we got electricity in the uk in the 1940s.
we got electricity in the uk in the 1940s.
when did we get electricity in the uk?
the 1940s
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according to ashoka, "“social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. they are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.”" entrepreneurs are consumed with ideas. they aren't happy to simply express their idea; they need their idea to make a change in society. another quality about entrepreneurs is the ability to be realistic. ""a real entrepreneur has to listen to the environment very well. you cannot cause major social change unless you really understand what's going on."" all of these qualities were displayed in fabio rosa, a man with the desire to spread electricity to poor sections in brazil. in 1982 ney azevedo, the new mayor of palmares, got rosa connected in hopes of improving the lives of the people living in that region. rosa initially started working on solving the problem of irrigation for the farmers. the price of water was high for them, and the only good solution for this problem was to use electricity to get the water out of the ground. in his research, rosa heard about ennio amaral, a professor who had devised an effective yet relatively low-cost electrification system. rosa was able to gain permission to experiment with amaral’s system, and then using water pumps he was able to start solving the irrigation problem for the citizens of palmares. after that rosa experienced many difficulties. he found it hard to gain financial support so that he could continue to spread electricity and irrigation systems to areas outside of palmares, and changes in government officials caused his work to almost come to a complete halt. rosa continued to persevere despite this though, and he was able to get electricity to 25,000 farmers in the early 1990s. his work was slowed again though, and he changed his method of action. after starting his own company, agroelectric adequate technology systems in 1992, rosa began selling low-cost products that converted solar energy into electricity. he knew that the lack of fencing in brazil was causing there to be overgrazing by the livestock, so he started distributing electric fences to solve this problem. rosa acquired national recognition through this process, because his method was so successful. by this point he had distributed solar electric systems across brazil. after this rosa developed more projects, including the quiron project which saved poor families money while using various methods to protect the environment, and the sun shines for all which provided families with solar panels using a rental system.
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