Joe Kelly and His Son Teach How To Fireproof

Joe Kelly dealt with fire all his life. He’s been a firefighter for over 30 years. The dysfunctional smoke detectors put off his mood and tempers. He was concerned about the mock drill given to kids about fire didn’t have any profound impact. Lessons on prevention of fire and action to be undertaken in case of fire were just eyewash and did not hold any water.

He and his son have a mission, to teach children how to prevent fire, and also how to be proactive in case of fire. This social entrepreneur is quite different in his approach and concept.

He is a social entrepreneur, devoted fire fighter, father, and the school board member. His passion is about changing the way the world teaches fire prevention education to its children. He is concerned about the 1 million burn injuries in the U.S. each year. He is convinced that majority of these mishaps could have been prevented by a proper interaction.

Joe and his son have developed Fire-ED, a novel firefighting tool to save kids’ lives. His effort to make firefighting a part of school curriculum did bear fruits.

With the Fire-ED Fully Involved Teaching Tool, students are empowered to become role models in dealing with the fire. Joe mocks at the once in a year fire day which has absolutely no relevance in practically dealing the situation in case of an actual fire. He succeeded in making Fire-ED as part of the schools’ teaching in Pennsylvania. And likely that more schools shall follow the suit.

His tool, Fire-ED, a Fully Involved Teaching Tool, transforms compulsive fire setters to fire fighters. Since fire deaths and accidents are entirely preventable, then why do they claim for too many lives each year is the question Joe asks in his teaching sessions. The father-son duo has found a model that works and that that story needs to be shared.

Reference URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/social-entrepreneur-spotlight-joe-kelly-and-his-fireproof_us_58ffa83fe4b0fb8e503879cd

Social Entrepreneurship Awardees For Skoll Foundation 2017 Have Something In Common

The Skoll Foundation awardees 2017 have something in common- their commitment, dedication, and concern towards the underprivileged are unique.

This year’s criteria for selection for the entrepreneurs included looking for individuals who understand human dignity and who place the core needs of health, food, shelter, and safety upfront. The awards come with a $1.25 million core support to the social entrepreneurs.

Babban Gona: Kola Masha

The unemployment phobia looms around the youth in Nigeria, the remedy was found in the food security system in the agricultural sector. The investor Babban Gona has her social enterprise serving small networks of smallholder farmers. That business model was able to attract the youth. The members receive development credit, agricultural inputs, marketing support, and other essential services. With critical inputs like training, credit, farm inputs, marketing support, they could raise the yield and income much higher. She proved the viability of the smallholder segment to draw large new capital to the sector.

Dr. Elizabeth Hausler: Build Change

Dr. Elizabeth Hausler emphasises the retrofit disaster-proof houses and schools to circumvent the vulnerability to earthquakes and typhoons. The flexible construction with an eye on reverse engineering did help a fee developed countries prone to such disasters.

Dr. Rajesh Panjabi: Last Mile Health

This physician aims at the better reach of medical reach for the underprivileged in remote locations with an integrated into the public health system. Last Mile Health could reduce the new-born mortality drastically. These kids get better treatment for diarrhoea, malaria, and pneumonia has increased. He extends his effort in Liberian Ministry of Health now.

Bradley Miles: Polaris

Polaris helps victims of human trafficking, forced labor and commercial sex. He could break the chain of criminality.

 

These four are the cross section of entrepreneurs making life better for the underprivileged.

Reference URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/201704040261.html

Real Food Revolution by Kimbal Musk

What is cooking at PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX? The 45-year-old Elon Musk who started PayPal and now into Tesla electric cars is looking up ET. His brother, Kimbal Musk, just a year younger, is down to earth. His venture Kitchen (including related concepts Next Door, The Kitchenette and Hedge Row American Bistro) is named as Social Entrepreneur of 2017 by Schwab Foundation. Musk is one among the 15 professionals from around the world selected.

The Kitchen has 15 locations established or in planning around the country. Kimball did not mince words when he said that ‘Industrial food has totally failed America’

He is out to control costs like sourcing whole cows from local farmers in Colorado to give a prime cut to his high-end Kitchen restaurant and the burger to ‘Next Door.’ The non-profit Next Door is also into Learning Gardens in schools across the country. That is to teach kids about nutrition and the importance of eating healthily.

According to him, who still keeps his grocery budget to know what average US family spends, fruits and vegetables are not in the menu for most of the junk food crazy Americans. He makes sure to spend time with family. He also started Square Roots, a Brooklyn urban farming start-up. He eats whole and nutritious foods.

He is sure that a whole roasted chicken and vegetable dished-s cannot be more than $10. Musks are from a native of Pretoria, South Africa. The Kitchen- world-class neighborhood restaurant- opened its door in 2004. The name still kindles thought of home.

Kitchen being a community establishment uses environmentally-friendly practices, including composting, wind power, eco-friendly packaging, and recycling.

His latest venture is vertical farming – the soil free crops indoors and under LED lights. The 320-square-foot steel shipping containers producing about 50,000 mini heads of lettuce a year is revolutionary.

Reference URL: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_30887612/boulders-kimbal-musk-named-social-entrepreneur-year

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/21/elon-musk-brother-kimbal-is-waging-war-on-american-food-s

http://www.afr.com/technology/how-elon-musks-brother-kimbal-musk-is-disrupting-farming-with-food-revolution-20170105-gtms82#ixzz4cpMyssdn ystem.html