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Shadowing the Hipporoller - Rolling water tanks
I chose the hippo roller as the hero I would like to follow because I heard of this project on an environmental podcast some months ago and have been fascinated by it ever since.
This US based NGO producesa and distributes 90 litres water tanks made of plastic which can be rolled with a handle. Not exciting? Well, imagine you would have to carry 20 litres of water on your head for a couple of kilometer and you are not tall, strong and an adult male. This is the brutal reality for many… Continue
This US based NGO producesa and distributes 90 litres water tanks made of plastic which can be rolled with a handle. Not exciting? Well, imagine you would have to carry 20 litres of water on your head for a couple of kilometer and you are not tall, strong and an adult male. This is the brutal reality for many… Continue
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 11:52am
Acceptance as success
What do costs and social/cultural conformity have in common? For me, they both reflect acceptance but from two different angles:
1. Low costs mean that a client for a product has the means to afford this product. This is not about wanting to afford but being able to afford. In other terms, it is not about a 1st world's choice of deciding whether to take the newest plasma screen or a 24'' computer screen… Continue
1. Low costs mean that a client for a product has the means to afford this product. This is not about wanting to afford but being able to afford. In other terms, it is not about a 1st world's choice of deciding whether to take the newest plasma screen or a 24'' computer screen… Continue
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 10:30am
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