Xenophobia. It struck South Africa in 2007/2008 last year. I wrote an article summarizing the "event". This was done in collaboration with Reid (again!) and Ethan Gray. I have posted the article and can be found here:
http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/xenophobia-and-illegal. The xenophobic outbreak was a crisis (to say the least!). Ushahidi was in place, it's just that nobody had heard of it, so it really…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 27, 2010 at 2:19pm —
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Just an article, Reid, Ethan and I wrote at the end of last year. It just deals with the xenophobic issues South Africa was facing.
There are an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants in South Africa. This is roughly 10% of our population at the moment. 3 million of these illegal immigrants are Zimbabwean. Recently in 2007 & 2008 there have been many anti-immigrant protests in South Africa leading to a lot of violence and aggression against these refugees. This can be termed as…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 27, 2010 at 2:04pm —
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The Bushmen of South Africa. A culture that has been resisting the modern world of today. A culture that still thrives in parts of South Africa, yet sadly, the culture of the Bushmen is a dying one. Years ago though, they thrived in the land that I now know as home. The Bushmen are hunter gatherers. They lived nomad lives. The Bushmen are part of our heritage, but what they are known most for, what makes their culture such a gem, is their paintings.
I have seen many…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 26, 2010 at 9:45pm —
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An awesome imagine mission! Probably just as great as the Imagine World Water Day 2020 one! I wanted to focus my map on Cape Town's renewable energy plans (Cape Town is working towards renewable energy even now!), Ushahidi, agriculture and reforesting.
Here is my 2020 map of Cape Town:
The features on my map:…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 26, 2010 at 9:19pm —
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There are currently more people living on this planet, than there have ever been humans on this earth. Think about it. Our global population is larger than all our previous generations
COMBINED! Overpopulation is of growing concern. Population densities are increasing, hand in hand with poverty and hunger. China alone is responsible for 1.4 billion of the 6 billion people on this planet.
There is only one true solution though. Education. And not just any education,…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 26, 2010 at 8:30pm —
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Before I begin, I'd just like to mention that throughout this venture, I worked in collaboration (my favorite EVOKE power!) with
Reid Falconer, a fellow agent! I'm posting the blog seeing that there's no way of posting it together. All in all it was a pleasure to work with him once again!
Soil For Life is a Cape Town based NGO which teaches people to grow their own food. Soil For…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 26, 2010 at 1:00pm —
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What a great mission! There were so many ideas circulating through my mind when I read the brief. I'd even go as far as saying this imagine is my favorite yet! My 2020 World Water Day will be one people will remember for centuries! World Water Day will make international headlines: the awareness raised will be massive!
I would start off by giving WWD a great "image". I plan on advertising the importance of WWD 3 weeks before the phenomenal day itself. The plan is to portray…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 25, 2010 at 7:56pm —
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For centuries, South Africa has been rich in indigenous knowledge. Stretching back as far as the times of the Khoi, we have been well endowed with traditional findings. The Buchu Herb is one such gem.
The Buchu Herb (formally known as Barosma Betulina) has therapeutic uses. This herb is part of our cultural heritage from the San and Khoi people, some of our first ever ancestors. The power of this plant has been evident "throughout the ages". The plant is still used today by…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 24, 2010 at 9:57pm —
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When reading the information for this task, something immediately jumped to mind: a solar cooker I had built just a few months back. I set about repairing and upgrading it so that it…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 24, 2010 at 9:00pm —
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The world of today, has seen the rise of an intricate and highly complex system of value and money. What happened to trading and bartering? What happened to those simple transactions where there was no debt, no money, and most of all, no problems! Money is an incurable disease. Since the 1900's country's like the USA have been generating astronomical amounts of debt! It's no longer millions, or billions, yet trillions. No country in Europe can even manage to "break even". No matter how strong…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 24, 2010 at 8:17pm —
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It's September 2018 and the third African Global Issues conference is being hosted in the mother city, Cape Town. It's a two week program which takes place at CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Center). CTICC is an amazing venue fully capable of hosting such an event. The conference runs for two weeks, and covers most of the many issues that Africa faces. This event educates and helps further research. Such an event, can be powered by Wind Power.
Cape Town receives a…
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Added by Martin Dyer on April 15, 2010 at 12:54pm —
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