tag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:/fr/projects?page=110Awesome Foundation - Projects2014-05-26T20:20:45Ztag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/330792014-05-26T00:00:00Z2014-05-26T20:20:45ZNairobi (Non-active) – Y-FI Africa 48 Hour Film ChallengeY-FI Africa is a non profit initiative whose mission is to inspire the next generation of African filmmakers. We are doing this through launching filmmaking clubs in high schools. Since 2012, we have launched clubs in the following schools; Precious Blood, Riruta, MaryHill High School, Thika High, Chania Boys and Gaichanjiru High.
Combined, all the schools have produced over 10 shorts films, some of which can be viewed on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/yfiafrica. Our vision is to launch these clubs in high schools throughout Kenya and eventually, Africa.
Our goal is to create avenues in schools where youth who have an interest in filmmaking can develop and nurture their skills so that they are well positioned to take up opportunities in Kenya's and Africa's growing film and video content industry.
To reward and enhance continuos learning and development of our current students, we are planning an exciting challenge for them in august 2014 dubbed The 48 Hour Film Challenge!
The idea is to bring all the students together at a venue in Nairobi, divide them up in groups, assign a mentor to each group and then present a filmmaking challenge that they must accomplish within 48 hours. They must then present their final video/film for a screening ceremony, after which the competition judges will award the winners in different categories.
We see this an excellent opportunity to expose the young aspiring filmmakers to industry standards by partnering them with seasoned filmmakers as their mentors in this challenge, propelling them much closer to their dreams of working in the film industry.
By limiting the challenge to 48 hours, the students will be under immense pressure to complete their film. This process will demand of them (and thus develop) high levels of discipline, team work, leadership, critical thinking, organizational and execution skills.
We would be delighted to partner with you in this project.
Ben MwangiY-FI Africa 48 Hour Film Challengehttp://www.y-fiafrica.orgKenyaNairobi (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/nairobitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/324572014-05-25T00:00:00Z2014-05-25T23:18:25ZSydney – Arena Calcetto at The RocksArena Calcetto is a unique and live installation of six timber towers housing bespoke fussball tables. Originally created for the Australian Pavilion exhibition ‘Formations: New Practices in Australian Architecture’ (Venice Biennale 2012), the installation is touring in Sydney city from 2013-2014. Arena Calcetto creates a temporary and site specific arena where the public can enjoy a competitive game of fussball.
The work presents the extraordinary collaboration of hundreds of individuals, showcasing custom made fussball teams by architects, jewelers, industrial designers, graphic designers and football aficionados. Each table acts as an outdoor gallery for these individual pieces, by displaying two unique fussball teams. Arena Calcetto has been exhibited at Paddington Reservoir Gardens (collateral event for Art & About 2013), Pirrama Park Pyrmont (featured on the point during NYE 2014 celebrations), and will land in its third and final site in the historic district of The Rocks from June - August 2014.
This upcoming exhibition is planned to coincide with the 2014 World Cup, so audiences can play fussball in parallel with live broadcastings of the World Cup matches. Arena Calcetto will instigate a collaboration between participants, local businesses and visitors to The Rocks, with collateral events such as pop-up fussball tournaments, artist talks and a walking tour to visit the towers in four sites including First Fleet Park, George Street, The Rocks Square and Playfair Street. This installation will create a unique and site-specific intervention within the historic harbourside area, combining football, art and interactive public installation during its two month display.
Archrival has over 25 fussball team designs, and showcases new combinations of the teams at each venue. As outdoor public artworks, we need financial support to keep these teams maintained to exhibition quality, and to allow for the creation of new teams by our collaborating artists.ArchrivalArena Calcetto at The Rockshttp://www.archrival.org/arena-calcetto-sydney.htmlAustraliaSydneyhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sydneytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/314252014-05-24T00:00:00Z2014-05-30T02:03:51ZMiami, FL – Catalyst Miami/ The Butterfly ProjectThe Butterfly project is an organization that provides support and advocacy
for victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse. The idea is to bring awareness of domestic violence and sexual abuse so the community learns to recognize the signs and take action.
The idea is to create a mural that victims of domestic violence can participate in. This will use art therapy as a way for self-expression and empowerment, helping the victims to recover and the community to learn..Amy RodriguezCatalyst Miami/ The Butterfly ProjectUnited StatesMiami, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/miamitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/323782014-05-24T00:00:00Z2014-05-24T01:19:23ZMiami, FL – TrepTransitTrepTransit - Raising the bar one stop at a time
Focused on open skills sharing and community problem solving, The goal of TrepTransit is to foster the creation of relationships and connections in the Miami entrepreneurship community. Providing access to experts, and offering the opportunity to both share and learn from experienced founders, and those just beginning the startup journey, TrepTransit aims to connect everyone for 60 minutes on the third Monday of every month in a metro mover car starting at Goverment s.
While enjoying Miami’s skyline, and public transit system, the goal of TrepTransit is to promote a free-wheeling exchange of ideas, discussion, and knowledge. This first goal is to allow companies to ask questions about current issues they are facing, and get meaningful answers from experienced operators. It’s like having your own Board of Directors, but instead of the board room, in the MetroMover.
The second goal is to share knowledge from a variety of subjects that are relevant to business regardless of stage. With the goal of skills sharing, an expert on a relevant subject or vertical market will share his/her knowledge. The ultimate goal of this exchange is to allow participants to consider new ideas, encourage discussion, and adoption of best practices, especially as it applies to entrepreneurs (Treps).
The benefit to the community is clear, as we move towards a knowledge economy, and nurture a startup culture, the key is sharing information. Information around creating, running, and funding startups of any kind is especially important, and this information typically lives in human experience. Creating an experience that allows an attendee in a relative short amount of time, sixty minutes to listen to a story, or learn from a question facilitates one of the most powerful types of learning, and allows us to share collectively our past experiences while teaching new entrepreneurs how to avoid common pitfalls.Allan TitoTrepTransithttp://www.treptransit.comUnited StatesMiami, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/miamitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/311112014-05-24T00:00:00Z2014-05-24T01:18:05ZMiami, FL – Pink Tank ProjectMy partner is Eleazar Delgado, a Miami-based artist who grew up in Venezuela. Right now there is a horrible genocide happening and the dictatorship isn't allowing information out of the country to get to the International community. I propose a public art/performance art method to get the community informed, engaged and active to start humanitarian efforts.
There was an incident when one of the military tanks in a storage yard was painted pink by a protestor, an awesome act of public art in its own right. It put the idea in my head to have small toy pink tanks with a QR code that will lead to a web site with information and ways for people to connect and help.
These tanks would be left out, almost like a "free art Friday" sort of find. Prominent public places are to be the goal and I also have the support of my good friends from Front Yard Theatre, a performance group that stages in public & unexpected places, Their part is to have pop up shows at various events and city epicenters to engage the captive audience.Joshua KingstonPink Tank Projecthttp://www.pinktankproject.comUnited StatesMiami, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/miamitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/216802014-05-23T00:00:00Z2014-05-23T16:06:40ZConnecticut (Non-active) – The WaveThe Wave, a traveling, interactive, public art project celebrating water, was inspired by the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.03 earthquake in Japan. My partner in the project, fellow CT artist and architect, Elena Kalman, and I were awed by how the tsunami literally connected us all to one another: this enormous wave originating across the world and traveling from continent to continent before washing up along the western coast of The United States at our own ‘front door.’ The Wave represents how dramatically we are all connected, regardless of our nationality, religious preferences, race or other artificial divisions, by our mutual dependence on water, one of the fundamental requirements for life on Earth. In addition to the theme of our ‘connectedness’ and the universal nature of water, The Wave also emphasizes our individual and community responsibility to protect this vital resource in all of its locations.Individuals coming to a Wave site cut pieces of recyclable, polycarbonate film into ‘wave-like’ shapes of their own creation. As they do so, they are encouraged to recognize their own vital connection to water and are contributing to an ever-growing, dynamic wave in brilliant colors, calling attention to the beauty, power and essential nature of water. Each new piece is added to the complete installation, which grows in length and volume as it travels from site to site. The black parachute cord that we use to join all of the individual ‘Waves’ to one another, highlights how this Wave is being created, piece by piece, connecting individuals, communities, states and eventually, an entire nation, to each another.
