The document describes the harsh living conditions in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. It outlines problems like lack of basic infrastructure and services, dangerous sanitation issues, and water access difficulties. It then proposes the Human Needs Project approach of establishing an integrated community center providing water, sanitation, education, healthcare and other services through a subscription model to address multiple interconnected issues and promote self-sufficiency.
The document describes plans for a community center project in Kibera, Kenya. It aims to take a holistic approach to address interrelated problems like lack of sanitation, clean water, and economic opportunities. The center will provide basic services and an adult learning program to develop skills, alongside access to microcredit. This is intended to empower residents to improve their lives and achieve economic self-sufficiency. A renewable energy team of local recruits will be trained to operate clean technology and utilities. The center and operations will eventually be owned and run by a community co-op.
The Human Needs Project (HNP) aims to provide self-sustaining communities in developing areas through donated town centers powered by clean technology. These town centers will supply clean water, sanitation, energy generation, and facilitate access to education and financial services to empower self-sufficiency. HNP is finalizing a prototype and building a pilot project this year in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.
The Human Needs Project aims to build a community pod in Kibera, Kenya to address sanitation and clean water needs. The pod will include a well, public baths, toilets, cafe, market, and information center. It will use green technology and establish an economic model to ensure financial sustainability and local ownership through a cooperative structure. The project team has obtained site approval, developed initial designs, surveyed community needs, and is preparing to issue requests for proposals from Kenyan builders.
The document provides information about Engineers Without Borders Student Chapter at UCLA including their mission, vision, past projects, and how to get involved. It discusses several of EWB's ongoing projects including a rainwater catchment system project in Guatemala that has constructed 28 water tanks since 2008 and a schoolhouse project in Nicaragua. The document encourages readers to attend meetings, become EWB members, or provide financial support to help complete the projects. Testimonials from EWB members describe how the organization allows them to apply their skills to help communities and gain meaningful experience.
Thank you for the insightful presentation. I have a few questions:
1. How can mobile reputation systems address potential issues of bias, discrimination or unfair ratings?
2. What protections are in place to ensure users' privacy and prevent misuse of personal data in these systems?
3. Some argue these systems could exacerbate inequality. How do you respond to concerns about "reputation haves and have nots"?
Develop Social Responsibility Programs For A Global AudienceMegan Denhardt
ASAE & The Center's Global Summit on Social Responsibility showed how organizations have an opportunity to respond to a renewed call to service. Hear from organizations experienced in overseas initiatives, and explore individual and coordinated, partnership models for thinking big, doing grand work, and having life-changing effects throughout the world.
Lesley-Anne Alexander, chief executive, RNIB
Lousanne Lofgren, CAE, executive director, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Siada El Ramly, manager, Kellen Europe
Michelle Mason, CAE, Managing Director, American Society for Quality
Todd Wurschmidt, Interim Executive Director and Consultant, Transition Management Consulting, Inc.
This document provides guidance on how small communities can make a big impact through community engagement and partnerships. It recommends informing local news outlets, health departments, schools, businesses and non-profits about events. Affordable events like group bike rides, pop-up activities, classes and walks can promote health and connectivity. Partnerships with organizations that share goals can maximize impact. Regular communication through multiple marketing channels helps spread the word. Overall, connecting with the whole community is key to improving public health.
The document describes plans for a community center project in Kibera, Kenya. It aims to take a holistic approach to address interrelated problems like lack of sanitation, clean water, and economic opportunities. The center will provide basic services and an adult learning program to develop skills, alongside access to microcredit. This is intended to empower residents to improve their lives and achieve economic self-sufficiency. A renewable energy team of local recruits will be trained to operate clean technology and utilities. The center and operations will eventually be owned and run by a community co-op.
The Human Needs Project (HNP) aims to provide self-sustaining communities in developing areas through donated town centers powered by clean technology. These town centers will supply clean water, sanitation, energy generation, and facilitate access to education and financial services to empower self-sufficiency. HNP is finalizing a prototype and building a pilot project this year in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.
The Human Needs Project aims to build a community pod in Kibera, Kenya to address sanitation and clean water needs. The pod will include a well, public baths, toilets, cafe, market, and information center. It will use green technology and establish an economic model to ensure financial sustainability and local ownership through a cooperative structure. The project team has obtained site approval, developed initial designs, surveyed community needs, and is preparing to issue requests for proposals from Kenyan builders.
The document provides information about Engineers Without Borders Student Chapter at UCLA including their mission, vision, past projects, and how to get involved. It discusses several of EWB's ongoing projects including a rainwater catchment system project in Guatemala that has constructed 28 water tanks since 2008 and a schoolhouse project in Nicaragua. The document encourages readers to attend meetings, become EWB members, or provide financial support to help complete the projects. Testimonials from EWB members describe how the organization allows them to apply their skills to help communities and gain meaningful experience.
Thank you for the insightful presentation. I have a few questions:
1. How can mobile reputation systems address potential issues of bias, discrimination or unfair ratings?
2. What protections are in place to ensure users' privacy and prevent misuse of personal data in these systems?
3. Some argue these systems could exacerbate inequality. How do you respond to concerns about "reputation haves and have nots"?
Develop Social Responsibility Programs For A Global AudienceMegan Denhardt
ASAE & The Center's Global Summit on Social Responsibility showed how organizations have an opportunity to respond to a renewed call to service. Hear from organizations experienced in overseas initiatives, and explore individual and coordinated, partnership models for thinking big, doing grand work, and having life-changing effects throughout the world.
Lesley-Anne Alexander, chief executive, RNIB
Lousanne Lofgren, CAE, executive director, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Siada El Ramly, manager, Kellen Europe
Michelle Mason, CAE, Managing Director, American Society for Quality
Todd Wurschmidt, Interim Executive Director and Consultant, Transition Management Consulting, Inc.
This document provides guidance on how small communities can make a big impact through community engagement and partnerships. It recommends informing local news outlets, health departments, schools, businesses and non-profits about events. Affordable events like group bike rides, pop-up activities, classes and walks can promote health and connectivity. Partnerships with organizations that share goals can maximize impact. Regular communication through multiple marketing channels helps spread the word. Overall, connecting with the whole community is key to improving public health.
Our Communities are up to US: Our Future is Now!MI-APRI
1) The document proposes various community initiatives and projects for the east side of Detroit to be supported by funding from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) as part of a community benefits agreement.
2) The proposals include creating education and training centers, maker spaces, solar and wind energy projects, digital access initiatives, urban farms, arts/cultural programs, and housing support.
3) The goal is to establish long-term community development, sustainability, and culture beyond just job creation, ensuring inclusion of all residents and those who have historically lived in the area.
