My community management story is of the Barefoot College. Who is working with locals to rediscover their past in hopes of a brighter
future. By combining indigenous knowledge
and green technology to create…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 22, 2010 at 9:28pm —
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The London Orchard Project is tackling climate change and giving back to their community some food security by planting orchards throughout the city.
"It occurred to me while in a park that it would have been wonderful had our ancestors planted productive trees rather than…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 22, 2010 at 3:30pm —
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It is the year 2020, the women i have helped now are teachers in their communities. Here's a glimpse:
Walking down the path from her new home the trees are in full blossom. The well is full and no one is hungry anymore. The community came together and changed their situation for the better. Thanks to the Evoke network and the people who donated money to help me attend school. I am now a teacher, and i teach other generations how to help the planet and to read and write. The community…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 22, 2010 at 1:38am —
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I got a call this morning Citizen X said he needed me to report on the local bank thats been set up by the community. The economy broke down, collapsed, each community is now in the position to create their own local economies based on what services and goods they…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 16, 2010 at 6:50pm —
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My town is at serious risk for flooding. In 2008 about a quarter of the city was flooded. New crews were everywhere before the waters came too close. The levies burst at midnight, no one knew what had happened. The city said nothing, but we knew by the loud noise that woke most. The emergency shelters wouldn't accept pets, almost everyone in the area owned at least one. Some tied their pets up and left them others gave them to family to take care of. There wasn't any news, all the news that was…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 15, 2010 at 2:00am —
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*NOTE: I'll be working on this one for a while getting everything added. But here it goes, this blog article will be a resource guide for communities. So if you need something look here first :-)
THE COMMUNITIES RESOURCE GUIDE:Bicycle Repair:http://bicycletutor.com/ : This website shows step by step video tutorials for bicycle…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 12, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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The Waterboxx collects condensation and slowly waters trees and other plants. Eventually the root system of the plant will grow enough to find it's own water and then all you do is remove the box. So that you can grow a forest in the middle of the Sahara or anywhere
for that matter.
These boxes can be used to slow and even stop and prevent desertification from happening around the globe. While providing food and resources for the surrounding populations.
Read about this…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 12, 2010 at 9:30pm —
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So far my only effort to help women rights was a minor facebook posting and becoming a fan of some rights groups. This isn't enough action on the matter, but it is all i can do at the moment. As soon as i can get a job, it might be a few more months. I will donate then, but as for now i cannot as i'm currently broke. But i will still raise awareness of the issue until that time and hopefully for a long time to come. I promise that i'll keep donating to causes and especially this one. There are…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 12, 2010 at 4:32pm —
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According to an article written January 14, 2009, from ifex.org. A female journalist was murdered in Terai, Nepal. The woman was also a women's rights activist.On January 11 she was attacked by a gang of about 15 men armed with the traditional curved knives of Nepal called "khukhuris".
the gang bursth into her apartment that she rented in Janakpur and stabbed her repeatedly in front of the other tenants. She died on her way to a hospital in Kathmandu, she had bled to death.
Some…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 8, 2010 at 12:16am —
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I signed up for Twitpay, i want to use it as soon as i can but at the moment i cannot for lack of money. Being on a student's budget makes innovation really important in my life. I try to do as much as possible online for free. Such as monitoring my bank accounts, paying bills, ordering items and saving on shipping etc.
There are no skills banks, no alternative currencies, micro-loans or bartering systems in my town. It's run on the basis of oil, everything from electricity to the…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 2, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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The biggest change that is going to happen to the way we use our money in the future is fluidity. We will be able to access out money through several different ways. Through currency exchanges of virtual currencies. I think in the future all money may indeed be virutal. Where paying your bills is as simple as sending a tweet and monitoring your funds is simple. Each city and town may also have their own currency which is connected to a virtual exchange with other communities and countries.…
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Added by Meira Datiya on April 1, 2010 at 1:39am —
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It has been dubbed GenShock by former MIT students Zack Andersen and Shakeel Avadhany. Who have been working on a new shock system that generates electricity when you drive through pot h*** ridden streets. The system can also save you significant gas savings as it powers up everything from air conditioning to your radio.
Read more about it at:
Inhabitat
Added by Meira Datiya on March 28, 2010 at 12:44am —
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Added by Meira Datiya on March 26, 2010 at 9:17pm —
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For those times when you actually have to mail something. Here's a cool idea, use milk cartons! Just slap a label on the front with you shipping info, stamp etc. Check out the link below:
http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/diy-project/mail-cds-in-a-milk-carton-112355
Added by Meira Datiya on March 26, 2010 at 7:54pm —
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"This is a blog repost! The article was written by agent PJE "
http://evoke.redct.info/search/ I want to shout about Nathanial Fruchter's evoke search engine which works really well. You can now find out stuff that is happening in
areas you are interested in and people who are thinking along the same
lines as you or all that useful information you are looking for.
To see…
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Added by Meira Datiya on March 26, 2010 at 7:46pm —
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got this from americanwater.com
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Never put water down the drain when there may be another use for it such as watering a plant or garden, or cleaning.
Verify that your home is leak-free, because many homes have hidden water leaks. Read your water meter before and after a two-hour period when…
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Added by Meira Datiya on March 26, 2010 at 12:27am —
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Honoring World Water Day, National Geographic has put out a magazine for free! You can get your copy via this tweet:
http://twitter.com/abundantwater/status/11054973459
Added by Meira Datiya on March 25, 2010 at 10:44pm —
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I'm currently following Ashoka, Changemakers and thewaterproject.org on facebook. Unfortunately i don't see many ways of collaborating with such groups. Perhaps in the future they will let more people collaborate with them. It seems for now the only type of collaboration they do is post updates on facebook.
Added by Meira Datiya on March 25, 2010 at 8:04pm —
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Added by Meira Datiya on March 25, 2010 at 4:40pm —
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It's World Water day tomorrow and i'm in charge of this years celebration.
We are going to have the party on the waterfront, clear glass dispensers will
light up cool blue dyed water with oled displays, flashing through facts about
our current water supply. Glow sticks will be handed out and glo-fish that monitor
the pollution of the river will be released to show the current pollution levels
Pamphlets will be passed out and everyone will have an opportunity to get water…
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Added by Meira Datiya on March 25, 2010 at 2:18am —
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