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By: geelongbusiness.net » Blog Archive » Problem-Solving: Made in Africa

geelongbusiness.net » Blog Archive » Problem-Solving: Made in Africa — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:25:57 +0000

[...] materials, and turning bad things into good things, are both common themes. Take this story: Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers. Fair Trade latte, eat your heart out. That’s a cup of coffee with a [...]

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By: Africa Rising? at EcoPunk.info

Africa Rising? at EcoPunk.info — Sat, 26 May 2007 18:50:23 +0000

[...] stories of African ingenuity and the unique opportunities the continent offers all of us, tales of espresso machines made from old mortar shells and “$100″ laptops for the masses, but this post is frankly long enough already. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:49:29 +0000

Now that’s true ingenuity for you! We should have more people like that here in the states.

By: Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers « Sociolingo’s Africa blog

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:45:35 +0000

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By: ehmbee

ehmbee — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:39:04 +0000

NICE! This same bit of ingenuity is how Honda Motor Co. stayed afloat during and after WWII, using discarded Allied bomber belly tanks to make more motors and vehicles. Another example of the indomitable Human Spirit.

By: Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Africa blogwatch

Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Africa blogwatch — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:09:34 +0000

[...] A fun story from Ethiopia about Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers. [...]

By: don't eat alone

don't eat alone — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

site. My friend Doug bought my lunch at our Pastoral Spouse Support Group meeting today. While I was drinking my coffee, I came upon a wonderful web site called AfriGadet, which says it’s “solving everyday problems with African ingenuity.” [IMG ] The first story was about a man in Ethiopia who builds coffee makers out of old mortar shells from the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. “These shells have all been used.” says Azmeraw Zeleke, the creator of these wonderful things. “We all need peace and we don’t

By: Sociolingo’s Africa blog

Sociolingo’s Africa blog — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Ethiopian Ingenuity: Turning Mortar Shells Into Coffee Makers By ErikThere’s an interesting story on the BBC about an Ethiopian gentleman who is taking war’s leftovers and converting them into coffee machines. He uses old mortar shells, which stand about one metre high, to make his coffee machines.