• Social Innovation Camp is a launchpad and accelerator for technology-based social ventures. 

• We bring together software developers and designers with people who understand a social problem and help build web and mobile-based solutions to social challenges.

Using the online world to change the offline one

The web is all about organising things, differently

The web is all about organising things, differently

More specifically, we’re interested in how you can use technology to reorganise things: The Internet is good at:

• -- organising things and people in new ways (This is why it’s really good for new social products and services)

• -- Reaching hard-to-reach/niche populations – connecting people from around the globe to across the street

• – good ideas don’t have to come from traditional government or charities any more.

Matching technical skill with social need

Bringing together people who understand:-- social problems (Service users, government, non-profits) -- technology (Developers, Designers, Business people)

And help them go from having an idea or articulating a problem, to doing something about it. Which is what we’re all about….

Bridging the gap between an idea and action

How it works

A call for ideas

Six of the best

One weekend

Some help after the weekend

Weekend ends with pitching competition!

1.) Cash prizes for the three best project ideas:

2.) Support from the HuriLab team for the winner projects:

3.) Support from prize sponsors:

4. ) Matched with a mentor: matched with someone from the UNDP community and HuriLab team to meet up with the team every six weeks for a three month period after the SICamp weekend to provide development support.

Over a thousand ideas have been submitted to the 10 global Social Innovation Camps.

FLiP uses social media tools for young unemployed people to find out what they’re good at and help them build a profile to get them

to employment or training

Homeless SMS brings innovative SMS-based utilities used in developing countries to provide information and services to people

who sleep rough

Itches

1. Think big, start small

2. Your own experience matters

3. Not just a rant– a problem on the way to a solution

4. Quantity over quality

A few tips

1. Think big, start small

2. Don’t get stuck on the original itch – let it grow

3. “No, but”? Yes, AND…

4. Don’t think of problems– think of opportunities

Questions to answer

1. What’s the problem you’re trying to solve?

2. What technology are you going to use?

3. How will you sustain your idea?

4. How will you get people to use your idea?

Remember to give it a good name!

HuriLab is a Social Innovation Camp focused on Human Rights and Justice, which is supported by the United Nations Development Programme. The event

brings together software developers and designers with people who understand a social problem to help

build solutions to social challenges.