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October 16, 2011

Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines | Bart Weetjens:我是教老鼠如何寻找地雷的

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Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines

Time: 17:30-19:30, Sunday, Oct 16 2011
Venue: Xindanwei, 50 Yongjia Rd.
Cost: 30 rmb/person

Bart Weet­jens is developing a new approach to the land ­mine detection problem: train­ing giant pouched rats to detect explosives in minute amounts.Bart Weetjens works with locals in Morogoro, Tanzania to run a world-class facility that trains rats to do something astonishing: sniff out land mines. (The African giant pouched rat, the species used in the project, is wide­spread in the region.) The rats that pass the train­ing — and the same rigorous testing applied to land mine-sniffing canines — become what Weetjens calls “HeroRATS.”

This event is supported by Ashoka, the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. Ashoka aims to identify similar entrepreneurs in China whose goal is to be of service to society, and provide them support to make their plans a reality. To do this Ashoka needs to develop a wide network of supporters. Ashoka’s ultimate vision is to create a world where every individual has the freedom, confidence and societal support to address social problems and drive change. More about Ashoka, please visit: www.ashoka.org

please see: http://www.ted.com/talks/bart_weetjens_how_i_taught_rats_to_sniff_out_land_mines.html

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Bart Weetjens：我如何教老鼠寻找地雷的

时间：10月16日星期天，下午5点半-7点半
地点：永嘉路50号，新单位
费用：30元/每人

Bart于九岁生日时收到了他人生中第一只仓鼠作为礼物,自此萌生了他终身对啮齿类动物的迷恋。他早期的青少年生活有的很大一部分时间都于家 中饲养仓鼠及宠物鼠,并批发给宠物商店出售。长大后,Bart成为了产品开发工程师。他的团队开发概念包括现为欧洲各地的公共交通采用、可供轮椅上落的低台巴士。就在此 时,比利时媒体经常对于非洲的地雷受害者故事的报导,又给他带来了新的想法‐联合他对鼠类 的认识及产品开发的专能,为扫雷领域带来创新。虽然他的想法起初未能为捐助者认同,但Bart于他的母校安特卫普大学找到了援助 。通过与安特卫普大学有连接的坦桑尼亚Sokoine农业大学,Bart终于为他的扫雷鼠找到了一个家,并通过非洲和欧洲之间的密切合作,进一步发展成今天的HeroRATS。

详情请看: http://www.ted.com/talks/bart_weetjens_how_i_taught_rats_to_sniff_out_land_mines.html

此活动由爱创家提供支持。
爱创家是一家汇集了全球优秀社会企业家的国际机构。在中国，我们致力于推广社会企业理念，向中国介绍世界享誉盛名的社会企业家，以及分享他们对全球性社会问题的解决方法。与此同时，我们亦致力于在中国发掘类似的社会企业家为他们提供必要的支持，从而帮助他们实现改善社会的计划。我们同时也需要构建一个融合各方意见及支持的网络，以协助我们的工作。爱创家的使命，是要建造一个人人都能够有机会、有信心、有支持地去用创新的办法解决社会问题并引领改变的世界。www.ashoka.org

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3 Comments »

  1. Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines （part 2)_http://t.cn/assLlv http://t.cn/assLWp (来 @土豆网 关注我 http://t.cn/assLWB )

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    Comment by xindanwei — October 18, 2011 @ 9:58 am

  2. Bart Weetjens 的企业网站：http://www.apopo.org/home.php

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    Comment by xindanwei — October 18, 2011 @ 10:00 am

  3. Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines (part 1)_Bart Weet jens is de… http://t.cn/assVpn (来 @土豆网 关注我 http://t.cn/assLWB )

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    Comment by xindanwei — October 18, 2011 @ 10:09 am

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