Round 2 Winners!
Round 2 of the Africa Rural Connect competition came to a close at noon eastern time on September 15th. We had the opportunity to catch up with the primary contributors of the three award-winning ideas and get an inside look on what has inspired them to build these ideas and bring them to the ARC community. You can listen to each of these brief testimonials below:
1st Place: Self Supported Ghanaian Subsistent Farmers Consortium
Photo: David Agyemang from Ghana
Primary contributor David Agyemang explains the project to us:
2nd Place: The Acceleration of Innovation
Photo: Full Belly Project log- courtesy of www.fullbellyproject.org
Primary contributor, Jeff Rose, tells us about The Full Belly Project and about his idea:
3rd Place: Project Irrigation Initiative- Region Kedougou, Senegal
Photo:An example of a Deep-well Hand pump- courtesy of tradeindia.com.
We got in touch with primary contributor Angela Michalek who served in Senegal and she told us details about this project
These are the Runner-ups who recieved Round Winner Badges:
Redesigning Africa's Ox-Powered Farm Tools
CreditSMS: The Future of Microfinance (www.creditsms.org)
Open Educational Resources on Rural Development via Mobile
Village Power- The Community Charging Station
Solar-Powered, Eco-Friendly Ovens
Remember, Round 3 has just begun and will be running until October 15th. There is still time to get involved and collaborate on some new ideas. Post your ideas soon!
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Featured Person
Robert Obanyi focuses on promoting value addition to produce in Kenya in order to help eradicate poverty and decentralize wealth distribution. His idea on "Extracting Avocado Oil" is based on the low market value of the fruit due to high restrictions that prevent many locally grown avocados from entering the global market. Thus, in order to empower local avocado farmers, he suggests extracting oil from avocados and selling it in global markets, as it is a popular commodity in the international cosmetics industry. Read More
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