He said he wanted to make a machine for his mother so that she could process more fiber more easily and faster. His mother was inspiration for his invention.
I LOVE seeing positive stories about Africa. Especially about Africans empowering themselves. This one Kenyan man has created opportunities for many others. As a bonus, even this video is sponsored by Dangote (company owned by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa). I hope this is a continuing series on GBS.
WaterspoutsOfTheDeep - Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the highest percentages of Christians in the world at 96% (much higher than Kenya) yet they fare no better than most other African nations. In fact, Africa is filled with some of the top Christian-majority nations in the world (by percentage) and it has no correlation with success/prosperity. I could point out the relative current AND historical prosperity of many Muslim countries and empires in Africa: Morocco, Mali, Tunisia, Libya (pre-invasion and destabilization by the West), North Africa in general, etc, yet something tells me you'd suddenly object to the idea of attributing any successes to Islam.
That's an apt example of what love is capable of. Especially towards our parents. A random persons love for his mom has paved the way of success for many farmers.
What a great guy! Bravo! He started his journey with the noblest of intentions, to help his hard working mother. And now he's helping others to have a better life. Such an amazing guy.
What a badass, his mother had to go through intensive labor to strip fiber for him, and he responds by saying he'll build a machine that does it automatically, and then actually makes it + more so no one will have to go through that experience.
he could run from there to any rich country with his savings, but instead, he's caring about his homeland, about his brethren. that's the spirit of responsible human being.
@@MrGigi-dz9cv just 95% of the other things we take for granted are not available or hard to aquire. Bag of tiewraps, medicine for common ailments, high quality building materials, electronic components? Not to mention frequent outbreaks of war or other violence. Good luck
2:26 "I cannot give them a handout every day. But if I teach them something that is going to help them in their entire lives, then I think that will be very important for me." SO MUCH YES
I am Mexican. While sisal production in Mexico is at microscopic levels compared to the heyday, I'm so glad to see that this Mexican plant is still putting food on poor people's tables, somewhere. Other than sisal, you should also try planting some agave. It looks the same as sisal (except for being larger), it is similarly drought resistant, but rather than being a utility plant, the flesh can be baked and eaten.
MrTachyon3000 What you are referring to is Nopal cactus. Not just any cactus. While the diverse species of agave are cultivated exclusively for human consumption (and to create living fences for livestock and wildlife), Nopal cactus is cultivated both for human consumption and animal feed. Thing is, its spines need to be removed, and the flesh is very, very slimy unless you know how to cook it.
I'm very aware. I lived over 10 years in Michoacán and there are different varieties of edible nopal growing wild but the preferred being the more domesticated Manso because it grows larger pads and less spines. They are now growing it in the desert of Israel and making all kinds of products from it.th-cam.com/video/zlHnThYyOho/w-d-xo.html The Africans need to start adopting it as well.
That's a great idea. This is a great video and it looks like growing sisal can be a great option, but it's important that people not become dependant upon importing food for survival. Sharing drought resistant food crops and farming techniques needs to be a top priority for ensuring food security around the world.
Merciful Christ, can you imagine this great man's mother spent all her energy and time extracting fiber to get him through education? can you imagine yourself doing that? and how he has honoured her by becoming such a productive person!! this is REAL human continuance. He took her precious labour and converted it into education and innovative machines. This is how every human being ought to multiply. I am crying now.
@Laura coblyn in the US, in a blue state, and wearing a blue collar. I believe that when we increase our skill levels, we will increase our value to a prospective employer, or our ability to compete as an independent contractor! And I also think that when we accumulate greater skill, that we have an obligation to pass the knowledge along with our experiences, to ensure that these skills aren't lost to time! And, I believe that what this man has accomplished, is nothing less than Spectacular!
@Laura coblyn I know Laura, just as what I said, was in no way meant to diminish this man's accomplishment. I simply see things a little differently than most people around me, trying hard not to see life through a selfish eye. This man sought out a better way, more productive, with less strain on the body! We are truly all one race! The results of his efforts have been the betterment of those people that lie within his sphere of influence.
Despite the other jerky comments, I agree with you. More needs to be done to help people without means to develop their inventions. The western world needs to put right it's past colonialism on the African continent by helping now.
