The Poverty Paradox: Why Most Poverty Programs Fail And How To Fix Them | Efosa Ojomo | TEDxGaborone

[@ivorycelt]

Efosa - I think you are bang on correct. I myself am preparing to leave the UK and move to Kenya - The opportunities are enormous. Creating a positive is 1000 times more rewarding than eliminating a negative

[@kibetronoh2376]

Hello. I'm in Kenya. What are you upto now?

[@davidlloyd-jones8519]

@@kibetronoh2376 Well i made it to Kenya!!..Niko happa sasa... Nyeri town forest - Building an eco house as a guest house - Built from local marrum soil on site. Very little imported materials, maximum local labor - a mix of traditional materials with new style and techniques - Mzuri sana kazi

[@Jonifico]

@@davidlloyd-jones8519 You guys rock! How did it all go?

[@Tepkeny]

@@davidlloyd-jones8519 awesome, how is it coming along 2yrs now?

[@highhope.j.2393]

wow, thank Goodness i stumbled upon this talk n this comment. im from nyeri, kenya. currently working abroad but still feeling ecstatic for yours thoughts and hopefully actions on bringing affordable lifestyle to kenya. hongera na Mungu awabariki 🙏🏽💓🤠

[@IrushKansas]

I have used Mpesa which he gave as an example of an innovation… from your phone you can pay for anything, send or receive money in kenya without dealing with cash. This has made life so easy in very many ways for citizens.

[@Kehinde747]

"There is no progress without honesty".

[@Jnealt12]

Brilliant presentation. ......we also need to drastically change our education system, from training clerks to training innovators..!

[@KWU_369]

The problem is also Africa's best innovators will move to Europe and America.

[@ghenadiedaranuta6785]

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[@jeffw3591]

Wrong, jean. Need food and water so ppl are not dying of thirst and hunger. Have you tried inventing while dying from thirst and hunger??

[@Jnealt12]

@@jeffw3591 You make it see like they are actively dying from thirst and hunger every day of their lives, and everyone of them. You seem to have the wrong impression of them all together.

[@kevinodom2918]

@@jeffw3591 wouldn't innovation help bring food & water wherever needed?

[@jehuhand8176]

So glad someone is trying to think outside the box.

[@ingridlandberg8662]

What box? This sounds like "Greed is Good", money solves all problems, etc. The world is becoming uninhabitable and Efosa advocates for innovation to create wealth rather than making the world sustainable. BTW, what happened to the wells?

[@patrickmuoki6826]

I am sure he's thinking positively, just as if there were no any box to think in. Brilliant

[@JayJay-lr5wm]

This is brilliant - learnt something, "focus on innoviation rather than being obsessed on how to eradicate poverty" thank you,

[@averayugen7802]

When we are less obsessed with eradicating the poor person in out heads and souls....we will get healthy in every other way.

[@markgeorge9725]

Good talk. I can't help but think that you need a stable government in place to provide security and protection in order to give the innovaters time and space to innovate.

[@jomontanee]

This is a very insightful speaking. The America example here is the same thing as Japanese entrepreneurs thought after the Japan Empire fell during WW2. The Japanese were so poor, struggling and facing the cruel hardship. But the Japanese entrepreneurs then set the mission to produce products that were "affordable to everyone" to help their fellow citizens. As long as the product lines were running, people still had their jobs and income. All the households could afford the light bulbs, the electric fans, the cars at low prices. That's the reason Japan rose from ashes.

[@lilianbosibori9017]

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[@kgmillionaire]

Thank you. 😊

[@hoseaa7121]

Cue dat

[@nwokpororowland4216]

I'm repeating this over and over again, till it becomes a part of me

[@horagerva]

me too

[@ArchyWhite]

This was the best answer describing poverty and I learned a great deal. The meaning is deep and profound! What needs to change is the focus on innovation and then the rest will follow such as infrastructure. We learn that throwing relentless resources at a problem won't solve it. We don't truly understand the underlying problem, such as poverty. The speaker says, to focus on "innovation", and he used for example the beginning of the Ford automotive company. Ford, is one man that created the affordable cars for the common man. It created an economic good which in turn creates jobs for product and services around the automotive industry. This was a nice insightful moment for me as a lifelong business major. Clearly, innovation is seen as a very powerful solution here in the states and across the world. The ideas, such as Henry Ford's "innovation" for affordable cars created infrastructure in the form of roads. I believe this speaker spoke from his teams experiences and study of poverty. This was super intuitive and carefully argued and reasonable insights from a combination of empirical evidence and comparison of economic standards. Remember, resources does not solve the problem of poverty! Clearly stated here! It's the innovation that needs to take place! Entrepreneurs, with clear visions and simple concepts will help change world! ---Siv "Very Profound!"

