nearby Mariam there was a Woman Called Fatuma(Not her real name),she knew Mariam of course and they were neighbours to our suprise.She was just delivered a Seventh baby without any Maternal Complications.After talking to her for some time i discovered that she was poor even more than Mariam,then i kept asking myself 'Why people having the same resources,others make good use of them while others are not???.I asked the same question to Fatuma ....to my suprise the practises she explained are those what i currently call Positive Deviant Behaviors.After some time i attended a Positive Deviant/Hearth Training and started offering technical support to one of our Programme area which was implementing the Nutrition Project among Underfives using the PD/Hearth approaches...very successifully.Then i thought the very same idea can pbe used in Maternal health issues ...of course as ANGELS OF CHANGE PROJECT.

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Majority of Programmes aiming at Good Materal Health are always Generalised and institutioanl approaches.However programmes aiming at Buiding Capacities of women to become the Angels of changes for their lives by observing and learning from peers who have the very same resources but having Positive deviant Practices are very few if Any.Angels of Change Projects is a Socially,acceptible and centered Projects which uses socially driven practices which are Positive to build capacity of expectant mothers in Materal Health issues.

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

MAISOG WATERSHED INITIATIVE INC

Created: 01/16/10 by CYNTHIA DE DIOS DE LEON

場所

SAN LORENZO RUIZ, CAMARINES NORTE
Philippines

The Maisog Watershed Initiative (MWI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that aspires to reduce poverty thru knowledge transfer and capacity building programs with the aim to improve the value and quality of livelihoods in the rural areas of the Philippines thru food production, agro-forestry, organic farming, zero waste, biodiversity, alternative energy, education and eco-tourism through collaborative efforts with government and the private sector. Its main program shall be known as the Maisog Model Township Development Program.

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Created on 01/11/2010 by Maestro

Biomass waste into sustainable building materials.
* Yes, Innovative, benefiting from waste of the waste,"char"
* Important, Yes, since it will be competent to replace the widely used fired clay brick, made on the account of our non-renewable land natural mud/clay fertile soil

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名

Maher

姓

Wahba

Website

Organization

planet savers group

Country

Egypt

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

planet savers group

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

団体の所在地

団体の所在国

Egypt

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Name Your Project

New entry

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

Biomass waste into sustainable building materials.
* Yes, Innovative, benefiting from waste of the waste,"char"
* Important, Yes, since it will be competent to replace the widely used fired clay brick, made on the account of our non-renewable land natural mud/clay fertile soil

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

ビジネス

Country your work focuses on

Egypt

What will be the impact of your idea? 

* Environmently:
Will saveguard the atmosphere from CO2 gas emission resulting from the fire-up operation to cure clay bricks (each 1 Million clay brick produced will emit 953 short ton CO2)
Will saveguard our fertile soil "clay" to cultivate more food for starving people not to fabricate more bricks for the construction industry, which is booming worldwide.(each 1 Million brick will exploit by burning 1000 cubic meter of land fertile mud/clay soil)

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

Millions of people all around the globe who cultivate rice crops, will use the reject rice husk waste, and hpefully will ecologically burn it to generate biomass energy, and then will use the already burned waste of the waste "char" to fabricate their sustainable building bricks made out 85% Char, little cement+lime+sand...mix & press then left to cure in open air without the need of polluted firing clay brick kilns.
I am not the the only one to make this happen, but at least I am the person who is ready to pass the know how, the very simple technology transfer, and willingly will share everybody concerned my on hand personal expertize for such ready to go project.

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

* Technology is simple, we only need a mixer, and a press then leave the brick to dry in open air for a week till cured.
* On hand availble raw materials, 85% of the brick composition is char and obtained on site free of charge, for no cost waste.
+ In case of rural houses, manual mixing could be used (char=cement=lime=sand), then press to mould size brick. the cost of the press is around 2000 US$.
In case of Urban development & high out put capacity is required, then a fully auromated brick line is necessary, which will cost around 100000 US$ ex China.

