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Money is not the problem, success starts with….
- Through the Africa Challenge you will not receive the money you think you need to succeed, we do better, we show you how to succeed without it.
- We facililitate tools, tips and tricks to reach your goal.
- The Africa challenge could be your road towards potential success, made possible by some of the smartest folks on the planet.
Katine – The Guardian and Observer Uganda project | Facebook
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Masaba’s report December 11, 2009
It’s sometime in the middle of the night, and I write by headlamp as it is hard to sleep with so many thoughts in my mind.
We met about 500 youth this week at 3 projects in Kanungu district all singing to us seeking assistance. Gerald said we were the first Muzungus to visit God Cares. The sign on the gate says ‘God Cares Aids Project and Orphanage’ but he is changing the name to ‘God Cares Children’s Village’ as is doesn’t attach the stigma of being an orphan to the child.
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We want you to concentrate on things you are good at…
Transport is causing many development initiatives headaces. By combining resources much frustration can be avoided and overhead costs saved. This section of the Africa Challenge will focus on;
- Scheduled container movement into African development projects
- Creative usage of containers
- Free / sponsored air cargo space
- Customs & Excise issues
- Transport costs
- Potential savings
- local transport
Clean Water through Crowdsourcing | WiserEarth Blog
The typical rural village in the Global South has a population of 1,000 people. That means in order to reach 200 million people you would need to do 10,000 projects a year. Jin Zidell, founder and chairman of the Blue Planet Run Foundation, doesn’t want to fundraise and staff a huge organization to do this, instead they are going to rely on networks. As he explains: “If we can save 20% because we don’t have a large staff, that’s 20% more money going to the work on the ground.” The key to their plan is the Peer Water Exchange (PWX), a “unique participatory decision-making network of partners, [which] combines people, process, and technology to manage water and sanitation projects around the world – from application, selection, funding, implementation, and impact assessment.” Here are the key elements of the system their organization has developed. They turn the typical nonprofit functions on their head:
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We are launching a private twitter soon, so all things about The Africa Challenge are in one network.
