Textile waste in landfills is a huge problem worldwide. It’s also an underutilized resource that apparel companies are increasingly seeing as an opportunity for developing eco-friendly fashion lines.
Updates from Ingelheim: Crowning 7 'Co-Creation Pioneers for 2016'
Earlier this month, seven co-creation teams from around the world—each made up of one social entrepreneur and one Boehringer Ingelheim employee—traveled to Ingelheim, Germany, to pitch their health innovations live to a panel of judges. The three-day Co-Creation Summit was the first of its kind for Boehringer Ingelheim, with participants coming together to work on their business models, scalability and sustainability plans, and to fine-tune the win-win-win nature of these pioneering collaborations.
Join Ashoka @changemakers and the #FabricOfChange network on April 20th at 12 p.m. EDT for a thought-provoking discussion on Twitter about recycling and upcycling solutions that are keeping clothing out of landfills and reducing fashion's big footprint on our planet. Share your perspectives and ask our expert panelists your questions!
Editor's Note: This article was written by the Fabric of Change challenge's winning Youth Blogger, Marianne Caroline. Follow her on Twitter @M_CarolineH.
Editor's Note: This post was written by Fabric of Change's winning Youth Blogger, Marianne Caroline.
As environmental and social concerns rise in the fashion industry, and elsewhere, there might be a few things you wish you knew about your clothes.
Editor's Note: Fabric of Change's winning Youth Blogger, Marianne Caroline, wrote this piece about fashion and its ecological impacts during the December 2015 climate talks in Paris.
Noora Health trains patients and their families with high-impact health skills to improve outcomes and save lives. Noora Health and Boehringer Ingelheim are working together to combine their knowledge about a particular chronic disease to increase education on how to care for patients suffering from this incurable disease.
MicroClinic Technologies have developed a software that is transforming patient’s access to diagnostics and medicines in rural communities. Boehringer Ingelheim employees are co-creating a plan with the MicroClinic team to improve availability, accessibility, quality and affordability of medicines by scaling this technology.
Garbage Clinical Insurance is providing a way for Indonesians from low income families to trade their garbage for health care services. Boehringer Ingelheim employees are co-creating a business model that has the potential to scale this service across cities in Indonesia and beyond.
Fight the Stroke work to improve the detection and rehabilitation of infant stroke survivors. Based in Italy, Fight the Stroke was founded by the parents of a young stroke survivor, who discovered that mirror neuron rehabilitation could help their son regain his mobility. In the build up towards the Making More Health Summit, Fight the Stroke are teaming up with Boehringer Ingelheim employees to work out how to reach patients globally
Three Youth Winners of Fabric of Change have been selected, and they’ll each receive an invitation and a travel stipend to attend the Fabric of Change Summit, held in conjunction with the Copenhagen Fashion Summit in May 2016.
Eau et Vie is building a social business network that is changing the health conditions in rural areas. Founded in the Philippines in 2008, Eau et Vie's projects are embedded in the communities that they serve. Together with Boehringer Ingelheim, they plan to scale-up their microfinance solutions to improve access to pharmaceutical services.
Twenty-five percent of homeless people keep pets to fulfill the basic human need for companionship—and many put the needs of their pet(s) above their own health. Community Veterinary Outreach (CVO) leverages the connections between homeless people and their pets to provide access to healthcare for both. Founded in Canada in 2003, CVO is exploring the potential to expand this model across the United States with the help of Boehringer Ingelheim.
Parabéns aos 10 finalistas do desafio Tecendo a Mudança! A equipe de seleção da Ashoka escolheu esses candidatos entre mais de 300 inscritos de 55 países e com base nos critérios do desafio de inovação, impacto e sustentabilidade. Acreditamos que as soluções em todas as etapas da cadeia de valor da moda são necessárias para promover uma verdadeira transformação do setor.
