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Start At Home.
After the massive earthquake in Haiti, one of my aunts sent a package via the local post to one of her friends there whose farm was destroyed. It contained packaged seeds for several fruits and vegetables so that her friend could start over. There's always some sort of hope when it comes to food because it's ground zero for life. Everything needs to consume something to survive, that's the basic principle.
Where I stay though, we have so much food that our time of leasure revolves… Continue
Where I stay though, we have so much food that our time of leasure revolves… Continue
Added by Red on March 31, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Carry that Load 2020
The minimum amount of water required to meet basic needs vary depending upon what is included as "basic needs". The figures vary from 20 to 50 litres per person per day. The average distance a person in rural Africa must walk to a water source is 5 miles, a burden borne mainly by women…
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LEARN1
LEARN1: "Innovation (often) comes from constraint (If you’ve got very few
resources, you’re forced to be very creative in using and reusing them.)"
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resources, you’re forced to be very creative in using and reusing them.)"
In our world resources are limited. This is why we have economy and different economic systems/structures. Economy is based on the idea of scarcity of resources, opposed to the unlimited human wants. Thus, different economic systems…
Added by Tony Chief on March 31, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments
My Rights
I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HAPPY AND TO BE TREATED WITH CARE AND UNDERSTANDING.
This means: I should be able to express my ideas and that no one should laugh at me or hurt my feelings.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE RESPECTED AS A PERSON.
This means: I should be treated fairly even though my skin color may be different or though I am fat or thin, tall or short, or a girl or boy.
I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE.
This means: No person should hit, kick, push, or pinch me, or try to… Continue
Added by Iyamuremye Jean de Dieu on March 31, 2010 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment
Chosing a hero to shadow
I'm not into hero worshipping or shadowing, but when I come across inspiring people, I do occasionally remind myself to check back later and be inspired by their progress in their fields. One person I think has been inspirational is Michael Pritchard who invented a cheap, effective water filtering device for water purification in developing countries and founded www.lifesaversystems.com.
It's just great to see people who use their…
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Share, share and share again
Share knowledge and skills to continue the innovative
process both to and from people and communities.
this way the knowledge will travel every mind
process both to and from people and communities.
this way the knowledge will travel every mind
Added by Bernardo M. G. Rochartre Álvares on March 31, 2010 at 2:31pm — 2 Comments
World Water Day 2020 - B.M.W.!
I plan to organize a large-scale demonstration on the urgency and consequences of this water crisis to evoke awareness and actions! Along with the demonstration, there will be a world-wide campaign led by the Blue Man Group, with the theme being “B.M.W. – Blue Means Water!”
A very interesting and well-made video by our lovely Blue Men:
(…
Added by Ryan Wei on March 31, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments
Provide skills, not just finished technologies
Provide skills, not just finished technologies. The current revolution in design for developing countries is the notion of co-creation, of teaching the skills necessary to create the solution,
rather than simply providing the solution. By involving the community throughout the design process, you can help equip people to innovate and contribute to the evolution of the product. Furthermore, they acquire the skills needed to create solutions to a…
Added by Frederik77 on March 31, 2010 at 2:25pm — No Comments
An idea for the Admins?
I've noticed that a lot of people are sending mails to everyone on their friends lists simply to notify them that they've written a new blog post. It's quite annoying, but in a way I can see why people see this is necessary to spread the information in a blog post they've written.
E-mail notification seems a bit too messy to me, when you have a large number of friends. I've just checked my e-mail account and there are 287 mails in there from the last two days. I know you can switch… Continue
E-mail notification seems a bit too messy to me, when you have a large number of friends. I've just checked my e-mail account and there are 287 mails in there from the last two days. I know you can switch… Continue
Added by Riko Kamachi on March 31, 2010 at 2:17pm — 11 Comments
My Secret to Social Innovation
My favorite secret comes from this African proverb: Educate a male and you educate an individual. Educate a female and you educate a community. An Education with a focus on critical thinking and ethics is the key to social innovation that focuses on the greater good along with a variety of institutional reforms that focus on human rights. If one looks at countries with It always baffles that men seem to take life… Continue
Added by Zane D***ey on March 31, 2010 at 2:10pm — No Comments
What Are You Evoking?
Hello EVOKE,
It is time to get back to work. I have been working on a couple of projects: SEED, Gratitude Gardens, Wind Powered Laptop--but I am interested in what you all are doing?
I think it would be awesome if everyone made a brief reply… Continue
It is time to get back to work. I have been working on a couple of projects: SEED, Gratitude Gardens, Wind Powered Laptop--but I am interested in what you all are doing?
