Ever since our trip to India a few years ago when we found ourselves in the midst of a huge protected biosphere that was a natural habitat for…
Heading West ~ time to explore the country side ~ Las Terrazas eco community
Las Terrazas is described as an ambitious 1950s project to develop a self-sustaining eco-conscious community, at the time when Al Gore was still hitting the books at Harvard, and long before any meaningful awakening of environmental consciousness in the United…
Nicaragua: where Impact investors meet Impact entrepreneurs
There is a veritable shift occurring in the world of venture capital and investment. A new class of investor is emerging that puts a premium on not only achieveing financial returns, but also selecting their investment targets with a view…
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…
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…