[@samienaamien7038]

Brilliant, Efosa Ojomo! I would just add that our innovation has to include ideas from the people who are going to be the recipients of the innovation too. We need ground-up solutions, and the communities need to be involved.

[@stinger4712]

Not necessarily. Yes the solution has to be relatable but it doesn't need to come from the people.

[@oryemben761]

I love all what you have spoken about, some African problems are lack of willingness by our leaders to create friendly environment for innovations for instance some leaders have frustrated many innovators because they feel like the population should live in poverty and less empowered such that they consolidate their staying in power. Mind set change should start with our leaders especially the so called revolutionary leaders who assume power by the barrel of the guns

[@samann9]

Innovation is the key to creating prosperity.

[@BukhariAbdiwahabMohamed]

Brilliant Presentation, Efosa Ojomo and Selam from Somalia. Many poverty programmes have failed in the Horn of Africa (HoA) because of unfitting method in an inappropriate approach. It is like doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

[@SuridAkhand]

You're a good man to return and help out your people. Many people lack that courage, decency.

[@BeastlyBubu]

No doubt I would definitely do the same.

[@Ubuntu-BC]

They people who pump in resources know the formula which isn't advised. We are drowning into debts but we thank God for people like you driving the message home. Thanks i have learnt alot, i am a community worker, who thinks more of working directly innovative with target people than funding them. Now i get a clear view how to implement it. Point well driven home, bless you

[@Tryste]

this derserve way more views. It's a real sparking ideas, real problems and very well presented. Not the typical rehearsal about mindfulness and how to be like successful people

[@reecem367]

I disagree.

[@1anre]

Kevin Zhou without counter facts, really smart uhm ?

[@ghenadiedaranuta6785]

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[@frommarkham424]

this video deserves 1 million+ views

[@limmingming4022]

@@1anre this person fart from the mouth...

[@sammyasta2921]

Great simple perspective, focus on creating prosperity not eradicating poverty.

[@sebaldsinliberia9283]

As a missionary and development worker in Liberia, West Africa, I appreciate your honesty and insights. I agree with your assessment and encourage the development of appropriate technologies as much as possible.

[@marcelobinna9399]

It takes great diligences in research to get this kind of results. I hope to become a great thinker like you & prof Clayton someday.

[@docktorpylon]

Key Points 1. Ending Poverty goes with sustainable management of available resources 2. Innovation is important in social Change 3. There's need for change managers

[@hassandiallo5326]

Building confidence through knowledge is key to success.

[@muokasina284]

Politics has become major hindrance in Africa on innovations and technology- including business growth. until we have the right leadership environment, it is difficult to move the continent ahead

[@kenmarriott5772]

Whatever you focus on, you get more of. Focus on poverty, you get more poverty. Focus on wealth.

[@a4Patiole]

The car came before the road. The innovation comes before the infrastructure! 💪🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@OwenSichone]

Not true. Horse drawn carriages had roads. Cars were called horseless carriages.

[@a4Patiole]

@@OwenSichone you're 100% correct. As someone who continues to see new tar roads being created, I resonated with the fact that not all roads/pathways are created when an idea is formulated.

[@AmosKatana]

This is a powerful and such profound presentation that needs to be listened to by all Afrikans, esp those carrying out such programs 👏

[@ravenofsky33]

Innovation needs security, rights protection (democracy) and infrastructure..

[@mrcl92rs]

If I could "like" this video a hundred times I would gladly do it!

[@Sridhar909]

Me too 👍 Awesome speech!!

[@missangela6720]

You can still do it by liking every single positive comment in this video that seems to align with your thinking

[@kennethisaac233]

@@missangela6720 and sharing the video as well so alot of us can see it.

[@chroniclesofanafricandiasporan]

Creating innovations is the way forward.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

If you give someone a fish they will have fish to eat for a day. If you teach someone to catch their own fish and give them a fishing pole,they will have fish to eat until the fishing pole breaks. If you teach someone to fish and how to make their own fishing pole, they will have fish to eat for the rest of their life and their children will make better fishing poles and have more fish to eat and fish to sell for the rest of their lives and their grandchildren will make even better fishing poles and catch even more fish and have fish to eat and to sell to lots more people for the rest of their lives,...

[@majiriokaroh6243]

Someone need to manage it properly without procrastinating for too long

[@tantaswantswam6467]

Lets hope African young leaders have well received this informative presentation because it pokes consciousness if you are a little normal.

[@khajalieubarrie5088]

We all wish they do but they don’t even have time to pick up these lessons

[@mfundozulu6147]

This is one of the biggest missing pieces I needed to plug into my life mission!

[@paulagape6460]

Obviously, every effective paradigm shifts is a powerful tool for effective change. Shifting from poverty to prosperity is a powerful tool. I would love to engage his team on a simple but effective model that will change the poverty situation in Africa. This model shifts focus from the circle of concern to the circle of influence.

[@reginamolloy3397]

Great talk. I support Trade not Aid with developing nations. Buy their products not donate to their often corrupt government officials. The products supports putting food on tables, shelter and gradual improvement in education. No jobs = no need for education.

[@AngusFriday]

SPOT ON!!! Let's do something to accelerate innovation that yields prosperity.

[@oldtimereligion1stlady22]

Powerful still it start with a clear and mercy filled heart about humanity help people to help themselves

[@hellonomasonto]

This left me pretty amazed! Bravo to the speaker. I hear you very well, my brother.

[@nyashanyatondo3464]

Innovation in the sea of corruption can sink right to the bottom and fail to transform the prospective fortunes of Africa. In Africa, we need to uproot corruption if innovation is to transform the economic fortunes of the continent

[@jefmweds]

The benefit that African countries have is the availability of good technologies that when re-engineered will accelerate our levels of development and creation of wealth. I still think many African countries should invest more on research and development. Thank you for this wonderful presentation

[@kennethisaac233]

Hi. Can you give examples of those technologies plz. I'm not aware of any of them. Thanks

[@KiRetteCouture]

We can have all the technologies we want but if good governance is absent, things won't move on much.

[@1anre]

Why isn’t this Efosa’s talk longer, it’s like he had so much more to share but was limited for time.

[@lawrencejere91]

Great presentation, I watch it over and over!

[@Chuby_ubesie]

He's one hundred percent correct. Africa doesn't need saviours, we need innovators and business men. Stop giving us fish, teach us how to fish

[@twizaniza4298]

Excellent quality of dealing with the Poverty. The Poverty reduction policies has-been missed placed in Africa. Innovation is the way forward is to motivate many intelligent Africans to bring change in the lives of many people in Africa! I am in this new way of helping my people move to financial liberty 🗽 of many on the continent of Africa. Thanks

[@michaeladesanya7822]

This is the best Ted talk I have seen and it can really apply to poverty in Families in any part of the world. There are so many innovative people in Africa and the education has to be given to our leaders who need to allow this innovative spirit of its people to flourish. P

[@lydiahkudziyamiranyangoni2262]

Innovation revolution indeed. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@theenvironment5789]

how can we create create prosperity ?(not a resource problem) but innovation problem (INNOVATION = practical solution to a real problem)

[@garikayichinhakwe9209]

I'm one of innovators in Africa. I agree with the presentation.

[@myrtillesm3532]

Fantastic. It touch so deeply. Thank you. So much right on. Equity, respect, togetherness and movement towards a greater future for everyne. Amen!

[@silviashefa4097]

Education as an Antidote for Hunger Recently, the UN, and several related organizations, marked two significant dates: the World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. International organizations for the poor and hungry have existed at least since the end of World War II, but neither poverty nor hunger have been eradicated. If anything, they have increased. What, then, are we doing wrong, and can we change the dismal reality? The problem is not lack of food; there is plenty of it. In fact, much of the food that is produced gets thrown away and pollutes the water and the ground rather than feeding hungry mouths. So people are hungry not for lack of food, but because there is no interest in helping people get it. The prevailing attitude is one of narcissism. We care only for ourselves and suspect everyone else’s intentions toward us. If we have any surplus funds, we use them to build walls and fences, not to help others. This is how we behave around the world as individuals and as nations. To quiet our conscience, we create organizations to tend to the poor and hungry. We fund them generously and appoint functionaries and bureaucrats to deal with the problem. But if our hearts were with the poor, we would not leave them in the hands of bureaucrats, just as we would not leave our children in the hands of social workers to see to their upbringing. We would see that the people we care about get what they need. Because we do not care, we appoint uncaring people who present plans for dealing with the spreading poverty and hunger, and announce special days to bring the problem to public awareness. They do not do a thing about the actual problems, but simply justify their bloated salaries through professionally designed presentations and verbose speeches that glorify their (nonexistent) achievements. If they truly wanted to solve the problem, which funds their lavish lifestyle, there would be many ways to do so. However, the surest way to lift people from poverty is education. First, there are technologies that can increase the yield of fields by multiple times through sophisticated irrigation systems, controlled environments, and other means. Farmers need to be taught how to use these technologies, and should be given the means to acquire them. This step alone would lift countless people out of hunger and poverty. Next, I think that organizations for eradication of poverty and hunger should use their budgets to buy lands where they will both grow crops for food that will be dedicated for the poor, and use some of the land to teach local farmers more efficient agriculture. Additionally, these centers for agriculture and education should be used in order to provide general education. It is well known that educated people have more opportunities in life, are generally better off, and can provide for themselves and their families better than uneducated people. Therefore, as a means to eradicate poverty and hunger, these centers should also provide general knowledge and education. Also, education should not be only about avoiding poverty. Poverty is not a personal matter, but a social one. Therefore, people who study at these education centers should also learn about solidarity, mutual responsibility, interdependence in today’s world, and other topics that will help them establish themselves as positive elements in a connected world. In this way, we can create an agrarian transformation that will become a social and cultural transformation that can free people not only from the grip of poverty and hunger, but integrate them in the global society of the 21st century as confident and positive individuals. In turn, these people will help others rise from poverty, and the process will gain momentum.

[@ronniehabwomugisha3040]

Thanks alot patriot. You have liberated many minds on this concept.

[@christianhume7618]

EXCELLENT!....very insightful! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@clementgavi7290]

When destruction, followed by deprivation, are principles of life, poverty, and misery, a necessity

[@msfelika]

What a breath of fresh air. I am so grateful for your presentation i

[@byiza9484]

Technology in every aspect of society has advanced dramatically in the last 50 years. So the poverty bar has moved accordingly.

[@HaiderAli-re3ic]

Great idea. Excellent presentation. ❤

[@bafanashabangu9725]

This approach seems viable and could yield significant potential on our Continent

[@tatatetenta2269]

We need to work on the mindset of our people to be able to make any progress. We have to drop all our negative thinking, subverting each other, change our paradigms and be focused on making positive progress.

[@mukailarafiu2718]

A very interesting piece of speech! Thank you, sir!

[@RidzkiSamsulhadi]

This is amazing talk! Thank you! It aligns so much with my mindset that what we need is actually shift our focus to improving well-being (and prosperity as you said) instead of narrow-mindedly focus on trying to "pull" people out of poverty with throwing them funds or resources randomly before they are ready to use them.

[@johnnywilson5083]

outstanding presentation and insightful , complex subject simplified for all. Well done !

[@Oogwayofbenin]

It's easy to get a patent right in the US but in Africa, we have a system that frown against patents. And if the people in diaspora wants any real contribution in Africa, they should work with African govt to start issuing out patents to protect and to act as incentive to use private funds for research. I studied management and I know what will happen if Nigeria govt start issuing easy patents. Patent is how govt encourage private bodies to use their funds on research to solve issues. The company in hopes on crashing out on the patent use their own funds for research rather watin for govt. This is what super countries have in common. They all issue patents and enforce relevant laws in the case of dispute. The govt does not need to give one cent from its pocket. But protecting business, Sanctioning any business that copies our country's patent. Govt is not a place to smiling and waiting for grants. It's a place for ideas and implementation of such ideas.

[@madskittls]

Yep, give people money and let them buy and create new markets. Innovation only works when you foster an environment in which companies are rewarded for their innovations. Give people money and they will be incentivized to do so.

[@bapplay1]

wow..excellent presentation brother. well said. Developing countries like my own needs this message. Thank you , thank you

[@phungphan2245]

Local governments in some African countries also make it hard for entrepreneurs to start business let alone be innovative. John Stossel did a good cover on it.

[@Gikash]

True. Same case applies in Kenya

[@fabianmwoshi]

Innovation= practical solutions to real problems. Very insightful 💯💯💯

[@michaelsongiso4877]

I don't know why I am finding this now in 2022 , I have a couple of innovations that I afeel can empower the avaerage people in my community by addressing important things. I agree with you on the Video , however even innovation need to have a benchmark cost which in most cases funders will not agree to if they don't see in big profit

[@littleKingSolomon]

The innovators he mentioned in his presentation had the same problem but, as he said, they persevered. Banks and investors may not see what we see but we can't give up.

[@michaelsongiso4877]

@@littleKingSolomon I love the part where you said we can't give, thought it takes a lot to start something from scratch without anything because most of the activities will need cash in the initial stages

[@chrispinemukuka2581]

Good TEDx Talk. I managed to write a Research Paper on a similar topic. Job well-done Efosa

[@audleybarnett934]

Born in Jamaica but I m not Jamaican I live in the USA I m not a African I m a Alkablanea Love ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️ Love you all Alkablanea

[@sallymoyae3203]

Efosa this is really insightful, I've also been thinking can't we ,the developing countries focus on addressing the root problem which I is believe is low levels of literacy;the biggest poverty contributor.

[@shauncameron8390]

Because poverty programs are about population control, not population upliftment. You know, give them enough so they don't starve and rebel, but not enough to make a tangible difference in their overall position in life.

[@roythomas3667]

So, why going l not give them enough to make a tangible difference?

[@adamisraeli8519]

This TED Talk is beautifully put together. The Late Hans Rosling would appreciate the factful-based worldview in which Efosa's research is rooted.

[@TerryB751]

I'm 64 and remember back in the mid 1960s that my grandfather kept envelopes of religious charities that he gave too and some of those were for an African fund even back then. It's really sad that the history of colonialism, slavery, and proxy wars between the U.S. and the former U.S,S.R. has tainted this effort to such a degree that it seems that it's practically impossible to make progress.

[@Jossnaz]

there is always someone to blame, instead of trying to solve the solution. Europe was conquered by the huns! Damn be the huns, the roman empire was such better. We could be so much better off. Can you revert the hun invasion? would it have been better without the hun invasion? I know people very closely who work with african charity. By blaming the errors on yourself or others, you don't make a favor to anyone. But most importantly, you don't do the africans a favor. Because that would mean they can lean back, cry and point a finger.

[@MrAceman82]

​@@Jossnaz Great remarks. Blaming someone else for own misery, does not help anybody, especially you. Not only Huns, large part of Europe was held by Ottoman Turks for 500 years. Should we blame the Turks for that? No.

[@SingleTax]

The reason these programs fail is that they treat the symptoms of poverty while ignoring the root cause. What is that root cause? For the answer, read Henry George's masterwork, Progress and Poverty.

[@apurvanair2056]

Okay 👍

[@thestoryteller6398]

am glad I watched this talk today.

[@SasekaniSibandaDr]

We must stop pushing and ask ourselves, how can we create prosperity

[@dr.aliceamudzi5167]

Well said Brother. It's a pity to know that we are our own enemies. High IQ people in Africa would stay when we give them the support they need.

[@averayugen7802]

Same for Oklahoma.

[@bareahhmed4276]

Smooth talk. Pipe dream. No tangible results. The Facebook Page of his Organization Poverty Stops Here (PSH) was last active in 2017, days after he delivered this speech. Seems he failed in his mission

[@obrotcho8289]

Very insightful and top-notch presentation.

[@nicholaschong92]

Innovation before development.

[@nightdreamer2315]

This gives me hope yet.

[@reecerodrigues1127]

Congrats on your amazing speech sir!

[@HeyRandal]

Thank you for a very stimulating talk and for your work to help people lift themselves from poverty by creating prosperity through innovation. I would like to know what happened to the water wells you referred to. Why are they broken? Thanks.

[@kathrinneuhold9302]

I've heard of wells that got broken by the women themselves, who were used to walk for miles to get water. The moment they didn't have to walk anymore, spending more time at home, some were exposed to domestic violence more often.

[@cavemansouthafrica]

@kathrin neuhold this explanation seems highly unlikely (coming from someone who lives in africa & has had close contact with many rural & poor communities.) it’s possible that it happened as you said once or twice, but even the fact that you don’t quote your sources and start off “i heard ...” suggests hearsay more than fact. what’s way more likely @heyrandal is that the wells were seen as a gift. most things on planet earth don’t last unless they are maintained - that’s the job of farmers, school grounds staff, carpenters etc ... maintenance maintenance maintenance. without tools, expertise and agreements in place, a community will use a gift until a small thing goes wrong, then instead of a stitch in time, they will generally continue using it until it’s totally broken. like trying to repair a car with a ceased engine, it’s often better to start again. but they don’t have the resources to start again anymore than they did with the first well. handouts (gifts) aren’t a long term solution. innovation, job creation, training are...

[@petrawirrell2624]

My husband and I have lived and worked in Sierra Leone for 2 years. He drilled water wells in the villages, despite there being already several wells which were broken. We asked, the people there why they did not use those wells. The reply "The rope is broken so we can't reach the water." We asked "Why don't you just buy a new rope and replace the broken one?" They replied "It is not our well, and the ABC - organization who drilled this well hasn't come back to fix the rope." - So sometimes it is also a matter of the organizations not transferring the responsibilities and "ownership" to the local people. It is sometimes a problem that the organizations, instead of empowering the people, have created dependency. In order to properly "help", the organizations need to be aware of the local culture and society structure as well.

[@jdxtube68]

Outstanding! Thank you.

[@ColmVD]

Civilisation has always needed and will always depend on poverty in order to maintain the ubiquitous and pre-established socio-economic gaps which maintain the status and security of the rich everywhere in the world. If everybody were financially stable with secure accommodation and decent living standards, who would want to clean the streets and who would want to unclog sewers? The rich need poverty as a catalyst for having their maintenance work seen to.

[@akashchoudhary8162]

Now that we are in the age of machine and have stepped to go into the age of automation, are the poor really needed to do those derogatory works anymore? Couldn't they be just automated?

[@NewBaldwin]

Easy to say when you are not the poor. Easiers still if your knowledge of history is European propaganda.

[@joelwieland1767]

There will always be some people who earn less than others and that's okay because many people who get rich help others by creating a great product that improves the lives of many. What needs to be changed is the standards of those lower paying jobs. For example in countries like switzerland, street construction workers earn decent money and can afford a decent apartment and a car. So even tho they're doing "undesirable" work they are able to live well enough to have a good live and that should be the goal rather than making everyone equal because that's never going to work

[@swetatripathi3146]

Eye opening presentation 👀

[@AceXwilD]

That Ford analogy was a crazy realization.

[@mcconn746]

Brilliant Observations. We have a similar problem with people that want socialism. They want someone else to give them something rather than working to earn what they want. Long term, they will fail.

[@Jonifico]

True, but pure socialism is barely applied in the world's economies. What you see is mostly capitalism with socialist elements, which can really work, actually! Governments like this can ensure people have high education and healthcare.

[@mcconn746]

@@Jonifico That is what we have now. IMHO, that is not what the DSA, Bernie, AOC etc. want. They want full socialism and they want to be the leaders. Socialisms works well for leaders like Maduro.

[@deborahkesmen4626]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I HAVE LEARNT SOMETHING NEW.

[@vegie4697]

this made my opinions about poverty more clear. thanks a lot.

[@ski34able]

Okay but how to foster innovation?

[@gugulethutakaindisa3423]

This was awesome and insightful…..

[@IslamTheFinalMessage]

I don't think innovations make poor to rich, it is in fact making middle class to poor. Each innovation like TV, internet, fridge is made middle class people to poor. Middle class can't pay raising bills. Because each innovation comes with cost and this cost increases exponentially compared to middle class salary!

[@j.n.sloane]

Excellent talk. You can do it.

[@MySkod]

What about the goverment corruption in Africa? I thought it will be your insight about why it's so hard to stop the poverty in the continent. That being said, it was truly inspiring and insightful talk. Thank you so much for that. It is a pleasure to hear the product of your research. Very creative and out of the box.

[@sebsignat8286]

When we start removing corruption; we get positive changes in society, lower poverty etc

[@philippa3466]

Every country is corrupt. The most developed nations are the MOST CORRUPT. Corruption and development don't go together. Just because you are developed does not mean you are not incredibly corrupt. Look at countries like the UK, USA, France etc. Their corruption is almost sinister and throughout their system. But they are developed. The focus on eradicating corruption before we develop has the same impact as this focus on eradicating poverty.

[@ziamirafghan8244]

If African spend more time on how to innovate than praying, they will be the perfect example for the world.

[@mofimTV]

Yes but there is one factor to take into account. The highly corrupt African political engines that discourage the highly motivated innovators-returnees.

[@OreApampa]

📝Innovation before development

[@Tepkeny]

Brilliant

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Run for President of Nigeria

[@GloriousIyobosa]

This is a very True talk. Thank you for the time and all the Research put into ways of trying to help the African continent.