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Ushahidi’s Open Source Platform Lowers Barriers; Accelerates Storytelling

By Renee Blodgett on March 21, 2011 in Africa, East Africa, Kenya, North America, Photos, USA

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I ran into Juliana Rotich in Long Beach during TED, who is a Program Director with a non-profit organized called Ushahidi.They specialize in developing free and open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping.Their tools help democratize...

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Testing Out Solar Cooking in The Gambia

By Danielle Nierenberg on March 21, 2011 in Africa, Featured, Gambia, Photos, West Africa

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Check out these photos from a board member of Worldwatch Izaak Van Melle who is currently testing out solar cookers in The Gambia. Solar cookers work by absorbing and concentrating heat from the sun to...

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Investing Just 2% Can Create a New “Green Economy”

By Danielle Nierenberg on March 21, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Berlin, Europe, Germany, Hamburg, India, Photos, Uganda

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Investing just two percent of global GDP each year can create a new “green economy,” according to Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, a report recently published by UN Environment Programme (UNEP)....

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The Thirst Project to Raise Awareness on the Water Crisis

By Renee Blodgett on March 18, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Austin, Featured, North America, Photos, Texas, USA, Videos

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The Thirst Project came to Austin this past SXSW to raise awareness on the water crisis and ask the community for their support in getting clean water to communities that don’t have access to it....

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How to make a Great Cheesecake

By Rich Laburn on March 18, 2011 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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I seem to have lived under the guise that learning how to create tasty dishes, such as the Londolozi Vanilla and Caramel Cheesecake, is incredibly tough. The staff in the Londolozi kitchen have, however, shown...

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RAMfest Festival: Dust, Redbull and a Whole Lotta Electro

By Jade Scully on March 16, 2011 in Africa, Events, Festivals, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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This past weekend was the fifth RAMfest festival held at the Nekkies Resort just outside of Worcestor. My friends and I spent the three days getting down, dusty and deranged on the dance floor at one...

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Update: Tsalala Pride Cubs

By Rich on March 16, 2011 in Africa, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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A few weeks ago we published the first ever footage taken of the four new Tsalala pride cubs. Spending much of their time up on the rocks at Marthly Pools, the new pride have...

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In Search of Souks

By Sherry Ott on March 14, 2011 in Africa, Beirut, Featured, Lebanon, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Photos, Turkey

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One of my favorite things about Arabic culture is the souk culture. I was first introduced to souks on my first trip abroad to Turkey. I still remember walking through the Grand Bazaar thinking that...

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Sherry Ott is a refugee from corporate IT who is now a long term traveler, blogger, and photographer. She’s a co-founder of Briefcasetobackpack.com, a website offering career break travel inspiration and advice.

Additionally, she runs an around the world travel blog writing about her travel and expat adventures at Ottsworld.com.com.

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Testing Out Solar Cooking in The Gambia

Investing Just 2% Can Create a New “Green Economy”

The Thirst Project to Raise Awareness on the Water Crisis

How to make a Great Cheesecake

RAMfest Festival: Dust, Redbull and a Whole Lotta Electro

Update: Tsalala Pride Cubs

In Search of Souks

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