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Vision & Objectives

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Contents

4 Mission Statement

5 Executive Summary

6 Our Vision

7 Our Objectives

8 Our Values

10 Fundraising

11 Grants and Standards

13 Challenges

14 Our Focus

18 Organisational Structure

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“Making a fairer and safer world through science.”

Mission Statement

Executive SummaryWorld Science Aid is a charitable organisation

the world.

We work globally to enact meaningful change for individuals and humankind.

We use market-ready science to accelerate solutions into real-world use.

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Our Objectives

1. We will source science innovations that can be used today to solve worldwide issues that endanger life and the planet, or can improve life and the world.

2. Fast-tracking ready technologies to use in ethical projects.

3. We will use the world’s media to create public awareness of global issues and the science which can solve them today.

4. We will enlist the public to set the focus for the distribution of the aid.

5. promote and advise World Science Aid.

Our Vision

We believe that it is the duty of mankind to act now to create a fairer and safer world; we see science as the key to this future.

innovation in science and World Science Aid exists to accelerate its use.

Through global media coverage, collaborations

funds to combat global issues using market-

We believe that for science to be revolutionary, it needs to be accessible to everyone.

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Our Values

Equality

Accountability

Sustainability

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Fundraising Grants and Standards

- Public donations

- Charity crowdfunding

- Global events, concerts and festivals

- Champions and patrons – renowned scientists, dignitaries, sports people, musicians and celebrities

- Governments

- Collaborating with other charitable organisations

- Businesses – supporting corporate citizenship and charitable objectives

- Educational and Research Institutes

We use the highest standards of funding

We allocate grants that maximise the use of funding for those in need.

[email protected]

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Challenges

- Creating public and private buy-in

- Corruption in places needing aid

- Sourcing science to solve issues today

- Making sure that solutions can be viably used

- Measuring tangible impacts

- Putting feet on the ground where aid is needed

- Adopting disruptive technology

- Coping with change

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Health and wellbeing - Diagnosing, preventing and

eradicating disease

- Hygiene and nutrition

- Improving quality of life

Food chain- Sustainable agriculture

- Food security

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Technology- Internet of things

- for everyone

- Learning systems

- Doing more with less

Heritage- Protecting heritage sites from

corrosion and damage

- Preserving and safeguarding artefacts

- Uncovering history

Environment- Species extinction

- Deforestation

- Climate change

- Natural disasters

- Plastic in the sea

- Pollution

Our Focus

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Water-

access to clean water

- Harnessing new water sources

- Sanitation

- Security

Energy- Rethinking use

- Nuclear

- Renewables

- Alternative fuels

- Powering devices of the future

- Clean energy

Disaster

- Disease outbreaks

- Natural disasters

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- Humanitarian crises

- Creating sustainable ‘homes’ for displaced populations

- land mines

- Rebuilding war zones

- Reuniting communities

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Science and technology has the ability to transform the

cannot be taken for granted

your contribution to World Science Aid

Organisational Structure

organisations that are wholly owned by the charity. These organisations will be revenue generating membership platforms that will help administrate and support the work of the charity. The Global Disruptive Media Network is a community that enables and supports the aims and objectives of the group.

Global

Media Network

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