I'm going to start making a back of notes that i can publish. These last two weeks have been very hectic. I cant remember the last time it was like that to be honest. After i finished the interview with the entrepreneurs i started making the reports and evaluation matrix. Remember that i had two competitions that i was evaluating.
Marnix managed to write up the report for one of them and make the evaluation matrix. However, loads of changes had to be made, and that kept me busy for days on end. Making small changes to the matrix, makes a lot of difference to the whole report and the remaining sections of the matrix as well.
For the other competition i did it all from scratch. I also did both the presentations. The presentations where quite fun. In both cases an evaluating commission would form and they would have the final say on how the subsidies would be distributed. They would ask about the business plans, etc. It was good.
Parallel to this Sheila and i kept working on the basics for the new organization. This included aspects like reformulating the vision and mission, as well as the objectives to be coherent and more focused on what we really want to do. She has been a great help in this and luckily she decided to stay 15 more days. I think once this is finished we can update the business plan and i have to say it looks really good.
She is also helping us out with the development of three products based on these reformulated aspects of the business plan for fundraising purposes. This would be more in the field of CSR and companies. We have also been thinking up some new names!
Jaqueline also arrived during this time. She was in Punta Arenas for 4 days and then went off to Williams. She was very motivated and happy and if all goes well i think her presence there will be very good. I presented her to the board of lakutaia, its administrative manager and a consultant that is working with them. All of them where super positive.
Also before she arrived i wrote a mass mail to Williams and got a good response back. So lets see!
I have also started the next project which we are also doing with SERCOTEC. This one is focused on the creation of a group of artisans. Basically, we have to establish the demand for artisan products by the tourists. This is done by means of a questionnaire. Based on these results we have to match this demand with products and artisans. It is important that the products produced by them are locally made and considered to be of high "quality". Once these have been matched we have to work with them to fortify them, and facilitate the creation of a joint space of product commercialization. So we have to facilitate the creation of a fair.
It is fun and i have only just started this project. There is a lot to do as well!
Besides that all is well, i am hearing a rumour that Lorenza is on her way back to Williams/ushuaia but i cant seem to confirm this...anyone know? I have talked to seppe and he is in Peru working for an NGO. So good luck to him! Marieke also started working at Enviu in NL.
I also have a bunch of applicants which now i have to dedicate some time to...........FYI the application for Impulsis has been on hold for the last month, so no progress there, (unfortunately).
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Hi Ignacio, Lucrecia & I were reading what u r up to these days.
The small effort at the end of the world gets bigger all the time !!!
Luv, Lucre & RuthV.
Sounds Super Iggy.
All this sercotec-work should lead to loads of good insights about the possibilities in the region, hope you can somehow jolt it down for later use.
I'm on to a new opportunity for some small funding, will let you know how that works out, via Marieke or directly.
Also, I received a good application for a coordinator so she may contact you, well, these days I hope.
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