As lâmpadas de querosene produzem pouca luz, emitem cheiros maus e nocivos, fuligem e são conhecidos como sendo causadores de ferimentos e mortes por acidentes com fogo. Se fosse possível substituí-las com baixo custo de lâmpadas solares, seria possível afastar o perigo de acidente e melhorar a vida rural. Este é, essencialmente, o modelo que […]
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15
Jul
Kerosene lamps provide limited light, emit bad-smelling smoke and soot and are plagued with injury and death caused by accidental fires. If one could replace them all with low cost solar lamps, one would remove the danger of accident, and improve rural life. This is essentially the model that drives the market of solar portable […]
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06
Feb
The last six months or so I have been writing my bachelor project at the University of Roskilde in Copenhagen, Denmark, and in relation to this I have studied triple-win solutions and RVE.SOL´s Kudura sustainable development solution in particular. This study involved an evaluation of Kudura in terms of its social, economic and environmental impact. […]
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29
Dec
I recently came across this TED talk video by seasoned and acclaimed AID protagonist, Ernesto Sirolli. He speaks to an ever more popular perspective on AID in developing countries, one also espoused by 16 year World Bank veteran, Bill Easterly. The notion is this: after developed countries have spent ver 2.3 Trillion US$ on aid in […]
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04
Dec
A few weeks ago I had the honour of visiting the Mully Children’s Family in Yata, Kenya with Paul Mbole of Norwegian Catholic Aid and Dr. Mulli, the founder of MCF. (Photo gallery below) We met at the University of Strathmore during the launch event of the Climate Innovation Centre – a world bank funded […]
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