To date, The Wave has been installed in 10 indoor and outdoor venues in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York City over the past year and a half. We have just returned from an installation/event at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD for World Oceans Day on June 8th, 2013.Susan Hoffman FishmanThe Wavehttp://www.make-a-wave.orgUnited StatesConnecticut (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/connecticuttag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/317942014-05-23T00:00:00Z2020-09-20T21:42:51ZSanta Fe, NM (Non-active) – Reading is MagicA group of students and I started "Hooked on Books" three years ago. We are all volunteers and work to help get kids hooked on reading through awesome contests, free bookshelves all over town and free after school tutoring. We also have a free, two week summer reading camp, Reading is Magic. We hire 4 master teachers and 8 teens to work with at risk, low income students who are 1-2 years behind in reading. Students are given pre and post standardized assessments in order to assess reading levels and growth. During the past two summers, each camper made an average of one year’s growth in reading by the end of the two week intensive. The theme "Reading is Magic" is supported by a focus on the Middle Ages which is integrated into all camp activities. The learning centers and reading materials provide opportunities for kids to engage in a variety of learning modalities so that every child is reached. Since quite a few of our campers are English Language Learners, we also staff our camp with native Spanish speaking teens and teachers and include vocabulary building and multi-cultural pride and awareness as a vital part of the camp program. A major component of the camp is character building. The Middle Ages theme gives the students the opportunity to work towards the goal of becoming a Prince, Princess or a Knight through effort and perseverance. They work their way through the “Royal Road,” the path of becoming a Page, then a Squire and a Scribe, until finally they earn the title of Knight, Prince or Princess. The campers earn these titles by doing their work and acting with integrity, honesty, effort and grit- the character values of a knight. We focus on creating a new growth mindset for these students that helps them internalize that great effort will lead to great progress.
This camp is super fun and engaging and kids not only learn how to read, but their confidence soars and they come to believe in their own potential.
Awesome Foundation Santa Fe awarded the chapter's inaugural grant on May 23, 2014 to Reading is Magic to provide free, additional tutoring for those students attending camp that need more support. Tutoring will be offered during the camp session, throughout the rest of the summer, and into the fall as needed. Rayna Dineen, volunteer coordinator of Reading is Magic and the student-led Hooked on Books, said, "Our camp is so grateful to the Awesome Foundation for this wonderful grant which will allow us to offer many additional hours of one-on-one tutoring for children who struggle with reading. The grant will ensure that our most at-risk readers gain confidence and experience the magic of reading. Children who attend this camp make one year's progress in reading on average, and we deeply appreciate the support for our program."Rayna DineenReading is Magichttp://nmallianceforliteracy.orgUnited StatesSanta Fe, NM (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/santafetag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/296122014-05-23T00:00:00Z2014-05-23T16:07:12ZConnecticut (Non-active) – The Trail Angel ProjectWHAT:
The Appalachian Trail (AT) is the country's longest marked trail, running from Georgia to Maine. Every year, hundreds of hikers attempt to thru-hike all 2,000+ miles and only about 20% are able to complete it. It often takes people 6 months to complete the entire trail. Not only is it a physically challenging adventure, it also is mentally and emotionally draining. This is where Trail Angels come into play. A Trail Angel is defined as someone who provides help, transportation, lodging, or food to a hiker. Many times these random acts of kindness are what it takes for a hiker to pull through and continue on their journey when they feel like they have reached their breaking point.
WHY:
In Connecticut, the Appalachian Trail runs from Bulls Bridge to Salisbury. Most AT hikers start arriving here by June at which point they are 3/4 away from completing their journey, and in many cases are mentally and physically maxed out. Last year, the town of Kent, CT made the news when the only laundromat in town banned hikers.
With The Trail Angel Project, I would like to counter that inhospitable act by creating a pop up "Trail Magic" station which would provide necessities like water, food, toilet paper, and soap to hikers.
WHERE:
At Trailheads Between Kent and Salisbury, CT. The locations will change based on the flow of hikers and will be announced via twitter as well as White Blaze and Trail Forum which are the go to sites for AT hikers, in addition to a website that we will create for this project. We will update the website with information on our location in addition to the items we will be handing out to hikers.
WHEN:
Weekends, June-August 2014
WHO:
Initially myself and the group of people I hiked the AT with last year. I would also like to engage the CT hiking community to volunteer to hand out supplies.Michelle SpineiThe Trail Angel ProjectUnited StatesConnecticut (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/connecticuttag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/280522014-05-22T00:00:00Z2014-05-22T13:58:56ZTampa Bay, FL (Non-active) – PONG IN THE PARKFor this project we would like to put in place several public ping pong tables in downtown. They will be semi permanent and will hopefully be a catalyst for the city to provide more interactive games and art. Ping pong tables are not only fun for playing ping pong and beer pong but they are a hub for social interaction. They bring extreme amounts of activity to a space and can be used for eating on, playing board games or cards or just sitting around during lunch break at work and talking. We would like to not only provide downtown with several ping pong tables, but also host an event to launch them and get the word out. So the big question is how does one keep the paddles in balls out for people to use. Well the paddles and balls will be held in the surrounding stores where one can enter pay a deposit and get the paddle and balls and on return they get their money back. Positive for the store is they get people inside their store and it becomes easy advertisement. So not only are these tables providing a hub for activity in downtown, but also providing activity within the local stores. The location we are planning on putting the tables would be Gas light park which is right in the hub of downtown and lacks in all aspects of activity. Ryan SwansonPONG IN THE PARKhttp://www.theurbanconga.com/United StatesTampa Bay, FL (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/tampa-baytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/326092014-05-21T00:00:00Z2014-05-21T00:06:14ZNew York City, NY – Dog Amusement Park
There are many dog owners in this specific area of NYC and they have nowhere to exercise and interact their dogs. This leads to health and behavioral issues in the pets, which is further complicated by the fact that many of these residents cannot afford pet health care. By transforming this space and truly activating it, we will contribute to the health and well-being of the animals and hopefully address these issues in a more proactive manner.Kerri Schlottman-BrightDog Amusement Parkhttp://www.nycbarkclub.orgUnited StatesNew York City, NYhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/nyctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/335592014-05-21T00:00:00Z2014-05-21T14:05:52ZPerth (Non-active) – Textile ProjectI'm working on a range of sewing kits that will include 3m of an artisan printed textile, dress pattern and notions (everything you need to complete the garment) and instructions. My aim is to make it easy for a beginner sewist to take the step toward making their own clothes, to provide a better quality raw material and to offer a range of new textile designs/prints that make the finished item a one-off stand-out garment. Really, do we need more people shopping at Temt and Valley Girl? and most fabric available in Perth is low grade and pretty nasty (unless you want to pay much moola per metre for high end imported goods) - and the textile prints are pretty un-inspiring.
The D-I-Y makers market is gaining momentum and there is a very poor selection of funky printed fabrics available. I am a sewist and I walk into every fabric store in perth and feel let down. On-line fabric shopping is taking off, but there is little available that can be called artisan prints.
At the moment I imagine my customer will be predominantly female 15-30 yrs (or any beginner sewer) and there is also a market for this item in gift-buyers for this demographic. The textiles may be a saleable item on their own.Brenda SharpeTextile ProjectAustraliaPerth (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/perthtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/324462014-05-20T00:00:00Z2014-05-20T02:21:08ZGloucester, MA – The Phyllis AIf granted this money we will use it to redo the floating docks used to assist people getting on/off the vessel. The current floats are in rough shape and as we hope to be able to allow the general public to board the vessel in the near future. We need to make sure access is an easy experience so people can board and be able to see first hand what being aboard a fishing vessel was like. We hope that this will help make people appreciate what the fishermen went through as they worked to provide for their families. One of our main goals is to share our fishing heritage with as many people as possible and new floats will go a long way to aid us.Bill CoxThe Phyllis Ahttp://www.Phyllis-A.orgUnited StatesGloucester, MAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/gloucestertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/324332014-05-20T00:00:00Z2014-05-20T03:50:37ZSeattle, WA – Chaotic Noise Marching CorpsMy project, the Chaotic Noise Marching Corps is an ongoing experiment in mobile performance art and also long term leaderless group sustainability.
Chaotic Noise Marching Corps is easiest to describe as a renegade marching band. What differentiates us from the average stage band is our specialty in transforming any space into an over the top high energy show.
Our bread and butter performance is when we go to a neighborhood and do a pub crawl with anywhere between 10 and 30 horn players and/or percussionists. We'll stand on chairs, run in circles, yell through megaphones and play a handful of songs that we spend over 5 hours a week practicing and refining as a group year round.
We also do your regular club shows at venues throughout the city, but we try our best to leave an imprint on the audience that other groups are unable to match due to our sheer size and the fact that we are 100% mobile and self contained. We take pride in needing no assistance from the sound guy, lighting engineer, special effects expert or any other venue staff. We just need a space to perform and a crowd to rile up.
We thrive on public revelry, so when there is a time of celebration, whether that be the seahawks superbowl victory, passing marriage equality, or marijuana being legalized, we will take to the streets to join the seattle public and provide a soundtrack for the festivities.
When it's the average cloudy day in Seattle, we believe it to be our duty to take people out of their everyday routine. The world is boring without spontaneity, and CNMC is a performance group that is equivalent to an atom bomb of spontaneous celebratory energy.
We believe that art, music, performance, and impulsive fun should be free to everyone. So we do our best to perform as often as we can for free in public. Unfortunately, this is an expensive hobby for the 20-30 artists involved and and we are always pinching pennies for our many assorted sub projects.
Luke KovalChaotic Noise Marching Corpshttp://www.chaoticnoise.com/United StatesSeattle, WAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/seattletag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/331992014-05-19T00:00:00Z2016-12-28T23:36:44ZOttawa – Set the StageMay’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Sarah Gelbard and Kent Aitken to create a pop-up outdoor venue for “reverse busking.”
