Showing posts with label Green technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green technology. Show all posts

Thursday, March 27, 2008

BoGo - Solar power flashlights




American inventor has developed a solar powered flashlight called BoGo. The first flashlight of it's kind in the world; should be of great use and lead to a reduction of pollution in emerging markets. They are offering a buy 1 get 1 deal, kind of like what MIT media lab has done with their OLPC.


Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

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AGRA is a dynamic, African-led partnership working across the African continent to help millions of small-scale farmers and their families lift themselves out of poverty and hunger. AGRA programs develop practical solutions to significantly boost farm productivity and incomes for the poor while safeguarding the environment. AGRA advocates for policies that support its work across all key aspects of the African agricultural “value chain”—from seeds, soil health, and water to markets and agricultural education. AGRA is chaired by Kofi A. Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations. AGRA, with initial support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, maintains offices in Nairobi, Kenya and Accra, Ghana

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Green Africa Foundation

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Green Africa Foundation is a Kenyan organization founded in 2000 to support ecological and environmental conservation with a particular focus in arid and semi arid lands of Kenya where poverty is most prevalent. The Foundation focuses on capacity development of poor communities through a partnership approach that integrates environmental conservation and community livelihoods.


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