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Uzoma judith katchy's Blog (16)
AWARENESS
I think that our greatest challenge in Africa is LACK OF INFORMATION. Every effort should be targeted in information sharing.
I have been aware of SOCIAL EDGE, WATER FOR PEOPLE and ASHOKA. Their work has been quite inspiring and challenging.
I took action by making flyers to promote the work of these social innovators in my community.
I have tried to give out this piece of information to certain people in…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 28, 2010 at 9:08pm — No Comments
WATER! - FEARFUL STATISTICS
Statistics reveal that the lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation affects more than 2.6 billion people globally, and kills more children than malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined.
Also, 4,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable illnesses such as diarrhea, typhoid, ch***ra and dysentery.
In Nigeria, diarrhea is the second largest killer of children, causing as many as 17 percent of the deaths of those under the age of five. This…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 28, 2010 at 8:27pm — 2 Comments
WATER! - FEARFUL STATISTICS
Statistics reveal that the lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation affects more than 2.6 billion people globally, and kills more children than malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined.
Also, 4,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable illnesses such as diarrhea, typhoid, ch***ra and dysentery.
In Nigeria, diarrhea is the second largest killer of children, causing as many as 17 percent of the deaths of those under the age of five. This…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 28, 2010 at 8:27pm — 1 Comment
WATER! - FEARFUL STATISTICS
Statistics reveal that the lack of access to clean water and basic sanitation affects more than 2.6 billion people globally, and kills more children than malaria, HIV/AIDS and TB combined.
Also, 4,000 children under the age of five die every day from preventable illnesses such as diarrhea, typhoid, ch***ra and dysentery.
In Nigeria, diarrhea is the second largest killer of children, causing as many as 17 percent of the deaths of those under the age of five. This…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 28, 2010 at 8:26pm — No Comments
WHITE CUPS
Year 2020, I imagine Water Day being celebrated with white cups.
Everyone receiving a gift of WHITE CUP which signifies clean and fresh water AND equally encouraging everyone to CELEBRATE the eradication of water poverty and scarcity.
Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 28, 2010 at 7:46pm — No Comments
Power - 2020
Year 2020, I am on holiday with friends and family.
We are having a family re-union and the music is powered by my (new invention) foil - covered satelite powered by solar energy.
The children are out there playing with the ball that generates energy.
The house will later at night be powered by energy generated from the energy dance floor.
The cell phones / computers are charged with the MFC - Microbialfuelcell.
All the power used are clean…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 22, 2010 at 3:51pm — 1 Comment
WATER HEATER
Having a warm bath especially in the evening is something soothing.
I think that in Africa, the use of solar energy should be explored since we have it in abundance.
My invention is simply warming water using Aluminium Bucket using direct sunlight. This will reduce the amount of electricity used to warm water with heaters.
I am experimenting on using foil covered satelite dish, using solar energy to power LED bulbs and also charge cell…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 21, 2010 at 6:40pm — 2 Comments
FROM WASTE TO POWER
Solving the energy issue will go a long way in solving developmental problems, especially in Africa.
This technology can be deployed to Africa.This tackles both environmental issues as well as energy problems.
Liepaja Solid Waste Management Project…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 19, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment
DINNER
In the next ten years, my dinner will be
1 A bowl of fried plantain.
2 A bowl of vegetable.
3 Some chunks of chicken.
All these products will be from my farm. Not alone though, dinner will be with my immediate family and at least a thousand children and women.
This site was helpful http://www.fadama.org
Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 15, 2010 at 4:31pm — No Comments
I LOVE PETS BUT WHAT'S IN A PET?
One of the ways in which we will fight food insecurity and help feed at least one person is in the change of our value system. Some selfishness has to go if we will make any significant progress.
If we reduce the number of pets, the amount of time we devote to them and channel such energies in helping humanity, the food issue will be solved. Think about this?
Some of us have 5 to 6 pets or more in our homes. We feed them and spend a lot of resources on them, and a HUMAN BEING,…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 13, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments
INNOVATIVE APPROACH
One of the numerous approach that is working in KWARA STATE of Nigeria, is "collaboration". This is between some Zimbabwean Farmers and the state government. These farmers are given land for animal husbandry ( cow production) and the produce which is milk, is packaged using good food processing applications and sold to the public. This has provided job opportunities and is equally tackling the issue of food insecurity. This is a pure case of knowledge share and transfer of… Continue
Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 13, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment
FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 12, 2010 at 7:06am — No Comments
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY
Liepaja Solid Waste Management Project is a part of The Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF) established by World Bank in 1999 with contributions from interested governments and private companies. The idea is to create a market for trading carbon - dioxide emissions reductions between developed countries, on the one hand, and developing and transition countries on the other.… Continue
Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 8, 2010 at 6:55am — 3 Comments
LEARN 1
A Social Innovator is that person that first of all sees or takes notice of a problem
2. decides and desires to see a positive change
3. thinks or generates ideas of how to solve the problem
4. goes ahead to execute the idea/ideas.
Simply put, a Social Innovator is a PROBLEM-SOLVER . We can train ourselves to be more sensitive to the plight of people. We all can and must DECIDE to be involved. We all are…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 5, 2010 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment
IMAGINE 1
In 2020, when Alchemy calls me, I will be helping in the education of the youth of my country, especially in building skills to help eradicate poverty and hunger.
I will also use my knowledge in Information Technology to empower these youth, especially the young girls and women. This is because every effort to improve the lot of womenfolk is never wasted and has tremendous and far - reaching impact on the lives of the future…
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Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 5, 2010 at 9:42pm — 4 Comments
ACT 1
I chose James O'Brien, Nigel Waller and Deb Levine because i believe their project are people-oriented, inspiring and will cause a phenomenal change among, especially the less privilegded.
Added by uzoma judith katchy on March 5, 2010 at 9:04pm — No Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
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
public servants
The exchange works directly for state and public workers and servants. It gives them credit in exchange for the amount of public work they contribute to the community. The more constructive they are based off a base rate the more credit they recieve.
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