This was a technology keynote given to student affairs professionals by Kevin Prentiss of Swift Kick and Red Rover.
Theme of the speech was a "do more with less" approach. Getting your students connected and successful includes encouraging public blogging by your best role models.
This was part two of a two part speech.
Whakatane is a small and beautiful town in New Zealand, with a strong bicultural community. 50% of the community are Maori and they account for many of the dreadful social statistics (low employment, truancy, family violence, substance abuse and suicide). In 2012, two of the town's social service providers decided to confront these statistics with the idea of a new facility, centralising all of the social support systems and including additional community facilities for youth, elderly, young parents, the disabled etc. In late 2014 these proposals came to fruition with a design project involving students from the Unitec School of Architecture in Auckland, together with local high school students. The results are detailed here. The project is progressing, and completion of the finished facility is scheduled for mid-2015.
This slide show and others of a similar nature can be viewed and downloaded from my website at: www.tonywardedu.com
The Whakatane Community Hub Project: A New Model for Community DevelopmentTony Ward
The Whakatane Community Hub Project is sponsored by a group of social service providers in the small New Zealand town of Whakatane. The town is very beautiful but has some of the worst social statistics in the country. This project aims to address these statistics with a new kind of facility - a Community Hub, developed, organised and operated by the community for the community. Two designs were developed by local High School students and 2nd Year Architecture students from the Unitec School of Architecture in Auckland. It has the approval of the service providers, the local community, both Maori and non-Maori, the local and regional Councils, of all major political parties. Completion date is aimed at late 2015.
Future of London 2018 Conference (afternoon breakouts side room)futureoflondon
This document summarizes a conference on overcoming barriers in London held on June 21, 2018. It includes the agenda, speaker bios, and presentations on various topics related to mobility, placemaking, and community engagement. Speakers discussed research on how the design of neighborhoods can impact health and activity as people age, as well as case studies of placemaking projects in Thamesmead and strategies for making coworking spaces more accessible. The document also summarizes breakout group discussions on barriers faced by residents and community organizations and potential community-driven solutions.
The document proposes a vision of a city where resources like gyms, museums, libraries, wifi, studios, labs, gardens, tools, office space, and schools are considered public goods available to all. It suggests reallocating funds currently spent on unnecessary things to enrich cities by freeing people up to pursue their passions. An informal business plan is described to provide an ecosystem of diverse people and resources as an experiment within a city, focusing on attachment, authenticity, and crowdsourcing choices. Money would be made available initially to demonstrate what is possible without traditional school funding models focused on seat time and test scores. The goal is to transform a city and mindset through permission-based spaces to play out a different economy and
Briefing Breakfast: Retirement living considerations for the modern ageILC- UK
Living longer and more actively, the retiree cohort is changing. This growing demographic have higher service, lifestyle and leisure expectations. As a result, the residential property sector must adapt their service proposition.
SPEAKERS
Dr Brian Beach – Senior Research Fellow, ILC
John O'Brien – Associate Director, Construction Innovation, BRE Group
Samantha Gibson – Director, FirstPort Retirement Property Services
The second engagement event held by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, 'What does good look like in Maternity Services'. Our summary report, including our visual minutes map of the citizen and staff feedback, printed tablesheets and communications materials and a photostory.
The Repair Café project engages technical students in repairing broken devices for community members in order to build the students' skills and confidence. Students work together in teams under teacher guidance to solve real-world repair issues. The project fosters strong relationships between the school and local community while teaching students lessons about sustainability.
The document lists key people involved in the Human Needs Project (HNP), including leaders, specialists, teams, and community organizers. It then outlines the HNP center and its proposed programs and services, including operations, public information campaigns, education, and more. Finally, it discusses the HNP concept in addressing problems in Kibera such as disease, poverty and lack of infrastructure through holistic and sustainable solutions.
The document summarizes plans for a community center project in Kibera, Kenya led by the Human Needs Project. It will provide clean water, sanitation facilities, renewable energy, an adult learning center, and microfinance services. A co-op will be created for local ownership and management of the center. The project aims to address interrelated problems through an integrated approach and technology from partners at UC Berkeley, Harvard, and the World Bank to help improve living conditions and economic opportunities.
Digital nashville beyond keywords v3 (sak).pptx (1)andrewmast
The document discusses search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and trends. It covers topics like on-site SEO elements like keywords, link building, and content marketing. It also discusses off-site factors like local listings and directories that can help improve search rankings. Additionally, it outlines trends in search like personalized results, local search integration, and shifts in search engine market share. The overall document provides an overview of SEO best practices and how the search landscape is evolving.
The document lists the Spanish vowels A E I O U and the consonants M L. It provides a brief list of some core letters in the Spanish alphabet. In just a few characters, it highlights some frequent letters used in the Spanish language.
The document discusses the Human Needs Project (HNP) which aims to address problems in Kibera, Kenya like lack of access to clean water and sanitation. It leads to high disease rates and infant mortality. The HNP proposes a holistic approach through a community center providing services like education, healthcare, clean energy solutions, microfinance, and business support. This aims to empower residents, boost the local economy, and create sustainable solutions to problems that often cause aid projects to fail due to lack of community ownership and long-term planning. The HNP brings together community members, experts, and partnerships to collaboratively address Kibera's challenges.
The document summarizes information about the Kibera slum upgrading pilot project in Nairobi, Kenya. It describes the living conditions in Kibera as harsh with lack of access to water, sewage, and infrastructure leading to disease and high infant mortality. The Humans Needs Project (HNP) aims to take a holistic approach to upgrading Kibera through community involvement, local leadership, and empowering residents by providing services like water, sanitation, education and microfinance through a community center. The HNP teams involve experts from different fields and local recruits to implement the project through community ownership.
The document outlines a concept design for a community center in Kibera, Kenya that includes a clinic, classroom, store, cafe/wi-fi area, and courtyard for children to play. The center would also provide sanitation units for female families, males, battery sale, laundry, fresh water treatment, energy generation from batteries, and sewage treatment.
The document describes the harsh living conditions in Kibera, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa. It discusses the lack of basic infrastructure and sanitation, which leads to widespread disease and health issues. The Human Needs Project is proposed as a solution to provide an integrated community center offering water, sanitation, healthcare, job training, financial services, and more. It would be managed as a cooperative owned and maintained by local residents through a subscription model.
The document discusses establishing a cooperative model to provide basic services like water, showers, toilets, and education courses to residents of Kibera, Kenya. Key points include:
- Creating a cooperative of 1500 members who pay a monthly subscription to access services and have a stake in maintaining the center.
