{"id":2109,"date":"2016-12-21T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2016-12-20T19:11:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T19:11:44","slug":"making-headlines-impact-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/making-headlines-impact-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Making headlines: Impact engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Design has the power to change lives\u2014and we\u2019re not the only ones taking notice. The October 2016 issue of ENGINEERING.com features a story about AU speaker and inspiring designer, Alan Spybe<a href=\"http:\/\/au.autodesk.com\/au-online\/classes-on-demand\/class-catalog\/2016\/inventor-professional\/pd21929\">y<\/a>, whose nonprofit KickStart International is using Autodesk software to help sub-Saharan farmers raise themselves and their families out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-12.08.38-PM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-12-19-at-12-08-38-pm\" width=\"361\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-12.08.38-PM.png 361w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-12.08.38-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-12.08.38-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-19-at-12.08.38-PM-190x190.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By designing high-quality, affordable manual irrigation pumps, KickStart has helped millions of farmers escape subsisting on the seasonal crop cycle. \u201cWith our pumps, these farmers can grow crops during the dry season,\u201d says Spybey. \u201cThat enables them to bring their crops to market when other farmers can\u2019t\u2014when prices tend to be higher. Not only does that help with food supply during the dry season, it enables them to make a greater profit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KickStart estimates that their irrigation pumps enable farmers with access to water to double their income, which they can then invest into whatever they need\u2014more land, better equipment, or better education for their children. To learn about engineering challenges KickStart has encountered, how they\u2019ve overcome those problems, and what they\u2019re working on next, read the full story: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engineering.com\/DesignSoftware\/DesignSoftwareArticles\/ArticleID\/13527\/Fighting-Poverty-Through-Better-Design.aspx\"><strong>Fighting Poverty Through Better Design<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design has the power to change lives\u2014and we\u2019re not the only ones taking notice. 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