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African projects launched

Openworld has offered support to projects in Gabon, Senegal, and Somaliland for students and jobseekers to research market-based learning and sustainable development. A presentation on Gabon's "Green Free Zone" opportunity has been released. In Somaliland, teleworkers helping the new Somaliland-based entrepreneurial school, recipient of a 37 acre land grant, have also begun producing video clips on Internet-enabled job creation solutions. An entrepreneurial academy in Senegal is also preparing video clips, with microscholarship funding, on new learning-and-earning opportunities to promote school sustainability.

Seeds of Change Offer: Microvouchers for student projects

Openworld is offering 500 microvouchers in coming months to fund digital "work-study" projects by students at entrepreneurial schools for the poor to create video clips on opportunities for sustainability. The initiative is funded by recent grants from John C. Whitehead, Jack Pearce, and the Explorers Foundation. Explore the new Seeds of Change challenge offer and apply for the Seeds of Change resources.  Initial video projects are being prepared by students at the Horizon Lanka Academy in Sri Lanka, as well as high school age students in North America.

Openworld Team Launched on MiiU.org

In response to failing public sector systems for delivery of services and infrastructure, Openworld has launched new pages in John Robb's resilient communities wiki to spread practical innovations for self-funding and sustainable alternatives.

Sponsor/Partner Opportunities

Openworld welcomes your help in spreading grassroots free market initiatives in impoverished communities.
For those interested in supporting new self-help opportunities, Openworld welcomes Global Resource Partnerships with individuals, policy institutes, and organizations that can contribute to global challenge offers. Donors interested in making tax-deductible contributions to support Openworld’s nonprofit activities can do so through the Explorers Foundation (tel: +1 303-744-1855). Sponsor options are also offered to supporters who seek early-stage access to new talent and development opportunities.

Request form to access Seeds of Change resources for sustainability

 

Openworld welcomes communications from individuals who would like to benefit from Seeds of Change resources. Please fill in the following request form and indicate whether you are interested in using the resources on your own behalf, or as a representative of an entrepreneurial school or self-help venture in your community.  We will review and respond to all inquiries.

Priority in responding will be given to grassroots initiatives that provide the fullest description of their activities, and of their interest in Openworld strategies and resources to help new learning ventures or other self-help initiaties to become self-funding.

Openworld also welcomes receiving short video clips (2-3 minutes) from all who complete the form below.  These should introduce yourself, grassroots ventures in your community, and possible "land grant" endowments or other opportunities for sustainability. Please upload these to Youtube and email us the link to: info@openworld.com.

  • Name *
  • Position *
  • Organization *
  • Email address *
  • Location *
    Street Address
    Address Line 2
    City
    State / Province / Region
    Zip / Postal Code
    Country
     
  • Your website
  • Activities *
    Please give brief overview of when and why your entrepreneurial learning or other self-help venture was formed, what kinds of training or work it does, and how many people it has helped to date.
  • Funding *
    Please describe how your activities are funded at the present time, and how your venture is moving toward sustainability.
  • "Seeds of Change" resources desired *
    Microscholarships
    Online work-study projects (fundable through microscholarships)
    Creation of online lessons
    Mentoring for new telework ventures
    eAcademy of eCenter toolkits
    Tools to improve local business climates
    Planning for large-scale free economic zones
    Introductions to early-stage investors
    (multiple selections are OK)
  • Useful research *
    Indicate here the types of fast-turnaround research projects that would be most useful for the sustainability of entrepreneurial schools or self help ventures in your community. A list of possible topics can be found in the "Creative Funding Solutions" section at www.entrepreneurialschools.com, as well as the Work-Study topics section at www.openworld.com .

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