- Services would be priced affordably based on surveys of what residents are currently paying for similar services.
- The cooperative is projected to be financially sustainable from member subscriptions and fees, with any profits re-invested in expanding services.
The document contains 4 math word problems involving Lewis and Clark and their supplies. It provides the problems, hints for solving each problem, and the answers. The problems involve calculating the number of bars of soap Clark took, the number of apples Sacajawea had, the number of eggs a hen laid over 3 days, and the number of boxes of soap Lewis could buy with 50 cents.
The document summarizes the living conditions in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. It describes how over 300,000 people live in less than a square mile without basic infrastructure like water, electricity, sanitation. As a result, diseases are rampant and infant mortality is high. Many aid projects in the past have failed because they focused on only one issue rather than the interrelated problems. The Human Needs Project plans to build a self-sustaining community center that provides water, sanitation, and other services through a subscription model to help address multiple needs at once.
The document describes the living conditions in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Over 300,000 people live in an extremely overcrowded area with no basic infrastructure or services. There is no safe access to water, sanitation, or healthcare. Disease is rampant due to human waste contaminating the environment. Infant mortality is high, with one in five children not surviving to age five. The Human Needs Project aims to address these interrelated issues by building a self-sustaining community center providing water, sanitation, education, and other services through a subscription model.
The document introduces several key members of the Human Needs Project (HNP). It describes their backgrounds and accomplishments. Connie Nielsen is an actor who founded HNP after seeing poor sanitation conditions in Kibera, Kenya. David Warner co-founded HNP and runs a sustainable construction firm. Daniel Kammen advises on clean energy issues and is a climate change expert. The other members provide expertise in law, engineering, technology, and other relevant fields to support HNP's work.
Our Communities are up to US: Our Future is Now!MI-APRI
1) The document proposes various community initiatives and projects for the east side of Detroit to be supported by funding from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) as part of a community benefits agreement.
2) The proposals include creating education and training centers, maker spaces, solar and wind energy projects, digital access initiatives, urban farms, arts/cultural programs, and housing support.
3) The goal is to establish long-term community development, sustainability, and culture beyond just job creation, ensuring inclusion of all residents and those who have historically lived in the area.
This was a technology keynote given to student affairs professionals by Kevin Prentiss of Swift Kick and Red Rover.
Theme of the speech was a "do more with less" approach. Getting your students connected and successful includes encouraging public blogging by your best role models.
This was part two of a two part speech.
Whakatane is a small and beautiful town in New Zealand, with a strong bicultural community. 50% of the community are Maori and they account for many of the dreadful social statistics (low employment, truancy, family violence, substance abuse and suicide). In 2012, two of the town's social service providers decided to confront these statistics with the idea of a new facility, centralising all of the social support systems and including additional community facilities for youth, elderly, young parents, the disabled etc. In late 2014 these proposals came to fruition with a design project involving students from the Unitec School of Architecture in Auckland, together with local high school students. The results are detailed here. The project is progressing, and completion of the finished facility is scheduled for mid-2015.
This slide show and others of a similar nature can be viewed and downloaded from my website at: www.tonywardedu.com
The Whakatane Community Hub Project: A New Model for Community DevelopmentTony Ward
The Whakatane Community Hub Project is sponsored by a group of social service providers in the small New Zealand town of Whakatane. The town is very beautiful but has some of the worst social statistics in the country. This project aims to address these statistics with a new kind of facility - a Community Hub, developed, organised and operated by the community for the community. Two designs were developed by local High School students and 2nd Year Architecture students from the Unitec School of Architecture in Auckland. It has the approval of the service providers, the local community, both Maori and non-Maori, the local and regional Councils, of all major political parties. Completion date is aimed at late 2015.
Future of London 2018 Conference (afternoon breakouts side room)futureoflondon
This document summarizes a conference on overcoming barriers in London held on June 21, 2018. It includes the agenda, speaker bios, and presentations on various topics related to mobility, placemaking, and community engagement. Speakers discussed research on how the design of neighborhoods can impact health and activity as people age, as well as case studies of placemaking projects in Thamesmead and strategies for making coworking spaces more accessible. The document also summarizes breakout group discussions on barriers faced by residents and community organizations and potential community-driven solutions.
The document proposes a vision of a city where resources like gyms, museums, libraries, wifi, studios, labs, gardens, tools, office space, and schools are considered public goods available to all. It suggests reallocating funds currently spent on unnecessary things to enrich cities by freeing people up to pursue their passions. An informal business plan is described to provide an ecosystem of diverse people and resources as an experiment within a city, focusing on attachment, authenticity, and crowdsourcing choices. Money would be made available initially to demonstrate what is possible without traditional school funding models focused on seat time and test scores. The goal is to transform a city and mindset through permission-based spaces to play out a different economy and
Briefing Breakfast: Retirement living considerations for the modern ageILC- UK
Living longer and more actively, the retiree cohort is changing. This growing demographic have higher service, lifestyle and leisure expectations. As a result, the residential property sector must adapt their service proposition.
SPEAKERS
Dr Brian Beach – Senior Research Fellow, ILC
John O'Brien – Associate Director, Construction Innovation, BRE Group
Samantha Gibson – Director, FirstPort Retirement Property Services
The second engagement event held by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, 'What does good look like in Maternity Services'. Our summary report, including our visual minutes map of the citizen and staff feedback, printed tablesheets and communications materials and a photostory.
The Repair Café project engages technical students in repairing broken devices for community members in order to build the students' skills and confidence. Students work together in teams under teacher guidance to solve real-world repair issues. The project fosters strong relationships between the school and local community while teaching students lessons about sustainability.
The document lists key people involved in the Human Needs Project (HNP), including leaders, specialists, teams, and community organizers. It then outlines the HNP center and its proposed programs and services, including operations, public information campaigns, education, and more. Finally, it discusses the HNP concept in addressing problems in Kibera such as disease, poverty and lack of infrastructure through holistic and sustainable solutions.
The document summarizes plans for a community center project in Kibera, Kenya led by the Human Needs Project. It will provide clean water, sanitation facilities, renewable energy, an adult learning center, and microfinance services. A co-op will be created for local ownership and management of the center. The project aims to address interrelated problems through an integrated approach and technology from partners at UC Berkeley, Harvard, and the World Bank to help improve living conditions and economic opportunities.
Digital nashville beyond keywords v3 (sak).pptx (1)andrewmast
The document discusses search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and trends. It covers topics like on-site SEO elements like keywords, link building, and content marketing. It also discusses off-site factors like local listings and directories that can help improve search rankings. Additionally, it outlines trends in search like personalized results, local search integration, and shifts in search engine market share. The overall document provides an overview of SEO best practices and how the search landscape is evolving.
