“I wanted to use my ‘powers’ for good!” – Carlo’s statement leaves no questions unanswered. To ensure that the spirit and strength of people like him benefit others, Siemens Stiftung has devised empowering people. Expert Service (epExpert Service) offering hands-on support to those facing far-reaching challenges in their businesses. To be specific, epExpert Service is […]
At the empowering people. Network, we are often asked this question by our followers: How can I best support international development? In this article, we try to give an overview of several thoughts and approaches into this complex topic.
For six weeks, epExpert Bianca supported Café Compadre in creating a communication & marketing strategy. In the following video Bianca and the Compadre team talk about their time together.
Compadre is a social enterprise that works with organic farmers to help them get better prices for their coffee. Using an innovative, solar-powered roaster, it can help farmers earn more than 70% more income than by selling unroasted beans. And as a plus, this solar powered roaster uses 5x LESS energy than existing roasters. Compadre […]
Our epExpert Brian talks about his experiences during his four months in the Philippines for the empowering people. Network More than 10.000 kilometres away from home, Brian Finnerty, a passionate tech guru and epExpert from the empowering people. Network is talking about his experiences with the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation (AIDFI) in the Philippines. During […]
Bianca Finkel is starting her traineeship with Sympra and in collaboration with the empowering people Network she is doing so as epExpert more than 10,000 km away from home – in the Peruvian capital, Lima. She is not only gaining additional overseas experience, but also assisting the empowering people. Network member Café Compadre with communication. At […]
Brian Finnerty, empowering people. Expert, spent four months with the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation (AIDFI) in the Philippines, where he volunteered his skills to develop an IT-based administration system.
Do you remember our epExperteer Brian Finnerty? He is currently on his volunteering mission with the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation (AIDFI) in the Philippines to volunteer his skills and help them develop a computer based system to futher spread the technology of their ram pump system. He already wrote a great blogpost about his personal […]
We were coming across the mountains that divide Negros Island when Buddha, our driver, decided to pull in. There wasn’t any problem that was apparent to me, but when everyone else started layering up with jumpers and scarves, I copped it. After three weeks of being covered in a clammy, perma-sweat and mosquito bites, I […]
Offering the empowering people. Expert Service (epExpert), Siemens Stiftung devises a program to support social enterprises, inventors and organizations that are part of its empowering people. Network. These often face deficits in knowledge and with workforce and are thereby hindered in the development of their products or services. This can, more often than not, prevent […]