Yes!!!! I love this man and his wonderful story! So many times stories are reminding me of the ways that people no longer help each other. Its as if we are meant to make our way through life by taking from others or you will never prosper, but this man has helped himself and his family as well as many others!
An9L1c1sm it’s a saying. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime. He’s saying that he’s teaching them to follow his path instead of giving them something
Alex is such a visionary! We need more people like him and the attention needs to be drawn towards these people who are actually making a difference! Not those randoms on tiktok or insta
I'm brazilian so my english is very bad hehe. I love this channel, it's like a indie journalism with interesting videos about how difficult life can be but the important is still fighting and still smiling
Don't begin anything with "my English is bad". That is so unnecessary. Everyone's English is "bad" bc 90% of the people who write comments aren't native speakers.
This is impressive, what one man did. I don't understand why this type of ingenuity and problem solving isn't done more , all over Africa. In poor places. This type of positive action needs to be helped and replicated in ANY poor country. Spreading the idea and problem solving all over.
At the end of the video, he truly expressed his embodiment of the old saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." A remarkable man! I wish him, his family, his community, and Africans the best!
That is awesome. I grow sisal and process it by hand just for use on the property. It is miserable on the skin and makes the worst itching ever. That machine is awesome even for small people like me.
What a good man. He has helped himself and all the others he meets and can teach them how to have a better in life. True love thy neighbor as thy self.
I want more videos on Africa!!! Especially since it's Academic Decathlon's Africa year!!! I love the continent now and want to know even more sweet stories like this.
I have a sneaking feeling that some of the most Powerful, Innovative and Life changing inventions will come out of AFRICA. Necessity is the mother of invention, so up! KENYA UP!
And why is that? As in, every continent has contributed life-changing inventions, why would you single out Africa? Not to mention that in this specific case machines like this exist already, they just didn't exist in Kenya
Uhhh if we have to rely on Africa to solve our problems, we're fucked. Through (mostly) no fault of their own they simply don't have the industrial, educational and economic infrastructure to bring about real change.
Fantastic. What a very innovative man. He not only improved his lot in life he was thoughtful enough to help others and was not afraid of competition. God bless you.
Wonderful mind, he thinks and creates the machine, but, He doesn't stop there, he Wants others to be able to prosper and be able to take care of their families. A Man, with a beautiful spirit of giving, teaching, and providing for others. May God bless you and your family! Much Love and Admiration from the United States--Kansas City, KS Our State flower, the sunflower 🌻🌻🇺🇸🇺🇸♥️♥️☺️☺️♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🌻🌻
many would claim that its necessity that drives innovation, they would be quite right. However, at times its poverty that kicks off a type of innovation that has the greatest benefit to communities around the globe.
I'm proud of you too... Kenyan are full of Innovation and creativity and I heard that telephone, plane, car, motorcycle, computer, radio, television, jet engine, are all founded by Kenyan... According to unknown history books that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are originally Kenyan too.
My father was a manager for a very large sisal estate till 1967 when we moved to England. The estate had it's own railway to go around collecting the sisal to cleaned, processed and turned into rope and exported around the world. Very happy childhood memories. Its my dad's 89 birthday today. How amazing was this to show up on my recommendation today.
This man is part of the future, the future where real big problems exist and the only way out is engineering and love.politics and bureaucracy will become meaningless
Great, great story from Kenya in Africa! Love this gentleman in the video and what he is done and is doing for fellow Kenyons and maybe other Africans!
I love this dude holy shit, like I don't like entrepeneurs but he's inventing something simple and useful and selling and selling it to his people. That's just great.
@@hesh2892 NO . To the contrary your offensive remark is what is stupid Only strong, Secure folks like Euca can claim from a public platform that they were mistaken about something. Your barbed remark has dented your image . It's done more harm than good to you.
There's a comment who also thought a great point like you until he/she ignores it and becomes confused of what the person is saying lol ✌(I assume you're joking though)
Even if two people speak a common language, accents can be difficult to parse. Also some people are better at reading a second language than speaking it
For deaf viewers, or those who have general audio processing issues. Or even just people who don't have headphones on them at the time. When we make accessibility the norm, everyone benefits. ;D
What a wonderful creative man, you have started an industry to make life better for these families. All your hard work is a success after all your trials and you never gave up! Congratulations ❣️
In Tanganyika's 1950s undiversified economy sisal was the main crop. The economy collapsed when it's fiber was replaced by plastic. Fortunately plastic did not biodegrade and farmers had to return to sisal for bailing twine.