The document lists the Spanish vowels A E I O U and the consonants M L. It provides a brief list of some core letters in the Spanish alphabet. In just a few characters, it highlights some frequent letters used in the Spanish language.
The document discusses the Human Needs Project (HNP) which aims to address problems in Kibera, Kenya like lack of access to clean water and sanitation. It leads to high disease rates and infant mortality. The HNP proposes a holistic approach through a community center providing services like education, healthcare, clean energy solutions, microfinance, and business support. This aims to empower residents, boost the local economy, and create sustainable solutions to problems that often cause aid projects to fail due to lack of community ownership and long-term planning. The HNP brings together community members, experts, and partnerships to collaboratively address Kibera's challenges.
The document summarizes information about the Kibera slum upgrading pilot project in Nairobi, Kenya. It describes the living conditions in Kibera as harsh with lack of access to water, sewage, and infrastructure leading to disease and high infant mortality. The Humans Needs Project (HNP) aims to take a holistic approach to upgrading Kibera through community involvement, local leadership, and empowering residents by providing services like water, sanitation, education and microfinance through a community center. The HNP teams involve experts from different fields and local recruits to implement the project through community ownership.
The document outlines a concept design for a community center in Kibera, Kenya that includes a clinic, classroom, store, cafe/wi-fi area, and courtyard for children to play. The center would also provide sanitation units for female families, males, battery sale, laundry, fresh water treatment, energy generation from batteries, and sewage treatment.
The document describes the harsh living conditions in Kibera, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa. It discusses the lack of basic infrastructure and sanitation, which leads to widespread disease and health issues. The Human Needs Project is proposed as a solution to provide an integrated community center offering water, sanitation, healthcare, job training, financial services, and more. It would be managed as a cooperative owned and maintained by local residents through a subscription model.
The document discusses establishing a cooperative model to provide basic services like water, showers, toilets, and education courses to residents of Kibera, Kenya. Key points include:
- Creating a cooperative of 1500 members who pay a monthly subscription to access services and have a stake in maintaining the center.
- Services would be priced affordably based on surveys of what residents are currently paying for similar services.
- The cooperative is projected to be financially sustainable from member subscriptions and fees, with any profits re-invested in expanding services.
The document contains 4 math word problems involving Lewis and Clark and their supplies. It provides the problems, hints for solving each problem, and the answers. The problems involve calculating the number of bars of soap Clark took, the number of apples Sacajawea had, the number of eggs a hen laid over 3 days, and the number of boxes of soap Lewis could buy with 50 cents.
The document summarizes the living conditions in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. It describes how over 300,000 people live in less than a square mile without basic infrastructure like water, electricity, sanitation. As a result, diseases are rampant and infant mortality is high. Many aid projects in the past have failed because they focused on only one issue rather than the interrelated problems. The Human Needs Project plans to build a self-sustaining community center that provides water, sanitation, and other services through a subscription model to help address multiple needs at once.
The document describes the living conditions in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Over 300,000 people live in an extremely overcrowded area with no basic infrastructure or services. There is no safe access to water, sanitation, or healthcare. Disease is rampant due to human waste contaminating the environment. Infant mortality is high, with one in five children not surviving to age five. The Human Needs Project aims to address these interrelated issues by building a self-sustaining community center providing water, sanitation, education, and other services through a subscription model.
The document introduces several key members of the Human Needs Project (HNP). It describes their backgrounds and accomplishments. Connie Nielsen is an actor who founded HNP after seeing poor sanitation conditions in Kibera, Kenya. David Warner co-founded HNP and runs a sustainable construction firm. Daniel Kammen advises on clean energy issues and is a climate change expert. The other members provide expertise in law, engineering, technology, and other relevant fields to support HNP's work.
The document describes the Human Needs Project (HNP), which aims to address problems in Kibera, Kenya through community-driven solutions. The HNP plans to establish a town center that provides education, basic services, sustainable technologies, and programs to promote entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency. It identifies challenges such as disease, poverty and lack of infrastructure that Kibera residents face, and explains how the HNP plans to address these challenges through community involvement, skills training, healthcare, and access to resources.
The document describes the harsh living conditions in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Over 300,000 people live in less than one square mile with no access to basic infrastructure and services. There is no sanitation system, resulting in widespread disease from open defecation and contamination of living areas with human waste. Residents also lack access to clean water, electricity, and other necessities. The lack of infrastructure has created a dangerous environment where people are constantly exposed to pathogens. Disease is rampant, and infant mortality is high due to the squalid conditions.
The document proposes a holistic program called Building Foundations that would provide youth opportunities in cultural, health, arts, entrepreneurship, education, and green economy initiatives. It would be run through experiential learning like canoe building, crafts, sports, and green job training. The program aims to develop skills, connect youth to opportunities, and strengthen communities. It envisions partnerships with local organizations and sharing results digitally to promote the innovative pilot project.
The document proposes a holistic program called Building Foundations that would provide youth opportunities in cultural, health, arts, entrepreneurship, education, and green economy initiatives. It would be run through experiential learning including canoe building, crafts, sports, and outdoor activities. The program aims to develop job skills, promote wellness, and foster community through partnerships with local organizations, schools, and First Nations communities. It highlights the potential for the innovative pilot project to be shared digitally and serve as a model for other northern and indigenous communities.
Partnering with NGOs for WASH Projects part 3 of 3 Changing the GameRotary International
Journey along as we highlight the strategies used to engage participants, bridge cultural and language barriers, achieve change, and embed training, education, and skill-transfer programs into communities. This interactive, participatory session will encourage you to use any of the successful ideas in developing your own project. Key topics will include early engagement and critical use of icebreakers, interactive participatory learning, and affordable resources.
Co-moderators:
Jane Myers
Rotary Club of Bayside Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Samantha Dunne, Childbirth Education Consultant
Maternal Health Training Project
Youngballymun is a 10-year strategy in Ballymun, Ireland to enhance learning and well-being outcomes for children and young people. It consists of four spheres of activity and contributes to policy development in children's services across Ireland and beyond. New York Communities for Change is a coalition of working families in New York fighting for social and economic justice through community organizing and advocacy. The Arthur Guinness Fund supports social entrepreneurs in Ireland, such as Cormac Lynch's Camara, which reuses computers for education in Africa, and Colman Farrell's Suas service learning program for youth.
The document discusses three topics:
1. Youngballymun is working to enhance learning and well-being outcomes for children in Ballymun through community-based strategies and regeneration of the built environment.
2. New York Communities for Change is a coalition of working families fighting for social and economic justice in New York through community organizing, advocacy, and direct action.
