Realize your dream, your green idea thanks to the help of the network. Crowdfunding often makes it possible to succeed in the enterprise of bringing water back to the Himalayas and turning pencils into plants
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Realize your dream, your green idea thanks to the help of the network. Crowdfunding often makes it possible to succeed in the enterprise of bringing water back to the Himalayas and turning pencils into plants.
It takes initiative, as well as a bit of luck. Many initiatives have been supported and completed in recent years. Some have been a little less lucky but who knows that in the future they will be able to do it.
We have selected 10, here they are:
Index
Game of Thrones salva i lupi
It was a winning idea to use one of the most famous series to save the wolves. The best donor of the campaign of crowdfunding launched up prizeo for the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, in Santa Fé, it made it possible to reach the amount necessary to save the animals, 60 specimens saved, but which do not have the ability to survive in nature because they were raised in captivity. Over 502 thousand dollars were raised.
In return, the winning fan chose the location of their fantasy character to die in a book by George RR Martin.
READ: Game of Thrones: A Crowdfunding Campaign to Save the Wolves and Die in the Novel
Everyone in a gondola even in a wheelchair
A beautiful idea that of the team of architects who designed Gondolas4All, a solution that will allow everyone to visit Venice from the suggestive boat.
The goal was the construction of a special dock associated with an automatic platform, able to easily carry the person in a wheelchair on board the gondola. Fundraising on Indiegogo ended on 7 May last.
READ: In a gondola with a wheelchair: crowdfunding against architectural barriers
Leo, the paraplegic dog
The life of Leo, a paralytic dog, changes when he meets the model Meagan Penman, who found him in Thailand in desperate conditions.
Thanks to her and the crowdfunding on Gofundme Leo got a custom trolley which now allows him to move around.
LAWS: How crowdfunding saved the life of a paraplegic dog: the good story of Leo
The mini glacier that makes farmers happy
It's called Ice Stupa and was funded thanks to the users of Indiegogo. An original solution to restore water reduced by global warming.
The artificial mini glacier, melting, provides water for agriculture during the hottest season.
READ: In the Himalayas, the artificial mini-glacier against water scarcity
Photovoltaics at school
A cleaner school thanks to crowdfunding. A group of American children from North Carolina started the project to bring photovoltaics to school and make their class 100% energy autonomous.
Their fundraiser on Kickstarter it was a success.
LAWS: Children launch crowdfunding to install photovoltaics at school
Photovoltaics replaces asphalt and produces energy
Abandon the asphalt and use specially made photovoltaic panels on roads all over the world. This is the idea of Scott and Julie Brusaw, who have been involved in this project since 2010.
The two relied on Indiegogo to make their dream come true. And they succeeded, achieving more than double what was required.
LAWS: Solar Roadways: crowdfunding to replace asphalt with photovoltaic panels
Let's save the butterflies
In Europe, butterflies are in danger. Their habitats are disappearing. But MacaKit could give them a hand, making people of all ages aware of the issue of biodiversity conservation. This is the first kit in the world for the breeding of the Macaone butterfly (Papilio machaon).
The project was successful and it was funded thanks to the help of the network.
LAWS: MacaKit: the crowdfunding kit to save butterflies and biodiversity
… And the dogs!
PetITfriend is a web platform to improve the living conditions of dogs in kennels. How? Offering the possibility to each user to view and donate specific products for each animal, buying them directly through a dedicated market place.
Unfortunately the project has not got the expected support.
LAWS: PetITfriend: the crowdfunding platform to really help kennel dogs (VIDEO)
Water always at the top
How do you know if the water in the aquifers near your home is polluted? This little tool, a do-it-yourself kit, is enough to determine if the water is contaminated.
It costs 30 euros and is available on the web.
LAWS: Desktop Spectrometry: an inexpensive do-it-yourself kit for testing water quality
The pencil that becomes a flower
What if instead of throwing away the pencils when they get too short, it was possible to turn them into flowers, herbs or vegetables? It's called Sprout, the solution devised by a group of MIT students. The special pencil is made of cedar and uses graphite and clay instead of lead.
On the Kikcstarter platform it has achieved great success. Today is available in over 20 variations, including mint seeds, tomatoes, peppers, basil and rosemary.
LAWS: Sprout: for sale the pencil that you plant
Francesca Mancuso
