We get asked a lot of questions from friends and from those we meet along our travels, about our life as empty nesters on the road…. We were surprised to find out that the national organization of AARP (American Association…
Article in “Green Entrepreneurs” about CO2 Bambu
Green EntrepreneursBridge Between Business and NGOs: Green Entrepreneur Builds Bamboo Homes, Jobs, and Environment19 April 2011 By Maryruth Belsey Priebe CO2Bambu is a green enterprise on steroids, trying to solve massive social and environmental problems and succeeding fairly well. Created…
CO2 Bambu: First house in Haiti complete!
First house complete, in Leogane. And warehouse contract signed. Next step: Vorb and his team will build up the warehouse, to get ready for Nica bamboo imports and SOGESOL customers.
Haiti.. CO2 Bambu’s first house under construction
There were three priorities for this trip to Haiti. Firstly, to hire and train a first team of CO2 Bambu assembly workers. Secondly, to build the Lutheran World Federation house to be a model bamboo house. And finally, to find…
Haiti has a new President…. and Ben is there to witness history.
Writing from Port au Prince, Haiti, Ben reports that “Moments ago, the official confirmation was broadcast on Haitian TV and all radio stations that Michel “Sweet Mickey” Martelly was elected with 67% of the popular vote as President de la…
Haiti reflections…
If you look at the map you can see that Haiti and Dominican Republic share one island. Haiti is French speaking and DR is Spanish. DR has one of the fastest…
Haiti signage
One of my favorite visuals in Port au Prince are the paintings outside barber shops / beauty salons. …
DAY 4: Launching bamboo reforestation in Haiti
The longest journeys start with the first step. So it was that today, we took a first step toward what we hope will be a successful initiative to launch bamboo reforestation in Haiti. CO2 Bambu’s strategy is to launch Guadua…