MAZE and Social Impact Bonds: a 7-year journey
25.01.2022For an introduction to the concepts described in this article, please see this post by Afonso. In January of 2015, MAZE helped structure and launch the first Social Impact Bond (SIB) in Portugal. This SIB used the investment capital provided by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to finance five semesters of computer programming classes, in three […]
MAZE has partnered with Área Metropolitana do Porto to promote dignifying ageing in the northern region of Portugal
13.05.2021Partnering with Área Metropolitana do Porto (AMP), we created a programme to support AMP’s municipalities focused on designing answers that fight solitude and promote a healthy ageing process. The programme groups projects in fields as at-home support, digital literacy, data collection and management and companionship to the elder. The percentage of residents in Portugal aged […]
Coronavirus and the opportunity for the digital transformation of social services
08.05.2020The digital transformation that social enterprises go through in the next months will pay double in the future. It will make them more resilient and fitter for adaptation in future crises. More importantly, it will allow them to streamline processes and save energy, empathy, and time for the human interactions that are worth fighting for.
Junior Code Academy SIB Learnings and Outcomes
30.05.2018The main goal of this pilot project was to learn about the best way and the major benefits of teaching computer programming to young students.