do U wanna BOP ?

neologism meaning " create , adapt, develop specific solutions for the BoP population "

Entrepreneurs create, adapt, broadcast solutions specially dedicated to meet the basic needs of BoP.

These services are "well" designed :

- desirable

- sober ( undemanding material, low-carbon , recycling )

- simple / agile

- quality

Above all, to be sustainable and accessible quickly, they must be:

- fairly exchanged (balance contribution/reward) 

eg : not "meet my needs for me", but "give me the means to meet them by myself "!

eg : not "give me a lamp" but "I buy my solar lamp to a local entrepreneur as I have the means to do so" 

An ecosystem around these "changemakers "

Public institutions are inspired, and create favorable conditions for the development of these services. They can thus focus on their sovereign prerogatives (law, security).

Investors (citizens, private and public) finance social projects with expectations of return on investment not just financial ( " co-benefits " ) .

BOPS ?

BOPS is an initiative that aim at mobilizing, on a specific territory, social entrepreneurs, companies, citizen sector and public institutions in order to co-create, test, analyse and disseminate social-impact solutions

Design

• Creation of local task-forces 

• Market studies

• Business planning

• Communication tools

• Fundraising 

Test

• Territorial project lead

• Communication

• MRV

Diffusion

• Technology transfert

• Identification and selection of stakeholders 

• due dilligence on BoP and social innovation

Work

100 million of people need decent buildings in sahelian Africa

Thomas Granier, Seri Youlou created the Nubian Vault,

an affordable and sustainable building solution using local materials (earth, rocks), and a dissemination methodology based on local market.

BOPS was involved in co-creation of a value chain for this bioclimatic technology ; business planning, fundraising, management, training of market stakeholders, advocacy, due dilligence

verified impacts (since 2000) : 20,000 beneficiaries ; 

2000 buildings (houses, schools, health-care centers) ; 400 builders trained ; in 700 cities & villages in west africa ; 2million€ of local market ; 55,000 tCO2eq saved

million of bangalese need access to appropriate boats for their basic needs 

Yves Marre and Marc Van Petteghem created Watever,

to improve life of coastal populations with floatable solutions. Watever helps local communities to design and build their local solutions for fishing, transportation, health care. Local training is provided and R&D on biomaterials (such as bamboo and jute fiber).

BOPS was involved in strategy design and stakeholders mobilization

verified impacts : 1 shipyard in Chittagong (Bangladesh) ; 75 fishing boats ; 4 floating hospitals, 7200 children driven to school ; 30 local craftsmen trained to boat construction ; 

650 million people need access to electricity in Africa

Arnaud and Maxence Chabanne created Lagazel, 

a start-up dedicated to provide new offgrid offer : solar lanterns, solar kits and other green energy products "made in Africa". Lagazel is based in St Galmier (France) and Dédougou (Burkina Faso)

BOPS was involved in Business Plan, communication, technology transfer plan

verified impacts : first series currently in production

heard about BOPS

"Wonderful . (...) I think we have many things in common. First of all the desire to take action !

Gunter Pauli

" BOPS has helped us to develop a vision and a common mission, structure our objectives and activities. We start together to mobilize human, technical and financial resources to scale up, with the aim of reversing the transport issue of coastal populations in Bangladesh ; and why not elsewhere !

Marc Van Peteghem, vplp & watever