Marcel Fukayama

Established in May, 2012, the Network of Political Action for Sustainability (RAPS, which stands for its initials in Portuguese) aims to contribute for the strengthening and the improvement of Democracy and the republican institutions, through the to political leaders formation, people who will help turn Brazil into a fairer, more prosperous, solidary, democratic and sustainable country. It is revealing and encouraging to observe new forms of political mobilization in the society, as… Mostrar más

Established in May, 2012, the Network of Political Action for Sustainability (RAPS, which stands for its initials in Portuguese) aims to contribute for the strengthening and the improvement of Democracy and the republican institutions, through the to political leaders formation, people who will help turn Brazil into a fairer, more prosperous, solidary, democratic and sustainable country. It is revealing and encouraging to observe new forms of political mobilization in the society, as well as the increasing participation of a number of entities and voices committed to the sustainability in the debate of the social and economic process in Brazil. Mostrar menos

As a leader I'm supposed to engage friends, families and community in collective action to make cancer a priority working within my local communities to raise awareness, reduce stigma and generate funding for the cancer fight.

I was recruited to be part of the executive jury of the 5th Annual Hult Prize Latin America finals - a partnership between Hult International Business School and Clinton Global Initiative. Over 30 teams introduced their solutions to respond the challenge: how to impact 25 million slum dwellers the suffer from chronic diseases by 2019?

Approximately 70% of the world’s population does not have access to computers or the Internet — cut off from a new world of education, employment and empowerment. U-TOUCH offers a proven, scalable and sustainable solution for millions of young women and men in even the poorest, most isolated villages.

U-TOUCH Digital Centers provide IT training as well as related job, health and life skills. The results are dramatic – creating opportunities that increase incomes and improved… Mostrar más

Approximately 70% of the world’s population does not have access to computers or the Internet — cut off from a new world of education, employment and empowerment. U-TOUCH offers a proven, scalable and sustainable solution for millions of young women and men in even the poorest, most isolated villages.

U-TOUCH Digital Centers provide IT training as well as related job, health and life skills. The results are dramatic – creating opportunities that increase incomes and improved family nutrition, children’s education, health care and more.

We leverage the power of information technology to dramatically transform lives and communities.
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I was recruited to be part of an elite group of experts to judge Start-Up Chile’s applications. Start-Up Chile is an innovative program of the Chilean Government to attract world-class early stage entrepreneurs to start up operations in Chile for a few months in return for $40K of seed funding (no equity). For each round, I read and scored 10 entries to assess their team, project, market and impact on the Chilean entrepreneurial ecosystem. I am very proud of the incredible impact of this… Mostrar más

I was recruited to be part of an elite group of experts to judge Start-Up Chile’s applications. Start-Up Chile is an innovative program of the Chilean Government to attract world-class early stage entrepreneurs to start up operations in Chile for a few months in return for $40K of seed funding (no equity). For each round, I read and scored 10 entries to assess their team, project, market and impact on the Chilean entrepreneurial ecosystem. I am very proud of the incredible impact of this program bringing over 1000 entrepreneurs to Chile in 2 years, while also inspiring both local startups and also other countries to copy and innovate on this important program. Mostrar menos

Non-profit project focused on Digital Inclusion for poor children using Brazilian internet cafés structure to develop educational activities. At total +300 children from 02 daycares in Sao Paulo were benefited. Responsible for creating and Project development, fundraising with partners and KPIs implementation with schools and daycares.

Worked as diretor for the first brazilian internet cafés association in 2003, founding the São Paulo State Internet Cafes Association and leaded the sector to regulate the Market. Founded in 2008 ABCID to fight for national regulation for this important internet channel.