@@pepesylvia848 There is a place for everything. Sisal is great for bailing as after a single use it can be left to degrade. However, you don't want to constantly get new rope to thether animals.
When I had a parrot I found I couldn't use pest control chemicals. I was steered to a product, which I cannot remember the name of, that was from Chrysanthemum plants only found in Kenya. It was amazing. Smellled like flowers and cinnamon. If there was a mosquito in the room, one spray and it was gone. Ants disappeared. This product is very hard to get because of the political climate in the areas it grows in. I'd love to use that instead of poison. . .
Yeah, they could grow that too!!! Only that big chemical companies would try to stop them. That's perhaps the reason why it ia not grown now. Also advertising a natural product which works would cost a lot. But maybe time is right for this product with all the eco warriors around who still don't like bedbugs!!!
I am so proud to see what is happening in this country. So many African countries have been hurt and I get tired of hearing bad news about countries in Africa going through hard times. It is wonderful to hear the good news about progress that is helping Africa's peoples. Thank God for the help that Kenya's own inventor has done to give back something that this country's people can use to help his people to become more prosperous.
Farmers need to diversify. That is partially how to become economically resilient. Traditional native plants are ideal for this. They also need to move away from monocropping and annual plants. These things both are deleterious in a dry climate.
This is call “Henequen” and is a plant that a German guy brought to Africa in 1893 from Yucatán, Mexico. This plant is a variety form the one you get tequila from. Now you know.
@@guillerminamendez9033 you mean why Mexico is not a massive producer of the fiber? Plastic. That’s what happened, it replaced some of the things henequén was turned into. Ropes, bath scrubbers and more for a fraction of the price. But at what’s cost for the environment?
Because not everybody is adapted to understand different accents...And even that you can understand it, there is others who can't. Native speakers or not.
What an great inventive mind. This man gives life to the old saying " Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will feed himself for life". His invention will make life for his fellow farmers so much better & prosperous.
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My man doesn’t want to see people struggle as his mother did. Respect.
Jose Villanueva 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
IRL Heroes .
His mom sold sisal fibers so he could go to school. What an incredible return in investment!
word brutha. rise up
Congrats brother. Thank you for your inspiration Discovery. Good luck.
Every country need people like Alex for rural development.
I'm Kenyan and I've never even heard of this 😱 this guy's going places
@@williamnjagi2388 Going to Europe I bet
@Mwaniki Mwaniki Yeah you right he's going to US.
@Mwaniki Mwaniki 🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒
And for government and their agri business handlers to stay out of the way
His parents did an outstanding job of raising their child.
Golden words... Iam ashamed of myself seeing this man creating wonders while iam just watching him
@@ricviewz1 don't compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to where you were yesterday
This man understands the idea behind giving value "You teach, you don't give a hand out"
A hand up, not a hand out.
Frank Hanoon or you teach and give a handout and a plan to follow, so you won’t have to give hand outs anymore
The nuanced and fun part is that when some charity from outside who doesn't necessarily know the local conditions well attempt to apply that principle
I have your comment 300th like.
Amen
"Necessity is the mother of invention" - Unknown
"Mother is the necessity of my invention" - Alex
Wat
He said he wanted to make a machine for his mother so that she could process more fiber more easily and faster. His mother was inspiration for his invention.
I LOVE seeing positive stories about Africa. Especially about Africans empowering themselves. This one Kenyan man has created opportunities for many others. As a bonus, even this video is sponsored by Dangote (company owned by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa). I hope this is a continuing series on GBS.
I LOVE seeing positive stories about David Boucard
. Especially about Boucards empowering themselves.
David Boucard respect for this man
Well Kenya is a Christian nation so it's a drastic contrast to the majority of terrible things you see going on in the rest of Africa.
WaterspoutsOfTheDeep - Democratic Republic of Congo has one of the highest percentages of Christians in the world at 96% (much higher than Kenya) yet they fare no better than most other African nations. In fact, Africa is filled with some of the top Christian-majority nations in the world (by percentage) and it has no correlation with success/prosperity.
