Étiquettes de vidéo: Portrait
I save lives with mobile phones
Because access to health care is a human right, Josh, a Stanford graduate, decided to put his skills to work for those who are most isolated from medical care networks, like remote or poor communities in India and Haiti. He uses SMS technology to get people the care they need.
I’m fighting Michael Jackson’s disease
Vitiligo is a condition that turns black sin white. The lovely Ogo, who is one of the 2% of people worldwide to have this skin disease, decided to take steps to control the number of cases.
I created the Children’s Republic to keep kids off the streets.
In Columbia, young people are often left to fend for themselves, deeply suspicious of any forced attempts at rehab. Javier gently wins their trust by treating them as adults. The results are nothing short of miraculous.
I launched the first ride-sharing company for seniors
Longer life expectancy in the West means a growing population of seniors. To cater to the mobility needs of an older generation, Katherine came up with an original solution, made in the USA.
I invented a sail to power cargo ships
Wind is one of the greenest energy sources in the world. This German engineer harnesses its power and helps to reduce the energy bills of supertankers with a giant sail deployed by at 300 metres in the air.
I make bioethanol from your old clothes
Sugar cane, sugar beets, wheat, and corn are a just few of the many plants that are already used to produce bioethanol. Why not cotton? Our Japanese pioneer had the ingenious idea to recycle the masses of old cotton clothes we don’t know what to do with.
I created a universal language for the deaf community
I created a network of solidarity supermarkets
A growing percentage of the French population has a daily food budget of just two euros. Guillaume makes it possible for them to do their shopping as they always have, with one big difference: products cost 10 times less than in a traditional supermarket.
I help people save for health care
In the absence of a social health care system, Sam offers his fellow Kenyans a mobile piggy-bank that facilitates savings toward health care costs. It’s a smart system that could be exported to the developed world after enjoying success in developing countries.