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How might we better connect food production and consumption?
How might we increase the number of registered bone marrow donors to help save more lives?
How might we improve maternal health with mobile technologies for low-income countries?
How can we improve sanitation and better manage human waste in low-income urban communities?

Sarah Bird

"socially enterprising"

I've been working in "appropriate technologies" since I took Amy Smith's class in 2002 and had my life spun upside down - in the best way possible. Since then I've worked in Haiti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Peru on a variety of projects including open-source mobile-data collection, water purification, and making charcoal from agricultural waste products. My biggest project to-date was co-founding a social enterprise called SaafWater in 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan. We ran for 2.5 years until we sadly closed in Nov 2009. Although I'm still a little sore from the experience, I learnt a lot in the process and am happy to share where I can.

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Online directory referenced on individual product labels

Create a simple directory that automatically creates a web-page for every farm (in the relevant catchment). Give each farm a code and put that on the food label.
April 07, 2011, 08:06AM 372 views 8 comments 3 applause
Connecting communities
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Online directory referenced on individual product labels

A mash-up of two ideas: Create a simple directory that automatically creates a web-page for every farm (in the relevant catchment). Give each farm a code and put that on the food label.
March 31, 2011, 03:04AM 386 views 1 comment 5 applause
Innovations in food
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Fresh produce food banks

Now spreading across the US - I initially read about this in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (thanks to S.Spence for the tipoff)
March 24, 2011, 06:55PM 563 views 0 comments 4 applause
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Krassimira Iordanova

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March 21, 2011, 10:43AM
Sarah, it has been a great pleasure meeting you here. You have so much experience and it is s great you share your brilliant ideas and feedback with the community! Fantastic!
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Sarah Bird

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April 21, 2011, 03:55PM
Thanks Krassimira - it's a lot of fun working on concepts with you!
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Ashley Jablow

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April 20, 2011, 05:42PM
Sarah, I've been so impressed with your fresh and smart ideas - keep up the good work!
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Sarah Bird

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April 14, 2011, 03:05AM
A testimonial for hope in the world: http://bit.ly/pkhope - The Pakistan you don't see in the news. My amazing friend Ali Habib and his colleagues organized the inspiring Design for Change contest in Pakistan which reached out to so many more kids than they imagined and the results continue to inspire me. Please spread far and wide. (Warning: May leave you with hope and optimism for our future).

Totally in line with open IDEO concepts, kids aged 8-13 from all over Pakistan were asked to Feel, Imagine, Do and Share to address social problems in their community.

Do watch the documentary at http://bit.ly/pkhope
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Vincent Cheng

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April 08, 2011, 06:11PM
Hi Sarah, just seconding Krassimira's kudos. You've given very meaningful, in-depth feedback, while also developing strong concepts (I particularly liked "Virtual Bone Marrow Registration" & "Sponsor me with a swab").
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