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Agirre Lehendakaria Center

Social innovation center specialized in systemic transitions
towards Sustainable Human Development
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The value of
Community Listening

ALCK fosters social innovation processes with a territorial approach that
connects community networks, public institutions and companies
ALC K fosters social innovation processes with a territorial approach that connects community networks, public institutions and companies
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K Factor
Community transformation through Social Innovation Platforms based on culture as a driver of change 
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K Factor
The key element is the integration of culture, narratives and values from each community toward a holistic vision of Sustainable Human Development.  
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Deep Listening
Empowering movement building, greater equality and new forms of democracy
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Deep Listening
ALC k seeks to break with the traditional division between analysis and action with a permanent listening system,  generating information in real-time about communities' perceptions, while responding to ongoing initiatives.
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Systemic Approach
Interconnecting agents and actions on the basis of shared objectives and methodologies, in order to bring about systemic impact
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Systemic Approach
This approach ultimately contributes to align disconnected initiatives and to enhance their impact into 5 levels of impact, cohesion and visibility.  
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People Powered Portfolios
Embracing challenges, empowering choices, enabling change
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People Powered Portfolios
Our interventions focus on collective intelligence transfer in order for the ecosystem to acquire endogenus transformation capabilities.  
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Developmental Evaluation
Analysis, monitoring and reflection with teams in order to understand what is enabling or impeding the desired change
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Developmental Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation for social innovation requires identifying the factors that enable positive change towards goals as well as the barriers to the desired change  
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knowledge
New forms of
experimentation
New spaces of
oportunity
New cultural
expression
New movements
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ALCK platforms around the world

ALCK supports territorial transformation processes in more
than 10 countries in collaboration with leading institutions.
ALC K supports territorial transformation processes in more than 10 countries in collaboration with leading institutions.
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Spain
Project: Como en casa

Como en Casa project, led by Matia Foundation & Matia Institute and withg ALC k support on the evaluation of the project.

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Spain
Project: Mi casa, una vida en comunidad

Mi Casa: Una Vida en Comunidad  is a project led by Plena Inclusión with the collaboration of various local entities. ALC k carries out the developmental evaluation of the process.

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Mozambique
People-Powered Portfolio - Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

ALC in partnership with UNDP Mozambique to coordinate and implement a portfolio approach in the province of Cabo Delgado.

Personas
Abudu
Armando
Liana
Maria
Zaina
Eliana
Pedro
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Pakistan
Social Innovation Platform - Hushe Valley, Pakistan

Agirre Lehendakaria Center (ALC K ) in collaboration with UNDP Pakistan, UNDP Regional HUB for Asia Pacific and Baltistan Foundation.

Personas
Zehra
Ali
Rashida
Ahmed
Asma
Ghulam
Fatima
Hassan
Amida
Mehdi
Thematic areas
Urban Transformation
Food Systems and Gastronomy Transformation
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Kosovo
Social Innovation Platform - Prishtina, Kosovo

Agirre Lehendakaria Center in collaboration with UNDP's Europe and Central Asia's City Experiment Fund (funded by the Slovak Ministry of Finance) and Mayor's for Economic Growth

Personas
Era
Bekim
Uratë
Endrit
Jeta
Blerta
Thematic areas
Urban Transformation
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Spain
Open Innovation Platform of Lada and Velilla Del Río Carrión

Promoted by Iberdrola in collaboration with the itdUPM and Agirre Lehendakaria Center (ALC K ).

Personas
Jorge
Carlos
Ana
Begoña
Celia
Luis
Belén
José Manuel
Thematic areas
Cooperativism
Just Transitions
Climate Emergency
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Armenia
Social Innovation Platform - Stepanavan, Armenia

Agirre Lehendakaria Center in collaboration with UNDPs Europe and Central Asia's City Experiment Fund (funded by the Slovak Ministry of Finance) and Mayor's for Economic Growth

Personas
Yervant
Yeva
Anoush
Vahe
Darlita
Thematic areas
Urban Transformation
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Basque Country
Gipuzkoa Deep Demo

Led by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, involving social and economic agents of Gipuzkoa and the Basque Country. It has the collaboration of ALC and the international support of the OECD's OPSI Anticipatory Governance Observatory and Climate-KIC. 

Thematic areas
Urban Transformation
Food Systems and Gastronomy Transformation
Governance
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Spain
Social Innovation Platform in Sant Lluís, Menorca

ALC k in collaboration with the municipality of Sant Lluís (Menorca) and various strategic agents.

