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collaborative ecosystems
I Stream approach to partnerships is ecosystem-based. We open up the space for all the actors to re-align around a particular development issue and self-selectively commit to further engagement for the period of a pilot implementation. Such approach dictates new ways of communication and linearity in the exchange of information.
Communication starts at the design stage and continues through prototyping and testing. It ensures not only coordinated action, but also joint learning and learning from each other.
Open source approach to collaboration fosters trust amid competing interests, which is often an overlooked outcome of many pilots.
Pro-bono partnerships are becoming increasingly common from the part of academic, public and private sector representatives.
I Stream has ensured regional and cross-regional collaborations with UN Teams in South Africa and Macedonia, UNDP in Egypt, Armenia, Moldova.
By 2019 I Stream has tapped on the ecosystems of actors around several themes with alternative dispute resolution, youth tech skills and HIV testing on the agenda in 2020.
Hear you loud and clear
2015
Access to public services for persons with disabilities brought together usual and "unusual suspects" ranging from 112 Emergency Services of the Ministry of Interior and Deaf Union to designers, social entrepreneurs and sign language interpreters.
Waste management
2019
Rustavi Plastic Waste pilot closed the loop in plastic waste collection and processing cycle by linking local municipal services, Rustavi Innovation Hub, ServiceLab, Behavioral Insight Team, 47 schools and kindergartens and three private waste collection and processing companies
Access to finance by women entrepreneurs
2018
This engagement was initiated by Gender Project Manager and involved network of 20 small and medium size women entrepreneurs from Tbilisi and Kakheti, regional support organisations, local community organisations, ServiceLab and full team of UNDP Gender Joint Project including Administrative Assistant, Communications Specialist, Economic Advisor and Project Manager, as well as Regional Development Project staff.
Gender based violence and public services
2017
Ministry of Justice Public Service Development Agency and ServiceLab;
ATIP fund - State Fund for the Protection of the Rights of the Victims of Human Trafficking operating a hotline 116006 to meet the needs of the victims of the family violence;
Czech Embassy, Czech-UNDP Partnership for SDGs;
Government of Denmark funding UNDP Innovation Facility in New York;
UN Women and its network of governmental and non-governmental organisations which have been actively engaged in the design and implementation of every stage of this initiative;
And partners who continued day to day engagement on pro-bono basis - Forset and ISET research teams;
UN Gender Theme Group, South Africa and their partners;
Social entrepreneurship
2018
In this relatively new field UNDP stepped in 2018 by partnering with Impact Hub Tbilisi , Impact Hub Vienna and Social Impact Award Initiative, also supported by Bank of Georgia Social Entrepreneurship Support Scheme - Tree of Life. Later EU funded Rural Development Project partnered with Tbilisi Start Up Bureau,and lately, Rustavi Innovation Hub partnered with Vocational Education Center Module, Future Laboratry and established a consultative network comprised of local business representatives.
participation at local governance level
2018
Rustavi became I Stream partner in local governance innovation in 2018 joining Edgeryder initiative to explore the role of networked youth in urban setting, the partnership soon expanded to ServiceLab, Urban Workshop, Poland, Forset, Public Service Development Agency, Future Laboratory, Orbeliani, Behavioral Insights Team, Impact Hub Tbilisi, Effect AI, Sanitari, Caucasus Pack, AltFin Lab, and consultative network of local business representatives.
Rustavi Hub also partnered with Columbia University within UNDP - Columbia SIPA partnership project “Supporting SDG Innovation Labs in Eastern/Central Europe.
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