I could point out the relative current AND historical prosperity of many Muslim countries and empires in Africa: Morocco, Mali, Tunisia, Libya (pre-invasion and destabilization by the West), North Africa in general, etc, yet something tells me you'd suddenly object to the idea of attributing any successes to Islam.
Yes, there are a lot of people who are positive.
That's an apt example of what love is capable of. Especially towards our parents. A random persons love for his mom has paved the way of success for many farmers.
That's a very good way of looking at the situation 👍🏽
Toyota has the same story google how the company was founded.
Mohit Shetty Yes, I knew that.
Satyajit Acharya Love can't do shit. Only action and dedication.
@@credinzel6996 he is trying to say action arrised from compassion
What a great guy! Bravo! He started his journey with the noblest of intentions, to help his hard working mother. And now he's helping others to have a better life. Such an amazing guy.
What a badass, his mother had to go through intensive labor to strip fiber for him, and he responds by saying he'll build a machine that does it automatically, and then actually makes it + more so no one will have to go through that experience.
he could run from there to any rich country with his savings, but instead, he's caring about his homeland, about his brethren. that's the spirit of responsible human being.
I would live in a place like that. There are a lot of plants, that don't need irrigation,.
@@MrGigi-dz9cv just 95% of the other things we take for granted are not available or hard to aquire. Bag of tiewraps, medicine for common ailments, high quality building materials, electronic components? Not to mention frequent outbreaks of war or other violence. Good luck
@@hornetIIkite3 Yes. Well there are big issues.
and u are too. Reminding us to think that way....... its coooooooool men.
2:26
"I cannot give them a handout every day. But if I teach them something that is going to help them in their entire lives, then I think that will be very important for me."
SO MUCH YES
Who would have thought the evils of Conservatism would have reached Africa?
Im glade to see they now know how to Farm, finally....,This is good, instead of Hating other Black People...
Reminds me of that one fish & fisherman phrase.
Teaching men to fish!
@@wrweeks1234 what do you mean?
I am Mexican.
While sisal production in Mexico is at microscopic levels compared to the heyday, I'm so glad to see that this Mexican plant is still putting food on poor people's tables, somewhere.
Other than sisal, you should also try planting some agave. It looks the same as sisal (except for being larger), it is similarly drought resistant, but rather than being a utility plant, the flesh can be baked and eaten.
I agree. They should also plant cactus as they can eat the fruit and the tender pads.
MrTachyon3000
What you are referring to is Nopal cactus. Not just any cactus.
While the diverse species of agave are cultivated exclusively for human consumption (and to create living fences for livestock and wildlife), Nopal cactus is cultivated both for human consumption and animal feed. Thing is, its spines need to be removed, and the flesh is very, very slimy unless you know how to cook it.
I'm very aware. I lived over 10 years in Michoacán and there are different varieties of edible nopal growing wild but the preferred being the more domesticated Manso because it grows larger pads and less spines. They are now growing it in the desert of Israel and making all kinds of products from it.th-cam.com/video/zlHnThYyOho/w-d-xo.html The Africans need to start adopting it as well.
Sisal is agave.
That's a great idea. This is a great video and it looks like growing sisal can be a great option, but it's important that people not become dependant upon importing food for survival. Sharing drought resistant food crops and farming techniques needs to be a top priority for ensuring food security around the world.
Merciful Christ, can you imagine this great man's mother spent all her energy and time extracting fiber to get him through education? can you imagine yourself doing that? and how he has honoured her by becoming such a productive person!! this is REAL human continuance. He took her precious labour and converted it into education and innovative machines. This is how every human being ought to multiply. I am crying now.
@Aegon Aram money is nothing more than compensation for your time, we don't serve money, it services us!
@Laura coblyn what, in heavens name, leads you to believe that I don't pay taxes?
@Laura coblyn in the US, in a blue state, and wearing a blue collar.
I believe that when we increase our skill levels, we will increase our value to a prospective employer, or our ability to compete as an independent contractor! And I also think that when we accumulate greater skill, that we have an obligation to pass the knowledge along with our experiences, to ensure that these skills aren't lost to time!
And, I believe that what this man has accomplished, is nothing less than Spectacular!
@Laura coblyn I know Laura, just as what I said, was in no way meant to diminish this man's accomplishment. I simply see things a little differently than most people around me, trying hard not to see life through a selfish eye.
