Technical Solutions

New Life Perspectives in Burkina Faso
Experts estimate that around 700 million people worldwide have no access to glasses. The OneDollarGlasses Association manufactures affordable glasses for developing countries, and has distributed more than 100,000 pairs of glasses worldwide. Read more...
Low-tech Solutions Fight Hunger
In developing regions, comprehensive rural development and sustainable agricultural production play a key role in the fight against hunger. We pursue the aim of finding social entrepreneurs with promising, sustainable and low-tech solutions...Read more...
Support Global Development Better
How can you best support international development? We try to give an overview of several thoughts and approaches into this complex topic...Read more...
The Secret to Social Business Scale
How can social entrepreneurs ensure success in moving from the startup phase into the growth phase? Our focus is on alternative holistic solutions...Read our article on the NextBillion blog...
Enhancing Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs can be segmented along several dimensions but one often-overlooked characteristic is gender...Read more...
Emprendeduría educativa #2
Videolibros en lengua de signos: En la segunda parte de nuestra serie de blogs sobre edupreneurs, Silvana Bonnet nos da algunas ideas sobre el proyecto Videolibros...Lea más...
Sexual Violence Stinks
A bracelet that emits a repellent smell in an emergency, protecting the wearer from attack – with this innovative contribution, the “invi bracelet” was the winner of Siemens Stiftung’s empowering people. Award in 2016.Read more...
El elefante blanco
Según el Diccionario Oxford, un elefante blanco es “una posesión inútil o problemática, especialmente una que es costosa de mantener o de la que es difícil deshacerse”. No había oído esta expresión hasta mi visita a la comunidad de Conejo en Colombia...Lea más...
Edupreneurship #1
A library for all: In a two-part blog series, we will introduce you to two Edupreneurs of the empowering people. Network database. The first one is Isabel Sheinman who shares her story with us...Read more...
Holacracy – A Big Bang Approach to Self-Organization
Nicolas Chevrollier, founder and managing director of AnLuMa, tells us what Holacracy is all about. Check it out! Read the article...
Become an epExpert!
Siemens Stiftung pilots its new service and is looking for professional experts who are willing to voluntarily donate their time and skills to support members of our empowering people. Network in their field work. An amazing opportunity to work in a new context and within intercultural teams! Browse all opportunities...

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The Secret to Social Business Scale?

How can social entrepreneurs ensure success in moving from the startup phase into the growth phase? Our focus is on alternative holistic solutions...

Low-tech Solutions Fight Hunger

In developing regions, comprehensive rural development and sustainable agricultural production play a key role in the fight against hunger. We pursue the aim of finding social entrepreneurs with promising, sustainable and low-tech solutions...

Siemens Stiftung Annual Report

Our annual report talks about how partners, adaptation, networks, expertise and structure are vital to our work no matter in which country or working area we are engaging. Of course the empowering people. Network is also part of the story.

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New Life Perspectives in Burkina Faso

Around 700 million people worldwide have no access to glasses. The OneDollarGlasses Association manufactures affordable glasses for developing countries, and has distributed more than 100,000 pairs of glasses worldwide...

Network Update

April 2018

This month's empowering people. Update features our network member TriCiclos, interesting blogposts, latest news about the activities in the network, events, dates and much more.

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Solutions Database

We aim to identify and foster innovative technology that tries to solve basic supply problems around the globe. See some of the most promising solutions in our database.

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epExpert Service

Siemens Stiftung is looking for professionals who are interested in voluntarily supporting some of our empowering people. Network member organisations in the field, while Siemens Stiftung is covering the travel & living expenses.

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SAMforSE Assessment

Is my company doing well and what works? Though the question is quite simple, the answer is often complex and influenced by many factors. SAMforSE is a tool specifically developed for social entrepreneurs' needs.

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