Tag: Africa
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Efficiency & sustainability
I do this work because it amazes me every day. It also stuns me and shakes me. A month ago my friend Jackson, our liaison at the maasai community of Nkiito had an accident. Actually the motorbike taxi driver had an accident and unfortunately Jackson was on the back, returning from posting some jewellery to…
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Almost there!!!!
Fantastic news, out of the blue. Since writing in February, I just heard from our amazing volunteers that they’ve almost managed to raise all the funds needed to put the XPRIZE-winning adiabatic water unit into Nkiito. The main adiabatic unit is available now from Island Sky and we’re now collecting quotes and negotiating discounts to…
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Out of thin air
The UK just witnessed the hottest February day on record. We hit over 20C, in Wales, even before the solstice. I’m sat in my garden thinking up this post right now, soaking up the sun that barely gets over the roof, its angle is still so low! Meanwhile, in Kenya, our friends are really struggling.…
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Deep Indaba – “the story”
Most of you may know that my life pivoted to artificial intelligence about 6 years ago. Since then I’ve been anxiously waiting to find a synergy between my passion for Africa and for technology. Its finally here! The AI community have realised that “bias” does not only reside in data, but in the community itself.…
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Man v Beast
We’ve just heard about the destructive situation going on in Amboseli. It started as tragedy with the loss of one young maasai boy’s life. Politics and money have now escalated the situation into a maasai killing spree of wildlife outside the National Park limits.