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Global Educators

Created on 12/26/2009 by rajeevan2007

場所

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.

Educate the Mothers to Save Africa!

Created on 12/22/2009 by rajeevan2007

Educating the mothers of Africa is the foundation of my work. It includes, education on health, child care and sustainable living to the mothers of Ethiopia.

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名

Rajeevan

姓

Moothal

Website

Organization

Mekelle University, Ethiopia

Country

Ethiopia

Are you an individual between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to apply for a nine month Young Champions Program mentored by an Ashoka Fellow?

No

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

Mekelle University, Ethiopia

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

団体の所在地

Mekelle, Ethiopia

団体の所在国

Ethiopia

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Educate the Mothers to Save Africa!

Country your work focuses on

Ethiopia

Describe Your Idea

Educating the mothers of Africa is the foundation of my work. It includes, education on health, child care and sustainable living to the mothers of Ethiopia.

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What makes your idea unique?

The idea of educating the mothers for developing the health of their own and as well as their children are fundmantal building block and unique to the development of societies in Africa. The complete work involves multitasks and multiaddressal of different areas. It includes, environmental education, maternal health tips and its training classes , meetings, awareness camps and then, assurance of its practice by conducting home visits by the volunteers and thus, helping these mothers to earn some income through home based production, such as note books, envelopes, handycrafts, vegetables, etc. Such kind of love and concentration in project is very unique and will be powerful. First food and then learning, is the motto. Let the mothers earn some good income through traditional home based work and let them be confident of living and educating their children and give them good and healthy food and other material needs. Then let them come to the class and learn on moral education to bring their children and protect their girls from evil tendancies of material life. In this way only Africa can be strengthened. The main problem of Africa is morally weak girls and their unwanted relationships in the early age. This has to be changed. then only we can save Africa. So the only way is to brainwash positively of these loving mothers strongly to protect their girl children from the early age. This is the major work through ethical and moral educational classes. This is missing in Africa and thus they are still the dark continent. Light should enter into the village hearts and then only we can save Africa!

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What impact have you had?

The meetings of mothers in Aynalem village in Mekelle in Ethiopia made tremendous impact and it strengthened the health and educational activities of the children in Aynalem village. They have started good care about their children's health and studies. They make the children to bath daily, wear good dresses, which are clean and washed and they started breast feeding rrather than using powdered milk. They have started cleaning their house daily and dispose or recycle the waste through making organic compost fertilisers.

Problem

The problem of Aynalem village is the poor health of the children. they have various diseases like skin diseases, eye disorders and other health problems. Their mothers are also having some health problems like weak body and health. So it requires real address through care and innovation. Suffcient funding required to conduct meetings, refreshments, health tip educational materials preapration, environmental campaiging, waste management project implememntation door ro door and emplyment creation for mothers at their homes and the creation of markets for such products, locally, nationally and why not, internationally.
I am working in Mekelle University. But if Ashoka can give a fellowship I can work as Freelance Researcher in Ethiopia and will start Sustainabel Africa Initiative (SAI) as regitered NGO, which is now working as non-registered. because Africa is looking for a person like Mahtma Gandhi, who can teach them simple and powerful sustainable methods of living with pride and confidence with self emplyment.

Actions

The actions were taken through proper educational campaigns. They have been adviced to eat good food for themselves and also for their children. The income for the household mothers will be developed through some bsed work to suypport their family's health and their children's education.
More funding requires to give training classes for mothers and educational aids and stduy materials for their children and supporting work for their mothers.
The next meeting will be on 2nd January, 2010. All mothers of Grade/Class 8 students will be particiapting in 2 hours class on "Breast Feeding and Basic nutritional practices at home." It also includes the basic environmental practices for keeping the home and its surroundings clean and also to dispose the organic waste safely. And colleting the plastic waste separately and dispose with the local administrators collection systems.
The meeting will be conducted by Dr. Rajeevan Moothal, the Chief Advisor of Sustainabel Africa Initiative(SAI), the non-registered NGO in Mekelle and it will be presided over by Mr. Haile Tensue, President of SAI. The other Particpants are Mr. Adhonam, The Director of Aynalem Comp Elementary School.

