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IDEAS works to solve sustainability problems on campuses and in communities around the World.

Since 2008, we have been supporting people and developing their ideas into solutions that solve the environmental crisis. Our approach to sustainability focuses on five key areas to catalyze local action.

  • Energy

  • Water

  • Food

  • Waste

  • Ecology

Fleet Farming: Audubon Park

Date: 2014 – ongoing. Team: The Hive Orlando & Fleet Farming Audubon Park. Team Size: Medium (5-10)  Solution Description: A pedal-powered urban farming program turning lawns into hyper-local organic food. Solution Goal: Decentralize the urban agriculture system by providing hyper-local produce and reduce the need for fertilizers, pesticides, and excessive watering in homeowner lawns.SDGs Addressed: SDG 2, SDG 11, SDG 13, SDG […]

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Energy Access Talks (EAT) – Kampala

Date: 2015  Team: IDEAS For Uganda. Team Size: Large (Small 2 – 4). Solution Description: Interactive community dialogues were hosted to share facts about energy access in Uganda, discuss health impacts, and provide guidance on strategic planning for accessible clean energy access. Solution Goal: Establish facts about energy access in Uganda to guide us in the forthcoming strategic planning […]

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Habitat Clean-Up: Lake Phewa Cleaning Programme

Date: August 28th, 2016, Team: IDEAS For JMC (Janapriya Multiple Mampus). Team Size: Medium (5-10). Solution Description: Open the waterway by removing garbage from the lakeside and collecting invasive aquatic vegetation growing unnaturally plentiful in Lake Phewa. Solution Goal: Remove garbage from the lakeside and invasive aquatic vegetation from the lake for native wildlife and public safety. SDGs Addressed: SDG […]

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Aquatic Planting Day: Bee Mat Installation

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Our mission scales local solutions for global impact

  • Develop Ideas

    Our Solution Managers help you build a team, host a Hive workshop, and provide guidance and support to incubate your ideas into actionable projects.

  • Fund Solutions

    Through Solutions Fund microgrants, IDEAS provides money for projects that achieve measurable results and help solve real environmental problems.

  • Scale Impact

    Through the IDEAS global network, we help replicate these solutions to communities that need them most. Your support makes all of this possible.

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