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Olabi launches a project to empower and engage seniors through technology.

In May of this year, Olabi held the second edition of “Aprenda com uma avó”. The project was created in 2020 to be exclusively face-to-face, but its activities were adapted to a 100% digital environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a proposal for people over 60 to offer classes on varied knowledge to a wide … Continue reading “Olabi launches a project to empower and engage seniors through technology.”

The GIG Hub Members Network

Chad Innovation is a community of young volunteers, entrepreneurs, executives, and students whose objective is to raise awareness, mobilize, engage and equip youngsters to learn and explore careers in entrepreneurship Casa Criatura is a space of creative possibilities, bringing together people and ideas to innovate with purpose in design, architecture, and new economies. PamLab specializes … Continue reading “The GIG Hub Members Network”

Protege BR: Support network for health professionals against COVID-19

The Olabi, in Brazil, built a digital platform that organises information related to the decentralised production of medical supplies during the pandemic. Protege BR shows the production of more than 220 groups across Brazil, organises online events to transfer technology between them, connect the groups with health agents and donors, and also provides open PPE … Continue reading “Protege BR: Support network for health professionals against COVID-19”

Wearable technology for empowerment

GIG member Rebeca Duque Estrada is a co-founder of Olabi Makerspace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and gave a presentation on tech wearables at the TEDx IE Madrid this June. Rebeca takes us through her own and amazing experience with tech wearables and its incredible capability of empowerment and communication. Rebeca Duque Estrada is a Brazilian architect … Continue reading “Wearable technology for empowerment”