Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship and Empowerment

Location: Naturfreundejugend Deutschlands (NFJD), Warshauer Str. 59A, 10243 Berlin

workshop programme outline

Participants are expected to receive expert’s inputs throughout the time of the workshop from the members of the supporting organizations and also from TUBCG. The key features for each of the topics are:

• mapping urban areas : selecting a particular region in Cairo for study purpose and deciding on which tech-enhanced urban furniture could be placed where and why?
• design development: introducing MetaForm’s current / on-going prototypes design, getting feedback, working on possible new designs or design features
• physical modelling: developing a small scale physical model (paper – cardboard) of the desired products using basic stationary such as glue, scissors, tape etc.
• material and product research: deciding on the materials for the products, technical detailing, possible innovative materials
• social benefits and policies: how social co-benefits can be addressed, what are the other possible means and methods to achieve social empowerment?
• discussions: debate and role play through individual or group stakeholder discussion through specific roles and characters.

Each team is expected to present 6 slides (i.e. 1 slide for each of the above topic) by the end of the day and by the end of April 2020, every team requires to submit a 2-3 page summary of the workshop outcomes which would then be combined to be made as a report by MetaForm with the intention of getting it published through the supporting organizations.

Abbreviations:

IYNF – International Young Nature Friends

NFJD – Naturfreundejugend Deutschlands (Young Nature Friends Germany)

TUBCG – Technical University of Berlin Campus El Gouna 

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