3. Camara is a social enterprise that refurbishes used computers from Ireland, loads them with educational software, and sets them up as learning centers in schools in Africa and Ireland to improve education delivery.
This document discusses several organizations working on water access and conservation issues around the world. One Drop is an international non-profit created by Cirque du Soleil that implements various community-based water, sanitation and agriculture projects. M-Paani is a social enterprise that uses a mobile loyalty program to improve access to water, education and healthcare. Water.org works with local partners in various countries to implement water and sanitation projects using participatory approaches. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit research organization that focuses on water availability, use, quality and governance through various research themes and programs.
The document discusses several topics related to community development and youth programs in Ireland:
- Youngballymun is working to enhance learning and well-being outcomes for children in Ballymun through community-based programs and the regeneration of the built environment.
- New York Communities for Change is a coalition of working families fighting for social and economic justice through community organizing and advocacy.
- Camara is a social enterprise that refurbishes used computers from Ireland and provides them to schools in Africa to improve access to education through technology.
The document discusses several topics related to community development and youth services in Ireland:
- Youngballymun is working to enhance learning and well-being outcomes for children and families in Ballymun through community-based strategies and social regeneration efforts.
- New York Communities for Change is a coalition of working families fighting for social and economic justice through community organizing, advocacy, and direct action.
- Limerick Youth Service and Lava Javas Youth Café have published a survival guide and mobile app for young people listing local support resources.
Bridging the digital divide while changing the e-waste cycleKamer van Koophandel
Hoe verkleinen we de digitale kloof tussen Noord en Zuid door hergebruik van IT-materiaal en hoe gaan we vervolgens om met e-waste?
Door Inge Knapen, Worldloop / Close the Gap
Cd Anderson Portfolio Abraham Kriel Childcarecdanderson
Abraham Kriel Childcare (AKC) has provided care for orphaned and abandoned children in South Africa for over 100 years. It currently cares for over 800 children across multiple facilities. In recent years, AKC has expanded its vocational training programs and invested in green energy projects. It aims to equip children in its care with skills to become positive contributors to society. AKC relies on donations from individuals, businesses, and grants to continue its important work of caring for and developing disadvantaged children in South Africa.
Civil Society: Shauna Curry, 16th January UN Water Zaragoza Conference 2015water-decade
The document summarizes a panel discussion on civil society and the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. It introduces the panel members and their areas of focus. It then presents a case study from the Tegemeo Women's Group in Tanzania, which built water and sanitation infrastructure in their village over many years, facing challenges along the way. Their success was due to community participation, international cooperation, sustainability plans, and women's empowerment. The discussion addressed what is needed for communities to realize their right to water, including sufficient financing, appropriate technologies, capacity development, and local governance.
Coffeemat Challenge and Enterprise - Nick Hall, Business Engagement Manager, ...Phil302
Enterprise education combines creativity, ideas development, problem solving and practical skills to apply abilities across all areas of education. It enhances one's capacity to generate ideas and implement them. The document discusses enterprise and entrepreneurship education, providing context about Blackburn College and the local area. It then outlines Blackburn College's Coffeemat Challenge, a competition to engage students in social enterprise where over 300 business ideas were generated and several projects received funding. The challenge highlighted that students need ongoing support to develop ideas and some lessons learned.
101228 open ideo_kumasi sanitation challengeniko herzeg
The document proposes creating the Women's Sanitation Union of Kumasi (WOSUK) to improve sanitation in Kumasi, Ghana. WOSUK would [1] champion sanitation solutions through awareness campaigns and initiatives, [2] help design and oversee an improved, transparent supply chain for sanitation infrastructure and maintenance, and [3] act as a watchdog to ensure proper sanitation standards are maintained. WOSUK aims to address issues of accountability, skills, and fragmented approaches that have hindered past sanitation efforts by promoting "social health" through improved ownership, demand, and supply of sanitation services.
101228 open ideo kumasi sanitation challengeniko herzeg
The document proposes creating the Women's Sanitation Union of Kumasi (WOSUK) to improve sanitation in Kumasi, Ghana. WOSUK would [1] champion sanitation solutions through awareness campaigns and initiatives, [2] help design and oversee an improved, transparent supply chain for sanitation infrastructure and maintenance, and [3] act as a watchdog to ensure proper sanitation standards are maintained. WOSUK aims to address issues of accountability, skills, and fragmented approaches that have hindered past sanitation efforts. It would do so by promoting "social health" and empowering women through ownership of the sanitation process.
Communities in the Clouds - Andy Blundell, C3T Action Research Corp.Cybera Inc.
Andy Blundell, Principal of C3T Action Research Corp., presented these slides as part of the Cybera Summit 2010 session Cloud Computing for the Masses.
CapizNED is a coalition of 52 NGOs and POs in Capiz Province and Roxas City established in 2000 to support community enterprise development. It provides various services including enterprise development, skills training, microfinance, and marketing assistance to its member organizations. Major programs include livelihood assistance, technical services for business plans and proposals, and capacity building training. CapizNED also implements humanitarian projects for disaster relief, such as distributing food and shelter materials after Typhoon Yolanda, as well as education programs and computer services to support youth and small businesses.
The document discusses the private sector value proposition of the USWP, outlining its roles in creating an enabling environment for innovation, co-creation with stakeholders, intermediary roles, and thought leadership. It then summarizes FEMSA's journey from initial social responsibility efforts to modern social investment and sustainability programs. FEMSA/Fundacion FEMSA focuses on sustainable water resources and quality of life through capacity building, research, conservation, education and partnerships.
The EFQM Excellence Model allows people to understand the cause and effect relationships between what their Organisation does and the Results it achieves,.RAMANUJAN COLLEGE , UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
8 promising innovative initiatives at the 2015 World Water Forumopen_resource by SUEZ
open_resource looks back on eight innovative initiatives that generated a lot of interest at the 2015 World Water Forum in Daegu : from digital innovations to community projects and new governance models
The document discusses problems with access to water and sanitation in developing countries and potential low-cost innovations to address these issues. Over 894 million people lack access to improved water sources, 2.6 billion lack improved sanitation, and 780 million use unsafe drinking water. This leads to health and education problems, with almost 10,000 children dying daily from water-related diseases. The document then presents several low-cost, low-tech, practical innovations for water and sanitation, such as the Q Drum, Berkad solar still, hydraulic ram pump, tippy tap, and LifeStraw, that could help solve the identified problems in an affordable manner.
The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
This presentation will help you understand the power of Microsoft 365. However, we have mentioned every productivity app included in Office 365. Additionally, we have suggested the migration situation related to Office 365 and how we can help you.
