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I love Potatoes

A game to plant new ideas and harvest some change!

A Vali Fugulin game co-created with Ruben Farrus and Minority

I love Potatoes

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All is well in the Land of Potatoes …

The Monster is sustaining the village and meeting the inhabitant’s needs, but something is beginning to smell fried … So don't be afraid to get yer hands dirty and help your village get with the gravy!

They love potatoes!

 

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experience and change your world, one potato at a time!

In my little guide, you will find 10 steps to change the world. It’s easy as mashed potato pie!
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They were our inspiration

Learn more about these social innovators who changed their world.

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Chips

Albeiro Vargas

Since the age of 6, Albeiro Vargas has been moved by the plight of the elderly, the abandoned and the homeless in the streets of Bucaramanga (Columbia). Today, his foundation provides hundreds of seniors with a better standard of living by bringing them meals, comfort and care.
  • His potatoes (issue): Abandoned elderly, alone, sick and neglected.
  • His peels (minused ressource): The neighbourhood kids are super healthy and have time to give.
  • His robots (Idea): Create an organism for kids to provide help to the elderly.
  • His thinkerers (Workforce): Children and parents from the neighbourhood.
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Laplure

Albina Ruiz

Appalled by the hygiene and living conditions of her neighbourhood in Lima (Peru), Albina Ruiz created waste management micro enterprises. Thanks to her organization, 1500 recyclers now have jobs cleaning poor neighbourhoods in 7 different countries.
  • His potatoes (issue): His neighborhood is dirty and its inhabitants are poor.
  • His peels (minused ressource): Some garbage can be recycled or composted and re-sold.
  • His robots (idea): Create work for less fortunate people by picking up trash and recycling.
  • His thinkerers (workforce): The unemployed neighbourhood people.
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Patenteux

Orchestre de Cateura

The children of Cateura (Paraguay) worked in the dump and rarely attended school. Today, they are learning music and building their own instruments out of materials recycled from the dump. The Cateura Orchestra brings them hope and performs for the entire world.
  • His potatoes (issue): The children do not go to school and lack stimulating projects.
  • His peels (minused ressource): Some of the waste in the dump could still be of use.
  • His robots (Idea): Create musical instruments out of garbage to teachchildren music .
  • His thinkerers (Workforce): Children and their parents who are already familiar with the dump.
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Plage

Guy and Neca Marcvaldi

Guy and Neca Marcvaldi were revolted by the massacre of a turtle on a beach in Brazil. They created an animal sanctuary to protect turtles in Praia do Forte. Former reptile hunters are now tourist guides.
  • His potatoes (issue): Turtle hunting for food.
  • His peels (minused ressource): Tourists love to observe turtles.
  • His robots (Idea) : Create a turtle sanctuary to stimulate tourism.
  • His thinkerers (Workforce) : Hunters and people from the village who need work.
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Basse Ville

Renaissance

The non-profit organization, Renaissance, in Montreal (Canada) wanted to help the marginalized or excluded to feed their families. The organization recovers tons of clothing destined for the garbage by re-selling them at low costs. This recycling creates employment while the less fortunate can buy the affordable clothes.
  • His potatoes (issue): Some people in Montreal have difficulties feeding their children.
  • His peels (minused ressource): Used clothes in very good condition are thrown out.
  • His robots (Idea): Collect the used clothes and re-sell them in a store to create jobs.
  • His thinkerers (Workforce): immigrants, handicaped people, or people who have difficulty finding work
 

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