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Environmental Solutions
Project Archive

IDEAS for Us has spread to communities around the world, engaging communities and sharing best practices for a better world.
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Changing The World Through Local Action

IDEAS For Us (IDEAS) is active in both developed and developing nations. Every project and program we launch shares the collective aim to help people, heal the planet, and grow prosperity at the community level through the education, engagement, and empowerment of those we serve. Since 2008, The IDEAS Solutions Fund has funded action in 30 counties and engaged thousands of volunteers worldwide.

Shoreline Restoration at UCF with Green Latinos

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

25 volunteers mobilized
4000 shoreline plants installed
3 shorelines restored
5 organizations participated

Fruit Tree Planting at Quest Inc.

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

15 fruit trees planted
10 volunteers mobilized
9 garden beds seeded

Audubon Park Pollinator Garden Installation with FNPS and Sierra Club

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

24 volunteers mobilized
60 pollinator plants installed
15 planters filled

Shoreline Restoration with Stocking Savvy

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

11 volunteers mobilized
1 shoreline restored
200 shoreline plants installed

Sustainable Agriculture Program in Nyangezi DRC

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

1 village fed
2 vegetable plots
4 pig pens
16 guinea pigs raised

One Tree Planted International Projects

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

1000 trees in Uganda
750 trees in Liberia
165 trees in Nepal
10 locations restored
128 volunteers mobilized

Solar Powered Water Access in Kiburara

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

2 Solar Powered Water Pumps
6000 Residents

with Clean Water
30 volunteers mobilized

Hygiene and Education Equipment for Rural Rwanda

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

25 families provided with soap and hand sanitizer
30+ children provided with school supplies
20 people signed up for environmental action

Garden Installation with Eagle Scouts at Quest Inc.

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

12 garden beds installed
6 Eagle Scouts mobilized
1 community fed fresh food

Eyes on EU Web Series in Romania

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

1000 trees in Uganda
750 trees in Liberia
165 trees in Nepal
10 locations restored
128 volunteers mobilized

UCF Beach Clean Up

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

28 pounds of trash collected
22 young volunteers mobilized
4 UCF Clubs represented

