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ORGANIZATION OVERVIEWMoldovan Environmental Governance Academy (MEGA) represents an innovative on-line gamified platform and off-line community around it that solve the issue of low quality of environment due to unsustainable practices, lack of knowledge, and inability of the current top-down environmental governance to address the issue in a cost-efficient way. More information is available at www.megageneration.com.

MEGA vision:A completely sustainable world, where every person lives an eco-friendly life, builds his/her own eco-innovations, and thus creates positive social/environmental impact in a fun way anywhere in the world.MEGA mission: We make people’s green dreams come true.

Current progress:

LVL1: Establishment

LVL2: Prototyping

LVL3:First Testing

LVL4:Public Launch

LVL5:Mobile app

LVL6:Scaling up

LVL7:Global impact

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PROBLEM / OPPORTUNITYSocial and environmental issue:Barriers experienced by residents (especially rural unprivileged communities) in developing countries, such as Moldova, to access and apply efficient open-source eco-innovations. These communities are in need for solutions to improve quality of the environment their members live in and thus enhance social wellbeing and improve their health.

Residents of developing countries suffer from pollution , low quality of environment, and inability of current governance to solve this issue.Example: In Moldova about 95% of groundwater resources is contaminated by waste pollutants, while more than 70% of population use groundwater as drinking water supply. This causes a series of illnesses and increases morbidity rate in the country.

People usually cannot improve quality of environment they live in due to high costs of commercial solutions and lack of environmental and engineering knowledge to build own ones.Example: A commercial water purification filter costs around 200 USD, while the construction of a no-less-efficient DIY (Do-It-Yourself) one sums up to about 50 USD.

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SOLUTION / INNOVATIONMEGA innovation, where YOU play for impact:MEGA Generation offers the power to learn, innovate, and co-create in an engaging and fun way. It gives people the possibility to get real open-source eco-innovations and improve environmental quality and their wellbeing in a cost-efficient way through community-based learning and co-creation with skillful young people worldwide.

On-line gamified platform allows people /organizations in need for eco-innovative solutions to post their issues, connect with active youth worldwide, and co-create efficient eco-innovations together in a cost-efficient and entrepreneurial way. The platform is unique due to the connection of the on-line game-like environment with real-world action.

Off-line MEGA Generation community consisting of people /organizations in need for eco-innovations, and youth willing to offer their passion and skills to help them, learn, and have fun at the same time. The two groups are connected through missions, quests, e-learning, and networking center within the platform, but perform necessary action in real world.

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IMPACTMEGA change statement by 2020:MEGA Generation platform is the people’s first choice when it comes to collaborative development of open-source eco-innovations and sustainable solutions. By 2020 350 000 registered young makers, environmentalists, and organizations will have created 30 000 types of sustainable solutions that 700 000 community members will be using to improve their environment and well-being in a cost-efficient way.

Key data and metrics:

1. On-line: user traction on the platform, growth rate of user base, number and content of needs (missions) posted by people in need or organizations representing them, missions completed successfully and eco-innovations documented, quality of reports of eco-innovations testing and impact achieved submitted by users.

2. Off-line : observations and measurements on eco-innovations application and positive social and environmental change achieved that are done on site by Mission Providers and MEGA.

Scalability potential:

The 2 key features allow the project to grow virally:1. Gamification: User engagement is designed in the form of a game, making it fun and attractive for people to participate and play more and more. The system also motivates users to invite their friends.2. Community: MEGA Generation is designed to scale up virally by engaging community members throughout its development and growth. And the community-based co-creation increases engagement and trust of users towards the platform and community, making more individuals and organizations interested to participate.

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IMPACTCustomers and partners already obtained:Currently 70 young people and 46 organizations and community members in need are subscribed for the release of MEGA Generation. Until then we have delivered services to and engaged in beneficial partnership with the following organizations:

Open-source eco-innovations alreadyimplemented and tested:+ Fixed and portable solar ovens+ Solar water heater and shower+ In-house wall garden made of bottles+ In-house green wall system+ Water filter for removing solid particles

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TEAM

Alexandr IscencoMEGA Research &

CooperationCoordinator

Ruxanda VihrestMEGA Brand &Communication

Coordinator

Maria MovilaMEGA Learning &

Change AgentsCoordinator

Benedikt MarschuetzMEGA International

Cooperation Coordinator

Natalia UrsuMEGA Support &

Opportunities

Johnathan LiMEGA Green

Business Developer

Liuba MihaiMEGA Finance

Coordinator

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TEAMMEGA Team strengths and resources:+ 7 passionate young people from Moldova, Canada, and Austria;+ 1.5 years of creating MEGA value & positive impact in Moldova;+ Tacit knowledge and experience in environmental management;+ Knowledge and skills in DIY, 3D printing, training, marketing, etc.;+ Experience in creating eco-innovations for the community;+ Previous leadership in the organizations AIESEC and JCI;+ Large network of contacts from communities we are part of: AIESEC, Let’s Do It!, Kairos Society, Ashoka Changemakers, etc.;+ Beta version of the key innovation is accessible for beneficiaries;+ Research and gamification service delivered to first beneficiaries;+ Available mentors from Austria and the US to guide us.

Recognitions and awards obtained so far:+ Promising Project Award at Dell Education Challenge 2013+ Pacesetter at Re-imagine Learning Challenge 2014+ Semi-finalist at Verizon Powerful Answers Award 2014+ Youth Award at the National Youth Festival 2014+ Finalist at UNECE Ideas for Change Award 2015

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NEXT STEPSMEGA platform launch and scaling up:The next logical step for us is to deliver the fully functional MEGA Generation platform to our beneficiaries and scale it up in Moldova and beyond. For that the following issued needs to be addressed and solutions applied:

Issues / questions: Solutions / actions:

Functionality:Does our platform functions as planned?Is it able to ensure long-term sustainability?

Full innovation launch:On the 5th of June 2015 we officially launch the complete innovation and test its functionality

Market acceptance:How do users perceive the on-line platform?What would they like to see there?

Public Beta test:In March - April 2015 we release the public Beta and test it with the first 300 users

Accessibility and impact:How do people interact with the innovation?Does our platform bring intended value & impact?

Smartphone app and partnerships:In September 2015 we release the app version and deliver the platform on TEKEDU computer stations

Scaling up:Do gamification tools increase engagement ?How can we reach beneficiaries in other states?

Worldwide MEGA platform & community:We add new gamified engagement elements and translate game interface into national languages

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NEXT STEPSCurrent developments of the MEGA Generation platform:The public Beta version is now available at http://megagame.azurewebsites.net

LET’S MAKE IT MEGA TOGETHER!