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gilberto gil: a brazilian artist who is a tech trendsetter
gilberto gil is a brazilian artist who’s using iphone/ipad apps to allow his fans to interact with him more.
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anchalee saengtai: a thai sculptor who transforms spare parts into jumbo ‘robots’
anchalee saengtai is a thai sculptor who transforms automobile and truck spare parts into amazing, jumbo autobots.
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the sahrawis of algeria recycle plastic bottles into beautiful jewellery to raise awareness about their displacement
florie salnot is working with the sahrawis of algeria to find a creative yet economic solution to raising awareness about their displacement.
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indian sand artist marks the end of osama bin laden
an indian sand artist decided to mark the end of the elusive osama bin laden in his own unique way.
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philips livable cities award: rainwater collection project for thirsty yemen wins!
the winners for the philips livable cities award have been announced. the winners include a rain-water aggregration project in yemen, portable recreational areas in buenos aires, and shelters to provide protection and health education in kampala.
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victor kossikouma agbegnenou: togolese inventor comes up with new wireless technology
Victor Kossikouma Agbegnenou, a Togolese inventor living in France, has developed a polyvalent technology called PWCS (Polyvalent Wireless Communication System) which allows, from a satellite broadband connection, the simultaneous provisioning of telephony, internet and video (image) services without using any landline cable such as fiber optics.
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indian invents a digital camera for lo-fi camera enthusiasts
Designed by Finland-based Saikat Biswas, Holga. D mimics the original Holga in nearly every way, except that it’s rigged to download images.
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the (bop) project: photojournalism at the base of the economic pyramid
the (bop) project’s mission is simple: discover, document and share stories of remarkable social entrepreneurs, enterprises and innovations that are redefining poverty alleviation.
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andrew youn helps subsistence farmers in africa to double their yields
andrew youn’s organization offers farmers an investment package of seeds and fertilizer, weekly farm education, and market access that makes it possible for them to double their incomes.
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middle classes in africa: photos documenting middle-class life in africa
a photographic project by organized by photographer joan bardeletti aims to change that by documenting middle-class life in the ivory coast, kenya, mozambique, morocco and cameroon.
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pedro reyes: collects weapons and recycles them into shovels
mexican designer pedro reyes collects dangerous weapons and recycles them into shovels used for tree planting.
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LATEST FROM KENYA: Students Are Skating Across Kenya To Raise Awareness
Two UBC Sauder School of Business alumni, Les Robertson (MBA 2010) and Rob Foxall (BComm 2010), have launched the Skate4Kenya Initiative to raise awareness and funds for the Sauder Africa Initiative: Social Entrepreneurship 101 (SE101) and the goal of creating a center…