Our project "MEET AFRICA" is based on get to know this extraordinary continent, where lots of experiences are waiting for us. The emerging market, their unique culture and their working and life mindset is something that attract us a extremely positevly.
After doing a research of how we could go there and reach local communities, we found the opportunity to go with AGUA INC. to Gambia with their internship program:
"The Agua Inc Internship program aims to offer a hands on experience to be a part of international sustainable development along side the Agua Team. In The Gambia, interns will learn about Agua Inc's sustainable water treatment technology, integrate with Gambian government and department representatives, discover Gambian culture, work closely with communities in need, and develop their professional skills. Agua Inc is seeking dedicated, flexible, and impossibly-thinking individuals that want to create the greatest impact on this planet."
Agua Inc.
Our goal in Gambia is to:
Gain experience working on projects from project design, to collaborating with stakeholders and local communities and government
Meet african entrepreneurs
Learn about the african mindset in business and in life
See how our spanish projects can fit there and CREATE IMPACT
Challenge ourselves to learn and adapt to their culture
Personal development: time to reflect about life
What are we going to do there?
1. Help communities through communication and desing thinkin workshops
2. Do voluntary work in Agua Inc. and contribute to the Gambian community
3. Exchange working methodologies
4. Work on projects that create impact un local impoverished communities
5. Develop the social side of the projects we're running in Spain, which are:
PENCIL FILMS: Is a video producer startup, that helps startups to win the public's heart, through visual thinking videos.
HOW ARE WE ADAPTING PENCIL FILMS TO GAMBIA?
We will teach the local community workshops about new learning and working tools, such as visual thinking workshops.
COOKINNLAB Cookinnlab is a program where we provide tools and the network to cooking students, so they create together with cooks a disruptive culinary concept.
HOW ARE WE ADAPTING COOKINNLAB TO GAMBIA?
The Gambia is known for its array of restaurants form traditional eateries to luxury international cuisine. The country has over the years expanded its scope on restaurants offering quality and extraordinary chefs an gastronomic culture.
That's why, in Gobox we are very excited to bring this project there and organize a cooking event, mixing european, african and american cuisine to create innovative menus.
Sheedo is handcrafted paper, made of cotton fiber 100% eco friendly, that contains seeds in its comosition. So you can print and write on it, and after use plant it.
HOW ARE WE ADAPTING SHEEDO TO GAMBIA?
We would love to teach gambian people to create this paper by themselves (with their own hands), to empower them to create their own seeds paper production company.