Reverse busking was the idea behind last year’s <A HREF="http://musicalundergroundottawa.com/">Musical Underground Ottawa</A>, a project Kent put on with support from Awesome Ottawa. It involved asking passers-by to play a song in exchange for a chance to win the guitar on which they were performing.
“This year,” says Sarah, “in addition to offering a chance to win the guitar at the end of the season, we're offering a public stage! In keeping with the tradition of busking, part of the spectacle is the disruption of everyday space. But this project,” she continues, “is as much about setting a stage for our passer-by musicians as creating a public livingroom for the passer-by audience to share the experience. It's like a house show for the city!”
Sarah's urban art practice appropriates and celebrates public space through architectural installations and writing. She is a founding partner of <A HREF="http://impromptuplayground.wordpress.com/">Impromptu Playground</A>, co-director of <A HREF="http://yowlab.wordpress.com/">yowLAB</A>, and writer for <A HREF="http://www.centretownbuzz.com/">Centretown Buzz</A>.
Kent explores the design and dynamics in how and why people participate in anything, from street music to politics. He launched <A HREF="http://musicalundergroundottawa.com/">Musical Underground</A> in 2013, curates the <A HREF="http://www.theacousticguitarproject.com/">Acoustic Guitar Project</A> for Ottawa, and works on public participation professionally.
<BR><IMG SRC="http://img.awesomefoundation.org/q/src/https%3A%2F%2Faf-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2F103929%2Foriginal%2Fsarah-kent-940.jpg/output/jpg/thumb/940x470%23">Sarah Gelbard (with Impromptu Playground and Kent Aitken)Set the Stagehttp://impromptuplayground.wordpress.com/CanadaOttawahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/ottawatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/328492014-05-19T00:00:00Z2014-05-19T06:28:31ZSan Antonio, TX – A dance party at Travis Park (working title)This project is inspired by many things:
-The park renovations.
-The brand equity built from San Antonio Parks Foundation and the City's Jazz'SAlive.
-The new professionals working and living in downtown - young and older. ---Events such as the Pop-Up shops along Houston St., Puro Pinche Pop-Up concerts and sessions happening at Alamo Music
-The love KRTU 91.7 - Jazz San Antonio has shown towards the new efforts happening at Travis.
The project is simple, a "Super Soul Shakedown" dance party at Travis Park. Attendees are not just viewing dancers, but experiencing the park and the surrounding environment in a truly authentic, Awesome SA way.
Super Soul Shakedown event series has deep roots in San Antonio, Soul Music for that matter has deep roots that go all the way back to Sunny and the Sunliners. However, a Super Soul Shakedown has not happened in over a year after Steve Balser, one of the creators of SSS took a job with Red Bull as their Multi Cultural Marketing Director - yep for Red Bull. Two radio programs that gave life to the event series still exist on KRTU.
In short, this is a free event. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The links below will paint the best picture of this vision and give provide more background on the Shakedown.
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/nightlife/photos/20130701-party-pics-decks-in-the-park-brings-music-fun-and-neon-lights-to-klyde-warren-park.ece
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/article/DJs-keep-mix-of-old-new-funk-alive-788043.php
Eddie RomeroA dance party at Travis Park (working title)http://N/AUnited StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/330152014-05-19T00:00:00Z2014-05-19T23:29:35ZBoulder, CO (Non-active) – Food for Thought, Inc.Food for Thought, Inc. provides 360⁰ support for institutional educators to integrate hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) tools and curricula into the classroom setting. Our 360⁰ support program includes: initial consultation, learning tools & curricula integration, teacher workshops & support, funding support, and maintenance & servicing.
These tools are build around aquaponics as a learning system. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) in which through a closed-loop water system, the fish feed the plants and the plants clean the water for the fish.
We were founded this past January and for the 2014-2015 school year we have 3 K-12 schools signed up for beta-testing, one of which is Summit Charter Middle School here in Boulder. Schuyler Van SickleFood for Thought, Inc.http://www.Food-for-thought.coUnited StatesBoulder, CO (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bouldertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/328412014-05-19T00:00:00Z2014-05-20T15:00:47ZSan Antonio, TX – Travis Park Lit Up!A great public space is not only utilized during the day but is capable of reinventing itself in the night time to create a magical experience. The idea would be a plan to transform Travis Park to a wonder of light for a few days that will be the impetus for other downtown parks and ultimately Hemisfair Park.
Although the lights will make the park a wonder of lights and amazement. The ultimately goal is to welcome a new but exciting life time environment. This would include Pop-UP Happy Hours, traveling art exhibits and performances.
The lights would all be driven by a combination of Solar Power and other renewable technologies-detailing the importance and reliability of renewables in the park.
The main installation would include several Solar Light Trees that will not only serve as art/light source but include planters to enhance the park during the day.
These Solar Light Trees will be portable making it easily transported to other areas of the park.
The installation can be a two day event- one emphasizing adult participation the second can be geared towards family participation.
Alfred RochaTravis Park Lit Up!http://www.pinterest.com/apaularocha/travis-park/United StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/335612014-05-18T00:00:00Z2014-05-21T14:47:50ZPerth (Non-active) – Keep Fit Stay SaneKeep Fit Stay Sane is based on my experiences with depression. It is
about preventing depression by encouraging people to take 'emotional
exercise'. The theory, supported by professional counsellors and
psychiatrists that I have spoken to about the project, is that our
emotional health is similar to our physical health; it requires
exercise to stay healthy.
I am therefore creating an online emotional gym that contains a number
of 'emotional exercises'to improve 'emotional fitness', such as
meditation, mindfulness, values finding, identification of self-talk,
acceptance, story-telling and development of resilience. It will also
tie in with physical fitness monitoring apps (of which there are
plenty) as physical exercise is a major influence on emotional health.
The concepts of physical fitness and emotional fitness are very much
tied together.
I am working in conjunction with qualified, experienced counsellors
and mental health workers, including people manning the suicide help
lines, to find ways of adapting what works in practice to an online
application that can be used as preventative exercise.
However, this project is not about 'mental health' as that term has
been co-opted by a whole different industry, and has significant
stigma. The hope is that 'emotional fitness' will have less stigma and
people will therefore be prepared to engage in activities that improve
it without the usual 'I don't need that; I haven't got a mental health
problem' rejection.
This is very much an experiment, and will need to adapt to the
customer's usage and develop as it goes. Marcus HolmesKeep Fit Stay Sanehttp://keepfitstaysane.comAustraliaPerth (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/perthtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/319562014-05-16T00:00:00Z2014-05-16T22:36:46ZOahu, HI – Planned Parenthood Young LeadersPPYL seeks to enhance PPHI’s Community Outreach Program through a unique, technology-based condom access campaign called “Where Did You Wear It?” This campaign seeks to normalize and celebrate safe sex while promoting PPHI’s low and no-cost healthcare services to young people on Oahu. This project will have an impact on a population that is critically in need of better reproductive health and education. According to a 2007 study, only 54% of high school students in Hawaii report using condoms during their last intercourse–the lowest percentage of any state. This attitude has consequences; for example, Hawaii has the 10th highest teen (15-19) pregnancy rate and the 6th worst chlamydia rate in the U.S.
Our proposed project centers on a website, which has already been created by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, where people can check-in when they use special “Where Did You Wear It?” condoms that have a sticker with the web address. On the website, people can enter where they used the condom as well as some information about themselves, their partner, and their use of contraceptives. Privacy is protected by not disclosing the exact location of the check-in. Since its launch, the site has seen 235,000 visitors worldwide.
Condom distribution will occur during events popular with young adults, such as First Friday, as well as during health fairs and community events. At the community events, volunteers will provide both the “Wear Did You Wear It?” condoms and PPHI information packets, which include a coupon for 10 free condoms at a PPHI clinic.
Anticipated results of this program include an increase in the number of Hawaii check-ins on the website as well as an increase in the number of young adults visiting PPHI health centers. PPHI will track visits to their health centers by those using the condom coupons and the Hawaii check-ins on the website.
With your assistance, PPYL believes it can positively impact the sexual health and behavior of Oahu’s youth.
Allison DowdPlanned Parenthood Young LeadersUnited StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/320882014-05-16T00:00:00Z2014-05-16T02:24:04ZChicago, IL – Community Portraits: North & South LawndaleI would like to set up a make shift photo studio in an open space on the south side of Ogden and Springfield in the boundary of South and North Lawndale. Free mobile service companies and street vendors already use this site as a hub for community services and it is sometimes used as a community parking lot. The make shift studio would function as a free “Family” Photography Studio that would allow anyone living within the two communities to participate in taking “Family” Portraits (In this context I would define family as anyone who is close to the participants).
This project would allow for 6 things to happen
1. It would provide families that wouldn’t necessarily have access to family portraits an opportunity to have a 13 in x 19 high quality family portraits for free.