I think it would be awesome if everyone made a brief reply… Continue
Added by Wintermute on March 31, 2010 at 2:04pm — 55 Comments
Please Bees, Don't Go
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would
only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination,
no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
This quote has been accredited to Albert Einstein. This is probably untrue.
What is true, however, is that honey bees are vanishing every year, and this… Continue
only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination,
no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
This quote has been accredited to Albert Einstein. This is probably untrue.
What is true, however, is that honey bees are vanishing every year, and this… Continue
Added by Crispy on March 31, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments
ACR - A Child's Right
Volunteered with, helped promote and donated to A Child’s Right (ACR)’s China project.
ACR - The China Project: Clean Water for Orphans is a five-year project that will target 400 Chinese orphanages and child welfare institutions across the country, bringing clean and safe drinking water to vulnerable and sick orphans. From 2008 to 2013, A Child’s Right (ACR) will undertake this bold and exciting project that will improve…
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Michael Pritchard - LifeSaver Water Systems
During the twin tragedies of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, Ipswich water-treatment expert Michael Pritchard winced helplessly at televised coverage of throngs of refugees waiting for days for a simple drink of clean water. Stricken by the chronic failure of aid agencies to surmount this basic challenge, Pritchard decided to do something about it.
Using a non-chemical nano-filtration hollow fiber membrane with 15 nanometer pores (it is designed to block viruses), the…
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husk power systems-Powering the unpowered
The State of Bihar in India is one of the most underdeveloped states in the country. The infrastructure in the state is appalling.
Major parts of the state does not have electricity.At a national level there are 125000 villages which are not electrified.
Husk Power systems, was started by four people and are engaged in producing electricity by burning rice husks. They are now supplying electricity to 80 villages in Bihar. While this environment-friendly biomass… Continue
Major parts of the state does not have electricity.At a national level there are 125000 villages which are not electrified.
Husk Power systems, was started by four people and are engaged in producing electricity by burning rice husks. They are now supplying electricity to 80 villages in Bihar. While this environment-friendly biomass… Continue
Added by Pai Nitin on March 31, 2010 at 1:38pm — No Comments
Reach Out and Act
LEARN1: "Listen to the right people. Okay, so you probably don’t know what it’s like to carry fifty pounds of firewood on your head. Well, don’t pretend that you do."
It's better that you learn out of experience instead of assuming
responsibility in your own little imaginary world. Go out, see the
problems faced by people, act upon them and fight for what's right. I
have personally experienced this learning by working with…
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It's better that you learn out of experience instead of assuming
responsibility in your own little imaginary world. Go out, see the
problems faced by people, act upon them and fight for what's right. I
have personally experienced this learning by working with…
Added by Surya Yerramilli on March 31, 2010 at 1:38pm — 3 Comments
Food shortage
Australia ıs facing the worst drought in a century, whıch has affected grain productıon and exports ımmensely. Faıled crops are leadıng farmers ınto debt, The drought ıs also hıttıng ırrıgated crops such as rıce and grapes, whıch ıs affectıng the wıne ındustry also. In 2008, the UN world food program stated that the Australıan drought was a major contrıbutıng factor ın ıts abılıty to fınd food aır for 80 mıllıon of the world's hungry. So ıts clear that thıs food securıty problem has far… Continue
Added by May Lew on March 31, 2010 at 1:37pm — No Comments
Understand by observing the environment, infrastructure, culture and lives of people by being there.
Im an not a very practical guy. Thinking instead of doing, reacting instead of acting, negotiating instead of proclaiming. Most of the time I stay at the theoretical side of issues and research that. That is why I am mostly attracted to the tip of firstly understanding what is at hand before you start to act.
Most of the time, when you have to deal with problems, fierce debates and misunderstandings, it turns out to be that people are not exactly talking about the same things,… Continue
Most of the time, when you have to deal with problems, fierce debates and misunderstandings, it turns out to be that people are not exactly talking about the same things,… Continue
Added by Dorus Hoebink on March 31, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Snowball Effect.
Considering within the Maryland limits, it is doubtful that there are any farmlands that I can be of aid to, and I am also quite new to this area, so I probably couldn't make a club, there is not much one in my state could do.
However, something I could do, if even a small task, would be to go around my cousin's neighborhood, or my grandparents old folks home, and put up fliers. On these fliers could be a simple yet eye catching picture of a food deprived person of any racial stature. I… Continue
However, something I could do, if even a small task, would be to go around my cousin's neighborhood, or my grandparents old folks home, and put up fliers. On these fliers could be a simple yet eye catching picture of a food deprived person of any racial stature. I… Continue
Added by June Marie on March 31, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments
Vertical farming
It's a very interesting proposition that could cut cost of transportation of food to urban environments, and enable a degree of self-sufficiency to cities. I hope it will be tasty. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
Added by Mladen Janković on March 31, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
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