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In about 3years time i want

Hussaini Aliyu — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:52:12 -0500

In about 3years time i want to be able to provide an avenue where youth of my community can be gainfully employed.

Thanks for this informative

Indian — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:37:13 -0500

Thanks for this informative article.

Solar Panel or solar energy for a small project in Ghana

Dr. Victor Annan — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:29:36 -0500

I need to know the cost of providing solar energy to a small establishment in Accra Ghana that does not have access to electricity. The establishment is a 2 16X12 rooms that are intended to be used as an internet cafe.

so look who went from a

jeff gross — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:12:23 -0500

so look who went from a summer time painter to the political activist! im impressed. i always knew you were a smart guy. looks like youve done well for yourself.. keep it up! jeff gross (your former co painter)

I would like to know more

Brian Steblyk — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:31:03 -0500

I would like to know more about BOP technology

Have you read a datasheet of

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:11:24 -0500

Have you read a datasheet of any LED projector and compared it with a typical lamp one? Please name a LED projector that can produce, see, even over 150 lm (not lm/m2)? Can you find a lamp projector that is less than 150 lm? LED projector is cooler. It is simply because it produces little light, and therefore consumes little energy. More importantly, LED projector has to be cool in order to make LEDs work reliably. In the same way, the lamp has to be hot in order to make it work. A Metal Halide bulb has to be over 1000F to maintain the strike.

Toby, By anychance are you

Nat — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:43:30 -0500

Toby, By anychance are you Tobias Richter from Germany and the one who graduated from GSB, in Bristol, UK??

Paper request

Tobi — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:05:48 -0500

Dear Victor, can you please send me the mentioned paper. I am an exchange student from Germany in Mumbai, India, conducting my thesis here. The idea is to have a CSO, Social entrepreneurhip's view of the BOP proposition, and rather develop citizenship than consumerism. I think the discussion in this page is very valuable. Kindly regards, Tobias

global giving

kevin kramer — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:07:20 -0500

I really like this idea, I think the Ipod is an excellent gift!

Have you even tried one of

Bahamian — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:28:42 -0500

Have you even tried one of these new LED projectors? The new LED projectors DO NOT produce the same amount of heat as any currently available Metal Halide projector. Firstly they dont produce the same amount of light or the same amount of heat, in fact you can take one of these LED projectors, turn it off while it is RUNNING PROJECTING AN IMAGE and stick it in your projector case and go to your next client. Try that with a Metal halide unit after its been running for an hour and see what happens when you try to run it again. Secondly have you been livving/working in an enviroment like Africa? I would guess not, I know just what it is like. There is a big difference in useable life between a projector being run in a nice comfy office and one that is subject to plus 90 degree constant temperatures.

There is a misunderstanding

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:35:57 -0500

There is a misunderstanding of LED. As of today both high power discharge lamp and solid state LED are not efficient in terms of converting electrical power to light, less than 5%. LED is even worse. That means LED will need to consume more power to generate a same bright picture. LED is more sensitive to temperature. Lamp pretty much does care as it runs over 800C, adding 20 or 30C would not make much difference, but that will have a huge impact on the LED, both from performance and life time. Your impression of projector failure in Africa is largely because of the overheating of electronics, not the lamp. LED projectors will not survive in an environment where a Lamp projector cannot stand.

Critique for adding value and not scoring points

Kanishk Negi — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:17:01 -0500

None of the models or prepositions (including CK's BoP) would be fullproof. The role of critique is to highlight scope of enhancement/add value and should be taken in that spirit only. It is not important whether the no. of people at BoP is 4 billion or less or what methdology is used to calculate it (one of the points raised by AK). The reality is that there are large number of people and they would be helped in a dignified way if innovative ways could be devised for engaging them. ITC's e-choupal has helped the soya farmers in central India. But that has been the story of one company and one crop only, what if other companies evolve similar ways for other crops, all along involving BOP in business opportunity giving them dignity and choice. And when that happens it would be the starting (and not the end) of process of development. Once people start feeling empowered and have resources, other ways and means need to be planned to develop other markets and consuption of services and goods which can be consumed either by poor or well off.

Is it doing good, or doing good while do well?

Johan Horak — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:30:16 -0500

And it's not right or wrong. For the last 50 years we could do nothing to help the 4 billion at the BOP. Because most of the effort was focused on doing good. No dignity and no choice for the BOP. And there will always be people who will screw you over even if you are not poor. Ask any person from a developing country. Let's not focus on right or wrong. Let's focus on doing good while doing well. Johan Horak

peanut Roasters

Clinton — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:59:21 -0500

I would like to know where I can obtain peanut roasters in South Africa. I look forward to your reply. C.Porter

malaria/DDT

fiona kobusingye — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:31:25 -0500

I am a local woman in uganda, i have registered an NGO that represents the views of people like me. I am intrested in volunters who can work with me to take this dream forward. Would you mind to be part of this dream?