Samuel Agutu developed the Changamka MicroHealth model in 2008 after his pregnant sister passed away without health insurance for the prenatal care she desperately needed. Changamka delivers an affordable holistic health insurance package to Kenyans from low-income families so that they can afford treatments for critical illnesses.
Join us in congratulating the 10 Finalists of Fabric of Change! Ashoka’s shortlisting team selected these top entrants from more than 300 entries from 55 countries and based on the challenge’s criteria of innovation, impact, and sustainability. We believe that solutions at every step of the fashion value chain are needed to drive a true transformation of the industry.
Interested in creating a fair and sustainable apparel industry and innovating like a social entrepreneur? This new report includes insights from more than 30 Ashoka Fellows and experts on effective strategies for catalyzing true systems change. We invite you to read this Fabric of Change report, and re-envision the possibilities through the eyes of social entrepreneurs. Read the report below, or download it here: http://bit.ly/focreportpdf
After months of connecting, co-creating and most recently short listing and deliberating, we are delighted to welcome 7 fantastic Co-Creation teams to participate in our final leg of this pioneering global challenge. Phase 3 will see these Co-Creation teams participate in a 6-week Co-Creation Accelerator, where social entrepreneurs and Boehringer Ingelheim employees will work together to produce a Co-Creation business model canvas and prepare a pitch.
Our global team of expert reviewers have whittled 157 outstanding entries down to the 45 Semi-Finalists which we think show the most promise of a Co-Creation with Boehringer Ingelheim. See below for those entries we have invited to develop their Co-Creation ideas in Phase 2 of Making More Health: Co-Creating a Healthier World.
Joy Olivier
Creates a new link among youth, between successful graduates and their peers from disadvantaged backgrounds in need of support in their final year of high school; to significantly improve graduation rates, access tertiary education opportunities, and their chance to secure meaningful anddignified employment
Taddy Blecher
Enables poor students to acquire a free, high-quality, professional education while also being employed by the university to gain practical experience and earn an income through an innovative learn-and-earn model
70,000 lives assisted
14,250 graduates placed in jobs (98% placement) including 4,500 entrepreneurs
R17.2 billion future earnings in hands of disadvantaged families
Marlon Parker
Uses information technology to reach out to vulnerable youth and help them design practical technology-based solutions that address social challenges in their communities to improve their employability, create opportunities for self-employment, and to allow them to regain a sense of belonging and hope for a better future.
23,402 Employed and economically empowered
592 Supported with college and university scholarships
42,315 Jobs created and filled
Dorien Beurskens
Provides vocational education and training to young people in Southern Africa by establishing training centers that are both learning spaces forstudents and business hubs for entrepreneurs in the community.
26,000 youth trained in vocational skills
1000 beneficiaries per year per country.
83% of graduates are economically active of which 32% are self employed
Agriculture is the age-old occupation in Africa and in many countries well above half of the Gross Domestic Product still comes from agriculture. Unfortunately, young people are not taking part in a way that will best provide current and future employment leading to financial sustainability. The good news is that innovators are helping to shift mindsets around farming and are rebranding agriculture as a “hot” career prospect where young people can seize opportunities as agribusiness leaders powered by 21st century technologies.
Sharad Tandale comes from an Indian community called the Vanjari, a 100-million strong ethnic group that is marginalized in society. Generally involved in subsistence farming, less than one percent of Vanjari people start businesses. But Tandale is an exception: a savvy, urban entrepreneur who epitomizes modern India’s transformation into an entrepreneurial business powerhouse.
Mexico’s solar energy market is booming and that means more and more people—even those living on less than $7 per day—can afford clean electricity.
Fabric of Change closes on Wednesday, November 18th, at 17:00 EST. Don't delay! Enter your innovations for building a sustainable apparel industry, and you might win a €50,000 Grand Prize. Two additional winners will each receive €20,000. All Finalists will receive a travel stipend to attend the Fabric of Change Summit (2016, location TBA), where they can share their ideas and network with leaders and experts.
Susan Ogwengo saw a problem in her community that was preventing women like her from fulfilling their potential. “I had often wondered what women were supposed to do with their children when they went back to work,” she said.
