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Building HOPE for women farmers in Chikwawa
In September, I spent a few days in Chikwawa, in Malawi’s lower Shire region. My mission was to collect case studies on the current situation facing farmers before the implementation of the Sustainable...
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Ground breaking ceremony for Sustainable Energy for Rural Communities (SE4RC)...
On 27th August 2015 I witnessed a memorable event for Practical Action Southern Africa.Zimbabwe`s Minister of Energy and Power Development Dr.Samuel Undenge and Chief Mathe of Gwanda District broke...
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Has solar power’s moment in Africa finally arrived?
Some rural areas of Zimbabwe are currently in a state of disaster after being hit by a severe drought. But there is hope that a new Practical Action project in the country using solar power to...
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A tale of tradition, technology & tobacco
Ethnic communities living in remote areas are not only geographically isolated, they are technologically isolated too – that’s what I thought while going to the hilly part of Bangladesh lately. And I...
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Water in Turkana
Around this time last year I had the privilege of spending time in the remote villages of Lorengippi and Lobei in Turkana, northern Kenya. It was a time for celebration. Practical Action had recently...
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Blog Action Day: energy inequality
Today is Blog Action Day, where thousands of bloggers from around the world use their voice to advocate change. This year’s topic is inequality and if you’ve read my blog you know that I write...
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Building HOPE for women farmers in Chikwawa
In September, I spent a few days in Chikwawa, in Malawi’s lower Shire region. My mission was to collect case studies on the current situation facing farmers before the implementation of the Sustainable...
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Hard work pays off for Himalaya community
It was not an easy job for the communities benefiting from the Himalaya Micro Hydro Scheme, in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province, but their sweat will soon yield results. The Himalaya project started in...
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Technology Justice reaches Poland
‘We invited experts on land fill into our school to talk to them about technology justice’ So said one student from Poland when asked what the action was they took following a science project they did...
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Ground breaking ceremony for Sustainable Energy for Rural Communities (SE4RC)...
On 27th August 2015 I witnessed a memorable event for Practical Action Southern Africa.Zimbabwe`s Minister of Energy and Power Development Dr.Samuel Undenge and Chief Mathe of Gwanda District broke...
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Will COP21 deliver a Paris Protocol?
Have the global negotiations for a new climate agreement switched from a marathon to an egg and spoon race? We are now in the final leg of the marathon negotiations for a new climate agreement. At the...
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Merry Christmas, goodbye and thank you!
At the end of December I’ve chosen to leave Practical Action after 15 years. For me it’s time for a new challenge and I’ll start 2016 full of the spirit of adventure – news of any challenging...
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Has solar power’s moment in Africa finally arrived?
Some rural areas of Zimbabwe are currently in a state of disaster after being hit by a severe drought. But there is hope that a new Practical Action project in the country using solar power to irrigate...
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Energy Supporter Objects – The Variety of Energy Technologies and Uses in...
A blog authored by Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen and Anna Okello. December 2017. A ‘missing link’ in humanitarian energy access Energy is a critical need for refugees and displaced people: millions of...
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IPCC special report on 1.5°C
In 2015 the Paris Agreement, the global compact signed by the governments of the planet to tackle climate change, was agreed. In the negotiated process to reach this agreement some governments still...
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