Team
Escalar
IMPACT Social Entrepreneuship Awards
Tijuana, Mexico / San Francisco, USA / May 2013
Isaac Buwembo Maria Navia Mariana QuirogaPayal Patel
Embracing existing local solutions
Project
Uncover Establish Share
Project
Uncover Establish Share
how to increase the
benefits from the
permeable pavers
solution
a system perspective
to addressing the
challenges of
day-to-day living in
Los Laureles
what works locally
so it can be adopted
globally
The community of Los Laureles and the system of stakeholders including Alter Terra, PCI, local
governments, private sector players, and philanthropic investors
Audience
Empower community in scaling a local solution by using design for social change
Goal
Alter Terra has established a community-driven model in Tijuana, Mexico that has potential
to impact more peoples lives
Model
Scale
Disaster
Prevention
Urban
Development
Economic
Empowerment
Public
Health
Environmental
Conservation
Impact
Get
Attention
Change the
conversation
Show
what works
Approach
businessdesign
collaboration
Team
Isaac Buwembo Maria Navia Mariana QuirogaPayal Patel
Strategist
Canada, Uganda, South Africa
ibuwembo@cca.edu mnaviapelaez@cca.edu ppatel@cca.edu mquiroga@cca.edu
Industrial Designer
Colombia
Service Designer
United States, India
Visual Communicator
Mexico
MBA in Design Strategy
Candidate 2014
Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration
BSc. Molecular Biology and
Genetics 2007
MBA in Design Strategy
Candidate 2014
BSc. Industrial Design
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Minor in Textile design
2007
MBA in Design Strategy
Candidate 2014
BS in Enviornmental Studies:
Sustainable and Service Design
2011
MBA in Design Strategy
Candidate 2014
Bachelor of Arts in
Communications.
Specialization in Audiovisual
Communication
2007
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