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When we first created our M&E and collaboration software WebMo, we came from a place of genuinely wanting to make international development programs more transparent and efficient. After all, many of our team members, including myself, used to work in the field themselves. There is so much to be gained from a software that improves collaboration in the monitoring process, and this is true for projects of all shapes and sizes. WebMo was never meant to be a software exclusively reserved for highly funded projects. There are so many small NGOs doing great work.

That being said…

For the running year, we have compensated the greenhouse gases of all our flights! As you might have heard, we here at energypedia consult try to minimize consumption of resources as far as possible. Within Germany we travel by train only, and for international flights we compensate our CO2 footprint.

Three times this year, we participated in international conferences, where we presented our M&E software WebMo. Melanie participated in the 8th AfrEA International Conference, hosted by the African Evaluation Association, in Kampala, Uganda. Robert flew to the MERL Tech…

We at energypedia consult consider ourselves a responsible company, treating clients, partners and team members with respect, honesty and fairness. Being a subsidiary of energypedia non-profit we also are conscious of our corporate responsibility. Thus, we try to minimize our consumption of resources as far as possible. This means running our wikis on CO2 neutral servers as well as buying only eco-friendly or second hand office materials. Also with regard to our suppliers sustainability is of importance. Within Germany we travel by train only and for international flights we compensate…

I guess, while you’re reading this headline, your first association is Wikipedia and this incredible achievement of putting the entire knowledge of our mankind on one platform. Totally voluntary, open and free for use. Just great and inspiring! Wikipedia proofs that people can achieve amazing things if they work together.

For working together and for sharing knowledge on such a platform you need a wiki. Wiki Wiki (quick quick) is the name of the free shuttle bus on the Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii. Ward Cunningham, the developer of the first wiki software was…