Ama in De Volkskrant
Ama van Dantzig, the dream doctor of Dr. Monk, was interviewed for De Volkskrant. About her life and ideas. For the Dutchies: the article will appear in the paper soon, but you can already find it online here.
Oil Over Amazon - We Are So Dumb
Are we really letting this happen? One of the most biodiverse areas in the world, the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, is being handed over to an oil company.
Lynn in Happinez
Co-founder Lynn Zebeda, the Napoleon of Dr. Monk, was interviewed for the lovely Happinez magazine. On Mandela, mindsets, sustainable innovation, and new worlds blossoming. Speak Dutch? Read it here:
Don't waste an opportunity - African 3D printer made from scrap
The tiny capital of Togo, Lomé, is making it big! A member of incubator Woelab used electronic waste to produce a $100 3D printer. The inventor, Kojo Afate Gnikou, has a dream to make Africa count in international markets when it comes to technology. Using this crowdfunding website he was able to fund the development of his fully working wonder machine.
Alice in Wasteland - Agbogbloshie, the World's Largest Electronic Waste Dump
Let's pretend you are Alice. You have just spotted a rabbit. Your curiosity is triggered. Run after it. Down you slide, through its deep dark tunnel. Where have you found yourself? In an enchanted forest? No, not this time. This time we are taking you to Agbogbloshie, a neighborhood in Accra, next to the famous slum “Sodom and Gomorra”. Why have we brought you here?
Pure Wata - a Photo Series by Kwabena Danso
Our photographer and film maker Kwabena Danso created this photo essay following the journey of "Pure Wata"(drinking water sachets that are very common in Ghana) in manufacturing, transportation, consumption, discard and finally as a recycled product.If you are interested in learning more about the background, please read on.
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"One bright day in the middle of night, two dead boys rose to fight. Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot one another. A deaf policeman heard the noise, and saved the lives of the two dead boys. If you don't believe this lie is true, ask the blind man, he saw it too."
- Author Unknown
Quote - Freya Stark
"In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock."
- Freya Stark
Anansi and the Future of International Cooperation
Dr. Monk was asked to write a column for OneWorld magazine, about the future of international cooperation. We found that future in an old story about a spider. Ananse is the name, or Anansi, depending on which side of the ocean you met him. He is a witty trickster and West-African god of all knowledge of stories. Born in Ghana, he came along on the slave ships to the Caribbean to become an important folk character. And also to the States, where he somehow evolved into Aunt Nancy. This story is about a pot of wisdom:
Lynn Zebeda in Telegraaf: "Free your mind..."
"... and the rest will follow! Be color blind! Don't be so shallow!" Or something. Lynn Zebeda can go on and on. She did it again, in De Telegraaf this time (in Dutch). Her message: choose to choose to choose for sustainability. Get it?