SPEAK — Portugal

Portugal • Communication

Sector: Communication
Headquarters Country: Portugal
City: Lisbon
Founding Year: 2012
Operating Regions: Portugal, Germany, Belgıum, Spain, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Employees: 50
Founders: Hugo Menino Aguiar
Problem Identified: Difficulties for immigrants and refugeesto integrate in new country
Solution Offered: Develop an app that connects people willing to learn or teach a new language to foster connections between locals and immigrants
Social Impact: 23k members sharing their culture , 160 cultures represented, 26 languages shared
Contributors: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Fondazione CRT, Fundo Bem Comum, City of Leiria, EDP Foundation, The Luso-American Development Foundation
Funding: B2C revenue stream from applications from participants, B2B revenue stream that consists in selling packs of applications to different organisations, Donations by individuals or organisations,
Awards: Ashoka Fellow Since 2018
Website: https://www.speak.social/en/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speak.social/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/speaksocial/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbzl0p2Jjfk
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCK0Q-S-jeI
Score: 7 Noise pollution reduction

Portugal • Communication

Sector: Communication
Headquarters Country: Portugal
City: Lisbon
Founding Year: 2012
Operating Regions: Portugal, Germany, Belgıum, Spain, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Employees: 50
Founders: Hugo Menino Aguiar
Problem Identified: Difficulties for immigrants and refugeesto integrate in new country
Solution Offered: Develop an app that connects people willing to learn or teach a new language to foster connections between locals and immigrants
Social Impact: 23k members sharing their culture , 160 cultures represented, 26 languages shared
Contributors: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Fondazione CRT, Fundo Bem Comum, City of Leiria, EDP Foundation, The Luso-American Development Foundation
Funding: B2C revenue stream from applications from participants, B2B revenue stream that consists in selling packs of applications to different organisations, Donations by individuals or organisations,
Awards: Ashoka Fellow Since 2018
Website: https://www.speak.social/en/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speak.social/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/speaksocial/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbzl0p2Jjfk
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCK0Q-S-jeI
Score: 7 Noise pollution reduction

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