Team 2: Central and South America by Maegan Columbus https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha Maegan Columbus , Keith Chafe , Brandon Bellefontaine, Celina Bitar Sawyer room 938 December 6th, 2022 en-us 2022-11-16 23:23:01 UTC 2022-12-02 00:20:12 UTC hello@padlet.com columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387419511
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]]> 2022-11-16 23:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387419511 Is entrepreneurship a solution for ending global poverty? columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387420036 2022-11-16 23:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387420036 The process bbellefontaine0 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387588854 Each team member individually researched poverty and issues plaguing the region of South and Central America as a whole. Topis like average income, government, education, demographic information, religion and other factors to poverty. Several countries stood out, and after discussion our group decided to focus on the country of Venezuela. We found that Venezuela had a population of 28.7 million, fertility rate of 2.16 and infant mortality rate of 15.54 per 1000 births.
Spanish the most common spoken language.
Causes of Poverty are lack of education, lack of healthcare, government corruption, heavy investing in one industry and few jobs available. 

]]> 2022-11-17 02:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387588854 Finding The Problem ykc02317 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387602754 The first step to ideation is the determine which problem is the more urgent one to solve. Our team divided the issues into 3 main categories:
-Lack of Education
-Lack of Jobs
-Poor Healthcare

We decided the most important problem was the lack of sufficient healthcare in Venezuela. The country has almost no hospitals, and the few that they do have are very poor and not maintained well. We formulated a plan to fly in doctors and nurses and establish a hospital in the region. The medical professionals would be on a rotation, and would travel back home when they were off duty. They would help to train people to become doctors and nurses, and one day they hospital would be completely self-sufficient without requiring help from international medical professionals.]]> 2022-11-17 02:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2387602754 Problem Statement columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388217857 We want to help people get the healthcare they deserve. Due to conditions in Venezuela like the environment, corruption and lack of infrastructure, it’s hard to bring the people affordable and good quality healthcare. To solve this, we will send a transport of medical professionals and supplies to help people in need.


]]> 2022-11-17 12:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388217857 columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388219287 During this day we were really able to get together and address the biggest problem in our region, once we were able to identify the problem, we created the problem statement. ]]> 2022-11-17 12:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388219287 Revamped Problem Statement columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388220098 We will transport doctors, both Venezuelan and American, via trucks stationed at a town, Cabrera, surrounded by the most populated areas of Venezuela, allowing us to easily access people throughout the country, going to people in need and giving them healthcare. We want to help people get the health care they deserve. They deserve the right to survive and thrive in their country. But, due to conditions in Venezuela such as corruption, environmental disasters, and lack of resources like education and healthcare, the reality is that many Venezuelans are living in poverty and fighting to be healthy. This idea will help people get access to healthcare and spend more time working, engaging in a community, and bettering the lives of themselves and others, no matter the geography. 


]]> 2022-11-17 12:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388220098 columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388224155 As a group, we do feel that entrepreneurship is a solution to ending global poverty. We all agreed that entrepreneurship along with some helping outside factors can lead to economic growth in areas of the world that can then lead to getting rid of poverty once and for all. ]]> 2022-11-17 13:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2388224155 What We Learned celinabitar123 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2389018826 We have learned a variety of things from working on our prototype. For instance, we were able to understand how working on our problem statement and being patient with the process would allow us to make a succesful prototype. As well as this, we were better equipped at tapping into our creativeness, as we learned from the book that creativity is not just how someone is, but is something that takes practice and effort to attain. Lastly, creating and testing our prototype allowed us to understand what other essentials needed to be added to our prototype. One example of this is our oxygen masks, which we decided was important to add, while in the process of making the prototype. ]]> 2022-11-17 21:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2389018826 columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394220674 Vehicles will be purchased, and some will be donated by automotive companies in partnership. For example, some car companies donate money for each sale during the holidays, we would reach out and get these companies to raise money for our organization with each vehicle purchase. For vehicles we buy, we would work out a deal for special vehicles fitted to be all-terrain and have storage for equipment. We would also have smaller jeeps that would transfer medical personnel. The size of these vehicles would vary depending on the cost of the vehicles, where they're going, and what they are transporting.]]> 2022-11-22 14:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394220674 columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394229657  Medical skillsets that would be needed are things like, being certified in CPR, injection, patient preparation, knowledge of terminology, etc.) We would also have specialists in pediatrics and different specializations for different parts of the body. Due to the location and the hazards that could come with the job, the medical staff would need some training to deal with what comes with the job, even former medical staff from the military would be perfect. ]]> 2022-11-22 14:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394229657 columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394233142 2022-11-22 14:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394233142 columbusmaegan03 https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394235989 We would like to partner up with suppliers to have a steady supply of medical supplies, and an organization that would help us with operations. Having a network that is willing to help us will only allow for us to be successful. ]]> 2022-11-22 14:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Finalexam/1b98t11pn1on1sha/wish/2394235989