tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post8278940655692916073..comments2024-03-17T10:13:20.234-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Educational Non-Profit for 2/3 World?Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-17465232311527556442010-08-31T10:39:05.483-04:002010-08-31T10:39:05.483-04:00Forgive me if I run off topic, but I have to brag....Forgive me if I run off topic, but I have to brag. Word Made Flesh has a community in Freetown that largely focuses on Quadrant I, but pushes into Quadrant II by putting some kids in high school & job training (http://www.wordmadeflesh.org/...sierra-leone/about/). The situation in Freetown is one of the direst on earth, enough to frustrate many Western plans.<br /><br />Until the gov't gets the grid together on a macro-scale, there is a new micro-loaning program (ala Kiva.org) that make loans in Ghana for solar lanterns and clean burning stoves (removing perhaps the largest public health treat in the world - indoor smoke pollution). Loans now as little as $5 repaid in 60 days. (http://energyincommon.org/)a::athada::https://www.blogger.com/profile/09046982982270546995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-81414760023243180842010-08-31T08:05:56.384-04:002010-08-31T08:05:56.384-04:00Follow-up thought--what about strategically placed...Follow-up thought--what about strategically placed "libraries," built to the standard of the area, with solar power, a few desktops with internet, and a critical mass of books, with easily replicated training for local individuals?Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.com