2. Allow for community members, if they choose to, to share how they came to live in the North Lawndale or South Lawndale community in order to document the personal stories that make up the communities.
3. Provide an opportunity for me as a community member, teacher, and artist to talk to community members about their stories and the importance of documenting personal histories/herstories within our neighborhoods.
4. Produce archival quality photographs and possibly record stories that will allow for the creation of an online community archive for the various community stakeholders to access community stories that represent the South and North Lawndale Community.
5. An exhibition would be organized during early October for the Little Village Art Festival where community members from both communities would be invited and given an opportunity to see the compilation of all the family portraits gathered during the summer studio workshop.
6. Community members visiting the exhibition would be given an opportunity to add to the exhibition through an onsite family portrait and story-gathering workshop.
William EstradaCommunity Portraits: North & South Lawndalehttp://www.werdmvmntstudios.comUnited StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/318592014-05-15T00:00:00Z2014-05-15T13:23:02ZNewmarket – Acoustic Connections Youth Open MicCarol TealAcoustic Connections Youth Open Michttp://www.acousticconnections.caCanadaNewmarkethttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/newmarket-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/321262014-05-15T00:00:00Z2014-05-17T05:55:00ZKingston – Help the Odessa Pony Club Fix Up the FairgroundsThe Odessa Horse and Pony Club is devoted to promoting safe and affordable showing for all ages of equestrians. We aspire to inspire local equestrians in achieving personal goals and embracing lifelong participation in equestrian activities.
Our Club runs 4 shows per season and classes range in variety from Western and Gaming to English Performance and Hunter/Jumper. Participants in Odessa shows come from all over our community including Kingston, Napanee, and Belleville.
The Odessa Horse and Pony Club would like to ensure the safety of all participating horses and riders at their events. To do so, improvements must be made to the footing and fencing at the Odessa Agricultural Fairgrounds.
The Club's Executive Team is willing to put in the work to upgrade the facilities but needs funding to purchase the supplies to get the fairgrounds to where they need for the 2014 season.
Kristin MullinHelp the Odessa Pony Club Fix Up the Fairgroundshttp://odessa-h-p-c.webs.com/CanadaKingstonhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/kingston-ontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/321992014-05-14T00:00:00Z2014-05-14T17:55:03ZAwesome Without Borders – Lots of Love Detroit – A mobile tool lending libraWith more than 100,000 vacant lots and equally as many abandoned homes, Detroit claims unparalleled amounts of underutilized land. As such, many neighbors and community groups have rallied together to build tree nurseries, community gardens, hubs for public art and more. Yet, many others are left behind without access to the tools or transportation needed to transform these eyesores into vibrant community spaces. All too often, volunteer groups from area universities and local businesses turn out in force to help with community projects, only to find there aren’t enough tools to go around. That’s why we created Lots of Love—a free tool library on wheels. Residents, block clubs and other community organizations can borrow all the tools they need to complete their community improvement projects, for free! We’ll even deliver them to the project sites (in our awesome tool truck), ensuring no need for residents to personally transport large equipment (like lawn mowers). Lots of Love breaks down barriers and builds capacity for Detroiters across the city by offering residents with the tools needed to define and design their own neighborhoods. We’ve always known there’s “lots of love” in Detroit; now it’s time to show just how much we really “love our lots.” Becki KenderesLots of Love Detroit – A mobile tool lending librahttp://www.loldetroit.org/WorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/308492014-05-14T00:00:00Z2014-05-15T19:23:49ZVancouver, BC (Non-active) – The Grandmother ProjectWe envision a project tentatively dubbed The Grandmother Project (TGP). Our idea is to create a digitally mapped, searchable collection of grandmother’s stories – as recorded by their grandchildren. It’s about connecting generations and communities through Canadian stories, and preserving women’s voices in high quality audio. We envision a website full of stories that might otherwise never be told, let alone heard.Stories would be searchable online by region, topic, and storyteller. Imagine hunting for stories from Saskatoon on first love, Vancouver on immigration, Iqaluit on winter, or Thunder Bay on failure.
Storytellers would use their preferred language and stories would be made accessible through English and French translations and transcripts (when necessary). In this way, TGP aims not only to preserve, but also to revitalize Canada’s less widely spoken languages. Designated grandmothers are also welcomed.
Users will determine the website’s content, from story contributors to listeners: well ‘liked’ stories will get the most prominence on the site. Particularly compelling stories will be selected for animation, creating possibilities for community screening events.
Following the implementation of a pilot project within the Surrey School District
(currently being negotiated), TGP will push nationwide. We’ll collaborate with community organizations to host a series of free workshops across Canada, whereby producers will teach basic recording and interviewing skills. These training sessions will help lend the project publicity, promote access, and ensure quality audio and editorial consistency. We’ll collect stories as we go, and establish a network of local TGP facilitators who can help people record stories later via permanent story booths.
Ultimately, we envision The Grandmother Project as an inquiry-based learning tool for innovative educators, a model for inclusive media, and a vibrant historical archive for story-lovers.Angela JohnstonThe Grandmother ProjectCanadaVancouver, BC (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/vancouvertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/316732014-05-14T00:00:00Z2014-05-14T17:55:08ZAwesome Without Borders – Skies Painted with Unnumbered SparksStudio Echelman installed its largest, most interactive sculpture installation to date at the TED Conference’s 30th anniversary, March 2014. The monumental aerial sculpture spanned 745 feet between the 24-story Fairmont Waterfront and the Vancouver Convention Center, challenging the artist to work on her most ambitious scale yet – over twice the size of her largest previous sculpture.
The sculpture was presented with an interactive work created in collaboration with artist Aaron Koblin, Creative Director of the Data Arts Team in Google’s Creative Lab. At night the sculpture came to life as visitors were able to choreograph the lighting in real time using physical gestures on their mobile devices. Vivid beams of light were projected across a massive scale as the result of small movements on spectators’ phones.
In the daytime, the sculpture’s delicate yet monumental form is subtle, blending in with clouds and sky. A complex matrix of 860,000 hand and machine-made knots and 145 miles of braided fiber weighing nearly 3,500 pounds span 745 feet make up Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks.
In order to achieve such scale and complexity, Echelman turned to Autodesk, a leader in 3D design software that seeks out interesting design problems. Autodesk collaborated with Studio Echelman to create custom 3D software to model the sculpture and test its feasibility. “The software has allowed me to explore density, shape, and scale in much greater detail,” says Echelman. “We can manipulate our designs and see the results immediately. We’re able to push the boundaries of our designs further.”
Made entirely of soft fibers, the sculpture can attach directly into existing city architecture. To support the artwork across such a large span, Echelman utilized Honeywell Spectra fiber, a lightweight, durable material 15 times stronger than steel by weight. It is designed to travel to cities around the globe after the 2014 TED Conference exhibition as an “idea worth spreading.”Studio EchelmanSkies Painted with Unnumbered Sparkshttp://www.echelman.com/project/skies-painted-with-unnumbered-sparks/WorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/328092014-05-14T00:00:00Z2014-06-09T18:51:48ZAwesome Without Borders – Paper Doll Parties in the ParkI'd love to load up my car with a friend or two in tow, and host four paper doll parties at northern California public parks this summer. Pre-assembled packets, with an 1880s paper doll pattern (and clothes) to cut out and color, along with a printed card about the history of paper dolls and a blank sheet to write on, would be distributed to attendees -- basically, anyone who cares to join in the fun. Children and adults would be encouraged to create paper dolls in their own likenesses and to write a personal narrative about who they are or who they'd like to become. It's a wonderful hands-on bonding activity. This is the same workshop I conducted at the museum, except we'd be outdoors, sitting on the grass or seated at picnic tables.
I'd promote the parties on my website, through local paper doll clubs and distribute flyers at each event so people could check the website for the next date and location. Arabella GraysonPaper Doll Parties in the Parkhttp://www.arabellagrayson.comWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/317372014-05-13T00:00:00Z2014-05-13T13:34:24ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active) – עמותת "באשר תלכי" פייני סוקניקעמותת "באשר תלכי" https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D7%91%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A8-%D7%AA%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%99/194838677343800?fref=tsIsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/320752014-05-12T00:00:00Z2014-05-13T12:14:35ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active) – Gila's project for Trans* empowermrntProject Gila is the movement for transgender empowerment in Israel. It began in 2011 from within the transgender community and for its benefit. Gila is a group of activists working to better the living conditions of the non-gender-conforming community. Gila emphasizes self-empowerment, the exercise of legal rights, and access to resources and opportunities.
The project currently includes several areas: housing, legal aid and Social welfare.
all the activists in Gila's project volunteer.yael sinaiGila's project for Trans* empowermrnthttp://www.gila-project.com/IsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/312972014-05-12T00:00:00Z2014-05-13T02:19:15ZAwesome Without Borders – Critter BittersCritter Bitters are handcrafted cocktail bitters made with toasted crickets. There are four flavors in the product line: vanilla cricket, cacao cricket, toasted almond cricket, and -- for the most adventurous -- pure cricket. Each flavor yields a unique, multifaceted taste profile and can be readily mixed into cocktails or consumed with soda water. The corresponding coasters serve to elevate bitters from a hidden cocktail ingredient to the piece de resistance.
