October 2008 Edition

Creating social entrepreneurs one at a time

Dev Aujla, Founder and Executive Director of DreamNow, a charitable organization based in Toronto believes that people can have it all. He firmly believes that people can change the world and do it without compromising their lifestyles and their passions. A Developed World asked him how young social entrepreneurs can have their cake and eat it too.

Construction company reduces the carbon footprints of Chicago residents

Chris Campbell, Founder and CEO of GreenWerks, has created a company ahead of the curve by providing green building solutions to Chicago’s residents and businesses.

Open source technology to facilitate freedom of expression

Wojciech Gryc, founder of Five Minutes to Midnight in Toronto, Canada, shares the journey of an organization that grew from a blog on human rights and international issues, to an organization that promotes journalism through open source technologies.

From Biomedical Engineering to Grameen Health

On 13 October 2007, Shadab Mahmud finally conquered his fear of public speaking, as he introduced his hero, Dr Mohammad Yunus, to a hall packed with over 1,500 students waiting to be inspired by the Nobel Laureate. Public speaking wouldn’t be the only new thing in Shadab’s life that day. By the end of Dr Yunus’ speech, Shadab’s life had changed forever.

Poverty eradication with simple technologies

Philips Laulia of the Vision Network Society is a young mechanical engineer who is introducing simple and eco-friendly solutions to poor Indonesian farmers struggling to survive on their lands.