This man sought out a better way, more productive, with less strain on the body! We are truly all one race! The results of his efforts have been the betterment of those people that lie within his sphere of influence.
@@whgordon6109 Now Kenya is suffering land degradation, nice right?
The sight of his mother working so hard for so little is what Made the machine!! Great guy!!
Love to Africa and all my African brothers and sisters.
We use sisal ropes on the boats at work. How cool and coincidental to come across the story of its production. Thank you, Great Big Story!
Maybe you can import it from him cheaper!
What a great story. This is a man who deserves to be recognized as someone special. Good work, sir!
Irrespective of nations a farmer is a farmer. Love to hear successful stories from all-around the world and their innovations.
There should be special award / recognition for people like him (by UN or the Nobel Prize committee, ext).
My friend you are wrong, the Nobel Prize is for people like Mr. Bush and Mr. Ubaama
There is, it's called the Right Livelihood Award, also handed out by a Swede: Oxokull. Nominate this Kenyan.
Despite the other jerky comments, I agree with you. More needs to be done to help people without means to develop their inventions. The western world needs to put right it's past colonialism on the African continent by helping now.
The integrity of those institutions has been severely compromised.
Nobel prize is too big for him. He has not affected enough people. If he wrote a book about it, then maybe.
I have no idea how TH-cam got me here in 2020..but it was very cool! Great work to that guy making the machines.
Really amazing what people can do given a bit of opportunity.. Proud to be Kenyan!
KHAN salute from Bangladesh
Same
GC8 unfortunately corruption will always be ripe
@@zareefshafquat6610 ayye Bangladeshi roshagolla khawe
GC8 Check out the Shamba Shape Up videos on TH-cam.
Whoa! I could listen to this guy and his stories for hours! 😁
Yes!!!! I love this man and his wonderful story! So many times stories are reminding me of the ways that people no longer help each other. Its as if we are meant to make our way through life by taking from others or you will never prosper, but this man has helped himself and his family as well as many others!
He is teaching men to fish instead of just giving them fish.
I think you are confused, Sisal is a plant...
An9L1c1sm it’s a saying. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime. He’s saying that he’s teaching them to follow his path instead of giving them something
Dads quote
@@an9l1c1sm6 i think you are dumb
@@an9l1c1sm6 seriously dude?
Alex is such a visionary! We need more people like him and the attention needs to be drawn towards these people who are actually making a difference! Not those randoms on tiktok or insta
I love that he did not give up on his idea and the love he had for his mother! Wish him and Kenya more success! 😊👍🏽
I'm brazilian so my english is very bad hehe. I love this channel, it's like a indie journalism with interesting videos about how difficult life can be but the important is still fighting and still smiling
Don't begin anything with "my English is bad". That is so unnecessary. Everyone's English is "bad" bc 90% of the people who write comments aren't native speakers.
im native im just lazy XD but his english is very good with his puncutation. maybe he used google translate?
Andrew Paino yes, because of course his English shouldn't be as good as a native speaker's. 🙄
Don’t say sorry man, your English is better that some native speakers
Life s about rainbow and all of dat until self proclaimed grammar police exist..
Success after eight failures - Just like your mother told you, "If at first you don't succeed. . . . ."
He should have simply traveled to Yucatan Mexico where machinery and the methods have been used for over 100 years and learn from them.
@@MrTachyon3000 but he didn't know that ain't he?
Not my mother she said ... get a regular job
If at first you don’t succeed, cry cry again.
Try try try try try try try try again
This is impressive, what one man did. I don't understand why this type of ingenuity and problem solving isn't done more , all over Africa. In poor places. This type of positive action needs to be helped and replicated in ANY poor country. Spreading the idea and problem solving all over.
You are a saint, my friend. Few people in the world have such a direct hand in people's well being as do you. God bless you.
These are the people Africa needs more of.
oskhamp - These are the comments the internet needs less of.
why? saying that a poor continent needs more innovative people?
LagiNaLangAko23 solution? The solution would be if more Africans was like the chap in the video.
Kenya is a Christian nation. That has a lot to do with it.
WaterspoutsOfTheDeep pretty much all of western countries is Christian c
At the end of the video, he truly expressed his embodiment of the old saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." A remarkable man! I wish him, his family, his community, and Africans the best!
