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Which country to focus on?
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From the discussions and comments I've seen, there's been a general consensus we should be focusing on Africa, but I haven't seen a lot as to which country in Africa we should focus on, if any.  I…Continue

Tags: south africa, collaboration, project, tanzania, kenya

Started this discussion. Last reply by Floatstone Apr 2, 2010.

 

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Fun in the Park with Cryptosporidium

This idea is a little rough, so please be kind, haha.



For World Water Day 2020, I am imagining having a costume contest. In each participating city, preferably near a public waterfront of some kind, people come dressed as their favorite water-borne pathogen. The contest could have several categories, such as "best overall costume", "best protozoa", etc. I would imagine this would be a good but not too serious way to educate people as to just how many water-borne diseases are out there… Continue

Posted on April 1, 2010 at 12:10am — 1 Comment

Getting Clean Water to Scale in Bangladesh

For my ACT4 post, I decided to write about Grameen-Veolia Water Ltd., a joint venture between Grameen's health and hygiene subsidiary and Veolia Water, a French company. Operated as a social business venture (similar to the joint venture between Grameen and Danone I would imagine) the water purification plant provides water to the area at a nominal cost, which helps to maintain the facility and plan expansion into… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 9:40pm

The Floating Oasis

While generally I don't like the idea of water desalination (I'm a fan of learning how to make the most of what's available instead of forcing the system to work for you) I recognize that at least in the short term it may become a necessary part of life around the world. To that end, why not try to make this process as benign as possible?



I found a company, Water Standard, who is trying to do exactly that. Their idea is to get a tanker-type… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 8:55pm

A Happy, and Renewable, Holiday Season

While I don't actually celebrate Christmas, I do enjoy the lights and all the festive decorations around my neighborhood. It has been some time since virtually all Christmas lights phased to LED bulbs, but even with the massive reduction in power consumption, when a couple million people decide to string out hundreds if not thousands of lights a piece, you have to get more energy from somewhere.



With the short days, solar isn't really an option. Fortunately, the winter season… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 8:42pm

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At 9:32pm on March 20, 2010, Bongumusa said…
I am so shocked,you are getting points for nothing. Why? Is it because of skin?
At 6:45pm on March 19, 2010, Gilda Lorena Arias said…
Thanks!!
At 12:33am on March 18, 2010, Rahul Dewanjee said…
At 1:44pm on March 16, 2010, Gilda Lorena Arias said…
" First, this idea excites me because I'd be able to directly see how my day to day work improves people's lives and makes the world a more sustainable place" David Perner.
I feel really inspire for your motivation, I want to use it if you are OK with that. For today you are my hero.
At 8:24pm on March 8, 2010, Batandwa Alperstein said…
hi david! what kind of things would you like to know about south africa?
At 8:56pm on March 6, 2010, Justine Roberts said…
No problem :) Any power votes would be appreciated haha. I think everyone feels that way.
At 9:01pm on March 5, 2010, Brandon Spearman said…
Hey David! Thanks for the add. I look forward to seeing your posts!
At 8:18am on March 5, 2010, David Dreshfield said…
Great blog posts thus far, David. I'm also interested in the idea of bringing renewable and sustainable energy to Africa -- I wrote in one of my own blog posts about the possibility of bringing fuel cell systems like the Bloom Energy Server to the continent. Can't wait to hear what other ideas you've got for us!
At 7:06am on March 5, 2010, Dion Goldie said…
Hi David!

What would you like to know about South Africa? I am more than happy to try and give you some insights!

Regards

Dion
 
 
 

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