Oyster Dome Installation in St. Pete

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

50 oyster domes installed
25 volunteers mobilized
1 location restored

Fruit Tree Planting in Bucharest, Romania

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

11 fruit trees planted
100 jams distributed
20 volunteers mobilized

Community Clean Up in Ghana

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

34 women mobilized
22 bags of waste collected
1 community cleaned

Environmental Awareness Forum in Liberia

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

125 people educated on ecological issues locally

In partnership with Youth Exploring Solutions Liberia

5 eco action events planned by the community

UCF Compost Tabling with O-Town Compost

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

227 pounds of food waste diverted

9 weeks of tabling

20 students educated at the workshop

Beach Clean Up in Monrovia, Liberia

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

67 sacs of trash removed

127 student volunteers mobilized

2 miles of shoreline cleaned

Community Garden Installation in Gasiza, Rwanda

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

50 families fed

450 provided with nutritious food

1000+ vegetables growing

Lake George Community Clean Up, DRC

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

21 student volunteers mobilized

15 meters of shoreline cleaned

27 large sacs of waste removed

Reforestation with St. Paul College, DRC

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

3000 trees planted

1100 students educated on sustainability

100 student volunteers mobilized

UCF Beach Clean-Ups

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

50lb + collected

Thousands of microplastics recovered

80+ students involved

3+ student organizations represented

100 silicone straws distributed

Lake Monroe Clean Up

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

30 bags of trash collected

11 bags of recycling 

35 volunteers

5 organizations represented

Pollinator Bomb Workshop

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

70 pollinator bombs made

34 student volunteers

Hundreds of native plants distributed

Sierra Club Leadership Workshop

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

5 event series 

45 students educated and empowered

Hard discussions on inequality worked through

Plans made to extinguish environmental injustice

Mangrove Planting

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

8 volunteers

30+ mangrove beds weeded

50 mangroves planted

Leave No Trace Hike

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

Partnership With Outdoor Adventure

Discussion on conscientious traveling

Education on personal wellbeing

20 students empowered

Pollinator Garden Install

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

Partnership with LEAD Scholars

20 pollinator plants and herbs planted

40+ students educated on the value of pollinators

Water Crisis Explained

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

20 students educated

Discussion on water conservation held

Plans made to reduce water waste at UCF

Reusable Menstrual Pad Project

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

More than 10+ Volunteers Mobilized

100 Female Students Educated

Created more than 200+ Reusable Menstrual Pads

Solar Panel Installation Training & Workshop

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

4 Solar lanterns installed to commemorate the Pulse Mural in Orlando Florida

15 Solar Students Educated

3 Companies Partnered to Developed Curriculum

Hope For Homelessness Kit Workshop

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

10+ Volunteers Came Together to Create Sustainable Kits for the Homeless.

150 bags developed and distributed

Sourced reusable products for individuals living on the streets of Orlando.

Fridays For Future Climate March

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

More than 70 Biodegradable Oyster Mats Constructed to help create oyster habitats which filter thousands of gallons of water per year.

30+ Volunteers Mobilized

Helped UCF reach their goal of 300 mats for 4 oyster beds

Orlando Pollinator Garden

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

Planted more than 30 pollinator plants needed to create habitats for urban birds and insects.

Over 15 local residents engaged

Partnered with Florida Native Plant Society for educational video

Wekiva Shoreline Restoration

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

Planted over 500+ Native aquatic plants needed to mitigate run off pollution.

Removed more than 100 lbs of invasive Hydrilla species

Partnered with Enviraquatics to support hands on activities for 30+ volunteers

UCF Oyster Mat Construction

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

More than 70 Biodegradable Oyster Mats Constructed to help create oyster habitats which filter thousands of gallons of water per year.

30+ Volunteers Mobilized

Helped UCF reach their goal of 300 mats for 4 oyster beds

Plastic Water Bottle Wave

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

1,500 water bottles diverted from landfill into recycling

Constructed by 10 volunteers and and interested with 50 students

Served as a billboard of waste advocacy on UCF’s campus

Reusable Sanitary Menstrual Pads For Girls in School in Malawi

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

160 Women Recipients

800 Menstrual Pads

25% decrease in school absences

Solar Lanterns for School Children in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

250 Lanterns Distributed

500 Students Involved

30% decrease in school absences

Planting 10,000 Trees Across Togo

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

10,000 Trees Distributed

200 Volunteers Mobilized

one acre can sequester about 2.5 tons of carbon annually

Constructing a High School in Boude, Togo

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

200+ students provided with a High School Education

100+ volunteers engaged

Work for young students diverted from  local charcoal manufacturing

Computer Training for Women and Girls in Iraq

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

200+ Women and young girls trained

Long term education for community

Increase in training programs throughout the community

School Farm to Sustainably Feed Children in Uganda 2017

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

150 Primary Students Fed Daily

2,000 kgs of grain produced

1,000 community members engaged and increasing school attendance and performance

Women’s Integrated Piggery Project in Uganda 2017

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

30 women trained in pig rearing

Sustainable source of food and income generated

Sustainable agriculture implemented

Improving Sickle Cell Disease Awareness in Uganda 2017

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

5,000 people engaged

Affected students re-entered school

Decrease in social stigma

Ceramic Water Filter Installation in Uganda 2017

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

24 teachers engaged in WASH training year.

1,000 students with access to clean water

180 filters distributed

Overcoming Food Insecurity with a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Program in Uganda 2017

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

50 households provided with a sustainable source of food 

125+ students engaged in workshops

Increase in local food production

Humane Chicken Rearing and Soil Amendment Vocational Training Program

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

250+ eggs produced daily

200+ students and community members trained

2 full time employees

Vertical Micro-gardening Pilot in Uganda 2015 & Expansion 2017

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

2 VMG units installed at the IDEAS Innovation Home in Mengo, Kampala

32 urban households with VMG units

4 school gardens established

200+ students trained per year 

Reforestation of Kasese District through the Establishment of a Tree Nursery in Uganda 2015

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

25,000+ seedlings planted

25 team members were engaged to implement this program.