The UN FAO 2013 Report titled, “Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security,” inspired Lucy Knops and me to find a way to introduce insects to American culture. The report cited a need to overcome “the disgust factor” in order for western society to willingly consume insects.
With the insight that distillation, fermentation, and mixology are among the most creative industries and people are naturally more open-minded and experimental when they are drinking, it seemed most natural to normalize entomophagy through alcohol.
From scorpion vodka to cochineal made from beetles to mezcal with a worm, there is a precedent for insects in alcohol. Critter Bitters is a nod to an age-old tradition and a leap into the future.
In addition to food design and product design, Critter Bitters is also experience design. Guests at the unveiling of Critter Bitters enjoyed cocktails crafted by a professional bartender. While they may have thought they were uncomfortable consuming insects, the guests loved the drinks. Through a design process of distillation, we were able to remove the ick factor.
Critter Bitters have been featured on Food & Wine and Epicurious.
Julia Plevin and Lucy KnopsCritter Bittershttps://www.facebook.com/CritterbittersWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/328352014-05-07T00:00:00Z2014-05-07T12:19:05ZYerevan – ticcson bikesThe traffic is over loaded in Yerevan. This fact has become the motivation of my project. The idea is to construct a kind of bicycle and contribute the development of that culture of changing cars into bicycles.
My greatest dream is the realization of this project and making “Ticcson” one of the advanced brands in this field. “Ticcson” bicycles have several advantages which will turn cycling into a pleasure. It will be made of mainly wood (fanera) and will provide the designers with plenty of opportunities to find different creative solutions. The company will accept individual orders as a result of the designers and costumers cooperative discussions. It will be possible to change the wooden construction and redesign it according to costumer’s wish.
Երևանում երթևեկությունը գերծանրաբեռնված է: Հենց դա է իմ մտահաղացման մոտիվացիան՝ ստեղծել նման հեծանիվ ու նպաստել հեծանվով երթևեկելու մշակույթի զարգացմանը: Մեծագույն երազանք ունեմ, որ մտահղացումս հաջողությամբ իրագործվի, և «ticcson»-ը թույն բրենդ դառնա հեծանիվների ոլորտում:
«ticcson» հեծանիվները ունեն յուրահատկություններ, որոնց շնորհիվ մարդկանց մեջ ցանկություն կառաջանա երթևեկել հեծանվով. այն պատրաստված է լինելու հիմնականում փայտանյութից (ֆաներա), ունենալու է դիզայներական անսահմանափակ լուծումների հնարավորություն, իրականացվելու են անհատական պատվերներ՝ պատվիրատուի և դիզայների համատեղ քննարկման արդյունքում, հնարավոր է լինելու հեշտությամբ փոխել դիզայնի փայտե կառուցվածքն՝ ըստ տրամադրության:Tigran Manukyanticcson bikeshttp://www.ticcson.comArmeniaYerevanhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/yerevantag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/316572014-05-07T00:00:00Z2014-05-07T15:06:22ZAtlanta, GA – Buford Hwy Area Little Free Library ProjectFor the past two years, I've dreamed of applying the proven "Little Free Library" concept (see littlefreelibrary.org) to target early readers in our English as a Second Language populations of Cross Keys.
The idea is to deploy Little Free Library units around playgrounds, schools, and apartment complexes where our low income children congregate already. The libraries would be supported by volunteers who maintain the libraries with a regular supply of age-appropriate reading materials. This would provide the kids with unlimited reading opportunities even when school is out of session.
Our team has jump-started this program with three sites so far with the support of the Atlanta Braves Foundation. We have a donated storage unit from Brookhaven Storage for warehousing books, we have lead volunteers for book drives, a home builder committed to installing all units, site stewardship volunteers, and the program is attracting a lot of attention from the community and the media for simply being effective. We've distributed over 400 books directly to children in our first month of operation.
See: http://bravesgive.mlblogs.com/2014/02/06/the-braves-foundation-celebrates-the-unveiling-of-the-briarwood-park-little-free-library/Kim GokceBuford Hwy Area Little Free Library Projecthttp://www.crosskeysfoundation.orgUnited StatesAtlanta, GAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/atlantatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/316172014-05-07T00:00:00Z2014-05-07T22:47:12ZLiverpool – Urban Wildlife Haven.In order to attract more wildlife and people to use this green space we have several projects we would like to implement.
Firstly we are aiming to sow a large bed of poppy seeds in the circular planting bed (see photos) to commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1. We intend to involve the local school children/cubs & brownies in the sowing & growing of this commemorative display.
Around the surrounding wooded areas we intend to plant 1000-2000 Bluebell bulbs to create a mini Bluebell wood. Bluebells are consistently voted the nations favourite flower and this will hopefully encourage people into the green to see their own mini Bluebell Wood, whilst also attracting bees & butterflies.
In the same area Buddleia unfortunately had to be cut back as its spread was causing damage to the surrounding roofs & chimney stacks. We have decided to replace the Buddleia with Lilacs as they will also attract the vast array of butterflies that appeared last year.
Dotted in between the Bluebells and Lilacs will be Snowdrops thereby ensuring that from February to September there will be blooms for many years to come!
Several other surrounding areas of the green had been left to grow semi wild in order to encourage insects, bees & butterflies. This worked so well that we intend to attract even more by scattering wild flower seeds into these areas. Hedgehog compounds have already been constructed in these areas (see photo) so the wild flowers should attract even more insects into these compounds.
The green attracts a wide range of birds from three resident crows to gold finches, blue/grey tits, robins, sparrows, wood pidgeons, magpies, blackbirds, starlings & wagtails. In order to encourage them further we would like to put several nesting boxes in place as there will be an abundance of insects for them to eat in the spring/summer months.
All the projects mentioned, once implemented, will be self sustaining thereby ensuring an abundance of wildlife for years to come.
Penny Lane Millennium Green CommitteeUrban Wildlife Haven.United KingdomLiverpoolhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/liverpooltag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/319582014-05-06T00:00:00Z2014-06-02T18:03:00ZSan Francisco, CA – Musical PeddlesShape Up, The Radicand Lab & Avio Collective are working together to design, build & install a human-powered musical kinetic sculpture at UN Plaza. The concept includes twelve freestanding "saddles" with bicycle-style peddles in the shape of musical notes. The peddles on each saddle power an enclosed fan blowing air through an organ pipe, which produces a unique tone. Each musical saddle can produce three tones & are controlled by LED integrated buttons on the seat. This installation will require participants to collaborate & work together in order to play a coherent piece of music. These saddles communicate to each other using simple Arduino computers with sensors to figure out how many peddles are being used & pick out a suitable piece of music. The more people powering the saddles, the richer & more complex the harmonies of the song.
A unique feature of our installation is that it does not require an external source of power. All the energy needed to create the tones & power the internal electronics are created by participants. A fraction of the energy produced in each saddle will be used to power a visual LED display, battery pack, microcomputer, & interactive button panel. The enclosed microcomputers can use this power to automatically play a coordinated song, submitted by local composers & musicians, as part of a daily performance piece.
Our piece is ultimately a musical instrument that requires twelve musicians to come together, work together, & play music. We will also launch a website in conjunction with the installation that will allow local musicians & composers to submit MIDI files that will be uploaded to the musical saddles for performance. Participants are encouraged to collaborate to play pieces together in an unscripted context. Groups are also welcome to use the piece for planned musical performances. The interactive illuminating buttons on each seat will help to guide participants through a song together.
This large scale public instrument where people to work together and play music will promote social change, a slow process.
Our project invites strangers from all walks of life who happens to cross paths at one particular moment in time and allow them to bond and make music.
Neither age, sex, race, class, culture nor language is relevant. There are pedals; you know what to do. There are buttons that light up; you push them. You feel vibrating pipes attached to your saddle and hear a sound. But wait, listen closer. You hear your neighbor making sounds too!
It's at this moment that you realize that your sound together with your neighbor's sound strikes a harmonious chord and plays a piece of music. You look at your neighbor and you smile. They smile back. Six saddles = six smiles and smiles are contagious.
Little ripples makes big waves. A small smile might just bring us all together. Alvin ShiuMusical Peddleshttp://www.aviocollective.com/United StatesSan Francisco, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sftag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/312422014-05-05T00:00:00Z2014-05-05T06:45:51ZMelbourne – Electrical Wiring Pilot Program for Women in NepalAs part our ongoing work with one of our international partners, the Women’s Foundation of Nepal (WFN), GWP is currently in the first phase of a pilot program designed to provide Nepalese women with the necessary skills to carry out basic electrical wiring in local homes and businesses. The practical 6-week course, developed by leading industry specialists in partnership with GWP and WFN, teaches participants basic electrical wiring skills as well as addresses safety issues, basic first aid, quoting, book keeping and customer service.
