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Openworld welcomes whatever you can do to help. In early July, we are organizing breakout sessions on free zones and generosity for the FreeMinds09 conference in Nevada. Any support for our preparations will be much appreciated!


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African projects advance

Openworld-assisted projects in Gabon and Somaliland are engaging students and jobseekers to research new ways to fund market-based learning and sustainable development. A presentation on Gabon's "Green Free Zone" opportunity has just been released. In Somaliland, teleworkers helping the new Somaliland-based Academy of Science, recipient of a 37 acre land grant, have also begun producing video clips on Internet-enabled job creation and affordable construction solutions.

Seeds of Change Offer: Microvouchers for student projects

Openworld is offering 500 microvouchers in coming months to fund digital "work-study" projects by students at entrepreneurial schools for the poor to create video clips on opportunities for sustainability. The initiative is funded by recent grants from John C. Whitehead, Jack Pearce, and the Explorers Foundation. Explore the new Seeds of Change challenge offer and apply for the Seeds of Change resources.

"Assisting Entrepreneurial Schools" portal launched

In response to shortcomings in government schools, more than 1.5 million private schools for the poor are now operating in developing countries, according to Templeton Foundation and International Finance Corporation-supported research by James Tooley. Openworld has launched a new portal to provide learning entrepreneurs with practical information on sustainability strategies.

Sponsor/Partner Opportunities

Openworld welcomes your help in spreading grassroots free market initiatives in impoverished communities.
For those interested in supporting new self-help opportunities, Openworld welcomes Global Resource Partnerships with individuals, policy institutes, and organizations that can contribute to global challenge offers. Donors interested in making tax-deductible contributions to support Openworld’s nonprofit activities can do so through the Explorers Foundation (tel: +1 303-744-1855). Sponsor options are also offered to supporters who seek early-stage access to new talent and development opportunities.

"Seeds of Change" challenge offers

 

What the Openworld "Seeds of Change" challenge offers contain 

  • Microscholarships (microvouchers) to help fund access to learning at entrepreneurial schools, and cover the costs of "Seeds of Change" work-study projects
  • Quickstart toolkits for entrepreneurial schools and fast-track free zone development
  • planning/implementation assistance by online campus groups, policy institutes, and volunteers interested in the success of market-based learning and free zones
  • Introductory telework jobs to build reputation in online freelance markets
  • catalytic microfinance for promising entrepreneurs, plus introductions to Openworld-affiliated investors


Categories of recipients

  • Individuals
  • Learning Circles
  • eAcademy Partners (entrepreneurial schools and Internet Centers)
  • Neighborhood Partners
  • Community Partners
  • Country Partners


The FreedomAwards Point System (multiplying the value of initial Seeds of Change challenge offers)

Openworld is preparing a system to enable recipients of Seeds of Change resources to multiply the value of the resources available, based on the progress of their work to advance sustainable freedom-creating opportunities in actual and/or virtual realms.

 

 

An online form to request Seeds of Change challenge resources is here. 

Detailed guidelines on the FreedomAwards Points system are now in preparation. Please send an email requesting an update on FreedomAwards to info@openworld.com.