moladi Plastic Formwork Construction Technology | Low Cost Housing Building System

Social Entrepreneur - Disruptive Technology  Social Entrepreneur Implementing Disruptive Technology What is Social Entrepreneurship? Social entrepreneurship is a pplying practical, innovative and sustainable approaches to benefit society in general, with an emphasis on those who are marginalized and poor. Social Innovation - Social entrepreneur Dr Peter Frumkin the Mindy and Andrew Heyer Chair in Social Policy, Director of the Master's in Non-profit Leadership Program, and Faculty Director of the Center for Social Impact Strategy, all at the University of Pennsylvania Social Innovation Social Entrepreneur - Hennie Botes - Inventor of moladi Social Entrepreneur Hennie Botes invented moladi to #empowerPeople to help themselves - Not for People, but with People. Hennie Botes - Create Job Creators H ousing crisis - Unemployment crisis The world is experiencing a global housing crisis. About 1.6 billion people globally live in substandard hou...

This Low-Cost Innovation could fix the Most Common Urban Problem of Affordable Housing Innovative Construction Technique Innovative construction technique It is difficult to contemplate in abstract the tremendous strain that rapid urbanization has put on housing and serviced land for the urban poor in developing countries. The United Nations Population Fund has projected that by 2030, Africa’s urban population would reach nearly 750 million, creating a dire need for proper housing and access to basic infrastructure and services. More than a dozen African cities would be among the world’s largest by 2025. Moladi , a South Africa-based family-owned business promises to simplify the housing problem. Founder Hennie Botes, using an innovative system of reusable formwork has designed an efficient construction technique that requires formwork moulds assembled with 30cmx30cm plastic panels by extension. The modular construction technique allows for buildings such as houses, scho...

Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid  Maslow hierarchy of needs So what are basic needs at the Base of the Pyramid? Abraham Maslow - “hierarchy of needs” The aim of the “ empowering people. Award “ is to identify appropriate technical solutions in order to tackle basic needs in developing countries. But what are basic needs exactly? In 1943, Abraham Maslow presented his well-known “hierarchy of needs”. According to his theory, people need food, water, sleep and warmth the most. These are considered to be basic needs and it is only when these basic physical requirements are met that individuals can progress to the next level, that of safety and security. Once these needs are fulfilled, interpersonal needs such as love and friendship, as well as the need for self-esteem and respect from others, can gain importance. Self-fulfilment and the realization of one’s own potential represent the top of the hierarchy. What does Maslow tell us? Food, sanitation and shelter are n...