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kenzabenessalah

Lumkani - 0 views

  • As part of Lumkani’s mission to mitigate the loss of life and property caused by fires in South Africa and across the globe, we implement large scale roll-outs of our fire detection system into urban informal settlements and townships.
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      Before Lumkani was introduced, there was very little hope for people to rebuild their houses when fire erupted. Making this business known could help save plenty of lives.
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      Before Lumkani was introduced, there was very little hope for people to rebuild their houses when fire erupted. Making this business known could help save plenty of lives.
  • Before Lumkani introduced Fire Cover in 2016, there was little hope for households and businesses that had been excluded from insurance cover, to quickly rebuild, refurnish and return to a state of dignity.
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      This excerpt is important because it highlights how beneficial and essential the concept of the company is. It helped protect people's homes and reassure them that their households would return to their original state.
  • For only R60 per month, you get: A Lumkani Fire Alarm that warns you when fire breaks out. Cover for your home or business structure and all of your belongings/stock for up to R40,000 provided by Hollard. There is no waiting period, you are protected immediately after your first payment.Foreign Nationals may apply.No documentation required to apply..properties we protect: Informal homes Small homes and low-cost homes (RDPs) Small businesses
    • tahaemsd
       
      Details of what is covered by the LUMKANI company
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  • Lumkani is a technology company which distributes insurance products to financially excluded households and businesses in townships and informal settlements. We use our award-winning fire detectors to mitigate the risk of fires and a world-first insurance product to cover losses when disasters occur. We have distributed tens of thousands of fire alarms to homes across South Africa which have drastically lowered the instances of fires in our communities, ensuring that those who are most vulnerable have a sense of security. Tens of millions of Rands of possible fire damage have been saved through our early-warning fire detectors.
    • aminej
       
      I think that this is an excellent idea since it will help many people in rural areas who very often suffer from losses due to weather or natural disasters and also a very weak infrastructure. It will also bring more unbanked people to learn about different services of insurance and finance.
  • Fires destroy homes, belongings and businesses which leads to personal and financial insecurity. We provide protection against fires to informal homes, small homes, RDPs and small businesses
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      Having such a concept is essential to the community because it deals with one of most popular issues in the world; financial insecurity
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    LUMKANI launched indeed a networked heat detector to protect people's properties.
kenza_abdelhaq

Lumkani - Wikipedia - 0 views

  • The device is a small blue box that measure the rate of temperature rise rather than detecting smoke which helps in reducing false alarms.[5] The network of Lumkani devices in a specific slum uses radio frequency to send text messages and notify people in cases of emergencies. An alarm will be activated in all houses within a 60 metres (200 ft) radius if the initial alarm is not disarmed within 30 seconds.[6][7]
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      It important not only for people to hear from others about fire alarms, but also for them to receive some sort of text to notify them about such emergencies.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
       
      The company created a device able to detect smoke caused by fire and to notify the relevant parties through text messages GPS coordinates and redio frequencies.
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    "The device is a small blue box that measure the rate of temperature rise rather than detecting smoke which helps in reducing false alarms.[5] The network of Lumkani devices in a specific slum uses radio frequency to send text messages and notify people in cases of emergencies. An alarm will be activated in all houses within a 60 metres (200 ft) radius if the initial alarm is not disarmed within 30 seconds.[6][7] The central device of the network locates the GPS coordinates of the blaze,[4] to coordinate with the fire department for immediate intervention."
tahaemsd

WDO | Lumkani - 0 views

  • The device detects fires by sensing for a rate of rise of temperature, rather than smoke, which would cause many false alarms. In the event of a fire, the detectors communicate to one another by means of radio frequency (RF) to create a community wide alert – the alert is transmitted to neighbouring detectors within a 60m radius of the fire, giving the community at large the necessary advanced warning to deal with the fire before it becomes unmanageable.
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      It's interesting to know that the device detects fire alarms not by smoke but by the rise of temperature. This could prevent many false alarms from happening.
  • Lumkani has created the world’s first networked heat-detector designed specifically for informal settlements. Lumkani’s heat detector addresses the devastation caused by the spread of fires in urban slums, by creating a community wide early warning.
    • tahaemsd
       
