Village the Game
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| Village the Game | |
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| Developer(s) | VillagetheGame.com LLC |
| Designer(s) | Bryan Wiegele of BigTimeGames.com |
| Engine | Torque Game Engine |
| Platform(s) | PC / Mac |
| Release date | TBA |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | 1.0: Single player, Eventually MMOG |
| Input methods | Keyboard & mouse |
Village the Game is a computer game developed by VillagetheGame.com LLC founded by Darian Hickman. It is yet unreleased SimCity game for the Third World.
The player takes the role of an entrepreneur, building companies to bring prosperity to the villages of the Third World. The idea behind the game is to rise awareness of the solutions for Third World poverty: microlending, irrigation pumps, affordable modern technology and a lot more. Village the Game tries to inspire into real life actions against Third World poverty. In the game a player can run his own microcredit bank. Microlending can then be done for real at http://www.Kiva.org . The game offers possibilities to form groups ingame which then work to fund a chosen actions in a particular Third World country.
VillagetheGame.com LLC recons there are millions of people who crave to have a deep meaningful impact on the lives of the billions who live without life’s basic necessities. Village the Game is being created to bring these two groups of people together.
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[edit] Official Partners
At the moment VillagetheGame.com LLC has three official partners working with them.
[edit] Ciudad Saludable
Ciudad Saludable (CS) supports establishment and operation of community-organized collection, recycling and disposal enterprises; works with public agencies to ensure that trash removal services are coordinated and backed by public officials; supports initiatives to combat illegal dumping; conducts public education campaigns to change habits of individuals and large institutions, and operates an organic demonstration farm to train farmers in using compost and recycled organic waste. At a national and international level, the CS team promotes policies and legislation and assists in the development of national plans to improve solid waste management and support replication of its enterprise-driven model.
Support for local enterprises includes making it possible for them to register as legal businesses and earn status as the official waste management system for their communities, technical assistance and simple, low-cost technologies such as human-powered garbage collection vehicles (tricycles) that permit workers to separate waste while collecting it. To date, 25 local enterprises serve communities with a total population of 4 million people. CS technical teams are working in 35 cities to develop support for community-based waste management. More than 800 "informal recyclers" - people who live around dumps and make their living as scavengers - have organized as an association to improve their situations and systematize a sustainable industry of waste management. The demonstration site has composted and sold 100 tons of organic waste.
To foster systemic change, CS has drawn on Albina's and her board members' internationally recognized expertise in solid waste management, and the relationships developed through years of consulting with government ministries, educational institutions and the waste management industry. The organization has trained authorities in 43 municipalities on integrated management of solid waste, established a post-graduate degree program at Peru's leading university, and worked with the government of Peru to develop the General Law of Waste Management and the country's first national waste management plan.
[edit] Cosmos Ignite Innovations
| “ | Cosmos Ignite Innovations Pvt. Ltd. is an Indo-US Joint Venture in “Social Entrepreneurship’ between a team of young entrepreneurs from India & Stanford University USA, with the Vision of “Empowering lives through innovative products. | ” |
Cosmos Ignite strives to give an alternative source of light for millions using expensive and dangerous kerosene oil lamps in India and developing countries around the world. They are doing so by providing Mightylamp, designed especially to be used in Third World conditions.
Cosmos Ignite Innovations is based out in three countries: India, the US and UK; with design and assembly facilities in Gurgaon of India. They work with partners across design, manufacturing and distribution and leaders in the world of Development, Government and Commercial sectors.
[edit] The HealthStore Foundation
The HealthStore Foundation is a nonprofit corporation running the Child and Family Wellness Shops (CFWShops) project. Their mission is
| “ | To improve access to essential drugs, basic healthcare, and prevention services for children and families in the developing world using business models that are scalable, maintain standards, and achieve economies of scale. | ” |
CFWShops idea is to franchise micro pharmacies and clinics in the developing countries. CFWShops concentrate on handling the most common killer diseases including malaria, respiratory infections, and dysentery. They also provide health education and prevention services.
