Projects I'm Passionate About!
Programs and Enterprises
Some fun projects I've worked on recently include:
- Expanding a nonprofit's programs around the country
- Connecting community banks with nonprofits
- Strategic planning and program development for social innovation incubator/center
- Partnership development for workforce grant
- Market research for start up businesses in northern Colorado
- Facilitating strategic planning for nonprofits
- Community feedback survey for regional nonprofit
- Leading social enterprise training
- Business plan development for solo-preneurs
- Coaching small groups including artists mastermind
- Online community platform development for regional workforce initiative
- Regional arts incubator development; providing curriculum design, program design, training of facilitators and coaching of artists
Appropriate Wheelchairs for People with Disabilities
in Developing Countries
Over 10% of the world’s population or 650 million people around the world live with a disability (WHO). 65 million of those need a wheelchair. In under-resourced countries, 52 million people are in need.
However not any wheelchair will do. And a wheelchair that is donated from a developed country rarely solves the problem.
People with disabilities who live in rural areas or periurban settlements have a particular dilemma -- without access to a wheelchair, their family must transport them when necessary. Many are carried or carted.
Uhambo is dedicated to tackling these issues.
However not any wheelchair will do. And a wheelchair that is donated from a developed country rarely solves the problem.
People with disabilities who live in rural areas or periurban settlements have a particular dilemma -- without access to a wheelchair, their family must transport them when necessary. Many are carried or carted.
Uhambo is dedicated to tackling these issues.
MASA: Mobility Aids for Southern Africa
Lucinda's graduate team, MASA, worked for one year with a social enterprise of Zambia, Disacare. Disacare manufactures and distributes appropriate wheelchairs and other mobility aids and products for those most in need in Zambia. Disacare employs people with disabilities and trains them on building their products. The organization also teaches their customers how to properly use their chair and maintain it.
MASA provided business assistance services to Disacare including business plan development, management training and research on financial sustainability opportunities.
Visit CSU GSSE's website for a project summary.
MASA provided business assistance services to Disacare including business plan development, management training and research on financial sustainability opportunities.
Visit CSU GSSE's website for a project summary.
