Frontline World: Engaged Citizenry Cyber-Assignment
Frontline World Cyber-Assignment Post(s) http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/socialentrepreneurs.html
Respond to 3 stories by 10/18-10/31.Bring in headphones for the computer. Post your Frontline World Responses (3) on the blog.
Answer the following questions in your response to the program.
Outline:
1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?
2.What problem did the person profiled identify?
3.What is the name of the organization they started?
4.Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?
• Why they decided to address this issue?
5.What is the local component?
6.How does the community own the process?
Frontline World Cyber-Assignment Post(s) http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/socialentrepreneurs.html
Respond to 3 stories by 10/18-10/31.Bring in headphones for the computer. Post your Frontline World Responses (3) on the blog.
Answer the following questions in your response to the program.
Outline:
1.Who is the social entrepreneur profiled?
2.What problem did the person profiled identify?
3.What is the name of the organization they started?
4.Describe their relationship to the community that they serve?
• Why they decided to address this issue?
5.What is the local component?
6.How does the community own the process?
posted by Professor Wanda's Posse at 3:23 PM
18 Comments:
Jacob Stabler
Professor Sabir
English 1A
22 October 2010
Response to Frontline article: Uganda: Out of the Wild
A quickly rising pandemic in Uganda has doctors and scientists working over-time. Diseases transmittable between humans and gorillas are on the rise. Dr. Stuart Nichol from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says they're not sure how the diseases are being spread, but that transmittal of diseases such as Tuberculosis and Scabies has been on the rise.
Scabies, a skin disease that predominately affects humans, has been fatally impacting the gorilla population. With other diseases like AIDS and Ebola on the rise, the chance for future casualties continues to grow.
This is a pretty intense topic. This gives you perspective on how nice it is to live in the Unites States and what a privilege it is to have access to hospitals and clean water. I'm just sayin.
Jacob Stabler
Professor Sabir
English 1A
22 October 2010
Response to Frontline article:
Leeward Island: A Voyage of Healing
Common misconceptions about native islanders from Kalinago had tainted their image in history for years. Early English colonizers in the 1500's called them "Carabs" which translates to cannibals. They're actually a peaceful and proud people whose heritage runs deep.
Though efforts are being made to restore their identity, many of the natives believe it's too little too late. The chief of the Carab Tribe thinks it's just another exploitation of their culture, and makes a valid point.
One native talks, as he carves away at a handmade canoe, about life being easier "under the bush" which means off the radar from the eyes of the ever intrusive world. He also makes a very strong argument.
Jacob Stabler
Professor Sabir
English 1A
22 October 2010
Response to Frontline article:
India: Design Like You Give a Damn
After a Tsunami wiped out the small town of Tamil Nadu, India, little hope was left for its villagers. But, thanks to Architecture for Humanity founder Purnima McCutcheon, confidence would be restored. She’s an American trained architect a mission to make a difference in some of the world’s poorest areas affected by natural disasters.
After the initial flood of support from other countries, areas like Tamil Nadu are quickly forgotten about. With assistance from Architecture for Humanity, a new town hall will give the villagers a place for worship, as well as a place for marriage and education. Costing just $6,000 to build, construction will be done by both men and women of the community, restoring not only their village, but also their sense of pride.
Other projects are taking place as well. The people of Tamil Nadu are really given a voice in the process of restoration. They express the need for innovative designs, such as inflatable hemp tents and new plumbing systems. Though most people associate going green with putting a solar panel on a celebrity’s house or buying a Prius, these people see it as a matter of survival.
Frena Zamudio
Professor Sabir
English 1A
24 October 2010
Response to Frontline Article:
Mexico: The Business of Saving Trees
Pati Ruiz Corzo, director of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, about 5 hour drive north of Mexico City. She found out the place was full of garbage and natural vegetation was not available anymore. People becoming more awayre of global warming, having the idea of trading carbon to eliminate greenhouse gases, esp CO2 She decided to restore the forest and create new jobs for the people living there. She is working with nonprofitable organizations like Earth Island Institute. Her forest is an opportunity to raise money on the carbon market. Scientists agree that trading carbon will help generate much needed capital for greener energy solutions for all of us for a long period of time.