Personas
Judit
Andrea
Carla
Antonio
Marc
Thematic areas
Urban Transformation
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Thailand
Social Innovation Platform - Southern Thailand

ALC k  in collaboration with UNDP Thailand.     

Personas
Aminah
Somchai
Sobri
Sofia
Sudarat
Ahmad
Abdul
Aadam
Suhaime
Pattamon
Achara
Thematic areas
Food Systems and Gastronomy Transformation
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Indonesia
Social Innovation Platform - Gorontalo, Indonesia

ALC k in collaboration with UNDP Indonesia, UNDP Regional Hub for Asia Pacific local governance and SDG localization, and Ministry of Villages.

Personas
Akili
Harun
Soraya
Fitri
Anissa
Irfan
Abdul
Ismiyati
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Indonesia
Social Innovation Platform - West Java, Indonesia

Agirre Lehendakaria Canter in collaboration with UNDP Indonesia, UNDP Regional Hub for Asia Pacific local governance and SDG localization, and Ministry of Villages.

Personas
Ujang
Irfan
Ahmad
Nurul
Rahmat
Naneng
Arief
Kirana
Thematic areas
Urban Transformation
Food Systems and Gastronomy Transformation
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The Maldives
Thematic Platform on Future of Work - The Maldives

Agirre Lehendakaria Center, in collaboration with UNDP Maldives and UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub for Asia Pacific, SDG Integration.

Personas
Hilal
Kulsum
Bagir
Adam
Fathimath
Shadiya
Aisha
Thematic areas
Equality of Employment, Gender and Inclusion
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Bangladesh
Thematic Platform on Future of Work - Dhaka, Bangladesh

Agirre Lehendakaria Center, in collaboration with a2i (Aspire to Innovate), UNDP Bangladesh and UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub for Asia Pacific, SDG Integration team.

Personas
Abdulah
Mohammed
Fatma
Sadia
Thematic areas
Equality of Employment, Gender and Inclusion
Digitization
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Laos
Thematic Platform on Air Pollution - Vientiane, Laos

Agirre Lehendakaria Center in collaboration with UNDP LAO PDR and UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub for Asia Pacific, and SDG Integration.

Personas
Halelgha
Kahoku
Kale
Nita
Noy
Kaloni
Thematic areas
Climate Emergency
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Thailand
Thematic Platform on Air Pollution - Chiang Rai, Thailand

 ALC k in collaboration with UNDP Thailand and UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub for Asia Pacific, SDG Integration team.

Personas
Chaisai
Lawan
Arisa
Atid
Manon
Chapaka
Thematic areas
Climate Emergency
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Uruguay
Uruguay Deep Demo

Personas
Luis
Carlos
Lucía
Mary
Marcelo
Natalia
Pedro
Sabrina
Thematic areas
Cooperativism
Food Systems and Gastronomy Transformation
Recovery of Culture and Language
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Colombia
Aguabonita Platform

ALC k in a collaborative work with the Manigua Corporation and the Institute of Intercultural Studies (IEI) - Pontifical Javeriana University of Cali.  

Personas
César
Wilfredo
Nidia
Juan Pablo
Wendy
Nixon Armando
Jenny
Robin
Thematic areas
Food Systems and Gastronomy Transformation
Peacebuilding
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Knowledge

ALCK fosters community transformation processes through open, Social
Innovation Platforms based on culture as driver of change
ALC K fosters community transformation processes through open, Social Innovation Platforms based on culture as driver of change
ALC will work in 150 locations in Indonesia
The Government of Indonesia has signed an agreement with the United Nations to replicate a pilot program led by ALC throughout the country.  
Agua Bonita Film Documentary. Social Innovation Platform.
This documentary film presents the implementation process in the village of Aguabonita, also known as Centro Poblado de Aguabonita II or EX-AETCR Héctor Ramírez, and its five surrounding villages (Cedro, Cedrito,...
Gastronomy as a drive tool for different actors and initiatives in Uruguay
As collaborators of the project, IMAGO visited the country last October 2022. The objective was to identify initiatives and realities of the territory that can use gastronomy as a motor of change.  
Co-creation session in Prishtina, Kosovo
How can cities co-create new ideas and initiatives that respond to specific (and even contradictory) perceptions of citizens? How can rapidly evolving narratives be approached from a portfolio logic (interconnected and multilevel...
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