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Peace Research Linz

Country: Austria

Organization: Peace Research Linz

2) Sector of activity: Education

3) Description of your products or services: Books on resarch & change projoects

4) Description of the operational model: seminars, lectures, publications, workshops; expositions

5) Description of the financial model: work with institutions such as "Arbeiterkammer" (the Austrian Chamber of work) who provide the facilities so that people do nbot have to pay for participating

      Client fees represent this approximate percentage of operational budget: 0%

6) Key operational partnership: see above

7) Current outreach:

  • We are at the Mature stage. contact with relevant institutions are establishe, many many courses, workshops etc. have taken place, can't give as much as I am asked for

  • How many clients have benefited from your product/service in total? Over the last year? maybe 80

  • What percentage of your clients is below the poverty line ($2 per day)? 2% people without work

  • What is the order of magnitude of the potential demand for your products or services? Which
        other low-income groups, countries or regions could benefit from it? Try to quantify (number
        of clients, market size in currency):

    can't

    8) Scale-up strategy:

  • How many low-income individuals do you plan to benefit in three years from now? How are you planning to scale up or replicate your solution? What are the major constraints to scale up?
    as much as I can approch; givng numbers is difficult

  • Which specific areas - and why - in your field would benefit most from investment by corporations, foundations, and other investors:
    teachers, social workers, policemen, factory workers, trade unionists

    9) The organization: How does the initiative fit with your overall organization's strategic goals and priorities? How did the initiative start?
    external peace is dependent on how a society deals with its own conflict potential

    10) On the mosaic diagram, which of these factors is the primary focus of your work?
    Factor: Poor understanding of the human and social capitals of low income communities
    Principle: Leverage the power of communities as both consumers and producers

    Contact Information:
    Name: Dr Reiner Steinweg
    Organization: Peace Research Linz
    Mailing address: Panholzerweg 26/12, A-4030 Linz
    Country: Austria
    Email: reiner.steinweg@liwest.at
    Tel: 0043-732-943017
    Fax: 0043-732-943017

    Organization's legal status: legal association
    Number of Employees: formerly two, at present I am alone



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