      This device detects fires by sensing for a rate of rise of temperature, rather than smoke.
kenzabenessalah

Lumkani: Most Innovative Company | Fast Company - 0 views

  • Lumkani is a tech company and social enterprise that delivers insurance services dedicated to customers who suffered loss of property or life following slum fired in South Africa and beyond. The company got its name from local Xhosa language, “lumkani” meaning “be careful”. Their main product is a small blue box fire alarm that responds to a rise in temperature rather than smoke with the aim of decreasing false alarms. Its associated network alerts houses within a 200 foot radius if the alarm is not shut off within 30 seconds. In 2014, the company reported having distributed 7000 of these devices across slums in South Africa, and 5000 in 2015 to its highest fire risk neighborhood in Cape Town.
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      Lumkani doesn't only alarm people, but it delivers insurances services which I think is essential for people in urban areas to have.
tahaemsd

Lumkani: The little blue box that saves lives - CNN - 0 views

  • Funded through a government innovation agency and a successful crowdsourcing campaign, the start-up has also won several awards and grants, including best start-up in 2014's Global Innovation through Science & Technology competition.Last year, it was chosen by the International Red Cross as a provider for its Fire Sensors initiative, a project that has distributed 900 of the devices along with extensive market research.Julie Arrighi, Innovation Advisor at the American Red Cross, said that using networked heat sensors like Lumkani is crucial to mitigating the growing risk of slum fires around the world.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
       
      Lumkani's technology prevented many disasters and was successful at raising funds through government innovation agency and crowdsourcing campaign. The innovative aspect and importance of the technology received many recognitions and awards.
  • Lumkani devices are networked to each other using radio frequency, the same technology used in garage remotes. When a fire is detected, the alarm sounds in all homes within a 40 meter radius, using a different tone to signify to users when the blaze is in a separate dwelling.
    • tahaemsd
       
      Technology used by Lumkani, the same used in garage remotes.
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    "Funded through a government innovation agency and a successful crowdsourcing campaign, the start-up has also won several awards and grants, including best start-up in 2014's Global Innovation through Science & Technology competition. Last year, it was chosen by the International Red Cross as a provider for its Fire Sensors initiative, a project that has distributed 900 of the devices along with extensive market research. Julie Arrighi, Innovation Advisor at the American Red Cross, said that using networked heat sensors like Lumkani is crucial to mitigating the growing risk of slum fires around the world."
tahaemsd

Start-up Spotlight: Shack fire early-warning systems save lives - EE Publishers - 0 views

  • Lumkani has always had the dream of making communities more resilient to the devastation of shack fires. Having the opportunity to cover an additional 20 000 South African homes with our early warning system has been a big step towards realising this,” says Francois Petousis, Director of Humanitarian Projects at Lumkani. “Every week we hear stories of people who have heard our fire alarms ringing in a neighbourhood, or have received our SMS saying that their house is on fire which has helped them to race home to put out a small fire before it caused any damage. That is huge motivation for us to reach even more homes across our country.”
    • tahaemsd
       
      this sytem creates a community -wide alert in the early phases of a fire and then send text messages to all residents
kenzabenessalah

Lumkani - Early Warning Fire Detection System | Engineering For Change - 0 views

  • Lumkani is a small fire alarm that registers the rate at which heat rises within a small residence indicating when there might be a fire risk. It then connects with neighboring devices, setting off a chain of alarms so that neighbors can intervene. Newer versions also communicate with home owners via SMS, as well as with local emergency services.
    • kenzabenessalah
       
      Lumkani has updated its system according to advanced technology. For example, nowadays, they send alarms via SMS.
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