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Economic & Skills Development Programs

Economic & Skills Development Programs

Open Frameworks, Hosted Systems, and Community Capacity Building

This page lists programs operated or stewarded by Charity Helpers Foundation that focus on practical skills, workforce development, and local economic resilience.

Programs in this category emphasize capacity building over control. Some are active and hosted, others are published as templates or pilot initiatives intended for local adaptation.

Active and Hosted Programs

Carrito

Category: Community Economic & Skills Development
Delivery: Hosted Program + Downloadable Documentation

Carrito is an open, modular vehicle documentation and builder coordination framework. It supports independent builders, community shops, and local fabrication through shared standards, open documentation, and optional certification pathways.

Carrito includes:

  • Open build documentation

  • Modular design standards

  • A certified service provider catalog

  • Community economic development initiatives

[ View Carrito Program ]

Programs in Development or Pilot Phase

These programs are currently in development, pilot use, or early-stage deployment. Documentation may be available even if systems are not yet fully hosted.

Community Fabrication & Shop Enablement

A set of templates and guides designed to help communities establish shared fabrication spaces, community-owned shops, or cooperative production facilities.

Focus areas include:

  • Equipment planning

  • Governance models

  • Profit-sharing and sustainability frameworks

  • Workforce skill development

Documentation available. Hosted systems may be added.

Economic Coordination Systems

Frameworks and hosted tools designed to help communities coordinate work, services, and local economic activity without centralized ownership.

These systems may include:

  • Service directories

  • Coordination dashboards

  • Marketplace-style tools

  • Verification and access workflows

Some systems are hosted; others are available as templates.

Template-Based Programs

Some initiatives in this category are published primarily as open templates rather than active systems. These are intended to be replicated, modified, or operated independently by communities.

Examples may include:

  • Workforce training templates

  • Local manufacturing guides

  • Skills-based program charters

Templates may be used without registration or affiliation.

How to Participate

Participation varies by program. Depending on the initiative, you may be able to:

  • Download documentation

  • Use hosted systems

  • Apply to be listed as a service provider

  • Adapt templates locally

  • Propose new program ideas

Each program page explains participation options clearly.

Charitable Purpose

All programs listed here operate under the charitable mission of supporting:

  • Education and skill development

  • Community economic resilience

  • Public benefit through open systems

Participation does not imply employment, investment, or profit guarantees.

Looking Ahead

This category is expected to grow as new tools, hosted systems, and frameworks are developed.

Programs may move between:

  • template → pilot → hosted

  • hosted → independent replication

The goal is sustainable capacity, not permanent centralization.

Explore Individual Programs

Select a program above to view documentation, participation options, and current status.