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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

And some schemes in South Africa too? I’m from the US originally, and I came here with the Peace Corps about 12 years ago, and I’d read Bernard Lietaer’s books, and visited Berkshares and other places. Then in 2020, we’d been using third-party APIs to connect to the blockchain. Is that right? And some trade seasonally.

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Using AI to Help the World Thrive

Andrew Winston

In 2014, IBM launched a 10-year, $100 million project to use its Watson cognitive computing system to help Africa solve business and social challenges. Andrew's book, The Big Pivot, was named a Best Business Book of the Year by Strategy+Business Magazine! Enter Microsoft’s $50 Million “AI for Earth” Program. Get your copy here.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. We have access to myriad documentaries and books aimed at increasing awareness. Emerging new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence can help us to understand and identify areas to invest resources and increase positive impact.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

AGreenLiving

This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. We have access to myriad documentaries and books aimed at increasing awareness. Emerging new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence can help us to understand and identify areas to invest resources and increase positive impact.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Leisure activities: Biking, Board Games, Traveling, Hiking, Brewing(coffee and beers), and Books (science and philosophy). Prior to his current role, Babatunde worked as a consultant at the World Bank Group, researching the effects of import duties and VAT on solar products in West Africa. Alexandra (Aly) Criscuolo.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

He also worked with Nestlé while at McCann Enterprise to develop a low-technology platform for communicating nutrition and health information to low-literate consumers in equatorial Africa. Elizondo abandoned his plan for a career in the public sector and booked a one-way ticket to San Francisco, with no job and nowhere to live. .

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The Story of Sustainability in 2018: “We Have About 12 Years Left”

Andrew Winston

Finally, Capetown, South Africa, is essentially out of water due in part to drought — the city nearly shut off all the taps this year, but has held off “Day Zero” through ongoing restrictions and aggressive citizen action. State Department to use blockchain to fight forced labor. Venezuela’s last glacier is disappearing.