The challenges faced by farmers are legion. They’ll have to produce an additional ton of food per acre by 2050 to ensure that nine billion people can get their fill—no easy feat. But agriculture’s tech revolution, or Ag 3.0, looks to be a game-changer.
Agriculture is the age-old occupation in Africa and in many countries well above half of the Gross Domestic Product still comes from agriculture. Unfortunately, young people are not taking part in a way that will best provide current and future employment leading to financial sustainability. The good news is that innovators are helping to shift mindsets around farming and are rebranding agriculture as a “hot” career prospect where young people can seize opportunities as agribusiness leaders powered by 21st century technologies.
Join us in congratulating Fabric of Change’s two Early Entry Prize winners, Remake and Ambercycle! Each will receive €1,000 and go on to be considered for additional prizes by our panel of expert judges.
Water is life, but it’s increasingly scarce on planet Earth. The issue isn’t so much one of availability, but of poor management.
Unlocked! Phase 2 of Making More Health: Co-Creating a Healthier World
End poverty. That’s the top priority of the Global Goals announced in late September. Ending poverty in all its forms by 2030 is no gimme—even if the number of people living on less than $1.25 per day has been cut in half, five years ahead of schedule.
This blog was written by Kristie Wang and originally published on Ashoka's Forbes.com page.
It’s no secret that we need better models for health care. America’s healthcare system is under intense scrutiny, with many discussions focusing on how we can apply pressure on hospitals and consumers in order to reduce the cost of care and prevent the spread of chronic disease.
What is waste worth? For more and more families across Latin America, it’s worth a whole lot.
Join Ashoka @changemakers and the #FabricOfChange network on 4 November, 12pm-1pm EST for a thought provoking discussion on Twitter about how consumers can make fashion a force for good. Share your perspective and ask our expert panelists your questions!
Making More Health: Co-Creating a Healthier World: Early Entry Prize Winners Announced!
Enter the Fabric of Change challenge by 21 October (11:59pm EST) and qualify for one of two Early Entry Prizes of €1,000 each! You can still edit and improve your entry until the final deadline.
There is growing evidence that business-focused partnerships with social organizations can create sustainable, scalable solutions. This article was first published on Ashoka’s Forbes Channel.
Last month, Ashoka and C&A Foundation were present at Ethos, Brazil’s leading sustainable business conference, and at the Leader Agents for Change Meeting (ELAC), held in Mexico City and organized by Ashoka Mexico. At both conferences, the Fabric of Change' Social Innovation Mapping Report was presented to attendees.
We'll be releasing the report later this month. In the meanwhile, check out a preview of the report's featured experts and Design Principles and Barriers below!
The Global Goals have arrived. Now, let's talk about them.
How will business leaders and entrepreneurs translate the Global Goals into action? This article was first published on Ashoka’s Forbes Channel.
Gender Equality is so much more than a women's issue. It’s a sustainable development issue. Women’s empowerment not only has positive effects for local economies, but it is a predictor of better health outcomes and all but guarantees a fairer and more stable society.
The new Sustainable Development Goals include clear efforts to involve stakeholders beyond member states. This article was first published on Ashoka’s Forbes Channel.
How co-creation is changing the landscape of the global healthcare industry.
This article was first published on Ashoka’s Forbes Channel.
There is no simple fix for climate change. But there are solutions that will guide us into our new world. Social entrepreneur Will Byrne is working on one of them.
2.42 L'historique est assez particulier. Le projet est né du SIH (système d'information pour hôpital) et le site pilote était l'hôpital régional de Thies. C'est Mamadou Beye qui était le concepteur du projet. Il travaillait auprès d'un groupe d'informatique et après dissolution du groupe le projet a disparu. Mais le directeur de l'hôpital du site pilote avait vu l'impact qu'avait le logiciel auprès de la structure et a tout fait pour retrouver Beye pour faire renaitre le projet.
