Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI http://www.pri.org/ Copyright 2009 Public Radio International. All rights reserved. PRI: Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Tracking your food http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/tracking-your-food1726.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/tracking-your-food1726.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:00 -0600 One solution for ensuring food safety: A website that allows you to track food items from the farm to the grocery store. One boy's vision brings change to Malawi http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/boy-harnessed-wind1686.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/boy-harnessed-wind1686.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:52:00 -0500 The story of William Kamkwamba, who had a vision to bring power his village in the very poor African nation of Malawi. A farm in a pickup truck http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/farm-in-pickup-truck1672.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/farm-in-pickup-truck1672.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0500 Two documentary filmmakers plant vegetables in the back of a pickup truck to show that food can be grown just about anywhere. A new kind of baby incubator http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/ebrace-low-cost-baby-incubator1649.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/ebrace-low-cost-baby-incubator1649.html Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:16:00 -0500 A sleeping-bag-like incubator, the Embrace, was created to help save low-birth-weight or premature babies. Combating climate change by storing CO2 underground http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/storing-co2-underground1645.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/storing-co2-underground1645.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:25:00 -0500 Project in Iceland aimed at removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it beneath the earth’s surface shows promising results. DIY: How to turn urine into fertilizer http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/diy-turn-urine-into-fertilizer1627.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/diy-turn-urine-into-fertilizer1627.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:14:00 -0500 A do-it-yourself kit turns urine into fertilizer for household plants and makes human waste less harmful to the environment. Solar medical system http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/solar-energy-clinics1583.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/solar-energy-clinics1583.html Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:29:00 -0500 A self-contained, solar-powered system for operating rooms ensure clinics in the developing world aren't impaired by blackouts. New tuition-free online university http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/tuition-free-online-university.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/tuition-free-online-university.html Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:39:00 -0500 Exploring a tuition-free online university where professors volunteer and students teach each other using social media. Bamboo bicycles for eco-conscious consumers http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/bamboo-bicycles-zambikes1552.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/bamboo-bicycles-zambikes1552.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:36:00 -0500 Bicycle frames made of bamboo will be available for sale in the US next year -- they're eco-friendly, extremely durable and made in Zambia. Growing trees to fight climate change in Burkina Faso http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/burkina-faso-climate-change1558.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/burkina-faso-climate-change1558.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:19:00 -0500 The Sahel region of West Africa is being hit hard by climate change, but a small, green secret is helping farmers fight the warming trend: trees. Harnessing North Africa's solar power http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/harnessing-africa-solar-power1527.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/harnessing-africa-solar-power1527.html Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:08:36 -0500 A group of European businesses plans to launch the world's most ambitious solar energy project -- in North Africa. An environmentally sustainable economic model http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/environmentally-sustainable-economic-model1504.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/environmentally-sustainable-economic-model1504.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:33:00 -0500 Economist Jeffrey Sachs says we need to look beyond our borders in order to understand what a sustainable economic strategy would mean. Global Activism Movement http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/global-activism-movement1477.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/global-activism-movement1477.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:23:00 -0500 Author Paul Hawken talks about the quantity and variety of people and organizations involved in the global activism movement. Environmental sensors in mobile phones http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/environmental-sensors-phones1462.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/environmental-sensors-phones1462.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:15:00 -0500 Imagine if in addition to making calls and snapping photos, cell phones could measure air pollution or pollen levels. Growing hope in New Orleans http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/growing-hope-new-orleans1432.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/growing-hope-new-orleans1432.html Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:54:00 -0500 Sunflowers are bringing new life to blighted neighborhoods of New Orleans by cleaning up contaminated soil and being a source of biofuel. Kids speak out about climate change http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/kids-speak-climate-change1424.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/kids-speak-climate-change1424.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:18:00 -0500 From banning plastic bags to raising awareness about rising sea levels, kids are proving that they can be a powerful force in the battle against climate change. Designing a Green World http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/designing-green-world1413.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/designing-green-world1413.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:41:00 -0500 A new exhibition in New York explores the relationship between product design and sustainability. Women's cooperative in Mexico tackles e-waste http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/womens-recycling-cooperative1403.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/womens-recycling-cooperative1403.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 28 May 2009 09:44:00 -0500 A worker-run women's cooperative in Mexico is recycling steady stream of discarded televisions and computers once destined for America's landfills. Wireless Innovation Project winners http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/wireless-innovation-project-winners1384.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/wireless-innovation-project-winners1384.html Social Entrepreneurship Sun, 17 May 2009 09:47:00 -0500 The winning innovations include a disaster recovery device, a wireless microscope with transmitter, and a disease-diagnostics imaging platform. Closing the health food gap http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/closing-health-food-gap1372.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/closing-health-food-gap1372.html Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 11 May 2009 09:59:00 -0500 In New York, many low-income neighborhoods that lack access to fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables now have help. Bank becomes rich by lending to poor http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/1359.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/1359.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 05 May 2009 09:26:00 -0500 ACLEDA Bank began as a micro-lender, loaning tiny sums to allow Cambodians to open small businesses -- now it's become the country's largest bank. Nicholas Negroponte and One Laptop Per Child http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/one-laptop-per-child.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/one-laptop-per-child.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:47:00 -0500 Nicholas Negroponte is out to change the world by giving laptops to kids in remote places. Norwegian inventor's cardboard oven combats climate change http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/cardboard-oven-combats-climate-change.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/cardboard-oven-combats-climate-change.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:50:00 -0500 A solar-powered oven made out of cardboard and tinfoil could help combat climate change by offering an alternative for people who rely on firewood to cook their food. Architects fight climate change http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/green-architects-2030.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/green-architects-2030.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:33:00 -0500 A group of architects have joined forces to design buildings that use no fossil fuels by the year 2030. Data collection via mobile phone http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/frontline-forms-data-collection.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/frontline-forms-data-collection.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:14:00 -0500 A new tool available called FrontlineForms could help collect health, agricultural, and human rights data via a mobile phone network in many parts of the world. Investing in an interconnected world http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/investing-interconnected-world.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/investing-interconnected-world.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:11:00 -0500 There’s another side to finance that starts with a youthful impulse to save the world and evolves into something both savvy and humane. Microlending in America http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/microlending-in-america.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/microlending-in-america.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:01:00 -0500 An ambitious social experiment will launch later this year that will test Americans' ability and willingness not just to give, but to give to one another. Grassroots savings plan helps many in tough times http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/susu-community-lending.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/susu-community-lending.html Social Entrepreneurship Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:35:00 -0500 A susu could be one of the safest places to park your money these days; this type of informal investment club got to the United States through immigrant communities. U.S. defense firms' future in peacekeeping http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/defense-firms-services-market.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/defense-firms-services-market.html Social Entrepreneurship Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:03:00 -0600 Companies that make military planes are now in the business of training peacekeepers in places like Darfur. Alternative energy infrastructure http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/alternative-energy-infrastructure.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/alternative-energy-infrastructure.html Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:22:00 -0600 Shai Agassi, founder of Better Place, has a bold plan involving the creation of the infrastructure necessary to support electric vehicles. Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music