Our research has shown us that electrical wiring is currently of a poor standard in Nepal, with much of the labour for this industry being sourced from outside Nepal. This means that in addition to providing the participants with new vocational skills, the program is also addressing a major skills gap in the local economy. But perhaps the most exciting part is that it challenges gender boundaries by giving women skills and access to a market that is traditionally the domain of men.
We have just completed the 6-week technical course component of the program. Reports from the women clearly demonstrate an increase in self-confidence, skills and excitement at the possibilities. Initial discussions also indicate that the community is receptive to and supportive of women undertaking these roles.
The challenges we currently face relate to the number of barriers to women finding ongoing work (e.g. reputation and experience, availability, transport, communication). This is where we really need to invest our time and funding now. Briony MackenzieElectrical Wiring Pilot Program for Women in Nepalhttp://www.chuffed.org/project/globalwomen/AustraliaMelbournehttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/melbournetag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/313682014-05-05T00:00:00Z2014-05-05T03:44:04ZAwesome Without Borders – Hot Bread KitchenHot Bread Kitchen was founded in 2008 by former United Nations policy analyst and trained bread baker, Jessamyn Rodriguez. Our flagship program, Project Launch, is an on-the-job baking training program designed to capitalize on immigrant women’s baking skills and meet customers’ demand for authentic ethnic breads. Women enrolled in Project Launch receive paid training in commercial baking, classes in English as a second language, and professional skills to help them overcome barriers to fair wage employment. After a year in the program, women are placed in management track positions in the food manufacturing industry or can apply to the HBK Incubates program and launch their own business. To date, Project Launch has supported the professional development of 50 women from 17 different countries and now produces a line of over 40 breads representing 12 different cultures that are distributed throughout the country.
HBK Incubates, Hot Bread Kitchen’s second program started in 2011, is a newer initiative poised to have an even larger economic impact on the local economy and food-scape. While we make it a priority to recruit females, minorities, and immigrants, HBK Incubates welcomes members of all backgrounds who have a promising food business. The program provides comprehensive business support to entrepreneurs who are at the early stage of business growth. In the other half of our commercial bakery, we offer affordable licensed kitchen rental at subsidized rates with flexible scheduling, as well as hands-on culinary support, financial advising, and workshops tailored to the specific needs of food businesses. Like Project Launch, HBK Incubates has its own revenue-generating component; incubator members’ payments for kitchen rental time help to cover overall operating costs of the space and the program offerings. Since its launch in 2011, HBK Incubates has supported the growth of 63 businesses and graduated 5 businesses.
Grace MooreHot Bread Kitchenhttp://www.hotbreadkitchen.orgWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/318922014-05-02T00:00:00Z2014-05-02T20:39:24ZSarnia – Cinderella Story of Sarnia LambtonIn 2009, I started the Cinderella Story. It came from a friend needing a prom dress for their daughter. I made a few phone calls and voila, she attended her prom and looked like a princess. I believe every young lady has the right to experience this regardless of income or social status. We collect donations of prom dress all year long and once a year, for 2 days, we hold a Prom Dress Boutique. A shopping spree for free! Girls register and are assigned a volunteer personal shopper. Together they find a beautiful dress, they can get a mini makeover, have their photos done by a professional photographer and attend their year-end celebrations as an equal among their peers.
There are a few ladies from 2010 and 2011 who still email me and keep me updated on their lives reminding me of what a difference we made to them. I remind them, what an impact they have had on our lives as well. They don't see it, but all our volunteers do.Debbie AndersonCinderella Story of Sarnia Lambtonhttp://www.cinderellasarnia.orgCanadaSarniahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/sarniatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/313982014-05-01T00:00:00Z2014-05-01T20:56:01ZOrlando, FL – Sing-Song, String-Along12.8% of Orange County students are enrolled in Preschool or Kindergarten programs. (source: city-data.com). These years have a measurable and lasting impact on the developing child, with a direct influence on future performance in higher education or a career environment. An increasing number of researchers and child psychologists suggest that instilling strong cultural values at these early ages can vastly improve the quality of life later on, by forming interpersonal skills and cultivating talent. Music education programs are specifically indicated to provide one of the strongest influences in student development.
To answer these challenges, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra (FSYO) created “Sing-Song, String-Along” (SSSA) a program, which is an immersive music education program specifically intended for students of pre-school and kindergarten age, along with their families. This innovative program brings the parent into the student’s music study to ensure that learning is achieved. Using a proven “Whole-Child” approach, students learn to be well-rounded in every aspect of their lives. Each class proceeds for an hour on Sunday afternoons, but the lessons learned through this method will endure. Each lesson combines music engagement with literacy development. Children learn musical skills in an encouraging environment, while parents actively participate, to continue empowering their little learners at home. Several essential features of the SSSA program work together to ensure that all children can develop musical ability, just as all children learn their native language.
FSYO’s commitment aligns to or exceeds tenets of creative innovation, character development, and human compassion. SSSA exposes preschoolers to hands-on experience and musical training with real musical instruments.
Heide Evans WaldronSing-Song, String-Alonghttp://www.fsyo.org/index.php/fsyo-experience-new-applicant-portal/programs/sing-song-string-alongUnited StatesOrlando, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/orlandotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/308532014-05-01T00:00:00Z2014-05-01T21:26:37ZOahu, HI – A Visit With Man Ray: Memoir and Photo BookAfter people see the photograph of me and Man Ray together, they always ask, “How did you meet Man Ray?” I’ve told the story many times. Now I would like to use Awesome Project funds to produce a small, elegant book about this special meeting so that it can be enjoyed by many others. The book will include 18 black and white photographs and a short memoir that I wrote about “MY DAY WITH RAY”.
Back in 1972 I was on Christmas break from Tyler School of Art in Rome. One my of my dreams was to meet an artist I admired greatly, and I was lucky enough to be invited to visit renowned artist/photographer Man Ray at his studio in Paris. I had my trusty Pentax around my neck, and Man Ray suggested I take some photographs. So with a young man’s enthusiasm and innocence, I got off 18 shots, including a portrait of the two of us with a self timer.
When I came back to the United States, I wrote up my memories of that magical day and put together a homemade book which I sent to Man Ray. Months later he sent me a thank you note on a postcard. I’ve shared the little homemade book with friends throughout the years, and they’ve always encouraged me to publish it.
More than 40 years later, I am ready to do it. I have everything in place to start the project except for funding. I have partnered with an Oahu-based project manager and chosen a local printer capable of turning out a museum-quality edition. The book will be around 32 pages and priced affordably at around $15.00. It will include correspondence I had with Man Ray’s wife Juliette Man Ray after Man Ray’s death, and a forward by prominent Man Ray scholar Francis Naumann.
Last summer in NYC, I showed my memoir and photographs to book buyers at the Museum of Modern Art and the International Photography Center. Both felt that, if made into a book, it would be a good seller in their stores. Man Ray is one of the most important artists of the 20th century and interest in him continues to grow.
Paul LevittA Visit With Man Ray: Memoir and Photo BookUnited StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/322742014-05-01T00:00:00Z2014-05-01T03:06:28ZLondon, ON (Non-active) – New Green Renewable Energy SystemWe would like to develop a new alternative green and renewable energy generation source. The objective is to develop a more affordable source of energy that protects the environment and make it available to the masses. Because of constant outages in his country of origins, Ismail has been working for many years on a new concept that, when proven, would increase access to electricity in places where infrastructure for electricity generation is lacking (remote places, Third World countries).
The project aims to build a prototype model to validate a proof of concept.
The concept is based on Faraday Law of Magnetic Flux Variation. Our concept respects the Law of Faraday but it uses a magnetic flux variation process that differs from current Electric Generation Models built using the same Law (Alternators, Electric generators). Yacouba TraoreNew Green Renewable Energy SystemCanadaLondon, ON (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/london-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/309182014-05-01T00:00:00Z2014-05-13T12:19:26ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active) – ELI - Israel Association for Child ProtectionELI works tirelessly to increase awareness of child abuse by educating the public at large, by training professionals, by lobbying policy decision makers, and by providing vital information to potential victims and parents – all to enhance ELI’s ability to provide assistance to those children and families in need.אל"י האגודה להגנת הילדELI - Israel Association for Child Protectionhttp://ssl.zahav.net.il/eli/Content/e_about.aspIsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/323662014-04-30T00:00:00Z2014-05-04T18:13:40ZBoston, MA (Non-active) – Untitled Sign InstallationsI started putting up the signs a few years ago as an extension of my art practice, and as a maturation of the graffiti and "illegal" public art I grew up with. I wanted to put signs in places that I felt needed attention to be drawn to or where something should be said that wasn't. I rely on humor to get the point across and help make the message accessible, although there is usually a social or political message below. It's work that exists for a temporary time, however long it lasts, without having to be considered "art" and force that conversation. To use a quote from Lexi Lee Sullivan, assistant curator at the deCordova, describing the project, which she can do much better then I'm capable of - "Although seemingly playful and lighthearted, Pat Falco’s drawings and pithy texts evoke subtle yet provocative truths. The artist inscribes placards with witty declarations by hand, excluding visual embellishment, and places them as signposts on public ground. These works point to noticeable facts and obvious truths about the physical location of the signs while simultaneously satirizing both art world politics and larger social realities. These text-based pieces also signal the metaphorical location of Falco’s own work, which stands at the intersection of art and everyday life."Pat FalcoUntitled Sign Installationshttp://www.illfalco.com/United StatesBoston, MA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/329252014-04-30T00:00:00Z2014-05-05T14:42:56ZBoston, MA (Non-active) – Keytar Bear FundraiserKeytar Bear was attacked in two separate incidents on the streets of Boston. Keytar Bear brings joy and happiness to Bostonians on the streets with his cheerful songs and amazing talent. As Bostonians, we are responsible for putting a smile back on his face. I'm hosting this fundraiser, not only to help out Keytar Bear with his bills, but also to show him what he means to the city of Boston.