Oh nonono
That is awesome. I grow sisal and process it by hand just for use on the property. It is miserable on the skin and makes the worst itching ever. That machine is awesome even for small people like me.
What are other names for sisal?
God Bless Alex Odundo, who teaches people to be self-sufficient. May you continue to prosper!
What a brilliant guy, this man is making a serious positive contribution to humanity
Thank you Sir for empowering your people to a better life and teaching them to be self sufficient. The Lord bless you.
I love his “you teach a man to fish he will eats forever” ideal with his business.
No they are plants, you can see they are green.. It's not fish..
@@an9l1c1sm6 yes
dont rwoosh us pls
@@an9l1c1sm6 you fool...
@@juntingiee2602 Or perhaps you are the fool.. Depends if I was being sarcastic.. Which I obviously was..
That was truly amazing and beautiful, thank you for uploading this story
Your an amazing GUY.
You made something thay can help the community not just now but for the days and years to come. God be with you.
What a good man. He has helped himself and all the others he meets and can teach them how to have a better in life. True love thy neighbor as thy self.
Congratulation bro hard work always pays off. Much love to all African friends from India.
I want more videos on Africa!!! Especially since it's Academic Decathlon's Africa year!!! I love the continent now and want to know even more sweet stories like this.
Great man!. This world needs more people like him..
As at 31st Oct 2020 685 people gave this a thumbs down. Why ?. Are you doing something to help your community as this man has.
Gotta love his Momma! The one who raised him and inspired him. Good people beget good people. :-)
I have a sneaking feeling that some of the most Powerful, Innovative and Life changing inventions will come out of AFRICA. Necessity is the mother of invention, so up! KENYA UP!
And why is that? As in, every continent has contributed life-changing inventions, why would you single out Africa? Not to mention that in this specific case machines like this exist already, they just didn't exist in Kenya
Uhhh if we have to rely on Africa to solve our problems, we're fucked. Through (mostly) no fault of their own they simply don't have the industrial, educational and economic infrastructure to bring about real change.
Probably not.
Africa produced a lot of diseases, which means a lot of medical breakthroughs will happen in Africa, or because of it. I think this is what he means.
I love this guy. He's awesome.
They need more people like him!
Fantastic. What a very innovative man. He not only improved his lot in life he was thoughtful enough to help others and was not afraid of competition. God bless you.
Wonderful mind, he thinks and creates the machine, but, He doesn't stop there, he Wants others to be able to prosper and be able to take care of their families.
A Man, with a beautiful spirit of giving, teaching, and providing for others.
May God bless you and your family!
Much Love and Admiration from the
United States--Kansas City, KS
Our State flower, the sunflower 🌻🌻🇺🇸🇺🇸♥️♥️☺️☺️♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🌻🌻
many would claim that its necessity that drives innovation, they would be quite right. However, at times its poverty that kicks off a type of innovation that has the greatest benefit to communities around the globe.
He’s finna have a ted talk, calling it right now
Cameron Dees So true, Ted Talk: How Sisal changed my life.
How does one get nominated?
@@TruckTaxiMoveIt I think anyone can nominate anyone on their website
Finna??,
@@meginna8354 he needs to move his thumbs over to the right one key
Am Proud to be a Kenyan....Innovation and Creativity is in Our Blood :)
I'm proud of you too... Kenyan are full of Innovation and creativity and I heard that telephone, plane, car, motorcycle, computer, radio, television, jet engine, are all founded by Kenyan... According to unknown history books that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are originally Kenyan too.
Joe
Well said
😐😐
@@Joe-gf7co best of sarcasm
@@martinerhard8447 more like egocentric display
@@martinerhard8447 How are you so sure ?
My father was a manager for a very large sisal estate till 1967 when we moved to England. The estate had it's own railway to go around collecting the sisal to cleaned, processed and turned into rope and exported around the world. Very happy childhood memories. Its my dad's 89 birthday today. How amazing was this to show up on my recommendation today.
A wonderful man.... a great person. A heart-warming story. Thank you for sharing.
All the best from India
For a moment there i thought Kenyans were getting into the tequila game😂
This man is part of the future, the future where real big problems exist and the only way out is engineering and love.politics and bureaucracy will become meaningless
Andrew Waters. Real big problems don't need to exist. Be careful what you projecting
@b king Could you avoid such harsh moronic barbs ?
