USA Job creation : Youth & Yunus Social Business Competition States
Since 2011, Muhammad Yunus has invited US education leaders to stage state-wide competitions on the greatest jobs and social solutions their college students can collaboratively design. Inquiries welcomed by Yunus US competitions coordinator ofcvc@hotmail.com Dr Bhuiyan and a lead sponsor- Noman Macrae Foundation’s chris.macrae@yahoo.co.uk
Here is a sample of student social business solutions -most of whcih have sustained t or beyondo sta-t up stage. Most welcome replication inquiries from other states.
Massive Collaboration and Youth-Led Investment/Education
NC- Pennies4Progress revolutionizes how student networks fund social good. First, we partner with businesses to add a penny donation per transaction. We direct these pennies to fund social enterprises to scale their impact, promote financial sustainability and increase collaboration Ultimately P4P negotiates student purchasing power to design community-grounded loyalty rewards . www.pennies4progress.org connector Ryan O'Donnell
OR- STAR Sports delivers a sports league that provides recreational opportunities to children with disabilities in Corvallis, Oregon. Sustainability partners include sports facilities of Oregon State University. connector Alli Stangel
Nutrition and Food Security & Local Economies
AL- Full Purpose Pea purchases protein-rich crop from small domestic farmers to create a marketable protein powder. Profits funneled to Nepal for funding of supplies needed to overcome intergenerational Protein Energy Malnutrition. fullpurpose.blogspot.com connector Chelsea Leander
AL- The Locavore Café is designed as an employee-owned, democratically run cooperative in Auburn, Alabama that serves fresh, local foods from a food truck, bridging social divides with food and initiating change throughout the Southeast. auburnrealfoodchallenge.weebly.com connector Rosco Davis
OR- South Oregon Aquaponics: provides field lab linking Oregon to world of aquaponics knowhow witj presence in local farmers markets; helps mobilize statewide food security Andrew.Mount@southernoregonaquaponics.com Andrew Mount
DC- Native Tourism Organisation connected by Anna Barrera
Health : Empowering service and mobilising knowledge networks
NC Sanitation Creations develops odorless, hygienic and environmentally-friendly toilets. The patent-pending Dungaroo has unique pathogen killing technology and has health and economic benefits transforming the market and can be used anywhere water is not available www.sanitationcreations.com connector Liz Morris
OR Mobile Health Clinic plans to utilize a community based membership approach to promote active patient and family involvement, while delivering primary and preventative care to rural communities at an affordable price connector Orion Falvey
AL Haiti Health Center: rural coffee cooperative health concerns of Don-Don Coop, Haiti, have been identified by local women and can be ameliorated with the implementation of basic training and services that a medical clinic and Auburn Uni graduates aim to provide connector Katie Brennan
Breaking News selected from YunusCity.ning.com and JobsCompetitions.ning.com
Sept 2013 sees:
*New Hampshire hosts next Yunus SB competition http://www.unh.edu/socialbusiness/about-muhammad-yunus-and-social-business
*Judges network of Yunus competitions is googledoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aeZ5D8-FuUr9hMceEUL7EgEznr4-SmEVsXHvIrSP06U/edit
*Emergence of DC chapter of Conscious Capitalism provides opportunity to maximis colaboration across DC, VA, MD - collab networks include 2nd annual Yunus-inspired competition at University of DC
April 2013 sees:
* Dr Yunus awarded Congressional Gold Medal on 17 April
* 10th Skoll World Championships presents Yunus with Global Treasure Award
* ConsciousCapitalism.org in association with wholeplanetfoundation.org and wholekidsfoundation.org hosts summit 5-6 April
* DC's first Yunus inspired competition www.udc.edu/isse/socio_sustainability_entrepreneurship_business_plan_competition
* Atlanta stages 12th annual Historically Black University Youth Entrepreneur Competition www.ofcvc.org
* Education is the subject of the 2013 Yunus MIT prize ongoing at http://web.mit.edu/idi/yunus.htm
* Monica Yunus' Youth and Superstar community and cultural celebration network continues at www.singforhope.org