Tickets here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4233024&pl=mideastrestaurant
If you can't make it to the event, please consider donating here! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keytar-bear-fundraiser/x/7307382#home/share
https://www.facebook.com/events/1410100395933232Abigail TaylorKeytar Bear Fundraiserhttps://www.facebook.com/welovekeytarbearUnited StatesBoston, MA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/316742014-04-30T00:00:00Z2015-08-08T19:52:01ZAustin, TX – Spoiler Alert: This Is How My Life Ends"Spoiler Alert: This Is How My Life Ends" is a solo variety show featuring monologues with songs, puppetry and animation documenting growing up queer in a fundamentalist household and finding my way out of the many societal and self-imposed closets. The impetus for the show came after recalling details of being molested as a boy and the secrecy surrounding all things sexual in my upbringing. Coming out was a difficult task, particularly after having my journal read by college dorm mates.
Spoiler Alert is a celebration of a life that cannot be squelched by sexual trauma or peer pressure. Whether reenacting an early experience with the Diana Ross drag queen in Cher’s 1980 Las Vegas show or getting a less than enthusiastic response to singing the Ado Annie signature song from Oklahoma! in the fifth grade talent contest, it’s obvious this is a life that was going to be lived to the fullest no matter what anyone thought.
At the Bedpost Confessions monthly series, an early reading of my story about being molested made me realize that people who have dealt with similar issues find comfort and strength in hearing my story. It became clear that by diving into painful memories I was not only purging my own demons but was also offering hope to others making their ways toward recollection and recovery.
Spoiler Alert centers around four monologues with songs; puppetry and animation are used to illustrate briefer memories deemed too embarrassing or graphic (i.e., equating first orgasm with a religious experience; trying to “learn” how to ejaculate; fear of becoming a child molester). Some of the material is as dark as the closet it forced me into (contemplating suicide after my coming out journal was read), but the humor and spirited style of storytelling allows all audience members, regardless of sexuality or past traumas, easy access to the story of a larger-than-life personality who refuses to be silenced or closeted. –Jay ByrdJay ByrdSpoiler Alert: This Is How My Life Endshttps://www.facebook.com/jamesdeanjaybyrdUnited StatesAustin, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/austintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/287632014-04-30T00:00:00Z2014-04-30T21:10:15ZPittsburgh, PA – Farm Truck FoodsDid you know that there are a total of seven Food Deserts in Pittsburgh? A Food Desert is defined by the USDA as a “urban-neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food.” Farm Truck Foods has the solution to solve this problem!
My teams business idea consists of a mobile food market that would target low-income communities and food deserts through buying and selling local, nutritionally dense, farm fresh foods.
My group won the Passion Profit Slam competition,& were then asked by the Idea Foundry to apply for their Accelerator Program, which transitions an idea into a real business plan through entrepreneur mentoring and $10,000. We were accepted into this program in June of 2013, completed it by September 2013, and aim to be up & running by May of 2014.
Farm Truck Foods goal is to help bridge the gap between farmers and community members ages 1-101 throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area. We aim to take our mobile food truck with wholesome local produce, which will include fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy, eggs, and canned goods to the doorstep of low-income community members at a price that they can afford. We will serve and empower the people we serve to place nutritious foods on their tables so that they can live happy, healthy lives. Farm Truck Foods is also committed to forming relationships with communities and their residents in order to meet the needs of our customers. We will help decrease the obesity rate while bridging the nutritional gap that lacks within our own city. We will be accepting WIC and SNAP to help accommodate everyone. Our education strategy will include a variety of materials that range from nutritional information, learning activities for kids, healthy recipes and demonstrations that show case preparation through clean up of our products being sold. Farm Truck Foods will be accessible through making planned stops at places like community centers, YMCAs, and residential complexes.Michelle LagreeFarm Truck Foodshttp://ftfpgh.com/United StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/315752014-04-29T00:00:00Z2014-04-29T16:50:50ZBoulder, CO (Non-active) – Mountain Flower Urban Goat DairyMountain Flower Goat Dairy is a sustainable agricultural project in downtown Boulder, Colorado. We are a demonstration and working goat dairy that brings goats to people and people to goats. In addition to producing goat milk, our goal is to get a lot of work done while offering young people and adults the opportunity to learn the skills that it takes to run an urban farm business. We seek to reconnect people with the source of whole foods, thereby providing them with the tools to improve health and wellness; while simultaneously demonstrating that urban agriculture is an effective land use tool for protecting critical urban open spaces.
Through Mountain Flower’s current experiential education programs, students learn to see themselves not only as consumers, but as important land stewards who are essential to ecological and animal health and wellness. Each student engages in the basics of goat care – feeding alfalfa and grain, providing clean water, cleaning pens and composting waste. We also teach necessary skills for clean food production and each student gets an opportunity to taste fresh milk or try some farmstead cheese.
Connecting “hands to hooves” helps address a root cause of ecological degradation and habitat loss: disinterest. Today’s youth need experiences that establish in them a preference for outdoor activities over the seductive ease of TV and video games. We are seeing that the experience of connecting with farm animals fills a longing in children and ignites in them a desire to engage further in urban agriculture. The unexpected level of interest from young children in our docent program as well as the overwhelming response to our public visiting hours confirm for us the value of these offerings to Boulder’s youth and families.
Mountain Flower Urban Goat Dairy is sustainable agricultural project of the Living GREEN Foundation, a 501(c)(3)Taber WardMountain Flower Urban Goat Dairyhttp://www.mountainflowerdairy.comUnited StatesBoulder, CO (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/bouldertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/319142014-04-29T00:00:00Z2014-04-29T06:13:46ZNairobi (Non-active) – New Dance Piece CreationThis project is an exciting dance choreography that explores relationships between people with disabilities and fully-able people. The piece will be developed and choreographed by Dalmas Otieno who is a person with disability having lost one leg at the hip.
According to Dalmas, everybody wants to love and be loved right back, be it with family or friends. As someone who has grown with disabilities, he constantly experiences the tensions and even stigma that emerges when a disabled person enters into a romantic relationship with a fully-able person.
The greater majority of people with disabilities fear expressing themselves romantically to able bodied" people for obvious reason: fear of rejection. On the other hand, "able bodied" people also have the same fear of loving people living with disabilities with the biggest fear not being rejection but the reaction they will receive from family and friends.
In this dance piece, four dancers (2 with disability and 2 able bodied) will narrate a story of love that is too hard to confess but after realizing that there is nothing to lose they decide to give it a try. In this piece, wheelchair dance will dominate the stage and having dancers who have used wheelchairs all their life and thus they bring out their story in an elaborate manner that will leave the audience stunned and thrilled.
Dalmas is 28 years old male person living with disabilities. He has been a contemporary dance artist for the last seven years with Pamoja Dance Group and even performed at international stages in France and Australia. He is also a truly versatile individual being a swimmer for the Kenya Paralympics team, a footballer playing for Nairobi Amputee Football Club and Kenya National Amputee Team, He is also a cyclist and a motivational speaker.
Other arrators/dancers
Peris njeri
Carol Wanjira/ Beatrice Wambui
Billy
Dalmas OtienoNew Dance Piece Creationhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Contemporary-Dance-Artist-Dalmas/246954645486929?ref=hlKenyaNairobi (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/nairobitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/325052014-04-29T00:00:00Z2014-04-29T23:33:31ZPhiladelphia, PA – BioBots3D printing is a technique used to translate 3D models, developed using CAD software, into physical objects. It offers the prospect of rapid prototyping, replacing labor and time-intensive machine shop-based prototyping. Furthermore, 3D printing is already being used in manufacturing processes and has found applications in the aerospace, construction, and architecture industries. While 3D printing is now also being used for device development in the biomedical field, there are currently no 3D printers on the market which are capable of producing products in a sterile environment at a cost effective price, that’s where BioBots comes in.
The framework of our printer consists of a stainless steel frame and polyactide plastic parts. The plastic parts hold the smooth rods along which bearings slide to allow the extruder to move in two dimensions and the base in one dimension to allow 3D control. The motors, pulleys and belts have been mounted. A motherboard is also mounted on the printer that allows control over the extruder, motor, and hotbed. The material that is being printed is ejected onto the printing surface using a unique extruder to which syringes of different volumes and gauges can be attached. Additionally, the printer will have the flexibility in the future to use 4 extruders, giving researches the ability to print with different materials and different cell types.
