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Type | Charity |
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Founder(s) | Vu Bui and Pontus Westerberg |
Founded | Sep. 2012 |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Products | Block by Block |
Parent | Partnership between Mojang Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios Links Site Mojang and UN-Habitat |
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Block by Block is a charity that is a partnership between Mojang Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent MicrosoftTechnology company Studios Links Site Mojang and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). The goal of this charity is to involve young people in the planning of urban public spaces.
The goal of the partnership is to upgrade 300 public spaces (places and areas that are open and accessible to all citizens, no matter if they are male or female, where they come from, their race or how much income they have.) by 2016. Examples of public spaces include places such as parks, squares, and plazas, streets and roads that provide for pedestrian access and commercial places, such as markets.
Contributors
Name | Job(s) |
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Vu Bui Vu Bui Real name Vu Bui Date of birth Jun. 26, 1977 (age 39) 1] 2] Occupation Chief Operating Officer of Mojang AB Nationality American 3] Languages English, Vietnamese 4] Website vubui.com thebuibrothers.com Known for Block | COO of Mojang, photographer and film maker |
Pontus Westerberg | Digital project officer (DPO) of UN-Habitat |
Hamish Beattie | Master of architecture from Victoria University of Wellington |
Lydia Winters Lydia Winters Real name Lydia Winters Date of birth Apr. 22, 1987 (age 30) Occupation Brand Director Nationality American @@@#@@@Twitter(twitter.com)###@### name @MinecraftChick @LydiaWinters Minecraft name MinecraftChick This article is a stub. Please help us by expanding | Brand director at Mojang |
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Projects
- Place de la Paix, Les Cayes, Haiti
- Les Cayes waterfront, Haiti
- Kiritpur, Nepal
- Lotus Garden, Mumbai, India
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Silanga sports field, Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
- Jeevanjee Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia