Can the future of humanitarian response be sans technology?

The number of refugees is on the rise. The need for humanitarian efforts is increasing. Be it human or natural disasters, the world is facing a gripping statistic of individuals who have been forced to live in destitute conditions. While the efforts have become more strategic, the rate at which aid is needed is multiplying by the...

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Engineering solutions for Social Systems

What good is funding in the 21st century? Social service, humanitarian work, public good, aid, relief, support add to it a dash of NGOs. Resting upon the threshold of donations and funds, the immediate as well as long term projects are usually if not always taken care by non profits.  That is how it has always been,...

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Active Intellectualism spooled with generosity

As the sun struggled to bring warmth into the cold winter morning, my mind raced to contemplate the idea of Active Intellectualism. My mentor gave me quite a many totes for thought, but today it was a gigantic word. Being the highly educated, widely traveled inspiration that he was, I wanted to make sure...

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