August 2009
1 post
East Africa Jobs and Career Job Hunting Blog →
July 2009
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“The “One Laptop per Child” scheme, which has sent over a million US$100 laptops...”
– Monitor Online | Business & Technology | Study criticises laptops for distracting children in developing countries
June 2009
10 posts
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Africa's upwardly mobile money - Yahoo! Singapore... →
To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cell phone is not just a cell phone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother $40. But by using it to ping cash to friends and family she and millions of Africans are joining Japan in breaking a technology barrier that remains in Europe and the United States, and paving the way to what could be the cash of the future.
The Wonderful World of Bamboo (Slideshow) :... →
Bamboo has been back and forth across our radar ever since TreeHugger was but a sprout, and we’ve seen the wonder-grass used for just about everything. And, while bamboo isn’t always super-green, there’s no denying its utilitarian handiness. Take a spin through the wonderful world of bamboo, in pictures.
Mobile Movement →
Mobile Movement has partnered with the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT and Environmental Youth Alliance - a Canadian non-profit organization - for our first initiative in Nairobi, Kenya. All of the 15 youth groups have been chosen by UN-HABITAT as part of the “Urban Entrepreneurship Program”.
Questioning Old Traditions →
Thousands of smallholder farmers produce over one million bags of top quality, organic coffee beans for export every year, he said. But he stressed that there was a need for processing plants to be set up to increase export revenue and create more jobs for the local population. He said investors were even welcome to come and grow the coffee themselves. However, he indicated that Uganda would not...
Katine lesson activity: How much water do we use? →
Corporate Africa Wenze 2.0 -- for a safe and... →
Over the last 3 to 4 decades, there have been (and there still continues to be) numerous migrating activities where Africans have found their way out of the continent in pursuit of higher level of education and living standards. Many countries have experienced and continue to experience these life changing movements due to the poor or non-developing conditions of almost all parts of the African...
WatchMichelle Obama on education
Web 2.0 in Africa - Agriculture and New... →
An eight minute Business Africa/CTA video production documenting actual cases on the use of Web 2.0 applications in the development sector, specifically among farmers in Africa.
How to talk about Africa →
Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina discusses why he wrote How to Write About Africa in these YouTube videos. I especially like his idea that too many villages are in “NGO receivership” and the unusual (and unaccountable) power that international organizations wield.
Milestones Clean Water Now! in Bunabumali
From Naiade Uganda
In March this year Norman received 2 Naiade waterpurifier and solar energy units. Thiis event marked the start of the real development of Bunabumali. The experiences gained getting the units there and how they have impacted the progress of project are very exiting. They have already led to interesting changes in the overall concept creating important added value.
This...
May 2009
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“The HAPV is a twist on the ‘horse and buggy’ mode of transportation, making this...”
– A donkey drawn carriage is commonplace in many countries in Africa, and this retrofit by the organization Water and Wheel adds more functionality and utility especially suited for rural Africa.
AfriGadget » Blog Archive » HAPV - Human and Animal Powered Vehicle in South Africa (via...
“Employing a combination of conduction and convection, the refrigerator requires...”
– Inhabitat » Student Invents Solar-Powered Fridge for Developing Countries
“Learning Landscape, a playground that teaches elementary math concepts using ten...”
– Built from reclaimed tires in a simple sandbox structure, the pilot installation was built at the Kutamba AIDS Orphans School in southern Uganda by Project H design fellows Dan Grossman and Heleen de Goey. The grid system facilitates games that teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, and...
History
How a party at the Ministery of Development Aid in the Hague, Netherlands leads to the launch of a village banking system in Sub Shara Africa.
CWN’s goal is to contribute towards solving clean drinkwater issues in developping counties,
TimeDesk’s ambition is to jumpstart (rural) communities in Sub Sahara Africa out of an existance under $.2,00 per day by facilitating change instead of donating...
Note from Corry
Tomorrow, $500 is being sent via Western Union from Stitch Uganda Together to Norman in Kampala to buy three rolls of fabric and rope to start the hammock sewing project again in Bunabumali. The orphanage needs funds for food due to poor growing conditions. If they sew and sell 60 hammocks, they can triple that seed money and make $1500.
The best thing I can suggest is to keep buying fabric and...
About
TimeDesk Africa started 2 years ago when Ben met Norman, a man with a mission. We shared ideas and gradually things started to change in Bunabumali, Eastern Uganda.
The Goal 1. Build a community center & school on a shoestring. 2. Improve local economy. 3. Build a better future for our kids.
Follow Bunabumali on: Bunabumali Chronicle facebook twitter
“Steeds meer arme boeren uit ontwikkelingslanden gebruiken het internet. Zij doen...”
– OneWorld.nl: Arme boeren krijgen eigen websurfer aan huis
Children in Bunabumali →
Bunabumali water purification system →
Traditional circumcision →
Bunabumali very happy and loving all friends →
Bunabumali children eating →
My banana plantation →
Wall Photos →
Bunabumali building which needs your ideas →
Bunabumali children getting T-shirts →
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Bunabumali fund raising
Hi friends,
Am setting up this event to raise funds for the project and try to get some ways of making the education of the children more lively and the money will help bunabumali get the following items Pens Pencils Books for reading classroom dusters Children play toys Soft pins Needles Razor blades Office glue Bandages Office markers Punching machines Clovers for cleaning the children...
April 2009
10 posts
Bunabumali, TimeDesk & Naiade, here's how it all...
By Ben Koot, initiator of TimeDesk
How a lease of a solar energy system results in building a state of the art community center in Bunabumali, Eastern Uganda
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Don’t listen to naysayers, but follow you heart and just keep going…
Watch your timing.
Budget: when we started: 0
Investment in small donations: €.4000.00 in 2 years
Total costs,...
Bunabumali Chronicle (bunabumali) group -... →
“Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, and water, with some...”
– It is similar to cob and mudbrick. Adobe structures are extremely durable and account for some of the oldest extant buildings on the planet. In hot climates, compared to wooden buildings, adobe buildings offer significant advantages due to their greater thermal mass, but they are known to be...
How to build an adobe wall →
Adobe is an age-old building material that is easy to make and extremely durable. Adobe structures account for some of the oldest extant buildings on the planet. Adobe buildings also offer significant advantages in hot, dry climates; they remain cooler during the day and warmer during the night, as adobe stores and releases heat very slowly.
More technical details
March 2009
11 posts
How to get started...
Get building materials
Bamboo… can you cut it free of charge?
Ecalyptus…. can you cut it free of charge?
Hardwood„, can you cut it free of charge?
Tools needed
Chainsaw
Handsaw
Axe
Tapemeasures
Chisels and assorted smaal tools