Çöp(m)adam

çöp(m)adam

Çöp(m)adam

A service to provide job opportunity for uneducated women

Chapter I: Description of the Service

What is the Service? çÜp(m)adam is a non-profit organization, started in August 2008 as an experimental project in Western Turkey, addressing the issues of women’s employment and the importance of recycling/reusing. The name, which translates as "garbage ladies", stands as a symbol of taking garbage and turning it into something useful, fashionable and fun. It aims to give a chance to unemployed, uneducated, dependent women to produce something in return for income, something of which they were previously deprived and change their second-class status while simultaneously contributing to the betterment of the environment.

With assistance from Sabanci University and Unilever Turkey, since its foundation 250 women (in Ayvalik, Diyarbakir and Istanbul), a less fortunate group of Turkish women who have never earned a living in their lifetimes, contributed to the project. These 250 women have produced 3000 wrapper bags in the last 3 years, in which 2000 were sold in more than 25 shops that customers purchase a fun and useful product while putting their money to a good cause.

Service Image çÜp(m)adam Job opportunity for uneducated woman

What are the values?

The founders of the organization started to their journey with the idea of making a change for the women and the environment. Firstly, 3 out of 4 women in Turkey are currently unemployed, lack sufficient social security and are dependent, financially and physically, on their husbands, fathers and sons. Secondly, 70 tons of trash is produced in İstanbul every ten minutes and a very small rate is being recycled/reused due to insufficient infrastructure and low levels of awareness. The organization has three aims for the future; increasing the number of selling channels, enriching the variety of the products and opening new workshop around the country due to employ more women and contribute to the recycling. Gaining support from larger organizations is the main concern of çÜp(m)adam, for once this is achieved the project will become a fast growing industry with plenty of room for more women to join and utilize their talents.

Map of Offerings SHOP BA

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RECYCLING OF GARBAGE

EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN

PLACE TO WORK

ETHICAL PRODUCTS

EDUCATION OF WOMEN

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

SOCIALIZATION MOMENTS

SHOPPING ONLINE

Panaroma of Touchpoints LOGO

NEWSPAPER

WEBSITE AND SOCIAL NETWORK

WORKSHOP

SHOP

PRODUCT

WORD OF MOUTH

Moodboard

How does the service works?

The service takes start with opening a workshop which offers the workshop also as a studio/office to work and socialize for the ladies while continuing to give educational support. The organizators establishes connections via web, phone or meetings to find material sources. The raw materials are provided by donations of some factories' ‘clean garbage’ or some individuals' recyclable trash. If needed they are processed/cleaned before using. Generally unemployed, uneducated, dependent women of the town where workshop is located – participates classes to learn about items’ production. According to their preferences the ‘garbage ladies’ can continue to produce the items either at home or in the atelier by using the material collected. The items produced are sent to the foundation and sold on the website or in contracted shops which provides a space for the products to present them to the customers. While the organization gets profit just for some expenses to stay alive and pays rest of the money to the ‘garbage ladies’ who takes a share for each piece that is sold.

Interaction Storyboard MATERIAL SUPPLY

EDUCATION

PRODUCTION

SELLING

PROFIT

SHOP BA

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WORKSHOP

User: “Garbage Ladies” Service provider: çöp (m)adam

(1) Establishes connections via web, phone or meetings to find material sources. (3) If needed raw material is processed/cleaned before using.

Material supplier

(2) Some factories donate their ‘clean garbage’ or some individuals send their recyclable trash to the organization.

Shop

Customer

(5) Generally unemployed, uneducated, dependent women of the town – participates classes to learn about items’ production.

(7) According to their preferences the ‘garbage ladies’ can continue to produce the items either at home or in the atelier by using the material collected. (8) Produced items are sent to the foundation

(10) May produce new items according to the orders.

(14) Earns money for each piece that is sold.

(4) Opens permanent workshops in suitable areas. The managers contacts with a few possible participant in the town and rest of the info flow develops by ‘word of mouth’ among the local community.

(6) Offers the workshop also as a studio/office to work and socialize for the ladies while continuing to give educational support.

(9) Contacts some shops who are interested in selling the items or takes orders (single or collectively) through the order form on their website.

(13) Gets profit just for some expenses to stay alive and pays rest of the money to the ‘garbage ladies’.

(11)Provides a space for the products to present to the customers.

(15) Either plays a role as a supporter and gets no money or takes a little amount of profit (generally just the expenses) and gives the rest to the foundation.

(12) Buys the products from the contractual shops or through the web.

Who are the main stakeholders?

The heads of the organization Tara and Melih are mainly organizing everything: advertising, information supply, contacting to the companies and individuals to find raw material, opening workshops, employing educators for them, getting into contact with the shops to sell the products, or taking orders by the website, sharing the profit out among the ‘garbage ladies’ for every piece sold. Volunteer raw material providers are either some companies (like Unilever) who donates their ‘clean garbage’ (surplus, flawed packages) or the individuals who send their recyclable trash to the organization. Commercial material providers are the firms that organization buys some additional materials (like chains, zippers). The main users are the garbage ladies who participate in workshops, producing the pieces and getting an income in return for it.