Great, great story from Kenya in Africa! Love this gentleman in the video and what he is done and is doing for fellow Kenyons and maybe other Africans!
Women are amazing. Work so hard, and it's almost always for their children to have a better life.
Yes, some do.
I love this dude holy shit, like I don't like entrepeneurs but he's inventing something simple and useful and selling and selling it to his people. That's just great.
How can people dislike any content from this channel.
when they are drunk and press the wrong button
Different opinions, I like this channel though
People have their own opinions that's how, they are sort of a liberal leaning channel.
They press the dislike button its right next to he like button
The devil makes work for idle thumbs, as the saying goes
I was believing sisal was some sort of nylon or something! I'm so stupid and he's so incredibly genius love this guy!
@@hesh2892 NO . To the contrary your offensive remark is what is stupid
Only strong, Secure folks like Euca can claim from a public platform that they were mistaken about something.
Your barbed remark has dented your image . It's done more harm than good to you.
Well it was replaced by nylon in manny applications, so rather sensible to suspect it was like nylon.
So wonderful to see people like this, making things better for themselves and helping others to prosper.
Salute. Not just a businessman but also a motivator to the ones who buy his product (machine).
Oh. I thought they were planting Aloe going off the thumbnail.
gillotte The plants have similar look to them. I thought that too.
It's possible they are related
Meh i thought it's a pandan plant
@@WorldwideTopTier lol same
This is Abaca plant if im not mistaken. We use this plant fiber in Philippines to make Polo Barong, Bags, Doormats, ropes and other by products.
Sir u r doing a really great job . Ur mother is must be a good lady to have a son like u
Who *dislikes* this story?! Shouldn't be even 1, let alone 100s 🤦♀
laosy life some poeple deported from kenya..
Just some racist Maga-ots who don't want to see an intelligent, well-spoken, creative black man. It "ruins" there world view.
@Yar Nic you live in a dream world that I wish was true.
@Yar Nic I come from the near future and I can guarantee you that no, some people really wish the world to burn
laosy life yeah! God forbid people have an opinion different to you! 😜🥴🤦♀️ *if we don’t all like what Laos likes we’re wrong. Down with democracy*
This truly is a Great Big Story! About a great, big man. Cheers to Africa! Go all the way! Africa for Africans! Respect from 🇨🇦
What a great son, and a great man. A wonderful entrepreneur!
"Why subtitles I speak perfect English "
Lol
There's a comment who also thought a great point like you until he/she ignores it and becomes confused of what the person is saying lol ✌(I assume you're joking though)
Even if two people speak a common language, accents can be difficult to parse. Also some people are better at reading a second language than speaking it
For deaf viewers, or those who have general audio processing issues. Or even just people who don't have headphones on them at the time.
When we make accessibility the norm, everyone benefits. ;D
@@angelaziegler4746 it's a joke from a comedy skit about terrorist being interviewed ....look it up
Can't ever hold a good man down
RustyDuramax communism can :(
Many fine women are experts at it
Not even with sisal rope
@@TruckTaxiMoveIt did you see a woman? Dude's a mommas boy. Probably will die childless.
This is the physical manifestation of the saying, "Give a man fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
What a wonderful creative man, you have started an industry to make life better for these families. All your hard work is a success after all your trials and you never gave up! Congratulations ❣️
Much love to you Brother. I pray your invention prosper your whole community. Sending love to you from North Carolina, United States.
263 people gave a thumbs down. Apart from competitors in his machines, what's not to like.
@Fran Ra That's pathetic if true :(
@Fran Ra so he invented a machine but yet it is been around for centuries he must be verry old
My grandma used to do this in our village in India. That was really labour intensive as I remember it.
Good stories but too short.
Would like more detail about the growing, harvesting, processing, and selling of the product
Absolutely awesome!! Bless you, Alex! May every part of your path & that of all who work with you be smooth & full of abundance ☺️👍👏💖
Very cool.
I like this guy.
Kenya needs more innovative Kenyans like him!
Governments should offer innovation prizes to inspire innovation!
In Tanganyika's 1950s undiversified economy sisal was the main crop. The economy collapsed when it's fiber was replaced by plastic. Fortunately plastic did not biodegrade and farmers had to return to sisal for bailing twine.
