FORBES 30 under 30 bets on social impact: Guillermo M. Gauna-Vivas included in the list
> The founder and director of Ayúdame3D, Guillermo M. Gauna-Vivas, has been included in the FORBES 30 under 30 list for his tireless work putting technology at the service of people.
> Ayúdame3D is already a solid social entity with an infrastructure that allows it to bring aid to more than 50 countries.
FORBES Spain has chosen 30 young people under the age of 30, who from their youth are influential leaders in their daily lives. This list gathers the careers of young people working in different sectors ranging from technology, culture or sustainability to social entrepreneurship. The 30 under 30 have exponentially grown the companies they have founded or lead and also generate a real impact on their environment.
Guillermo Martinez Gauna-Vivas, founder and director of Ayúdame3Da non-profit organization that manufactures and distributes "trésdesis" (prosthetic hands and arms made in 3D), free of charge, in more than 55 countries, has been included in this list. Its trajectory and the social use of technology that it carries out from its social entity makes it a reference in the world of social entrepreneurship.
The objective of Ayúdame3D is to improve the quality of life of people who cannot access this type of technology in their countries of origin, relying on innovation and the multiple possibilities offered by 3D printing. For example, the Vicky trésdesis is a model for people without an elbow that arose from the story of a Rift Valley farmer that Guillermo met in Kenya. Until that time there was no mechanical arm design for transhumeral amputees and today, the Vicky trésdesis is one of the most demanded to the organization. Guillermo designed and manufactured this trésdesis that today helps people all over the world.
Revolutionizing the social entity business model into a sustainable and growing startup that impacts schools and businesses to help millions of people with disabilities around the world. @Forbes_en #30Under30 pic.twitter.com/ochqEhemOs
- Guillermo Mtz Gauna-Vivas (@willperman) March 30, 2022
After 5 years of activity at the head of Ayúdame3D, Guillermo has managed to go from helping in Kenya to more than 55 countries, create a volunteer network that promotes social technology through 3D printing throughout Spain, consolidate the team and revolutionize the business model of social entities through its technology programs in companies and educational centers. Thus, Martínez Gauna-Vivas, has joined the FORBES 30 under 30 list for this year.
The idea of Ayúdame3D is to provide as much help as possible and try to develop new gadgets that help people from all over the world. Guillermo affirms that empathy is the basis of technology and he proves it with his work every day.
About Ayúdame3D
Ayúdame3D is a Spanish organization that promotes the social value of technology through technological-social awareness programs in order to help vulnerable groups around the world. Thanks to this, it creates and delivers 3D printed arms, called trésdesis, free of charge to people with disabilities. Thus reducing the inequality they face, improving their quality of life and providing better opportunities for employability and schooling.
CONTACT
Press and interviews: laura@ayudame3d.org | comunicacion@ayudame3d.org