Social Impact Project for CarbonGood Neapl

How This Works

As part of the TRANSFORM Support Hub, you will learn how to advance your career while getting hands on experience on projects like this one.

Project Description and Impact

USA nonprofit Ecocity Builders, in partnership with Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering and GD Labs in Kathmandu, Nepal, is looking for skilled and passionate experts to volunteer for an innovative emissions reduction project and local business innovation. Our Oil Drum Scrubber (ODS) project offers a revolutionary, low-cost, and locally manufacturable solution to reduce particulates and SO2 emissions from brick kilns and other polluting industries.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a paradigm-shifting initiative aimed at cleaner air, improved health, and greater sustainability for communities in Nepal. Our ODS system will also integrate with Ecocity Builders’ "Carbon Good" platform, a pioneering effort to capture carbon dioxide emissions and transform them into biochar for soil health and carbon sequestration. (This system, under it's previous name, HCCAS (hydroponic carbon capture, anywhere, simply), was previously a finalist for MIT SOLVE.)

We have the technology demonstrated and tested in the lab and are now preparing for a field test at one of the brick factories in Lalitpur, Nepal (next to Kathmandu). We have the support of the Mayor and the Nepal Brick Federation. What we're lacking is a clear business model/plan so we can clearly explain how the integrated system (ODS and CarbonGood) can make money for the brick factories, even in the off season. By volunteering with us, you will help us complete the business case and help us present it to the local stakeholders and international funders.

Learning Opportunity

By volunteering with us, you’ll gain firsthand experience in shaping real-world sustainability innovations. You’ll learn how to:

Build scalable local business models within a circular economy framework.
Navigate the complexities of marketing environmental solutions in emerging markets.
Create strategies that align advanced technologies with regional social and economic needs.

You’ll also work closely with leading experts in emissions reduction and carbon sequestration, building an invaluable network of like-minded professionals.

Virtual

This project accepts virtual experteers.

About the Hosting Organization

Ecocity Builders is a Non-profit working on Architecture & Planning, Civic & Social Organization, Construction, Design, Education, Environmental Services, Global Development, Higher Education, Information Technology (IT), International Relations, Non-Profit, Program Development, Renewables & Environment, Think Tanks.