This week, the class will learn more about solutions and
enablers to deliver basic human needs.
The focus of this blog will be directed towards the articles: Where In
The World Are The 1.2M Raspberry Pi Microcomputers? and Africa Innovations:
15 Ideas Helping to Transform a Continent.
The first article; posted in 2013, starts off with how in
the past year, 1.2 million of the Raspberry Pi Microcomputers have been tricky
to pin point the specific sales distribution locations but highlights the
excitement such an affordable computing tool can have a major impact on
developing nations. Out of curiosity to
see if Raspberry Pi remains popular, I decided to do a little bit of
research. A week ago, Tech Crunch posted
an article that Raspberry Pi is now launching their touchscreen DSI display that
costs approximately $60 USD plus shipping and taxes. [1] Outside of the
technical advances and perks to this new product, Raspberry Pi is also making
more and more information accessible via the RasPi.TV page they have on
YouTube! Kudos to sharing all this
information for free to all those who have internet access J
Now let’s transition from tech to simplistic yet innovative ideas
found in Africa to offset long term problems. It’s extremely insightful to
understand more about Africa and what residing problems it has dealt with in
its past and at the current time. But how
they have faced these problems and how they found a possible sustainable solution is more
so intriguing. Take emergency supplies,
for instance. African manufacturers of
emergency goods could not compete with the Chinese prices nor could they meet
the demand within the continent of Africa. Not
relying on the large aid agencies and creating local jobs, the organization,
Advance Aid, was created and continues to be a believer in healthy trade not
aid. [2] “Aid is not working,” founder David Dickie said. “I wanted to do things
in a different way I’m trying to turn the market on its head by creating jobs
in Africa. Building this capacity in Africa will make a real difference to
agencies, to the beneficiaries of the aid and to local businesses.” [2] Advance
Aid supports not only those who are in need but those who need a job so that
they can support their families, strengthen their community, and stabilize the
local economy whilst defending against any type of emergency.
Whether there is a human need to learn more about the world
and what’s going on in it or if someone in Africa needs a job to support his
family while indirectly helping those in dire need, these solutions continue a
state of progression. It’s as if without
the problems, there would be no innovative solutions or designers who intend to
disrupt them. Also, without these
solutions for basic human need, developing regions and rural areas would not be
able to flourish and begin their own foundation for sustainable community development.
My question to you is: In your community, what are some
current problems? How are they being
addressed? Any rising leaders you want
to showcase/share?
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