By now you might have familiarized yourself the heart of Design for Need and how we go about making a difference, but now I think it’s time we get to know you. If you want to help us out in whatever means, from tagging along out of intrigue to offering collaborative support, we certainly welcome you to do so. To quote Caesar, “Apes alone weak… apes together strong”. Alright, alright so I quoted Caesar, the chimpanzee from Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and not Julius Caesar, the historic figure, the but the sentiment remains nonetheless. Design for Need sees business, or at least our business, as a collaborative, non-competitive arena where there is plenty of work to go around. If we work together to achieve a common cause, we will be more efficient, more effective and closer to our vision of a world without poverty, global inequality and environmental injustice.

Hello, it seems like you have found your way to the grand opening of Design for Need’s blog! We couldn’t quite afford a public party to meet you, but let’s just say this is the next best thing. My name is Finn, co-founder and chief editor of Design for Need’s blog. As a newly established non-profit which values the community involvement, big and small, in everything we intend on doing, we hope this blog will intrigue, update and most importantly, involve you in every step of our exciting journey. This blog will take an informal yet detailed approach in letting you know about the variety of undertakings of the company, including: the designing of prototypes, the collaborative work with other companies, interesting stories in the world of international development and how many hot caffeinated beverages it take me to finally get my mind up and running in the morning. I will officially welcome you to the company with our 4 part introduction blog, starting with this article ‘Who We Are’. By the end of introductory series of articles you will know who we are, what we do, and how you can help. Great, now that’s in order, time to tell you a bit more about us.