1. YouBridge Connect, share, bridge the gap

2. “ Poor people were not born to be poor. To me they are like bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a flower pot, you get a replica of the tallest tree only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted. Only the soil base that is given to it is inadequate. Poor people are Bonsai people. There is nothing wrong in their seeds. Simply, society never gave them the base to grow on ” Mohammad Yunus – Grameen Bank

3. Mission Statement YouBridge wants to bridge the information gap by creating a platform that allows people to send a new laptop to less developed countries and that allows them to interact on this digital platform . People will become connected to each other and form a multinational social network.

4. What? 11/15/2009 YouBridge is the ‘next level’ NGO project , aiming at youngsters by using popular social network sites. YouBridge allows you to donate a new laptop and get in touch with the person at the receiving end. ‘ Next level’, because it is not only about a donation, but about a relationship being build. A relationship where learning & sharing are crucial. All relationships together built a social network , supporting the growing middle class in the less developed countries. By enabling this communication, YouBridge contributes in a unique way to the process of bridging the digital divide .

10. Who? 11/15/2009 Since YouBridge is a peer-to-peer charity platform, YouBridge focuses on youngsters (16-30) as donors, as well as receivers . The donors are socially engaged youngsters , that are active on several social network sites . They like to be perceived as socially engaged people. The receivers are in a first stage students at colleges and universities, where the laptop will be shared in this community. All information about the possible receivers will be available on the website so the one-to-one relation with the people donating is assured.

11. Contact (from end Aug) 11/15/2009 YouBridge vzw www.youbridge.org [email_address] Jonas De Cooman: jonas.decooman@youbridge.org Pieter Dewinter: pieter.dewinter@youbridge.org Barbara Van Speybroeck: barbara.vanspeybroeck@youbridge.org