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Cape Town's Resilience Pamphlet In Rural Communities
Added by Reid Falconer on April 24, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
LEARN7: Cape Town Flooding Ushahdi
Cape Town is 350 years old. It is an isolated city that hugs the furthest tip of Africa. It is far from Europe and Asia, whose people established it, far even from Pretoria, whose apartheid government forced segregation upon it and whose new government would like to see it become more 'African'.…
Added by Reid Falconer on April 24, 2010 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments
ACT4: My Experience with Oxygenics (Shower Power)
Shower Power…
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Added by Reid Falconer on April 24, 2010 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments
ACT8: My Didgeridoo
When I first read the mission objective I immediately thought about the time a made a didgeridoo with my uncle Riccardo Moretti (http://www.myspace.com/tribalneed). He is a musician and commonly uses the didgeridoo as one of his instruments. When offered me the opportunity to help make one with him I was thrilled because being a musician myself I love these kind of things.
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The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind…
Added by Reid Falconer on April 23, 2010 at 6:30pm — 5 Comments
Imagine 5: The Recycling Bank
Name: The Recycling Bank
Headquarters: Cape Town, South Africa. Franchises spread throughout South Africa
Designer: Reid Falconer
Operating System: Exchange Recyclable good for shopping vouchers
What Community does it serve: The entire local community
What Problem does it Solve: The problem of Waste and Food security
The Recycling Bank is an all new initiative to fight the war against waste. This system will…
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Added by Reid Falconer on April 23, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments
LEARN 8: Lets Plant our Medicine.
My Chosen Case Study:
PROMOTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES' STRATEGIES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MEDICINAL-PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES IN AFRICA.
In Africa more than 80 per cent of the continent's population relies on plant and animal based medicine to meet its health care requirements. For the most part the plants and animals used in… Continue
PROMOTION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES' STRATEGIES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MEDICINAL-PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES IN AFRICA.
In Africa more than 80 per cent of the continent's population relies on plant and animal based medicine to meet its health care requirements. For the most part the plants and animals used in… Continue
Added by Reid Falconer on April 23, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments
16 of South Africa's Healing Plants (Traditional Medicine)
In an effort to identify indigenous plants consumed by the local population in Kwa-Zulu Natal that hold potential antihypertensive properties, researchers have examined 16 plants to identify ACE inhibitor activity.…
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Added by Reid Falconer on April 23, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
Powering Cars as They Drive!
Scientists in Israel have apparently been hard at work engineering a stretch of road with embedded piezoelectric crystals, that will generate electricity from cars rolling across its surface. The road will be unveiled in a few weeks by Israeli company, Innowattech.
The technology is similar to that used in… Continue
The technology is similar to that used in… Continue
Added by Reid Falconer on April 22, 2010 at 9:46am — No Comments
My Meeting With Peace Activist Brian Haw
While on holiday in London I met an amazing man "Brian Haw". He is a peace activist campaigning peace against the 'war on terror' I met with Him and we talked for a
while. I also gave a donation to his brilliant cause.
Brian has been protesting in Parliament Square since 2nd June 2001.
Initially he was campaigning against the economic sanctions on Iraq
and the bombing of the country…
Added by Reid Falconer on April 12, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (Empowering Woman)
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (Empowering Woman)
What would you do with 40 million dollars? Would you retire and travel
around the world? Would you feed the hungry? The possibilities are
infinite. With 40 million dollars, Oprah Winfrey has built the school
of her dreams in order to fulfill the dreams of 450, and… Continue
What would you do with 40 million dollars? Would you retire and travel
around the world? Would you feed the hungry? The possibilities are
infinite. With 40 million dollars, Oprah Winfrey has built the school
of her dreams in order to fulfill the dreams of 450, and… Continue
Added by Reid Falconer on April 12, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
WOMANS NET
Women’sNet is a South African based non-governmental organisation that works to advance gender equality. Their work focuses on the intersection between gender and information and communication
technologies (ICTs). They recognise that ICTs are a gendered tool and aim
to address imbalances in women and men’s access to and meaningful use
of ICT’s.Women’sNet achieves this through:
- Providing training that supports women, girls, women’s…
Added by Reid Falconer on April 12, 2010 at 3:08pm — No Comments
PLants Up the Wall
Living Wall
BioTecture Ltd is dedicated to designing and implementing green, or living wall systems for buildings and the built environment. Plants are grown vertically in our patented modular, hydroponic-fed system. The…
Added by Reid Falconer on April 7, 2010 at 6:59pm — 1 Comment
Street People Voucher initiative
Street People Voucher Initiative
After reading this challenge I thought about what currency I was going to introduce to my fellow agents. The first great initiative that I thought of was when I volunteered at Wynberg peace home and was Introduced to theAdded by Reid Falconer on April 4, 2010 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments
Rain Drops
RAIN DROPS
The Rain Drops by Evan Gant. Rain Drops designed for collecting Rain water from the
roof. You just modify the existing gutter system. The rain water will
store in many standard plastic bottles, you can use it water your
garden or washing your hands! I love this idea!
"The… Continue
Added by Reid Falconer on March 27, 2010 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments
LEARN 4: Ceramic Water Purifier
Ceramic Water Purifier
Affordable Safe Drinking Water
In Cambodia, nearly two-thirds of the rural population is without access to a safe water source. Unclean water poses a special threat to small
children as water-borne disease is a major contributor to Cambodia's
under-five mortality rate of 83 per 1,000 live…
Added by Reid Falconer on March 27, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments
ACT 3: My Solar Cooker and The Eco Kettle
MY SOLAR COOKER
When I read this mission I was inspired to go out and build my very own solar cooker\boiler. I set about by searching the internet for solar…
ContinueAdded by Reid Falconer on March 23, 2010 at 9:00pm — 8 Comments
The Roots of Poverty in South Africa, Questions By: Panamericana and Michele Baron, Answers by: Me (Reid Falconer)
Here are the answers to the questions that Michele Baron and Panamericana devised:
I answered the questions after having discussions with an ecologist Tracey Phillips and one of my EVOKE mentors Cheryl
Douglas, who gave input and insight on the matter at hand.
South Africa has recently become a political democracy,
e.g. people can vote who is the president,
what do you think the use of this political democracy is
without economic… Continue
I answered the questions after having discussions with an ecologist Tracey Phillips and one of my EVOKE mentors Cheryl
Douglas, who gave input and insight on the matter at hand.
South Africa has recently become a political democracy,
e.g. people can vote who is the president,
what do you think the use of this political democracy is
without economic… Continue
Added by Reid Falconer on March 23, 2010 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments
The Peepoo Bag
Added by Reid Falconer on March 18, 2010 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments
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This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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