Portuguese Social Competition (Deadline 31st of March)

The competition is called IDEIAS DE ORIGEM PORTUGUESA.

It's about presenting initiatives among these areas: Social Inclusion, Ageing, Environment and Sustainability and Intercultural Dialogue. The initial idea I had even before starting the D4SB master is related to Social Inclusion.

As we all know, the global temperature of the earth is continuing to increase due to global warming. Last year Brazil experienced the hottest summer ever after the average temperature rising +1 celsius degree compared to the previous year. The Amazon, lungs of the planet, suffered the worst drought in 100 years causing major damage to the lives of fishermen in the area.


This means that every summer dry and hot countries like Portugal will continue being victims of wildfires that will pursue growing exponentially, burning down thousands of hectares and destroying lives of many families. Unfortunately this scenario will only get worse year after year.

A solution would be creating a private fire brigade to help out the state's insufficient firefighters combating these disasters. The revolutionary idea is (I have to make this attractive guys!) the fire brigade would be composed by ex-prisoners. Thus allowing them a new re-integration into society through the "big door", appearing on television and news as authentic heroes, just like firefighters do every summer.


Did you know, over 80% of these former prisoners return to prison because no one hires them to work due to their passed. This is a easy way to fall into this vicious circle of drugs, theft and crime. In this case they are given the opportunity to work in their own country by helping these endangered families.
Of course, this private fire brigade needs to have extra facilities compared to a conventional firefighter brigade. For example, in this sense the human resource department should be focused on psychological treatment and the training department also centered in academic education.

I think other social excluded persons such as beggars, drug addicts, etc, could also join the brigade.

Now that you know the idea, please criticize it and let's all think of how this private firefighter brigade could make profit and be social business.