We are GIG
Written by Theresa Fend
The month of February was a month for ‘Innovation with a cause’. Nepal Communitere in partnership with Field Ready successfully wrapped up the first-ever Humanitarian Design Challenge (HDC) where students from different disciplines formed 4 multidisciplinary teams to prepare prototypes to combat real-life challenges! 20 avid learners from different colleges and universities across Kathmandu participated in this […]
Written by Theresa Fend
GIG member Pitchworthy is part of a group that has an interesting announcement coming up: Safir offers you the opportunity to join the first regional network of social impact incubators in Northern Africa and the Middle East. By participating in Safir, you can benefit from skill-building sessions to share your methodologies and create a regional […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Born on the day after the announcement of the first three cases of coronavirus in Madagascar in the begining of April, Hackoragna, a name composed of “Hack” and “Koragna”, is an 100% online collaborative platform that aims to develop the digital economy of Madagascar by bringing together “informal” talents as well as micro, small and […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Between 11-13 May 2020 HONF Foundation, CAST Foundation, Social-Digital Innovation and Ke:Kini organized an online grassroots hackathon for Indonesia. GIG wasn’t only represented by Regina (SDI) and Ira (HONF), Saad came on board as a mentor and Ricardo as an evaluator to help us activate citizens’ zest for action and creativity and form interdisciplinary teams […]
Written by Theresa Fend
How can we stay safe at our Makerspaces during the current pandemic? Kijenzi in Kenya and GIG member Field Ready have designed a poster for maker spaces to print out and share with their members. The poster shares the steps they can use to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in the spaces. The poster is […]
Written by Theresa Fend
The Project A Colaboradora – Arts and Communities of the Instituto Procomum has already selected the 12 artists participating in the second edition via open call. More than 80 artists subscribed from all over the region. This time, the artists will be part of an open and cooperative arts school that will help them to […]
Written by Theresa Fend
Careables is a community of makers and users of open-source, collaborative hardware innovations that can be easily replicated globally via 3D printing and other forms of fabrication. The aim of our work package in Olinda is to engage stakeholder communities, bring these existing communities together and connect them in the field of open source healthcare […]
Written by Theresa Fend
On March 14th, Lab Procomum will celebrate the 2019 cycle ventures of our social entrepreneurship school, A Colaboradora – Empreender e Transfomar (Entrepreneurship and Transform). The event will take place at the headquarters of LAB Procomum and marks the end of a one-year training, developing and mentoring process with 25 social impact entrepreneurs from Baixada […]
Written by Theresa Fend
On February 5, the Careables America Latina was launched in Olinda, Recife State, Brazil. The project is an international cooperation between the Brazilian organizations Casa Criatura, Centro Cultural Coco de Umbigada, Coletivo 3D, Grupo de Pesquisa TAPIOCA/UFRPE, Instituto Procomum and Secretaria de Saúde de Olinda and IRD (France) and Global Innovation Gathering – GIG (Berlin). […]
Written by Theresa Fend
The Careables Latin America open event on February 5th 2020 in Olinda, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was a vibrant evening gathering. The event opened with CASA CRIATURA (@casacriatura) collective – the event and Lab.i Olinda host – presenting their strategies for the restoration of heritage buildings while reinvigorating and strengthening the city we love […]