Results

The results are positive healthy routine started by their mothers , like making the children to take bath daily, before they go to school, disposing of wastes properly, cleaning the house and using the organic waste for their vegetable farms and taking care of children's education. They check the bags of the children daily and help them to do the home work in time. These are good milestones. It will have more results with mreo support and income generation for the motehr's from their home itself. it will bring more positive changes in their work and life.

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

it will bring the mother's of Aynalem on their feet when it comes to their health and also of their children. They bring up their children healthy and positive. They take good care about the health and education of entire children of the village and this will be a great success and this will be intiatied in other villages through more funding and help of many volunteers.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

The main problems are availability of volunteers for the work. It requires some funding for these student volunteers to support their transportation to Aynalem village and also for their educational needs in the university studies. Funding is nil at this moment. I spend money from my salary and also support the student volunteers for their little expenses. So it require real funding to do a multitask work like this. it is about educating the soul of Ethiopia and it requires real boost through funding.

How many people will your project serve annually?

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

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

Yes

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What stage is your project in?

1 年未満

団体の種類:

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Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Presently some government officals impressed by the work. they want to support. the problem is that we could not show larger impact since the work is based on educaton and awareness and it can not be shown in profits that, how many changed their life style and attitude. So it requires real understanding that result is lonterm and it will awken the sould of Ethiopia and Africa, the Mother of Africa will be stronger and good care taker of her health and also of her family. it requires poatience and perseverance!

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

First one is registration of the organisation. Then it require money in terms of salary for atleat three staffs. and other financial support for the volunteers in terms of paid volunteerships.

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

I have started feeling intense love and commitment to the cildren and motehrs of Ethiopia. Because I see them struggle tolife and feed their children. Most of their children they remain uneducated due to poor financial and moral support from the educated youth and people from the society. it will grow more wider and how suuch society can grow. I wonder how United Nations can acheive complete eradication of poverty even in develoed city like mekelle in Ethiopia In Africa. From this thinking I have started to help the mothers and children to fulfill their dreams to get a better lief for tomorrow.

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Mahathma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda of Inida. Mahathma Gandhi's Global Village is a similar idea. Swami Vivekananda's man-making education is the fundamental soul of my education to the mother's of Ethiopia and their loving children. It is the man who makes the country, says Swami Vivekananda. I truly understand the meaning of His words!

How did you first hear about Changemakers?

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

TV & Mobile medias are best

Created on 12/10/2009 by sureshshanth

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

名

Paul Sureshkumar

姓

Samuel

Website

Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

Rathanas Trust

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

091-0452-2371959

団体の所在地

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

団体の所在国

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?

ビジネス

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

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SAVING LIFE

Created on 12/2/2009 by Rishi Mehta

Its a systematic approach... I am attaching text Please check
I have entered my idea in THE STORY section it is a text.

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Section 1: About You

名

Rishi

姓

Mehta

Website

Organization

Individually my self.

Country

India

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

Individually my self.

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

団体の所在地

団体の種類:

非営利団体

団体の所在国

India

あなたのアイデア

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Name Your Project

SAVING LIFE

Country your work focuses on

India

Describe Your Idea

Its a systematic approach... I am attaching text Please check
I have entered my idea in THE STORY section it is a text.

Website URL

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What makes your idea unique?

ITS UNIQUENESS IS IN UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE.
IT IS VERY BASIC YET VERY EFFECTIVE AND POWERFUL.
IT LEADS TO WELLNESS OF WORLD,OF EACH LIVING BEING.
HAPPINESS EQUALS TO WELLNESS

Do you have a patent for this idea?

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What impact have you had?

deep

Problem

so many

Actions

So many.

Results

Best

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

Its a gradual process and i am very confident it will work..
As it is the only solution to save life on earth.

What would prevent your project from being a success?