The printing surface and the extruder will be enclosed using clear plexiglass sheets and the atmosphere inside will be purified using a High-Efficiency Particulate Air filter similar to those currently used in medical facilities and biological safety cabinets in research labs. We will create a flow environment by placing a large cost-effective fan on top over the filter. Maintaining a sterile printing environment will allow users to transfer tissues directly to in vivo experiments at a cost-effective price; a significant step towards the production of artificial tissues.
vimeo.com/89889925Daniel CabreraBioBotshttp://Coming SoonUnited StatesPhiladelphia, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/philadelphiatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/316582014-04-28T00:00:00Z2014-04-28T16:42:09ZNew Orleans, LA (Non-active) – Freedom Summer and Beyond: A CommemorationFifty years after the Freedom Summer projects throughout Louisiana, 51 years after the brutal repression of civil rights activism in Plaquemine almost took the life of James Farmer and others, and 53 years after a cadre of young people from New Orleans joined the Freedom Rides and trained others in nonviolence, it is clear some progress has been made. Just as clear, however, is that many problems remain.
As the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer nears, a group of former CORE workers in the movement in Louisiana have come together to put on an event: Freedom Summer and Beyond: A Commemoration. The event will commemorate not only the summer of 1964, but all of the activism in Louisiana from 1960-1965. And, most importantly, it will examine what we can and should be doing to address the many contemporary problems in Louisiana and in the nation.
Many people know the story of Freedom Summer in Mississippi, but that's just part of the story. Not many people, even locally, know the history of Freedom Summer in New Orleans. This Awesome Grant will be used for a documentation project that will play a pivotal role in the commemoration: it will record and collect the stories of those who lived, worked, and fought for freedom as members of Freedom Summer here in New Orleans and across Louisiana. This summer will be an amazing opportunity to collect stories, with so many veterans of the movement gathered together.
Video, audio, and photo documentation will take place as part of the project. Interviewers will collect audio and video oral histories, and produce digital video shorts from interviews with former CORE members, New Orleans Freedom Riders, and other Civil Rights veterans. Videographers will also record all the events of the commemorative weekend. The resulting interviews and video shorts will be placed in an online archive dedicated to the work of Freedom Summer participants from New Orleans. Doratha Smith-SimmonsFreedom Summer and Beyond: A CommemorationUnited StatesNew Orleans, LA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/neworleanstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/317422014-04-28T00:00:00Z2014-04-28T16:42:21ZNew Orleans, LA (Non-active) – LGBTQ Pregnancy and Parenting Resource ProjectAs birth workers, we often interact with LGBTQ families struggling to find support in forging their path to parenthood. Obstetricians, hospitals, and birth support organizations usually lack the necessary information to assist these families. We came together to devise a plan to increase access to information on quality conception, pregnancy, and parenting resources for LGBTQ families. Our goals are:
1) To create a Resource Directory of LGBTQ-friendly conception, pregnancy, and parenting resources in New Orleans. We plan to spark this process with a listening session/focus group with 5-8 families who have gone through the birth or adoption process. We will then supplement this with community surveys, existing lists, and organizational connections. We plan to print several hundred copies of the directory and to distribute it electronically, making the resource freely available.
2) To create Doula Continuing Education Workshops to develop a better system of support for LGBTQ families in the path to parenthood. This will consist of a three-part training on a) Legal Issues in Adoption/Parenting for LGBTQ Families, b) Conception/Fertility Options for LGBTQ Families, and c) Doula Support for LGBTQ Families. In this, we plan to center the experiences of families of color.
3) To create a Doula Training Addendum. This will synthesize key points from the Directory and workshop process and incorporate them into future doula trainings in the region.
Our immediate next step: As mentioned, we plan to conduct – this May – a listening session with a small group of 5-8 LGBTQ families who are conceiving, pregnant, or parenting. This will be a chance for us to learn about the resources that were helpful to them and to identify the support they wished they had.
We are also in conversation with a number of local organizations, including NO/AIDS, Planned Parenthood, the LGBT Center, the Women’s Health and Justice Initiative, BreakOUT, and NOLA Baby Parenting.Lila Arnaud, Latona Giwa, Deepa Panchang, LeAndra Shipps LGBTQ Pregnancy and Parenting Resource ProjectUnited StatesNew Orleans, LA (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/neworleanstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/306802014-04-28T00:00:00Z2014-04-28T04:05:25ZAwesome Without Borders – tea+purposeIn a world that was incredibly connected, I felt disconnected. In a city that was large and full of possibility, I felt alone. In a world that values quick-hits and constant updates, I wanted to have deep human connections, provide value, and take action. Despite positive advancements in technology, I noticed that the emotional landscape of people, especially women, was not moving forward.
It seemed that there wasn’t a place for people to be truly vulnerable, grow together, and take action to better themselves. So, I created it. tea+purpose is a gathering for twenty and thirty-something women that inspires authentic, action-oriented conversations over tea to create a community of people who live purposefully. We have six core pillars that guide us: compassion, mindfulness, simplicity, action, you are enough, and every woman is welcome. These pillars allow us to create an open environment that has two-fold purpose: providing a community focused on vulnerability and developing consciousness in professionally-driven women, and cultivating a social-impact driven group that focuses on outcomes in women’s lives. Sharing a hot cup of tea with others is a classic comforting, convivial, connecting, and conversational experience; our gatherings add purpose to sharing tea.
We launched in December 2013 and host monthly gatherings in NYC focusing on topic areas such as mindfulness, intention setting, setting your life philosophy, and dissecting fear. At the start of each gathering, each attendee signs the tea+purpose "realness contract:" a vow to bring her true self, including her vulnerabilities and compassion, to the gathering. After the discussion, we pledge to take a particular action in our own lives that week, either separately or together, and report back via email. After 4 months of operation, we have 85 women in our NYC Meetup group and have run 3 gatherings in NYC, 1 in San Francisco, and have several more planned in NYC and Chicago in spring and summer 2014.
Carla Blumenthaltea+purposehttp://www.meetup.com/tea-purpose-fueled-by-hot-tea-positive-conversations/ and https://www.facebook.com/teapluspurposeWorldwideAwesome Without Bordershttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/awesomewithoutborderstag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/326572014-04-26T00:00:00Z2014-04-26T21:41:39ZMiami, FL – Colony1 Design CharretteNow we are moving forward with a bigger version of our Midtown 34th Street project called Colony1. We have been awarded a 50 year land lease in Wynwood to build a sustainability center for Miami. The center will provide opportunities for residents to learn to grow food, receive a permaculture education, eat and buy locally produced goods, engage in sustainable water, energy and architectural design systems. The center will also host an art and science residency program where an artist and scientist will be paired to produce programming that will heighten environmental awareness through contemporary art. The center is in Wynwood, but straddles Overtown and Allapattah, two of the most underserved areas in Miami. Our goal is to be a bridge between these communities and facilitate community connectivity to bring Miami towards resiliency in the face of climate change, economics and gentrification. Blair ButterfieldColony1 Design Charrettehttp://www.artofculturalevolution.orgUnited StatesMiami, FLhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/miamitag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/312192014-04-25T00:00:00Z2014-04-25T10:45:43ZLondon (Non-active) – MakerbleMakerble is a new way of giving to charity that overcomes the growing skepticism people have about what charities actually do with their donations. The charities we work with log the stories, variety and quantity of people helped through their projects each month. We turn that data into a personalised newsfeed for each donor on Makerble so that they get to see the difference their donations are making to the causes they care about. Makerble is a digital service available online and we are building mobile apps.
We believe we can turn the tide on charity skepticism. Research by New Philanthropy Capital shows that the amount of money that current donors would give extra to charity each year if they believed that their donations would be effective, is £665million. That's the annual income of half the charities in the UK. Research by the Cabinet Office shows that 5.5million non-donors would become donors if they believed that their donations would be effective.
We have 60 charities registering to use Makerble in the run up to our public launch. Research by Charities Aid Foundation shows that 1 in 6 charities are at risk of closure due to financial constraints. Data from the Charity Commission shows that 70% of charitable donations go to the largest 1% of charities. Charities see Makerble as a cost-efficient way to reach donors they would be unable to reach otherwise. Makerble is free for charities to use, we earn a commission on donations.
Makerble is the only donations platform in the world that enables all charities to log the stories and quantity of people helped by their projects. UKTI have flown us to New York and Singapore to explore future expansion opportunities and pitch to the UN (we came 2nd!). Media agencies like PHD with clients including Warner Brothers are keen to promote Makerble as a way to make CSR campaigns more interactive. Organisations that might have been seen as competitors want to use our software e.g. JustGiving and GlobalGiving.Matt KeppleMakerblehttp://www.makerble.comUnited KingdomLondon (Non-active)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/fr/chapters/london