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All Blog Posts Tagged 'communities' (7)

Imagine 6 Empowering women- In the year 2020

n the year 2020 the girls and women that I have helped will be happy and

confident. The world will be changed greatly because my women have

advanced their lives by coming together under the Idea that all people

are valuable no matter what their station or condition in life. All life

will be valued and therefor both sexes, men and women, will learn what

it means to care for their fellow man in a humane and moral manner. Wars

are no longer fought but hard won… Continue

Added by sunnydupree on April 28, 2010 at 8:20pm — No Comments

Women in different communities

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Added by Reem N Bsaiso on April 15, 2010 at 4:08am — 4 Comments

Can we agree on a first commandment?

As a newbie I can say that I find value in all of the 33 secrets/tips shared in exhibit A. To be a social innovator is to constantly be innovating and reaching beyond your immediate resources and initial ideas. There were 3 secrets presented each under a different source that to me could all be combined and turned into perhaps the first of commandments for social innovators and people working in the development sector.

(The commandment title is not necessary but in the Easter spirit I will… Continue

Added by Valerie Matron on April 4, 2010 at 4:25pm — 2 Comments

LEARN 5: Digital Currency

Imagine a world with no cash. There would be no more dirty pennies, no more lose change, and no more piggy banks. Whenever you wanted to make a purchase, you would just type in your password or scan your eye. It would be as easy as that. However, with any advancement comes a price, and some are heavier than others. Without a doubt, changing to electronic currency would not only affect the way we buy things. Electric, or "plastic" money could change the entire way we live our… Continue

Added by Parker Schultz on April 2, 2010 at 2:00am — 7 Comments

Communities (Urban)

There is a reason I love living in a big urban environment. Urban environments [apartments] create more space because they stack homes on top of each other. Apartment complexes equal beauty to me. They cost less to heat, and are much more affordable. Imagine a city without suburbs, in place of the suburbs we place parks, and natural agriculture. Apartments allow us to share. We share our homes and can grow closer to our neighbors.


Apartments = Community =…
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Added by Nicolas Dykstra on March 29, 2010 at 6:42pm — 2 Comments

Food Security Problems

In recent times, food security around the world seems secure to some

people, yet there are still many problems that need an immediate

attention and innovative solutions to dealt with. Some people are

trying to make change, but first we must learn some of the challenges

we are up against.

A great challenge threatening food security in my community is the

recent widespread problems of the US economic recession. Thousands

Americans are unemployed and more are… Continue

Added by Luis Ng on March 23, 2010 at 2:16pm — 1 Comment

The future of humanity depends on food?!



Have you ever wondered what will happen in the future if we had no food to feed everyone in the world? I would guess that things would not

be as pleasant as they are now. Chaos would roam the cities and

farmlands all over the globe, people will be growing ill because of

malnourishment, and the scarcity of food will eventually be totally

unavailable. In order to help save the Earth and the people on it, we

have to work together as global citizens to fight this war… Continue

Added by h peng on March 18, 2010 at 1:29pm — No Comments


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