Frena Zamudio
Professor Sabir
English 1A
24 October 2010
Response to Frontline Article:
Vietnam Wheels of Change
Ralf Hotchkiss, engineering professor at San Francisco State, been inventing different kinds/designs of wheelchairs for a long time. RoughRider, wheelchair that works well enough in all of the difficult situations in developing countries. He shared his ideas with Toan Nguyen , a factory owner who produces wheelchairs in Vietnam. He doesnt charge for design, his technologies are open source and his network also helps raise money from Western foundations. He likes helping other people because he knows people cant make their own wheelchairs, so he's hoping that alot of people will be willing or learn to develop the industry of wheelchair making all over the world and make them better than ever.
Frena Zamudio
Professor Sabir
English 1A
24 October 2010
Response to Frontline Article:
South Africa: The Play Pump
Trevor Field, retired advertising executive who wants to help solve the contaminated water problem in rural villages across South Africa. Unfortunately, about 5 million people dont have access to clean drinking water there. He teamed up with an inventor and created 'play pump' children's merry-go-round that pumps clean, safe drinking water from a deep borehole everytime the children start to spin. It was recognized by the World Bank as one of the best new grassroots ideas. He also reserves a spot for the national loveLife campaign, which educates people ,especially children about HIV diseases. He wants to expand his idea, and help not just in Africa, but all over the world.
Denise Martinez
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Frontline World Article:
Egypt Middle East,Inc.
Soraya Salti ,founder of a non-profit organization in Cairo, Egypt called Injaz gravitates towards business and gives the young people there entrepreneurial spirit also teaching them skills so that they won't have many barriers to find a job.The unemployment rate is very high there even with a college degree.
Injaz has focused on reaching students early, especially with girls because since unemployment has been higher for women many girls in schools are inclined to quit their studies because they figure "what for?" and become housewives. Once their in that organization Injaz create's competition among them so that they too strive to become the best. They put on an annual battle for the best student company, who has the most profitable business (compared to Donald Trump's The Apprentice) and go up against other students there they usually have a Injaz leader who helps them. The local component would be to create & instill knowledge
in the students and change how people think.The community is involved in this not only by being able to be part of an organization that helps young students from different schools be the future for tomorrow but if you are buying a product from one of the teams you know they gave it their best and the product has the consumer in mind which results to something good.
Marco Gutierrez
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Frontline Article:
India: A New Life
The social entrepreneur featured here is Thoma Koshy, a priest in the city of Vijayawada. He helped saved over twenty-five thousand children living in the streets by starting a shelter; he knew that task is great. Koshy started an organization called "Peer Education” which children rescued from the streets comes here. Many of the children in the street stave and die in the street everyday, and crime is high for both children trying to make a living and those who criminalize children in labor or personal satisfaction. Koshy’s idea has help institute that education in public schools and moves children to get back on track to their lives.
Rochelle Predovic
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Uganda: Out of the wild
The Social Entrepreneur that is profiled here is the chief veteran Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has been studying the spread of the Marburg virus, Ebola virus, and Scabies among gorillas. To further study these epidemics, she started the Conservation Through Public Health in 2002, because she wants to prevent these diseases from spreading to other gorillas, and humans. Through this Organization, she also studied an alarming case of cows diagnosed with Bovine Tuberculosis. The Bovine Tuberculosis tainted the cow's milk, and it could directly infect humans who drink the milk. Since she wants to prevent these cases of Tuberculosis Marburg virus, Ebola virus, and Scabies from spreading, she protects the people of Uganda from getting sick by trying to find the cause of this epidemic.
Rochelle Predovic
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Wheels of Change
The social Entrepreneur that is profiled here is the engineering professor Ralph Hotchkiss from San Francisco State. He has been solving the problem of inflexible wheelchairs, since his motorcycle accident 30 years ago. To solve this problem he creates prototypes of wheel chairs for testing. He spoke to Toan Nguyen in 2006 about having people in Vietnam experience his prototype wheel chairs. Toan Nguyen agreed and he brought Hotchkiss's Wheel Chairs with him to Vietnam, so he could find someone to try them out, and provide feedback. The feedback helped Hotchkiss accommodate the wheel chairs to his individual customers, so they could enjoy the improved wheel chairs. The funding for these improved wheel chairs was provided by Hotchkiss's Whirl Wind Wheel Chair Network.
