Community Innovation Challenge
We did not bring Gosa a solution. We asked Gosa for one.
Ideas that Heal. Eighteen to thirty, from the community, working on the three problems the community named: waste, water, and the health of mothers and children.
A structured challenge, not a competition weekend. It starts with auditions and a two-day bootcamp, then two weeks of building, mentoring and pitching, and it ends with a close-out ceremony in front of judges and the community.
Teams are formed on the first day, balanced across the three tracks. You do not need to arrive with a team, and you do not need to arrive with an idea — only with the willingness to work on your own community.
All three are health problems. That is not an accident. MedWHOLE treats what these communities suffer from — and this is the community designing the prevention.
- 01Waste Management
- 02Water Access
- 03Maternal and Child Health
Every day pairs a technical skill with a human one. Design thinking with critical thinking. Prototyping with resourcefulness. Costing with financial literacy. Sustainability planning with leadership. Pitching with public speaking. The final week with stress and time management.
In plain terms: they leave able to build something, cost it, defend it, and stand in front of a room.
Our work is motivated by Christian faith. Our services are open to everyone — without condition, and without regard to faith, background or belief.
- 01Aged 18 to 30
- 02A member of the community
- 03Secondary school leaving certificate as a minimum
- 04An idea for making the community betteror simply a passion for it
- 01Free training
- 02Mentors through the build
- 03Grant funding for the strongest proposals
- 04A certificate of participation