Abundance

Things are better than they appear

Back to Basics

• A positive future is possible• This group exists – To affirm it– To track how it can come to be– To help it where we can– To watch out for that which may block it

• It is easy to get sidetracked – Easy to be distracted into fear and apathy

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Poverty is falling all over the world

The Base of the Pyramid

• Nutrition• Water• Energy• Shelter• Information and Communication• Education• Opportunity

The Rising Billion

• The advantage of being late to the party• How the cell phone is transforming Africa• Africa, land of abundant energy• Micro-lending• The Energy Trap• The China Miracle

Communication magic

• Cellphones will soon be available to nearly everyone– Over 4 billion in the world now

• Doing well by doing good

Water

• One billion people lack access to safe drinking water

• 2.6 billion lack access to basic sanitation• Half of all serious hospitalizations and disease

are from unsafe drinking water • What if we solve this problem?– 135 million people live that wouldn’t otherwise– Nutrition improves– Several disease vectors are wiped out

Food

• GM food are NOT the problem– They are a very big and proven part of the solution

• Hydroponics and aeroponics• Sensors everywhere lead to maximal irrigation

and nutrient feeds• Protein– Sane fish farming– Lab grown meats

Energy

• If you have energy you have– Water access– Lights– Clean heating / cooling– Refrigeration– Basis for businesses

• Africa is awash in sunlight

Health

• Diagnosis• Impact of communication• Cancer is on the downtrend• So is heart attack• So is infant mortality• Many cheaply treatable diseases are largely

only a problem due to lack of diagnosis