Deforestation and food insecurity are both being ara and Kisinga Sub-County

Enhancing Aquaculture Development on Lake Edward in Uganda 2015

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

Access to food and nutrition improved for 1,000+ local community members

230 locals engaged  

Sustainable fishing system established

First Rural Makerspace to Teach Programming, Digital Literacy, and Upcycling in Nigeria 2017

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

100+ school kids taught digital literacy and basic Arduino programming

5 schools served through educationally supplemental Trash to Toys program

50% of the school kids will be girls through gender parity commitment

Break the Razor Addressing Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria 2017

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

40 women educated and engaged in programming

30 girls educated and engaged in programming

10 men were educated and engaged in programming

Rehabilitation of a Shallow Well in Caws Qurun in Somalia 2015

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

609 people with access to clean water

Community based water management commit increased availability of water resilience for locals

Construction of Latrines for IDPs in Somalia 2017

Focus Area

water blue circle

Metrics:

300+ now with latrine access

2 people engaged in project management

Decrease in open defecation

Fostering Sustainable Food Production in Liberia 2015

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

5 acres of land farmed organically

100+ students provided with sustainable source of food and nutrition

10 communities collaboratively engaged

Cookstove Insert to Reduce Wood Consumption and Respiratory Illness in Ghana 2017

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

100 households received insert for free

300 locals engaged

Decrease in Wood Stove Pollution

Orphanage Fruit Orchard in Ghana 2017

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

78 students fed 3 meals per day – 0.5 acre of land organically farmed

100 fruit and medicinal trees planted

2 persons employed for 6 months

Bike Share Program in Connecticut, USA 2012

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

30 Bikes utilized

200+ Participants in pilot program

Launch of an enterprise

Wetland Clean-Up In Lake Costa, Florida

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

25 volunteers

180 lbs of waste diverted

20% of the waste was recycled

Tailgating Clean Up Pennsylvania State University, 2013

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

250 lbs of recyclables and waste diverted from landfill

50 volunteers participated

New campus recycling bins installed

Party in the Dark, University of Central Florida 2018

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

An average of 30 kWh not consumed

30 students engaged

173 kWh of energy saved

Climate Change Discussion in Liberia 2015

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

15 women and students engaged in conversation

2 hour discussion

Increase of community climate awareness

Aquaponics Installation in Orlando Florida 2013

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

1 large aquaponic system installed

20 tanks growing produce

250 lbs harvested

Fruit Gleaning Program Winter Park Florida 2016

Focus Area

apple green circle

Metrics:

200 volunteers participated

300 lbs of fruit harvested

15 trees gleaned seasonally

United Nations Conference New York City 2012

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

10 students participate each year

2 conferences with 10 tickets available each

Increase of United Nations curriculum throughout IDEAS programming

Upcycling Art Show at the University of Central Florida 2013

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

50 Students participated

3 top winners

100 lbs of waste diverted and upcycled

UCF Dumpster Dive and Recycling Workshop

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

100 lbs of waste sorted

80 lbs recycled and diverted from landfills

60 students engaged

Biking Sewing Machine in College Park Florida

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

25 garments created

30 kWh created by bike

30 students participated

United Nations Conference New York City 2012

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

10 students participate each year

2 conferences with 10 tickets available each

Increase of United Nations curriculum throughout IDEAS programming

Upcycling Art Show at the University of Central Florida 2013

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

50 Students participated

3 top winners

100 lbs of waste diverted and upcycled

UCF Dumpster Dive and Recycling Workshop

Focus Area

Environmental Solutions Incubator

Metrics:

100 lbs of waste sorted

80 lbs recycled and diverted from landfills

60 students engaged

Biking Sewing Machine in College Park Florida

Focus Area

energy yellow circle

Metrics:

25 garments created

30 kWh created by bike

30 students participated

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