I am an individual,not having proper resources thats why i want your help,if you people can help me than only i can give you the full details related to this plan.

How many people will your project serve annually?

100 人未満

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?

Yes

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What stage is your project in?

Idea phase

In what country?

India

Is your initiative connected to an established organization?

If yes, provide organization name.

How long has this organization been operating?

1 年未満

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.

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Money,Right administration to avoid corruption, Support...

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

As "WELLNESS" is the key of "HAPPY LIFE" it is very essential to make a solid base for future.
Future is full of uncertainities but if a balance is made between different living beings then
a good future can be shaped.

CLIMATIC CHANGES are sign of NATURE.
As "POPULTATION EXPLOSION IS CONTINUOUS"-"AVAILABILITY OF FOOD MUST BE CONTINUOUS".

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IS VERY IMPORTANT:
KEY IDEA-
IF ALL THE POOR PEOPLES AND HUNGER PEOPLE ARE UNITED (According to availabilty of farming land in
different parts of world where target people live) in single place where there potential can be
used for farming which leads to THEIR EMPLOYMENT,AVAILABILITY OF FOOD.{At initial stage they must
be helped and guided by NGO}.

Gradually when production raises they can start TRADING {At low scale which can be used for
themselves,it gradually increases and with moving time this income can be used for betterment of
other places}

As greenery and farming with NO HAZARDUOUS CHEMICALS increases,leads gradually towards a pollution
free and healthy future.This process of green farming produces very good results in maintainig a
balance with environment.

Future FOOD SECURITY can be maintained as NANO FARMING PROGRAM is spread all over world where
poor,hunger,unemployment,illiteracy is a PROBLEM.

There is "NO WASTAGE" is also key as excess food material can be used for trading,rest of quantity
can be processed in form of SOIL FERTILITY ENHANCER.
IN THIS GREEN FARMING RENEWABLE COWS FRESH DUNG IS TO BE USED FOR SOIL FERTILITY ENHANCEMENT.

TODAY YOUTHS COMMONLY SAY ABOUT EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS,MARKET
CAN BE FLOURISHED ONLY IF FOOD AVAILABITY IS MAINTAINED AND POPULATION OF A COUNTRY BECOMES
HEALTHY.
FOR "NANO FARMING" YOUTHS LEADERSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT,Gradually employment problem can be
minimised.Immense untapped power of youths of different parts of world is waiting for proper
direction and opportunity.

BRIEF:
Life equals to happiness and it can be maintain by proper help of each other there is no difference
in life of living beings,WORLD IS ONE-HOW PEOPLE CAN BE SEPARATED.
LOVE PEACE HAPPINESS CAN BE GENERATED ONLY BY HELP.
ANGER IS EQUALS TO DESTRUCTION,WITH "NANO FARMING" A MESSAGE OF UNITY SPREADS AROUND WORLD.
EVERY LIVING BEING HAVE ENERGY IT MAY VARY IN ITS BASIC TYPE BUT PROPER UTILISATION OF ENERGY
LEADS TO DEVELOPMENT.

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE,RIGHT DIRECTION IS REQUIRED.PEACE IS REQUIRED.
MY PLAN IS FOR WORLD,THERE IS NO DIVISION.
IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS INCLUDED IN LIFE CYCLE.

ITS UNIQUENESS IS IN UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE.
IT IS VERY BASIC YET VERY EFFECTIVE AND POWERFUL.
IT LEADS TO WELLNESS OF WORLD,OF EACH LIVING BEING.
HAPPINESS EQUALS TO WELLNESS

Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.

Myself and God.

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

Kitchen Garden

Created on 12/1/2009 by sureshshanth

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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Section 1: About You

名

Paul Sureshkumar

姓

Samuel

Website

Organization

Rathanas Trust

Country

n/a

Section 2: About Your Organization

団体名

Rathanas Trust

ウェブサイト

団体の電話番号

団体の所在地

団体の種類:

非営利団体

団体の所在国

n/a

あなたのアイデア

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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

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What makes your idea