http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/04/24/kickstart-co-founder-martin-fisher-wins-mit-prize Comments for "Kickstart Co-Founder Martin Fisher Wins MIT Prize" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/04/24/kickstart-co-founder-martin-fisher-wins-mit-prize <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> April 23, 2008 - 20:36, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> The Boston Globe</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> Creator of Low-cost Pumps for African Farmers Wins MIT Prize</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/04/creator_of_lowc.html">http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/04/creator_of_lowc.html</a> </div> <div class="flexinode--41"> <strong>Teaser: </strong><br /> <p>A San Francisco man who is credited with changing the lives of thousands of farmers in Africa with his irrigation pumps has won the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability.<br /><br />Martin Fisher is co-founder and chief executive of the San Francisco-based non-profit KickStart, which has developed and marketed low-cost, human-powered pumps that allow farmers to boost the productivity of their land -- and increase their earnings.<br /><br />Rather than simply giving the pumps away, KickStart has worked with wholesalers and retailers to market the pumps, with the idea of someday creating a self-sustaining market for them.</p><br class="clear" /></div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <p>A San Francisco man who is credited with changing the lives of thousands of farmers in Africa with his irrigation pumps has won the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability.<br /><br />Martin Fisher is co-founder and chief executive of the San Francisco-based non-profit KickStart, which has developed and marketed low-cost, human-powered pumps that allow farmers to boost the productivity of their land -- and increase their earnings.<br /><br />Rather than simply giving the pumps away, KickStart has worked with wholesalers and retailers to market the pumps, with the idea of someday creating a self-sustaining market for them.<br /><br />&quot;Our goal is to ensure that local farmers can buy moneymaking irrigation pumps on the local market,&quot; said Fisher.<br /><br /></p><br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/04/24/kickstart-co-founder-martin-fisher-wins-mit-prize#comment Successful Models Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:19:51 -0500 Francisco Noguera 5460 at http://www.nextbillion.net