Biodegradable ropes are awesome. I can throw it on the ground and not worry about it choking the animals.
@@pepesylvia848 There is a place for everything. Sisal is great for bailing as after a single use it can be left to degrade. However, you don't want to constantly get new rope to thether animals.
When I had a parrot I found I couldn't use pest control chemicals. I was steered to a product, which I cannot remember the name of, that was from Chrysanthemum plants only found in Kenya. It was amazing. Smellled like flowers and cinnamon. If there was a mosquito in the room, one spray and it was gone. Ants disappeared. This product is very hard to get because of the political climate in the areas it grows in. I'd love to use that instead of poison. . .
Lava LifeGuard Yup, that’s it It’s very hard to find My friends in Virginia use a similar product for mosquitoes It’s close but no cinnamon smell
Yeah, they could grow that too!!! Only that big chemical companies would try to stop them. That's perhaps the reason why it ia not grown now. Also advertising a natural product which works would cost a lot. But maybe time is right for this product with all the eco warriors around who still don't like bedbugs!!!
another useful cacti plant is aloe vera and it has alot of use too.
Your an intelligent, outstanding personality !! May GOD make you prosperous and everybody you do help, also !! Greetings from Portugal..
I am so proud to see what is happening in this country. So many African countries have been hurt and I get tired of hearing bad news about countries in Africa going through hard times. It is wonderful to hear the good news about progress that is helping Africa's peoples. Thank God for the help that Kenya's own inventor has done to give back something that this country's people can use to help his people to become more prosperous.
Farmers need to diversify. That is partially how to become economically resilient. Traditional native plants are ideal for this.
They also need to move away from monocropping and annual plants. These things both are deleterious in a dry climate.
B uppy this guy economizes
Reece Crump
Nice non sequitur
You’re an idiot. “Traditional native crops”-what a buffoon
This is call “Henequen” and is a plant that a German guy brought to Africa in 1893 from Yucatán, Mexico.
This plant is a variety form the one you get tequila from.
Now you know.
Yes is mexican plant and you can see that machines all around mexico. What happen?
@@guillerminamendez9033 you mean why Mexico is not a massive producer of the fiber?
Plastic. That’s what happened, it replaced some of the things henequén was turned into. Ropes, bath scrubbers and more for a fraction of the price.
But at what’s cost for the environment?
@@realronald7 you right plastc everywhere. The masive production is horrible.
I love the fact that his mother invested in him, and now a lot of people are benefiting her investment.❤️ All the way from 🇵🇬
Thanks Alex, you sold me one machine, it's so helpful to me
What a great man! I wish him all the success he so deserves.
Awesome invention he needs a medal for inventing this machine that helps people make so many organic products instead of plastic.
this machine was invented around 1880, it is called a "carder" and is in use world wide.
Great story
World needs more Alex and less xi jinping
Correct . Always thinking on expansionism. Cruelty
Yep
Whoa, it is because of Xi Jinping that Africa is improving. US, France, Dutcgh, English, just stole from Africa, also killed many Africans in wars.
President Xi lifted more people out of poverty than any leaders in the world.
@@ablam8 Xi Jinping is practicing predatory loans and then demanding ports and territory from weaker countries. He's a parasite.
Him:He doesn't want to see people struggle as his mother did
Him=Batman
Always be yourself, unless you can be Batman, then be Batman.
cape shit
What an inspiring and brilliant man! May God continue to bless and prosper him.
❤️❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🗣️🗣️🗣️
Love these types of stories!! PRAISE GOD for His Mighty work and wisdom. Praying more more inventions to bless others!!
Why are their subtitles when he is speaking? Iam not a native English speaker and I have ZERO issues understanding him.
some people are deaf and maybe want to enjoy this video
Because not everybody is adapted to understand different accents...And even that you can understand it, there is others who can't. Native speakers or not.
For the hearing impaired of course :)
Adding hemp would increase their production a lot.
hemp is not drought resistant at all
God bless man. You are a true Christian.
Who said he's a Christian
This is awesome my brother I'm inspired by your hard working, perseverance may the Lord Jesus continue to bless you
What an great inventive mind. This man gives life to the old saying " Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will feed himself for life". His invention will make life for his fellow farmers so much better & prosperous.