Hafeni's Blog (11)

I really think the community development banks initiative will continue to make major impacts in the world. Not only are the rural poor given an opportunity to requests loans and make use of their skills which were underutilized due to lack of funding but also brings local community members together. This initiative is already making an impact in various places like bangladesh and grahamstown south africa.

Nothing big but I was thinking more on the lines of recharging cellphone batteries and any rechargable battery using dynamos built into the hub of ones bicyle. So as you cycle or do the bikes at gym you recharge your battery at the same time. Just by attaching the battery to the dynamo.

Just a general idea of what I have in mind.

In 2020 all countrys will be urged to take part in the world water day challenge as an attempt to reduce water wastage around the world.

For world water day 2020 the challenge will be as follows: Each participating household will be allowed a certain amount of water to be spent in that day (sort of like a quota). The household will carry out its daily activities and it should make a record of how the water was used and how much of it…

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Many desert countries lie on coasts, surrounded by unusable salt water. A beetle in desertous Namibia has come up with one way to satisfy thirst: Every morning it climbs to the top of a sand dune, where it turns its body into the wind, straightens its rear legs, and lowers its head. Fog rolling in from the sea gradually collects on its back, forming droplets of water, which slide down into the insect's mouthparts.…

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I would be celebrating new years 2020. I would be celebrating it at home with friends and family. The house will be mainly powered by solar power as Namibia is a relatively sunny place. The geysers will run on biogas and so will the airconditioning. A large component of the food prepared will be a result of organic agriculture.

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One intersting power player I discovered is Tseai Energy Unlimited (www.tseai.com ). They made it to the semi-finals of the Dell Social Innovation competition (www,dellsocialinnovationcompetition.com)

Established in…

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I will be having dinner with my family. The meal will be well known traditional meal eaten in the northern parts of Namibai-Oshifima(pap) with fresh chicken with traditional cooking oil made from the inner part of the marula fruit seed and fresh vegetables and fruits for desert. The oshifima will be made from special type of maize flour grown in northern namibia. The maize will be grown on my farm and the vegetables will come from my garden in the backyard. The fruit for desert will be grapes… Continue

One of the biggest challenges to food security in Grahamstown (eastern cape-South africa) is the high unemployment rate which is currently hovering at around 70%. People are struggling to feed their families especially when they spend most of their time job hunting which proves to be unsuccesful most of the time especially now when most industries closed down.

One of the major projects currently running to help fight food problems are the…

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The innovator I chose to shadow is Mr Mohamed Yunus who is a Bangladeshi economist and banker. He developed the concept of microcredit whereby loans where given to entreprenuers who are too poor to qualify for bank loans. He is also the founder of Grameen Bank. I chose him because his approach to social development is one which has potential of being sustainable in the long term and truely empowering poor people, especially women. Instead of giving out money or ignoring the issue at hand, he…

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In ten years time I hope to live in my home country, Namibia. I will be continuosly working on projects that will form a part of my organizations main missions. This is in order to make Namibia the place to be and an example for other developing countrys to follow. Projects will involve creating efficient and effective health and education systems. Also I will be involved in major deals with various companies and investors for funding for these projects. AMongst all this I will be enjoying…

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Being a Social innovator involves coming up with new strategies and ideas that meet social needs and that are sustainable over the long term. Its about understanding and producing social change and ultimately creating an environment where people become empowered and self dependent.

The secrets that caught my attention were "provide skills not just finished technologies" and "understand".

Providing skills lead people to become independed and move away from being depended…

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