The New Heroes is a four-hour series, hosted by Robert Redford, which tells the dramatic stories of twelve social entrepreneurs who bring innovative, empowering solutions to the most intractable social problems around the world. Each story in this unique series illustrates the amazing changes that are possible when an innovative idea is coupled with optimism, a strategy for action, and a passionate belief in human potential.
Technology of Freedom
The second program of The New Heroes turns to the work of "compassionate capitalists," who have created self-sustaining businesses to maximize human benefit, not profit. These include Martin Fisher and Nick Moon, the founders of ApproTEC, who invented an economical water pump that gives Africa's subsistence farmers a chance to make a living, and Fabio Rosa, a modern Brazilian cowboy who battles government monopolies to bring electricity to remote regions in his country. In this program the series also returns to India to meet Govindapa Vin Kataswami — better known as Dr. V — who, working with social entrepreneur David Green, has applied the latest industrial techniques to make sight-saving surgery available for the poor. "Our goal was not to see how much money we could earn and have a big comfortable house and a big car," says Dr. V. "The goal was to see how many people we could help. The more money we earn the more people we could help."
LEARN MORE:
You can learn more about The New Heroes at the Skoll Foundation website.
More information about Kick Start (formerly ApproTEC) can be found at the Kick Start website.
An article on Fabio Rosa can be read at Global Envision.
For a list of articles, read Aravind Eye Care System's tribute to Dr.V.
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