Appropriate Technology in Zambia - Peace Corps

Peace Corps Volunteers in Zambia work with the NGO Trees, Water & People to help communities protect, conserve, and manage their natural resources. They developed methods of alternative fuel such as charcoal made from corn cobs, pedal-powered cell-phone chargers, maize hullers, and fuel efficient cook stoves. This alternative technology was demonstrated at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• peace corps
• Zambia
• Africa
• appropriate technology
• natural resources
• conservation
• Energy
• peace corps volunteers

[songusa]

Nice work!