Thursday, December 20, 2012

Inside Out Project

Inside Out Project I first posted JR's prizing winning talk on www.ted.com and now look what they are doing! Magical stuff!!!!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Real winners and Losers!

So, are we surprised, let see what can be done!
http://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/the-real-winners-and-losers-of-globalization?cid=EXT_TWBN_D_EXT

The MDG's are the answer, solve them and everyone is richer! www.globalpovertyproject.com

Robot Dragonfly.

This is a pretty cool piece of technology, watch teh video.
http://www.indiegogo.com/robotdragonfly

Thursday, December 13, 2012

So much useful data in 2102!!

See if you can hover your cursor over this map and not ask a question:

http://gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/mdg5_mm/atlas.html

these data sets are so interesting to read:
http://www.who.int/research/en/

as are so many of the infographics produced in 2012 ie 140 people ONLY? How do we get to zero?
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Topics/Health/Global-Polio-Eradication-Initiative-A-Partnership-that-is-Getting-Results

Thursday, December 06, 2012

2012 wrap up

I try to blog an annual wrap up, and as someone asked me yesterday "what else i did this year" I thought id risk blowing my own trumpet and share it here with you:

1. Ambassador for www.globalpovertyproject.com  see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs4vSgaRWUk  from launch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB4_K0iANxA  (PS If you have an audience of 20+ that would like to spend an hour hearing how to eradicate extreme poverty just ping me or book http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/presentation  )

2. Chair of Trustees for www.street-dreams.org.uk  and www.outofthedark.org.uk  in wycombe https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yB9LXqisa2E

3. Business advisor for the Girls at Wycombe Abbey (with David) for http://www.wycombeabbey.com/beyond-classroom/Young_Enterprise_110.php

4. Im a volunteer mentor to unemployed people in HW trying to move off JSA via NEA http://www.dwp.gov.uk/adviser/updates/new-enterprise-allowance/

5. I mentor young people in africa thru the "butterfly project" via SkyPe https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pLix4QPL3tY  (Francis in uganda this week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjHWYnGWj50 )

Go on, volunteer ITS GREAT FUN AND VERY VERY REWARDING!
Just make sure your business or job makes you money and time so you can invest it wisely!

Im humbled by the experience this year and Ive learned so much, most of which I share as I go along via twitter, linkedin and facebook!

Nick

>500M people cook on open fires - so what?

found this interesting:

http://www.cleancookstoves.org/our-work/the-solutions/cookstove-technology.html

thanks to:

http://fightpoverty.visibli.com/share/dfn7ps