Articles Archive for 23 April 2009
Eyes of Children, Many Forms of Slavery, Social Entreprenurialism »
There are eyes of children looking up from sewer grates in Addis Ababa, the capitol city of Ethiopia. They are not just street children- they are underground children. They have made their homes in the sewage piping and filthy underground caverns below the city. They live in dirty tunnels, sewers, caverns and drain holes for the septic waste system, under city streets where thousands walk over them every day without “seeing” them. The world needs to know this.
Who will help them? Can I?
How can we go about our days eating plenty, choosing more expensive clothes than …
Defining Root Problems, Global Creativity, Heroes, Social Entreprenurialism »
It’s like harmony in our world symphony when needs, ideas, talents and resources come together across cultures!
In Africa, where women had to carry water bottles on their heads for miles to bring the water back to the village, an engineer/social entrepreneur from another country had a GREAT idea that the African villagers put into action! The idea: A water pump constructed as a merry-go-round for the village children. When the children spin on the merry-go-round, the pump automatically pumps out water! (Check out the CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO pics of …
