Étiquettes de vidéo: Portrait

I created the Barefoot College

Because more than one billion people lack access to electricity and almost as many have little to no schooling, Bunker decided to combine the two by helping those with few opportunities to become solar engineers and bring light to their villages. He’s a giant of social entrepreneurship!

I support AIDS victims until their last breath

In South Africa, the government has left the care of HIV sufferers to families. In response to this negligence, a former nurse created the largest neighbourhood medical assistance network in the country.

I offer an inexpensive complete check-up via telephone.

To serve the more than 850 million Indian farmers who lack access to healthcare professionals, Sameer has developed the largest telemedicine centre in the world. These figures give a sense of the enormous needs of a growing Indian population.

I’ve pioneered diaper recycling

With 20 million diapers produced each year worldwide, the waste is fast becoming one of the worst nightmares of our consumer society. Yukihiro, may have found a new path forward …  

I grow mushrooms from your coffee grounds

Did you know that coffee grounds are one of the best growing mediums in the world? Cédric is using them to grow mushrooms in urban environments. It’s a promising initiative that forms a part of the circular economy.                           

My solid water makes deserts bloom

Thanks to the revolutionary innovation from this agronomist, there is finally a way to keep the rain water at the roots of plants. It’s a naturally degradable product that has to be seen to be believed.           

I invented a blood test without needles

For those who can’t stand the sight of needles, Jordi invented a painless way to take blood samples. But the advantages of his method go much further. It will become essential in the years to come.

We created a seventh heaven on the Internet

To honour those in our lives who have passed away, Anne-Sophie and Cédric decided to revisit the way we visit their graves. It’s more accessible, more colourful… and necessarily virtual.