You can also read: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/updates/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration-step-by-step-complete-guide/
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
QA or the Highway - Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend appl...zjhamm304
These are the slides for the presentation, "Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend applications" that was presented at QA or the Highway 2024 in Columbus, OH by Zachary Hamm.
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Keywords: AI, Containeres, Kubernetes, Cloud Native
Event Link: https://meine.doag.org/events/cloudland/2024/agenda/#agendaId.4211
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Introducing BoxLang : A new JVM language for productivity and modularity!Ortus Solutions, Corp
Just like life, our code must adapt to the ever changing world we live in. From one day coding for the web, to the next for our tablets or APIs or for running serverless applications. Multi-runtime development is the future of coding, the future is to be dynamic. Let us introduce you to BoxLang.
Dynamic. Modular. Productive.
BoxLang redefines development with its dynamic nature, empowering developers to craft expressive and functional code effortlessly. Its modular architecture prioritizes flexibility, allowing for seamless integration into existing ecosystems.
Interoperability at its Core
With 100% interoperability with Java, BoxLang seamlessly bridges the gap between traditional and modern development paradigms, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and collaboration.
Multi-Runtime
From the tiny 2m operating system binary to running on our pure Java web server, CommandBox, Jakarta EE, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Functions, Web Assembly, Android and more. BoxLang has been designed to enhance and adapt according to it's runnable runtime.
The Fusion of Modernity and Tradition
Experience the fusion of modern features inspired by CFML, Node, Ruby, Kotlin, Java, and Clojure, combined with the familiarity of Java bytecode compilation, making BoxLang a language of choice for forward-thinking developers.
Empowering Transition with Transpiler Support
Transitioning from CFML to BoxLang is seamless with our JIT transpiler, facilitating smooth migration and preserving existing code investments.
Unlocking Creativity with IDE Tools
Unleash your creativity with powerful IDE tools tailored for BoxLang, providing an intuitive development experience and streamlining your workflow. Join us as we embark on a journey to redefine JVM development. Welcome to the era of BoxLang.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 2 – CoE RolesDianaGray10
In this session, we will review the players involved in the CoE and how each role impacts opportunities.
Topics covered:
• What roles are essential?
• What place in the automation journey does each role play?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
"$10 thousand per minute of downtime: architecture, queues, streaming and fin...Fwdays
Direct losses from downtime in 1 minute = $5-$10 thousand dollars. Reputation is priceless.
As part of the talk, we will consider the architectural strategies necessary for the development of highly loaded fintech solutions. We will focus on using queues and streaming to efficiently work and manage large amounts of data in real-time and to minimize latency.
We will focus special attention on the architectural patterns used in the design of the fintech system, microservices and event-driven architecture, which ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency of the entire system.
Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
Mydbops Opensource Database Meetup 16
Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
Key Takeaways:
* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
Mydbops Managed Services specializes in taking the pain out of database management while optimizing performance. Since 2015, we have been providing top-notch support and assistance for the top three open-source databases: MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
Our team offers a wide range of services, including assistance, support, consulting, 24/7 operations, and expertise in all relevant technologies. We help organizations improve their database's performance, scalability, efficiency, and availability.
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How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
3. “ The living conditions are harsh and profoundly unforgiving. The deprivations people face on a daily basis are fundamental: severe overcrowding, terrible sanitation, chronic disease, malnutrition, and nighttime insecurity. ” Kibera Soweto East. A case study in slum upgrading. MICHELLE MULCAHY AND MING-RU CH,U http://www.design.upenn.edu/new/cplan/02b_KiberaMulcahy.pdf
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8. A Dangerous Environment The physical environment itself is dangerous People walk around on, live in, and their children play on, surfaces contaminated with human waste , which can contain dangerous pathogens. There is a direct link between the absence of sanitation systems and the presence of deadly diseases . The lack of waste disposal, drainage systems and public toilets , allow for diseases such as malaria, diarrhea and cholera to flourish.
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10. Women and children sometimes spend hours each day in lines at the water sellers’ tanks. Water is brought in by truck or piped in via fragile, leaky plastic tubes There are no guarantees of quality or derivation – often the tanks are contaminated by the surrounding run-off When there are shortages they are unable to find water, or pay for it Water is my job
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23. The HNP Concept proposes a Center with a Subscription business model The Center will function as a miniature pod of infrastructure in the village of Gatwekera The subscription will be priced to fit with local economic standards Kiberans pay for their own services and are not receiving charity or Aid, but instead, through their subscription, become owners of their own Center HNP will donate the center to the community in the form of a Subscriber owned Co-op The Co-op will have no start up costs to be amortized, or debt, and additionally, a trained crew and management sourced from the Community, in addition to a set of fully developed business tools for financial and contingency planning and o/s manuals
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27. - Kibera, Kenya, Redhorse Constructors, UC Berkeley RAEL, Kao Design Group 28 September 2010 draft Pilot Project Site Kibera, Kenya, Google Earth View
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29. - Kibera, Kenya, Redhorse Constructors, UC Berkeley RAEL, Kao Design Group 28 September 2010 draft clinic classroom store café/wi-fi courtyard, children play area female families male battery well/water Fresh water treatment energy generation battery sale laundry water sale sewage treatment Concept Design
30. - Kibera, Kenya, Redhorse Constructors, UC Berkeley RAEL, Kao Design Group 28 September 2010 draft Concept Design
35. Mobile Technology Containers Sanitation Water Energy Laundry/Sewage IT/ Communication Work/Education Sewage/Waste Health Clinic Modular Containers: 20ft / 40ft Donated end of life shipping containers, packed with life sustaining technologies
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71. Kibera needs information campaigns In addition to insufficient infrastructure and public services, there is a general lack of awareness of important health and environmental safeguards , and how they prevent disease. Information campaigns are necessary to protect adults and children from diseases, but also to enable better nutrition habits and spread knowledge of childhood development and the parenting skills that may result from such knowledge.
72. HNP - Clean technology, local resources As with all other things, Electricity is also scarce in Kibera, and unreliable. Say we dug a well. We would have to dig deep to reach water levels, and to avoid contamination. How would we power the pumps to bring the water up; never mind pumping it in sufficient amounts into showers and lavatories? HNP will supply the Center with Clean Energy , not only Solar Energy to power the Center , but also the technology to deal with its Wastewater. Clean Technology is relatively cheap and very reliable , and is very well adapted to single-user solutions where general infrastructure is lacking. HNP ’s Technical team provides the Center with the latest innovations and is committed to sourcing all possible materials locally and to hire locally whenever possible.
