Comments on: Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/ Gadgets in Africa: Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pelador de cacahuetes a manivela | Teléfonos móviles, adsl, gadgets y juegos. http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13625 Pelador de cacahuetes a manivela | Teléfonos móviles, adsl, gadgets y juegos. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:01:16 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13625 [...] Vía: Afrigadget [...] [...] Vía: Afrigadget [...]

]]> By: Bouphonia: Friday Hope Blogging http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13335 Bouphonia: Friday Hope Blogging Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:37:28 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13335 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] you everything you ever wanted to know about dry toilets. AfriGadget explains the benefits of the Universal Nut Sheller. And a centuries-old Amazonian farming technique may turn out to be very timely:Fifteen hundred [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] you everything you ever wanted to know about dry toilets. AfriGadget explains the benefits of the Universal Nut Sheller. And a centuries-old Amazonian farming technique may turn out to be very timely:Fifteen hundred [...]

]]> By: Project Sunshine http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13334 Project Sunshine Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:31:52 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13334 I am so glad that Afrigadget has mentioned the Universal Nut Sheller. I got to visit the Uganda 07 group led by Jock Brandis briefly, and it is truly elegant to see how design-adaptable the nut sheller truly is. I would be happy to discuss the Nut Sheller as a student and Africanist. In case you missed The Full Belly Project's Founder and Director of Research and Development, Jock Brandis' debut on CNN HEROES in February 2008 take a moment to view the link below. http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/28/heroes.brandis/index.html?iref=newssearch I am so glad that Afrigadget has mentioned the Universal Nut Sheller.

I got to visit the Uganda 07 group led by Jock Brandis briefly, and it is truly elegant to see how design-adaptable the nut sheller truly is.

I would be happy to discuss the Nut Sheller as a student and Africanist.

In case you missed The Full Belly Project’s Founder and Director of Research and Development, Jock Brandis’ debut on CNN HEROES in February 2008 take a moment to view the link below.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/02/28/heroes.brandis/index.html?iref=newssearch

]]> By: Dave http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13317 Dave Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:38:57 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13317 Really good looking solution - I like the opportunities that could arise for related services eg manufacture, toll processing etc Also seems to be part of a development approach/model where a means of production is the donor contribution. I had a look at this in a blog that covered Full Belly Project, Hefer Foundation and Kick Start - <a href="http://agribusiness.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/establishing-businesses-by-donating-the-means-of-production/" rel="nofollow">LINK</a> Really good looking solution – I like the opportunities that could arise for related services eg manufacture, toll processing etc

Also seems to be part of a development approach/model where a means of production is the donor contribution. I had a look at this in a blog that covered Full Belly Project, Hefer Foundation and Kick Start – LINK

]]> By: QeeToo » Blog Archive » Simple Nut Sheller for African Villages http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13316 QeeToo » Blog Archive » Simple Nut Sheller for African Villages Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:08:02 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13316 [...] Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time [Afrigadget.com] [...] [...] Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time [Afrigadget.com] [...]

]]> By: Alison Lowndes http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13314 Alison Lowndes Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:27:16 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13314 Thanks for this post, Erik, have contacted Jock Brandis already. Hopefully our volunteers can help teach and promote this item this Summer [http://www.fullbellyproject.org/Documents/UNS.pdf].. have heard amazing, profitable things about the jatropha bushes which are all over Kenya. Thanks for this post, Erik, have contacted Jock Brandis already. Hopefully our volunteers can help teach and promote this item this Summer [http://www.fullbellyproject.org/Documents/UNS.pdf].. have heard amazing, profitable things about the jatropha bushes which are all over Kenya.

]]> By: Simple Nut Sheller for African Villages - Boing Boing Gadgets http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13312 Simple Nut Sheller for African Villages - Boing Boing Gadgets Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:05:02 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13312 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time [Afrigadget.com] posted in: Tools Favorite this! Share this reddit_url='http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/simple-nut-sheller-f.html'; reddit_title='Simple Nut Sheller for African Villages'; boing_boing:http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/simple-nut-sheller-f.html Send this to a Friend X Close Older Creative Stops Hacker from Improving Their Product This is the latest post var federated_media_section = ''; [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time [Afrigadget.com] posted in: Tools Favorite this! Share this reddit_url=’http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/simple-nut-sheller-f.html’; reddit_title=’Simple Nut Sheller for African Villages’; boing_boing:http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/simple-nut-sheller-f.html Send this to a Friend X Close Older Creative Stops Hacker from Improving Their Product This is the latest post var federated_media_section = ”; [...]

]]> By: Erik Hersman http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13311 Erik Hersman Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:37:35 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13311 @John Powers - I completely agree. The most elegant designs for developing regions are the ones that have staying power, can be created/fixed with local materials, and that don't rely on a large amount of upfront capital investment. @John Powers – I completely agree. The most elegant designs for developing regions are the ones that have staying power, can be created/fixed with local materials, and that don’t rely on a large amount of upfront capital investment.

]]> By: Service: 31. März 2007 « Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13308 Service: 31. März 2007 « Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:33:53 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13308 [...] Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time Kleine Schritte, großartige Idee. Abseits der konventionellen »Entwicklungshilfe«, die eher an [...] [...] Fighting Hunger, One Village at a Time Kleine Schritte, großartige Idee. Abseits der konventionellen »Entwicklungshilfe«, die eher an [...]

]]> By: John Powers http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13307 John Powers Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:32:43 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/03/30/fighting-hunger-one-village-at-a-time/#comment-13307 This is a really remarkable and valuable tool. I'm not sure where I read it, but Jock Brandis said something to the effect that like any good tool should work for a very long time. The design is simple, but is carefully engineered. They took lots of time to get it just right. Appropriate technology is often rather sneered at, confusing elegant design with makeshift. But a machine that just works and is built to be in service for a hundred years or more is a thing of great beauty in my book. This is a really remarkable and valuable tool. I’m not sure where I read it, but Jock Brandis said something to the effect that like any good tool should work for a very long time. The design is simple, but is carefully engineered. They took lots of time to get it just right. Appropriate technology is often rather sneered at, confusing elegant design with makeshift. But a machine that just works and is built to be in service for a hundred years or more is a thing of great beauty in my book.

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