MIT Solve

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

Young Happy

One-line solution summary:

Creating online community for elders to share information and experience

Pitch your solution.

Young Happy exist to tackle Ageing society by enhancing knowledge about digital literacy and creating inclusive online activities for elders.

What specific problem are you solving?

Young Happy cares well-being of elders, more than 2millions elders in Thailand are left at home alone which cause mental and physical issue. In the digital era, we see an opportunity to connect elders through online community and provide them knowledge to be able access to information and share their lifestyle and experience with the community.

What is your solution?

Young happy is an application

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Our application maintain engagement with the elders which help them feel inclusive and meaningful as the community on the application allow them to connect with other people. By connecting with other people online lead to meeting up in person the do some activities together.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Equip everyone, regardless of age, gender, education, location, or ability, with culturally relevant digital literacy skills to enable participation in the digital economy.

Explain how the problem you are addressing, the solution you have designed, and the population you are serving align with the Challenge.

highlight on how the problem, solution, and target population you described above are well-aligned to both the Challenge and your selected dimension. If your solution relates to more than one Challenge dimension, or if you selected Other, you can provide details here.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Bangkok, Thailand

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Growth: An organization with an established product, service, or business model rolled out in one or, ideally, several communities, which is poised for further growth.

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution.

Briefly, justify why the stage of development you selected above is accurate. For example, if you selected Pilot, you may share the name of the community where you are testing your product, service, or business model, and the number of people in that community who are testing it.

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Phomyot