What would I be?
I can’t even say how moving, inspiring and overwhelming this video is… It might be distressing but ultimately it is rewarding beyond measure. Will you be an Angel too?
Posted in Whatever.
The Life Saver Bottle! Clean Water on the Cheap
Not too long ago I was ranting about how clean drinking water and sanitation systems are an integral part of malaria prevention… AND that they had the added benefit of saving lives lost to diarrhea and other water born illness. Check out this game changer!
Visit them at LifeSaver Systems
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Perspectives on Honduras
Weeks before the Honduran military stomped in and escorted Zelaya out of office, I had been seeing rumblings of concern from the Honduran twitterverse. When the crisis finally came I was not surprised. All through my childhood there was a political meltdown and we would move. Nicaragua and the Sandinistas, Honduras pre-democratic election… honestly I was concerned but not particularly alarmed. More than anything I was confused about the circumstances of the coup and how it was possible to summarily eject a President and still have it be constitutional. I read and read and watched and observed and remained a bit befuddled. A few things were clear. Continued…
Posted in Politics.
Social Innovation and a Level Playing Field… Is is possible?
11, originally uploaded by Epic Change.Teachers, parents and students stand in-line at the internet cafe to vote for Epic Change on IdeaBlob
My good friend Stacey Monk CEO of Epic Change has taken full advantage of every opportunity she can find to fund the program she works with in Tanzania. A school that has in its turn taken full advantage of every opportunity that her efforts and theirs have provided. They placed #1 out of 107 schools in their district during the National exams this year. This is one of many milestones that Mama Lucy the founder and head of Shepard’s Junior Primary School has reached through hard work and a little helping hand from Epic Change. They are now working on their next big hurdle. A technology lab for the school. A technology lab that not only needs equipment, but also a way to connect to the internet we here in the luxury of the western world can access with out much thought. A mighty challenge indeed. They are making it happen. As finalists in IdeaBlob’s $10,000 competition they are very close indeed to making this dream a reality. Continued…
Posted in Social Innovation, Tanzania.
