Lion Lights Favorite 

Practitioner: 

Date: 

Feb 26 2013

Location: 

Nairobi, Kenya

Richard Turere, 13, has devised an innovative system to protect his family's livestock from the wild beasts. He created "Lion Lights," which keeps the predators away from the family's enclosure. The Kenyan boy will speak about his invention at the TED 2013 conference.

External sources: 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/tech/richard-turere-lion-lights
Posted by kafiaahmed on Mar 13 2013

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Activates (people)Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
Strengthens (community)Strengthens, builds and celebrates community through ritual and/or symbol.
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Shifts (culture)Shifts the cultural landscape in order to imagine and enable change.
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