System Map Volunteer supplier: individual

Volunteer supplier: companies

Service provider: çöp (m)adam

Shop

Customer SHOP

çöp (m)adam

Commercial supplier

Workshop

MONEY INFORMATION PRODUCT

User: “Garbage Ladies”

RAW MATERIAL

Chapter II: Analysis of the Design Process

Map of Design for Services

ENABLING COLLABORA TIVE SERVICES

A HUMAN-CENTRED APPROACH

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SHAPING SERVICE SYSTEMS

DESIGNING INTERACTIONS TO SHAPE SYSTEMS AND ORGANISATIONS

EXPLORING NEW COLLABORA TIVE SERVICE MODELS

Building and sharing visions

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Engaging an d connecting people

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DESIGN FOR SERVICES

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Promoting new value configurations

Understanding people’s behaviours, experiences and practices

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DESIGNING FOR CO-EXPERIENC E

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DESIGNING INTERACTIONS, RELA TIONS AND EXPERIENCES

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GENERATING FUTURE SCENARIOS

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Sustainable: - environmental and social sustainable behaviors.

Original and innovative: - income for the women - free raw material - first time in Turkey.

Diffused and successful: - fast growing in time.

Scalable and reproducible: - continuing to spread - possible to replicate.

IMAGINING FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR SERVICE SYSTEMS

Design Process Diagram Service moodboard Glimpses

Generating Story collection

Analysing

Developing

System map

Storyboard

Prototyping

Analysing Input data & decisions - The founders are lecturers at the Sabanci University.

- They already work in the field of “Social sensibility.”

- One of the founders lives in Ayvalik.

- They want to do something to help women.

Generating

Story collection Ayse (38): “ I can reach money only when my husband gives me, I feel dependent on him.”

Serpil (25), Gul (28), Elif (26): “we want to work but we couldn’t get any education and it’s so hard to find a job for us.”

Leyla (31): “ After I started to work my self-esteem increased.

I don’t feel second class citizen anymore. ”

Time: 2 weeks Who: local community

Expected results - Most of the women are uneducated and unemployed (3/4).

- They are generally dependent on men (husband and son).

- They have low self esteem and seen as second-class citizens.

Analysing Input data & decisions - Most of the women are uneducated and unemployed (3/4).

Generating

Service moodboard

Developing

Expected results - The founders want create women a job opportunity.

- They are generally dependent on men (husband and son).

- They want give women education for a job.

- They have low self esteem and seen as second-class citizens.

- Women can produce and sell handcraft.

Time: 1 week Who: service provider (Tara and Melih)

Analysing

Generating

Input data & decisions

Generating

Glimpses

Expected results

- The founders want create women a job opportunity.

- It is possible to create handcraft products by using paper waste.

- They want give women education for a job.

- Some organizations related to women employement exist and works.

Producing bags from garbage.

- Women can produce and sell handcraft.

Free construction workshops

Time: 2 weeks Who: service provider (Tara and Melih)

Generating

Input data & decisions - It is possible to create handcraft products by using paper waste.

Generating

Service moodboard

Developing

Expected results - Women can produce handcraft made out of garbage.

- The women can get education in organized workshops.

- Some organizations related to women employement exist and works.

- The workshops to serve as working area and convivial socialising environment.

Time: 1 week Who: service providers (Tara and Melih)

Generating

Developing

Input data & decisions - Women can produce handcraft made out of garbage.

- The women can get education in organized workshops.

- The workshops to serve as working area and convivial socialising environment.

Generating

Expected results

Storyboard MATERIAL SUPPLY

EDUCATION

PRODUCTION

- Search for supporters and the suppliers for material.

WORKSHOP

SELLING

SHARING

PROFIT

SHOP BA

- Contacting companies and individuals to donate clean waste.

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Time: 2 weeks Who: service providers (Tara and Melih) supporters and suppliers

- Need to find location and educators for workshop.

- Need to advertise for the service and inform people about it.

Analyzing

Input data & decisions - Contacting companies and individuals to donate clean waste.

- Search for supporters and the suppliers for material.

- Need to find location and educators for workshop.

Generating

Idea sketches LOGO

WEBSITE AND SOCIAL NETWORK

Developing

Expected results - Website to design to reach individual donators and buyers with an online shop.

- A little space can provide requirements of the workshop and already existing flat in Ayvalik can be used.

PRODUCT

WORKSHOP

- Need to advertise for the service and inform people about it.

Time: 3 weeks Who: service provider (Tara and Melih) supporters and suppliers shops

- Existing shops to sell the products in addition to online shop.

Generating

Developing

Input data & decisions - Website to design to reach individual donators and buyers with an online shop.

Prototyping

Expected results

System map

- The material will be delivered to the workshop from providers.

Volunteer supplier: individual

Volunteer supplier: companies

Service provider: çöp (m)adam

Shop

Customer SHOP

- A little space can provide requirements of the workshop and already existing flat in Ayvalik can be used.

çöp (m)adam

Commercial supplier

Workshop

MONEY

- Workshop to get education and work.

- Making agreements with shops to sell the products.

INFORMATION

- Existing shops to sell the products in addition to online shop.

PRODUCT User: “Garbage Ladies”

RAW MATERIAL

Time: 2 weeks Who: service provider (Tara and Melih) supporters and suppliers shops

- Reaching the local community and start to produce.

Developing

Input data & decisions

Prototyping

Experience prototype

- The material will be delivered to the workshop from providers.

Developing

Expected results - Income for women and higher selfesteem.

- Increase in environmental awareness.

- Workshop to get education and work.

- The quality of service can increase according to the feedback.

- Making agreements with shops to sell the products.

- The number of suppliers, shops, users, can increase.

- Reaching the local community and start to produce.

- Possibility to open new workshops.

Time: 2 months Who: service providers (Tara and Melih) supporters and suppliers users educators shops