Social Innovation
How Mobile SMS Saves Lives in Africa | Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder of FrontlineSMS Medic
In this week’s interview, Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder of FrontlineSMS Medic, shares the behind-the-scenes story that inspired him to start FrontlineSMS Medic, an international organization that uses mobile technology to connect health workers in rural communities in developing countries. The service, now deployed in ten countries, saves community health workers’ time which allows them to treat [...]
How Social Media & Mobile Helps Haiti | Ushahidi, Samasource, CrowdFlower & FrontlineSMS
Update on May 10, 2010: “SMS shortcode 177 is now being used instead of shortcode 4636. #haititech” Bravo to the thousands of volunteers worldwide who are assisting with translating Creole mobile text messages to help people in Haiti following the devastating 7.0M earthquake that struck the nation on January 12. 2010. Many may not have [...]
How A Model Promotes Sustainability | Summer Rayne Oakes, Eco-Model & Samasource Ambassador
How does a fashion model make a difference? We had a delightful chat with Summer Rayne-Oakes, eco-model and Samasource Ambassador earlier this week. In this interview, Summer shares a message with Samasource supporters and explains how she became involved in Samasource and why she supports this phenomenal organization that empowers refugees in Africa by providing [...]
Clinton Global Initiative: Tim Hanstad, CEO of Rural Development Institute (RDI), On Women & Land Rights
At Clinton Global Initiative in NYC, Katrina of envisionGood.tv had the good fortune to meet up with Tim Hanstad, CEO of Rural Development Institute (RDI). In this video interview, Tim explains the connection between land rights (or lack of) and poverty worldwide, and underscores the importance of land rights especially for women. Watch this video [...]
Leila Chirayath Janah, Founder of Samasource, on Computers & Jobs in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya [VIDEO]
Social entrepreneur Leila Chirayath Janah, founded Samasource in 2008 to bring computer-based training to people living in poverty in Africa and India. In this video interview, Leila tells us about Dadaab Refugee Camp on the border of Kenya and Somalia, where almost 300,000 people live in a camp built for only 90,000. Leila also shares [...]
Brent Schulkin, Co-Founder of Virgance, On Business & Activism
How do you motivate big brands & businesses to channel marketing dollars to good causes? How do you get an entire community to adopt solar energy in residential homes? How do you tap into the power of crowds and “mobs” to cause social change? Brent Schulkin, Co-Founder of Virgance, shares insights on these questions and [...]
Interview with Alison Bloch, m-Health Advisor at GSMA | How Mobile Phones Help Improve Health
How is mobile being used in emerging markets to improve the lives of people living on less than $2/day? In what innovative ways are health providers using mobile phones to diagnose diseases like malaria, HIV, & TB? What is m-Health Alliance and how are UN Foundation, Vodafone Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation working together to develop [...]
Sally Madsen, Designer of Social Impact at IDEO, On “Ripple Effect”
How does design thinking play a role in bringing water to communities of need worldwide? Sally Madsen, Designer of Social Impact (IDEO) at IDEO, tells us how. She joined us for a short interview at IDEO’s office in Palo Alto, California this week. Learn from Sally what “human-centered” design is all about, and hear what [...]
Aaron Sklar, Designer for Humanity at IDEO, on Humanity-Centered Design & SOCAP09
envisionGood.tv met up with Aaron Sklar, Designer for Humanity at IDEO, this week at his office in Palo Alto, California: learn from Aaron what “humanity-centered design” is all about, and hear what you can expect at his panel at the upcoming Social Capital Markets conference in San Francisco, California. Thanks for watching: please subscribe, comment, [...]
