Kopernik (organization)
Kopernik is a non-profit organization headquartered in Indonesia that finds what works to reduce poverty in the last mile. In the US, it is a registered 501(c) organization. History Kopernik was co-founded by Toshihiro (Toshi) Nakamura and Ewa Wojkowska. Both had worked for the United Nations – Nakamura in Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Sierra Leone and the US and Wojkowska in Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Thailand and New York. The organization is named for the astronomer Mikołaj Kopernik. Description The organization consists of four legal entities: Kopernik Solutions, Yayasan Kopernik, PT Kopernik, and Kopernik Japan. Donations are distributed by local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). An NGO must be registered and submit an application to Kopernik that outlines its goals and distribution methods. Following approval, proposals are posted on the website and prospective donors may choose among them. Experimentation Project focus on rapid experimentation of promising solutions to problems faced by people living in the last mile. These solutions may be technology driven (physical or information and communication technologies (ICT)) or approaches inspired by behavioral insights. The experimentation projects and data sets are generally small-scale, low-investment tests of promising ideas. Last Mile Consulting is a professional advisory service to corporate and public sector clients.