Author: borderjumpers

Malawi’s Real "Miracle"

This is the first in a two-part series about my visit to the home of Kristof and Stacia Nordin in Lilongwe, Malawi. Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet. Stacia and Kristof Nordin have an unusual backyad. Rather than the...

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Beyond Band-Aids for Hunger

Cross-post (op-ed) from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet By Danielle Nierenberg and Brian Halweil It’s been twenty-five years since a well-meaning music producer threw together a bunch of megastars to...

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Kampala: A View From the Busy Streets

The streets in Kampala, Uganda are never empty.  Check out the video below to hear Danielle’s thoughts on the city (and it’s constant activity) and meet a young man named Brian we talked to who is eager for you...

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Got Biogas?

This is the third in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda.  Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute Nourishing the Planet blog. In addition to milk and income,...

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