73. Can Kiberans pay for their own services? It is integral to HNP ’s concept that the Center be economically self-sustaining and independent . In our survey of potential HNP Center Users in Kibera, we found that, though not all, most would pay to have access to a public bathroom ; the same was true for access to public baths . http://www.zoomerang.com/Shared/SharedResultsPasswordPage.aspx?ID=L24MKZ9N3ES3 Kiberans already pay for water , though they pay too much (up to twenty percent of their income) for water which holds no guarantee of being clean. Kiberans also pay for baths at the UN facility in another part of Kibera. HNP believes that Kiberans will pay for their own services if these services are combined in one attractive package, in effect creating a self-sufficient economy for the Center.
74. HNP Center owned by subscribers HNP will be owned and led by its subscribers . HNP will institute a co-op and donate the center to the co-op once management is ready. By creating ownership by Many, and a democratic leadership, HNP intends to safeguard the Center from being taken over by selfish interests. HNP will provide the coop management and maintenance recruits with education and training so they are prepared for all contingencies and operations. In the process, this will also create a team of experienced Clean Technology experts in the middle of the slum of Kibera.
75. Financial and contingency planning HNP wants to ensure the absolute continued success of its Kibera pilot project by giving the Kibera center the best possible tools we have access to ourselves. The HNP Economic Team will provide the Center ’s management with business and contingency plans, financial planning tools and systems and operations manuals
76. Why should a business in Kibera be any less diligent in ensuring its own success than any other business in the US?
77. Many projects in Kibera have failed, but we want to do everything possible to make this one the exception…
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80. ANDY BARKETT Facebook SONNY AULAKH CEO Greenlight Apparel VANESSA GETTY Philanthropist MARCI GLAZER Philanthropist NORMAN HANTZSCHE CEO, Questa Engineering DANIEL KAMMEN Prof., UC Berkeley World Bank Specialist Renewable Energy KENNETH KAO, Lecturer, Harvard CEO, Kao Design Group JONATHAN KAPLAN Inventor, Flip Video Founder, Pure Digital YEMA KHALIF Web Designer HNP Community Organizer CONNIE NIELSEN Actor HNP Project Leader JOYCE ONEKO Attorney, Community Organizer Founder, Mama Na Dada WILLIAM OGUTU HNP Community Organizer PAUL POSPISIL Geologist, Questa Engineering DAN PRULL Energy Director, Redhorse Constructors Energy System Design Consultant at Moskito Island JOHN TODD CEO, Ecological Design DAVID WARNER CEO, Redhorse Construtors HNP Project Leader MEGAN WARNER Web Designer, City Winery JIM WUNDERMAN CEO Bay Area Council Lecturer, UC Davis HNP KEY PEOPLE STEFANIE COYOTE S inger Activist JOHN O ’CONNOR Dean, Brookhouse International School
81. Jim Wunderman “ I was excited about the project from the time Connie first described it to me – the chance to do something so meaningful for people who live in such desperate conditions really grabbed me. I spend most of my time at the Bay Area Council worrying about how to fix the problems we face here at home, but then when you consider what people go through just to survive in the Kiberas of the world, it puts things into context. But my “HNP moment” – at least thus far – was when Connie introduced the project to my students at UC Davis, the idea being to entice at least a few of these soon to be MBA’s to volunteer. I was so moved by my students’ expressions – so many jaws dropping – as she explained the need and detailed the potential for real solutions we could drive. These students work full time in addition to participating in a most consuming MBA program – yet to a person they were taken by the magnitude of what HNP can mean. And yes, a whole crew of them jumped up after the class was over when asked to sign up, and they’ve been working on the economics of the project ever since. During the quarter, I introduced the students to many CEOs and industry leaders who spoke of their challenges and their leadership styles, and as usual, the class was impressed. But there was no more profound moment, not even close, than when Connie took the floor and showed them, in effect, how their own expertise and contribution could do so much more than simply boost sales or increase quarterly earnings. I believe a lot of perspectives were changed that night, making it not only my HNP moment, but my UC Davis moment, too.” Andy Barkett's : "There are few times in our lives when we are presented with an opportunity to make a massive difference in the lives of many, many people. The human needs project is just such an opportunity. In our busy lives, it is hard to find the time or the energy to dedicate to seemingly intractable problems like global poverty and disease. The Human Needs Project is a cause for which I will gladly let other things slide. The opportunity to help one person transition from a life of squalor to a vibrant, healthy life is a worthwhile endeavor. The Human Needs Project is an opportunity to help thousands, or maybe more. It is not just an opportunity to give them a computer, a vaccination, or even a roof to live under; the Human Needs Project is an opportunity to give hardworking, intelligent, and beautiful people in Kenya an opportunity to transform their own lives, permanently, for the better. " Dan Prull "I've been able to work on a variety of sustainable development projects throughout my career; from designing renewable microgrids on exclusive private islands to planning large-scale geothermal power. To me, Human Needs Project provides a platform to adapt these same green technologies for use anywhere in the world. HNP shows that Kibera deserves to prosper from this green technology as much, if not more, than we do in the US.” Daniel Kammen The formation of the board of HNP, seeing the concrete community center plans, and the complex back and forth with the Government of Kenya all made the realities of the project and the realities of the process clear to us all. We clearly have much to do, but under the exceptionally energetic guidance of Connie, I can certainly see a working community center in my mind even before it is launched. What is most exciting to me is to see how the HNP community center model could scale. The need for not only clean and safe water, energy, and training is vital, but so is the organizational model of community-owned, externally-partnered infrastructure for basic human needs. I am particularly sensitive to the need to replicate the model when I work in rural Kenya, such as in the community described in my National Geographic blog: http://www.greatenergychallengeblog.com/blog/2011/02/03/ecosystem-services-human-and-ecological-health/ We need to bottle and spread Connie's energy! HNP MEMBER QUOTES
82. Ken Kao "HNP inspires us to collaborate and innovate, to offer ckean sanitation and energy, and to provide access to health and education. By creating a prototypes of green, local, appropriate technology pods, we aim to construct safe micro community hubs of enterprises. We are motivated to support means for local self improvements. We hope to ignite the spark of revitalization, to strategically sustain continually improving quality of life and well being for the community." David Warner The Human Needs Project represents the gift of giving back and helping others. The goal of providing fresh water, renewable energy, sanitation and community services to the second largest urban slum in the world is a small contribution to a complex problem. Being a part of HNP allows me to be a part of something bigger than myself. One of my most memorable moments was standing in Kibera at the same spot that Senator Obama stood speaking to the community about hope and a better future for all and I am honored to be a part of that effort to create social change. Jonathan Kaplan As an entrepreneur and business builder, I'm thrilled to be helping HNP bring basic human needs and fundamental business services to the entrepreneurial communities of Kibera. I'm also very proud to be associated with