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Is capitalism dying?
Jeremy Rifkin – President of the Foundation on Economic Trends: “While I suspect that capitalism will remain part of the social schema for at least the next half century or so, I doubt that it will be the dominant economic … Continue reading
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Visiting Kumasi
My dear friend Sarah, who has been working with me for over 15 years, introduced me to her family in Kumasi. “During your next trip to Ghana, you must visit Kumasi” she said. How could I refuse? Before my departure … Continue reading
Fukushima update – how to secure reactor no 4?
via The Guardian / November 8, 2013 / Gazing down at the glassy surface of the spent fuel pool inside the No 4 reactor building at Fukushima Daiichi, it is easy to underestimate the danger posed by the highly toxic … Continue reading
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Leap into Life Ghana – context and call for action
Facts and figures on Ghana’s economic development. Ghana GDP Annual Growth Rate The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Ghana expanded 6.10 percent in the second quarter of 2013 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth … Continue reading
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Power and Love – Adam Cahane on solving complex issues
In this video Adam Cahane is speaking from his experience as an expert in social change about the dynamics of power and love. Adam to me is a source for inspiration of whom I’ve lesarned much about working in the … Continue reading
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Macha Zambia on BBC News
The video shows an 8 min BBC documentary on the developments in Macha, rural Zambia. One of the community leaders, Fred Mweetwa of Macha Works, shares how IT accessibility serves the community in rural area. Ugo Vallauri: “It is possibly … Continue reading
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Leap into Life – what, why and how?
What is Leap into Life? Leap into Life is a professional development program for participants in Europe and in Africa. The program works on a local-local base. Both Europeans and Africans work with local facilitators on issues and questions they … Continue reading
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Leap into Life 2012
In preparation of the pilot group for Leap into Life Ghana I have adjusted the Leap into Life presentation to the current state of the project. The Leap into Life pilot group takes place in Accra, Ghana from December 10-21 … Continue reading
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Leap into Life – honoring its origins and the people involved
Leap into Life has its origins in Macha, rural Zambia. I’d like to honor this with a brief introduction before going deeper into Leap into Life Ghana. This post shares about the history of Leap into Life moving from Zambia … Continue reading
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