What if the first world trained its eyes on developing nations? Daily monitoring from satellites in orbit overhead is a reality today, and the pictures are becoming just as clear of the fields in Zambia or los campos de El Salvador as they are of the home where I grew up in the US. As this overhead view becomes more current and freely available to aid organizations and the public, I wonder how Africa and everyone’s efforts to fight poverty can benefit.
Some thoughts might be monitoring and assisting refugee camps, identifying those most in need post-disaster, or identifying farmers who could most use capacity-building; enabling more effective interventions. What are your ideas?
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