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The Fortune Cooker Project Plan

14 February 2016 - By:

Carlijn Beerepoot

Project organisation

The Fortune Cooker Project holds several stakeholders in both the Netherlands and Morocco. They help us to assemble resources - both physical and immaterial - for example funding, knowledge and network. We aim to have equal expectations with every partner, which is for almost all these partners the case.

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Engineers Without Borders

Our main partner is Engineers Without Borders, a renowned non-governmental organisation that has bases in several countries around the world. EWB was the initiator of the continuation of this project. It is an important partner for us because the weight of its name can give benefits when pitching our project to potential new partners and its communication channels can be used for…
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TU Delft, Minor International Entrepreneurship & Development

The project originated through a collaboration between Jan Kluiver and the minor program International Intrepreneurship & Development. The Minor IED prepared us for the experience abroad by for example making a Business Model and a course on sustainable development and culture. Also, we can make use of a free travel insurance provided by the TU Delft. Iva Peša is our mentor during the project.
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Students4Sustainability

Students4Sustainibilty is a Dutch student’s foundation for sustainability around the world. S4S is our main investor. They donate money to buy materials and tools for prototypes. In return,we try to make a successful contribution towards a more sustainable world. This corresponds with their mission, which is to contribute to the increase of prosperity in developing countries.
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Dutch Orientals

Dutch Orientals is a newfound organisation that aims to connect Dutch Moroccans to their home region: l’Oriental. Farida is the founder of Dutch Orientals and she helps us acquire several of our key resources, such as transport, accommodation, interpreters and contact with locals. The latter includes possible test groups, possible new partners or suppliers of materials. The Dutch Orientals help…
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Association Homme & Environment

We were brought in contact with the Association Homme & Environment by the Dutch Orientals. AH&E can bring us in contact with several test groups and can sometimes provide transport. We are important to them because we support the same cause: to address environmental and health issues in Morocco.
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Université Mohammed I (University of Oujda)

We were brought in contact with the local university by the Dutch Orientals. The university can provide us with interpreters, knowledge-exchange on solar energy and more scientific information on Moroccan culture, economy and governmental systems.