Rochelle Predovic
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Tibet: Eye Camp
This Social Entrepreneur is Doctor Mark Lieberman who developed the Tibet Vision Project to help Tibetans get their vision back. In Tibet, Catorax stole the eyesight from many elderly Tibetans as a result of the elevation at 12,000 feet, which made Tibet vulnerable to solar radiation. Since Tibet has the highest rate of untreated Catorax in the world, Dr. Mark Lieberman traveled with his colleagues to Tibet with the goal training Tibetan doctors to perform microscopic surgery. Eye Camps were planned for potential patients that needed surgery and there have been twelve camps and 3,000 surgeries performed since 1996. New tools and improved hospitals have been provided to prevent second rate surgeries. Now Tibetan doctors can use a microscope to see better during a performance of surgery. The Tibetan Vision project is held two to three times a year thanks to Dr. Mark Lieberman.
Marco Gutierrez
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Frontline Article:
Mexico: The Business of Saving Trees
Pati Ruiz Corzo is an environmentalist who has restored a river filled with garbage from down the stream into a reserve site called “Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve”. Her business along with followers of Corzo helps other small organizations like the Sierra Gorda to advocate the movement using Carbon Offsetting, the countering Co2 initiative. The community of villagers keeps the place clean and follows Corzo’s likelihood to nature and restoring a forest.
Marco Gutierrez
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Response to Frontline Article:
India: Design Like You Give a Damn
Purnima McCutchean, an architect from the Architecture for Humanity organization in San Francisco came to the ruin coast of South India after the tsunami hit four years ago. The community of Tamil Nada has lost their village and McCutchean came to the village and help the villagers what they wanted given by the feedback she has gotten. McCutchean with the help from Kate Stohr and Cameron Sinclair from the Architecture for Humanity has develop a community center for the village where children learn, adults go to school and have special weddings here. With the presence of their help, the village was content and they will use building to restore the village further. As for the Architecture for Humanity organization, they will continue to design more blueprints when help is in need.
Quan Lin
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Egypt: Middle East, Inc
Soraya Salti is the founder of Injaz. She helps the educated population of Egypt to help them with their entrepreneurial ideas. Because of the low employment in Egypt, even university graduates and highly educated people don’t get any jobs. Because of this, many in Egypt don’t even attempt to go to school since they believe that education will help them with nothing. Annually there is a competition that pits groups of students against each other to see who can create the best entrepreneurial company.
Quan Lin
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Vietnam: Wheels Of Change
Ralf Hotchkiss is a paraplegic. Being a teacher in San Francisco State, he created a top of the line wheelchair that is much better than a traditional wheelchair and is inexpensive to produce. He brought his invention to Vietnam where, along with fundraising done by his company Whirlwind Wheelchairs, he was able to give out the wheelchairs to the ones that really needed it without a cost.
Quan Lin
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
India: Design Like You Give A Damn
Purnima McCutcheon is an architect. After the 2004 tsunami hit, it destroyed many homes and buildings, much of the Indian population was in disarray and lost all hope. Purnima attempts to help the town of Tamil Nadu, India with the creation of a building like none other. Along side with the group Architecture for Humanity she attempts to better town with her knowledge.
Quan Lin
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
India: Design Like You Give A Damn
Purnima McCutcheon is an architect. After the 2004 tsunami hit, it destroyed many homes and buildings, much of the Indian population was in disarray and lost all hope. Purnima attempts to help the town of Tamil Nadu, India with the creation of a building like none other. Along side with the group Architecture for Humanity she attempts to better town with her knowledge.
Denise Martinez
Professor Sabir
English 1A
31 October 2010
Social entrepreneur Patty Ruiz Corso started Sierra Gorda in Mexico.After working in the city she grew tired of the corporate world and once she discovered herself, what she truly wanted out of life, preserving the environment was her goal.She focused on a place by Epasotes where there was garbage everywhere,the soil was bad, and there was a skimpy amount of trees.
Her life's work became to save the forest. About a decade ago the Mexican government saved the Sierra Gorda.To keep the community involved and save the trees the men who live in Epasotes, were paid to plant new trees.That way the men wouldn't leave to the United States at such an early age and by creating jobs they'd want to stay.She explains how trees fight against global warming,carbon from the factories and cars. The Sierra Gorda project gets donations from people over the internet or individuals. They re-invest the money to have a local craft shop,and solar cookers, so you don't need wood to cook. Even though Sierra Gorda is starting small she sees great potential and predicts that every year more people would join the cause.
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