I was just a farmer in a country of poor farmers. Like everyone else, we grew maize. In 2001 we experienced an awful famine. Within five months, all Malawians started to starve to death. We ate one meal a day at night. We drooped down to nothing. I...

Teenager William Kamkwamba could no longer go to school because his family couldn't pay the US$80 fees per years so he feared the worst when he went home. There was drought and he thought they would all die of hunger as thousands were already...

Builditsolar.com is a great site for teachers who want to get their students interested and working on solar projects. It also has a list of sites that teach ordinary people how to conserve water and energy, to make biofuels, water pumping,...

Competition Objectives * To build the first green, affordable, disaster-resistant village in the Philippines while respecting the environment (through the proper planning, selection and use of sustainable materials and systems as well considering the...

There are many solar cookers available and we have used the sun to dry and cook food for thousands of years. And yet, the Kyoto Box is still remarkable because of its simplicity and efficiency and a reminder to us that we can harness the power of...