Podcasts about Lumkani

In South Africa, fire safety and protection proves to be a problem for many people in underserved communities because of lack of infrastructure and support. To start solving this problem, Lumkani has developed a strong focus on human-centred product design, mass manufacture and scaling a dev team that is able to constantly listen to their clients. Paul Mesarcik discusses some of the challenges and design considerations involved in growing a hardware focused startup that is determined to create a huge positive social impact in South Africa.Watch the video, and read the transcript here! (http://bit.ly/36lVTEw)

A tenet of entrepreneurship getting as close to the customer or end-user as possible, to best understand and implement solutions for them. But what does this look like across the continent, where the set of problems and opportunities are unique to the market and context in which entrepreneurs are operating?In this episode, Justin speaks with founders who are building businesses by intimately understanding the problem and their end-users - by taking the worm's eye view.3:39 - SafeBoda co-founder Ricky Rapa Thomson10:46 - Lumkani co-founder and CEO David Gluckman16:27 - Farmcrowdy founder Onyeka Akumah23:25 - a conversation between Justin and The Flip's b-mic, Sayo Folawiyo.

In Episode 4, Rosie Afia (Market Engagement Manager at GSMA) and Francois Petousis (Head of Product and Director of Humanitarian Projects at Lumkani) discuss grantee learnings from the M4H Innovation Fund. Find out more at www.gsma.com/m4h This initiative is currently funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and supported by the GSMA and its members.

Lumkani is a company that provides fire detection devices to informal settlements. The company’s fire detector is specifically designed to monitor informal settlements for rises in temperature. Millions of Rands of damage has been saved by these devices. The device was first conceived as a solution to problems with using standard fire detection systems in informal settlements. Most fire detectors monitor smoke and sound an alarm when the smoke has built up. Unfortunately, this causes many false alarms as these settlements tend to produce a lot of smoke. The Lumkani Fire Alarm measures rise in temperature, which greatly reduced the number of false alarms caused by smoke. Another feature added was a transmitter and responder. Informal settlements are built on top of each other leaving little space between each home. In the event of a fire, a neighbor is in just as much danger as the resident. By transmitting the alarm to the surrounding detectors, the community can react and put out the fire before it becomes a large problem. Fire is used to warm us, cook food, and light our homes but it is a destructive force. The Lumkani fire detectors warm people before a fire becomes a disaster. Their clever design and the innovative way they communicate has made them an invaluable tool in keeping people in informal settlements safe. If you want to learn more about Lumkani visit here. More podcasts from Smart Firefighting

On this episode, Vikas sits down with David Gluckman, co-founder and CEO of Lumkani. Lumkani pairs a proprietary, Internet-of-Things heat detector with insurance products that protect life, shelter, and assets from home fires in informal settlements in South Africa. Approximately 10 million South Africans live in informal settlements communities and can be devastated by shack fires which can quickly spread to the surrounding neighbors if they are not alerted. Lumkani both prevents the spreading of fires as well as serves as a lifeline to customers whose homes and property are destroyed.

Lumkani from South Africa have solved an issue of fire hazards in informal settlements. They have developed a fire alarm for highly populated informal settlements. Their solution protects you as well as your neighbour. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

David Gluckman’s career as an entrepreneur started when he was 8 years old and worked in a market booth in Johannesburg. But growing up in South Africa, he could not escape the obvious inequality of society. By the time he reached university in Cape Town, he became determined that he wanted to be part of changing the system. After a short career in banking and as a consultant for EY, David decided to take a break from corporate life and return to Cape Town. He stayed with his friend Emily Vining. As it happens, Emily was working with Francois Petousis and Samuel Ginsberg to start Lumkani. Lumkani manufactures low-cost fire detectors for the urban poor, starting in the urban slums of South Africa. Once a fire starts in one informal home, it quickly spreads, displacing tens of thousands of residents each year. Lumkani’s clever device alarms in a home. If the fire is not put out, the device sends a radio signal to all of the other homes within 40 meters. It also sends a text message to the home owner. This allows residents to react quickly, preventing the spread of fire. Not only is Lumkani using innovative technology in their devices, but they are also using an innovative business model to sell and distribute their devices. In this episode of the Social Entrepreneur podcast, we discuss: The impact of fire for the urban poor. The device that Lumkani has designed. The design criteria and how they developed it. The innovative business model that Lumkani uses to make this sophisticated device affordable to the urban poor. The value of reaching scale, especially when designing for extreme affordability. Resources: Lumkani on the web: http://lumkani.com/ Lumkani on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lumkani On Twitter: https://twitter.com/LumkaniFire On YouTube: https://youtu.be/cR0vM3qGxT8

Emily Vining is part of a diverse team of the social enterprise Lumkani  making a social impact through the development of fire detection technology.  Her role is to talk with the communities who use their technology, and by building relationships with them, ensure that they meet the needs and preferences of the end users of their device.  Telana explores with her the skills, especially listening, that she uses to build these relationships, and the mindset that allows her to be so effective.   For more info see: http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/how-build-relationships-with-community   For more information about Lumkani, see this Let’s Talk Possibility podcast episode with Emily:   http://talkpossibility.innercoaching.co.za/the-journey-of-a-fire-detection-startup-with-emily-vining-ep-131

Shack fires in informal settlements are an ongoing challenge and when not detected early enough, have disastrous consequences for thousands of people. A group of friends brought together their diverse skills, and turned the fire detector - that started as a student’s thesis project - into a viable product and business which is now saving lives and homes. Telana speaks with one of the founders and directors of Lumkani, Emily Vining, about their journey from startup to award winning social enterprise.   For more information see: http://talkpossibility.innercoaching.co.za/the-journey-of-a-fire-detection-startup-with-emily-vining-ep-131 and www.lumkani.com