One of the biggest problems linked to poverty is disease. Every year, millions of people succumb to diseases which could have been treated if only they would have access to the medicines and health care we take for granted in the developed world. Academic laboratories continously develop important medicines and public health technologies. But it [...]
In the last blog post, I wrote about Dr. Sugata Mitra and his fascinating Hole-in-the-wall experiment, which has brought access to technology to thousands of poor children in India and elsewhere. Today, I’d like to share with you this touching BBC video, where Dr. Mitra shares his experiences from the project and reveals how similar [...]
Gotta love this. Dr. Sugata Mitra is an Indian computer scientist and the father of the Hole-in-the-wall experiment. Though India’s high-tech industry is advancing rapidly, it is a country stricken with poverty. An estimated half of
Are you a young journalist between ages 16 and 30 who writes about socio-economic and environmental issues? Then consider yourself invited to compete in reporting about Enterprise 2020. European Youth Press and CSR Europe, the European business network for corporate social responsibility, are currently inviting young journalists from around Europe to
At enorm, we love our TED heroes and inspirers. In this fascinating video, ”How low-cost eye care can be world-class”, Thulasiraj Ravilla, executive director of the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, shares with us the story of Aravind Eye Care System. This diagnosis and treatment model, which was developed in India by Dr. G. [...]
After Haiti’s devastating earthquake, a number of countries promised reconstruction aid to the victimized nation. Now, six months later, only four countries have delivered on the promised aid. The ONE campaign is now asking you to request world leaders to deliver their promise to Haiti.
In an interesting article in the New York Times , Lydia Polgren reports on India’s new Right to Information law , which is increasingly being used by the otherwise so powerless poor to gain leverage on government bureaucrats and force them to do their jobs.
