Lamp Post Reports

If you think you have what it takes to start an environmental business, you need to visit www.cherokeechallenge.com. Cherokee has decided to host a competition for environmental entrepreneurs. We will select up to three teams to compete in a two month competition. Take some of our ideas and run with them, or bring your own [...]

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A close friend of mine, Gracey Uffman, is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chibuto, Mozambique. She was gracious enough to file the following report highlighting the use of moringa in Mozambique. Pictures from this event can be found on the ‘Lamp Post Photos’ link at the right. CHIBUTO, Mozambique – Moringa[1] filled the health fair [...]

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Journalists are falling short in their coverage of sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, stereotypes of the region are reinforced, and the vast majority of Westerners fail to realize the potential private sector opportunities. Two and a half weeks ago, I was at a wedding rehearsal dinner for my longtime friend, Daniel. I ended-up at a table at [...]

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AWASSA, Ethiopia – Selam Awassa Business Group (SABG), Dorcas Aid International, and Practica Foundation have partnered to address the scarcity of electricity in rural health clinics in Ethiopia. In a population of 88 million[1], making it the second most populated country in Africa, the UN estimates only 16% of the population has access to electricity[2]. [...]

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For those who are interested, there’s a few pics of one way to incorporate moringa into your regular diet – smoothies. I’ve been experimenting a bit with some moringa powder which Yared Sisay and I made when I lived in Awassa, Ethiopia. Generally, I add about 3 tablespoons to a full blender. As previously mentioned, [...]

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I was just in the Somali region of Ethiopia – traveling from Awassa through Negelle Borano, Filtu and then on to Dolo Odo, about 2.5 km from the border of Somalia. You know, it’s only a simple footbridge that separates Somalia from Ethiopia…wait, wait, that’s a story for another time, and venue. I went to [...]

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After stopping in Jima, we finally descended upon a deserted, but paved, landing strip – Gambella Airport, they call it. It was not unbearably hot when we landed in the afternoon on Tuesday, but we would soon know, all too well, the lowland heat of Gambella. After grabbing our bags from a trailer, which had [...]

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Highlights: Preferable to grind and dry in close proximity to the where the leaves are grown. Drying time: 3.5 days (but you could probably settle for 2 or 2.5). Yield depends on coarseness of grind. I have 2.9 kg of finely ground leaf powder, and 2 kg of less finely ground leaf powder that together [...]

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