such a great group of people who have dedicated much of their lives to guaranteeing a better life for those around them. The on-the-ground team at HNP are world class and their gentle and thoughtful integration with the local communities in Kibera will be extremely efficient and effective. Connie's passionate and enthusiastic leadership combined with the dedication of David Warner and his team has made working with this group truly rewarding. Connie Nielsen " I shot Lost in Africa in Nairobi in April 2010. The film is a story about an adopted child who comes to Africa to reconnect with his heritage, but who gets lost and ends up in the slum of Kibera, one of over two hundred slums in Nairobi. I wanted to do the film because it was the first script that I had read where the poorest people on the planet actually achieve humanity and personality, even as it highlights the extreme deprivations of people living in Kibera. I spent my days off walking around Kibera and getting to know the place and some of the people who live and work there. I found it extraordinary to see a place so completely devoid of any semblance of public infrastructure, - in the middle of one of the greatest cities in Africa. As I walked around this sloping square mile of mud lanes, mud houses and piles upon piles of garbage and the unmistakable smell of human excreta, it struck me that I was looking at a prison with three hundred thousand inmates. There were some of the same conditions as in prisons: scarcity of goods, extreme over-crowding, violence and an almost total absence of choice. The residents had no way out of their misery. There was no 'motor' or compelling source of energy which could grant the people here any escape from the confined lives they were living. The desperately poor spend all their time surviving: education becomes an unaffordable luxury. But what they really spent a great time and money on, turned out to be the task of getting water. My friend and guide, William Ogutu, stressed the problem to me over and over, - there was little to no water, and the water there was, was expensive and the source of it was not knowable. A Kiberan pays eight times more for his water, than the middle class in Nairobi a mile down the road need pay for water, which gets piped into their houses. My friend, Yema Khalif returned to Kibera from visiting Denmark following his work on the film. It cast him into a depression. He wrote this in an email: "I experienced a different life in Europe, a life where things are possible if you are smart hence you can make things happen for yourself you know. I mean all my life I have been looking for a breakthrough of creating a different life for myself and family and now i am back in Kibera where so little happens and life is kind of stagnant in a way which makes me to feel so wasted at times. I know I am good at the things I do because I always give it my all. To tell you the truth I am the first son in my family and I got 6 siblings who look up to me so I have to step up to the challenge. So I must succeed in life and that's why I will go visit [with my friend in the UK] to see what I can make of myself. I have always wanted to pursue a life in London or the US, but am still searching for that opportunity." (CONT.)
83. CONNIE NIELSEN (CONT.) I promised William that I would build a well and we went looking for a spot. When we agreed that a particular patch of high lying ground would work perfectly, he went and checked with the Elder's Council to see if it was available and if we could have it for a well. Then I returned to San Francisco, and started to plan a well. But I couldn't stop thinking of the implication on people's lives of living without any sort of infrastructure at all; - I felt water was only the mere beginning of alleviating some of the stresses they were having to deal with. What about toilets and showers - things I simply could not imagine living in a city and not have access to. One thing was lack of basic services in rural areas, where there is space and if there were clean waterways it could somewhat compare to camping in nature (which I do but very reluctantly). Another was to live every day of your life, in the big city, without the dignity of being able to relieve yourself in a sanitary fashion and to maintain simple hygienic standards. Once I started looking, the numbers for disease and child mortality in Kibera sprung out at me and cemented a resolve to do more than boring a hole in the ground and fastening a hand pump on top. To pump enough for showers I would need real power, -another mostly absent amenity in Kibera. I decided solar panels would make the most sense in this part of Africa, with a back-up plan for the rainy months. I wondered about the prison thing, the words in Yema's mail - "stagnant", "wasted", "creating a life for myself". I felt I needed to set up some sort of program, which could do something about that. I had now accumulated several aspects to add to the Well I wanted build: Water, showers, toilets, - adult education? At home I was preparing to build a new house, and at a planning meeting with our Contractor and our Architect around our kitchen table, I realized that I was looking at someone who had exactly the kind of knowledge I did not have: How to build, - anything. David Warner is the CEO of Redhorse Contractors, and he has built some of the most progressive and extraordinary houses in Northern California. He is an expert in incorporating clean technology and as we were looking to go practically off-grid in our new house, - he was the obvious choice to help build our house. I looked into his kind face, so capable of enthusiasm and joy in his work. And I asked him, seemingly out of the blue, - would you build a well in Africa with me? And with no hesitation at all - he said, - Yes. I now look back, almost a year later, and think to myself, - what a great instinct that was. Through David, I met Daniel Kammen, of UC at Berkeley and the World Bank, and Ken Kao of Harvard and Kao Design, now our Chief Technical Specialist and Chief Designer, respectively. I invited Jim Kammen of the Bay Area Council, and he in turn brought in his team of former students from UC Davis, Andy Barkett and Sonny Aulakh, who with present graduate students created our Economic Team. Then Jonathan Kaplan and Marci Glazer joined in, the Tomkowicz Family and their Waterhope foundation, Dan Prull, John and Jonathan Todd, Norman Hantzsche, Julie Rene, Joan Soekotjo, Joyce Oneko, John O'Connor, Yema Khalif, William Ogutu and all our friends in Kibera, all met up, and made HNP what it is today. HNP now has over 40 collaborators in the US and Kenya. HNP is fully funded and is awaiting permits to start building an extraordinary, Clean Energy, full-service, Center in Kibera. Experts in Clean Technology, Design and Architechture, Education, Business and Economics have rounded out the vision of the HNP Concept and are working, - all for absolutely free -, to help Kibera get a motor going, some sort of compelling source of energy, which may help break down the barriers of their poverty, and perhaps, set them free."
91. Clean Water Treatment UV-Tube for Disinfecting Water This UV-Tube has been getting some press in the wake of hurricane Katrina. It is a low-cost water disinfecting system, which basically consists of a plastic tube and an ultraviolet light bulb, which can be run on solar power. It processes about five liters of water per minute. Ultraviolet light has been used to disinfect water for quite a while now. The inventors say the UV-Tube differs from other systems because it is inexpensive and less energy intensive. "If you run the system throughout the day, you can get drinking water for hundreds of people," said graduate student Micah Lang at the University of California, Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory. The team recently conducted a round of field tests with a solar-powered version of the tube in a tsunami-ravaged village in Sri Lanka and in rural villages in Baja California. The tests have gone quite well, Lang and Kammen said. "It is a great way to kill most of the pathogens in decaying fecal matter," said Kammen. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/09/uv-tube_for_dis.php