Overcoming Obstacles to Create Real Impact - Improving Quality of Life for Disabled People

Overview

Presentation purpose

• Live example – Worldmade

• Leadership issues

• Skills and resources to alleviate poverty

Quote from TBN brochure:

‘Business is the only sustainable solution to

poverty’

Introduction to Motivation

• Registered charity and company limited by guarantee

• Established in 1991

• Mission is to enhance the quality of life of people with mobility disabilities

• Areas of work include; survival, mobility, empowerment and inclusion

• Worked in more than 35 countries around the world

• Work from grassroots through to policy making level

• Many international collaborations including WHO etc.

• Leadership – innovation

The Need for Wheelchairs

• Mobility a pre-requisite for QoL improvement

• 20 million people need a wheelchair

• Supply of wheelchairs

• Disability, mobility and poverty

• World Health Organisation

• Leadership – standards

Worldmade – background

• Better quality, lower price, higher numbers

• Products, service and training

• Large third party purchasers

• Business approach

• Concept of a social enterprise in 2007

• Business plan in 2008

• Investment funding in 2009.

• Leadership – quality service

Worldmade – structure

• Flat pack, local assembly for assessment, prescription and fitting

• Range of product

• Core objectives

• Income generation

• Humanitarian effort vs. generating profit

• 5 yrs 45,000 individuals per year and £500K profit

• 2010 – estimated profit approx £100K

• Financing through grant and loan

• Leadership – sustainability

Spin-offs and Quick Hits

• Sports chairs developed with IPC, ITF and IWBF

• Market share in more developed countries.

• Sold in 34 countries

• 150 units per month Margin - 20% to 70%

• Leadership – opportunities

Lessons

• Concept development

• Hearts and minds journey

• Converting need to demand

• Financing options

• Skills and knowledge gaps

• The social impact

• Conflict of interest between humanitarian aims and business

• Leadership – managing change

Social Enterprise and the Individual

The Future

• Franchise model and sustainability

• Commercial management

• Remaining dynamic

• Wholesale model

• Exploring more commercial markets – honey, tomatoes

• Leadership – learning

Challenge for TBN

• Investing in investment opportunities

• Project example

• Need for expertise, finance and mentoring

• Understanding the value of your knowledge

• Social enterprise from charity/humanitarian sector or from business sector

• Leadership – leading the sector

Quality of life

www.worldmade.info