If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso.  Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust in Burkina Faso, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops.  Our intent?  To learn more [...]

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The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso. Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops. Our intent? To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see for ourselves the [...]

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The following is another excerpt from the story of our travels to Burkina Faso. Read along as we brave the Metro in Paris, become red with African Dust, and climb rickety ladders to reach rooftops. Our intent? To learn more about Earth Roofs in the Sahel and to see for ourselves the [...]

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(Today I’m posting the beginning of my travel log of our journey to Burkina Faso. I’ll be updating this series a few times a week with tales all the way from Paris to West Africa. Don’t be confused by my present tense writing; I’m not actually there anymore, but sharing our experiences the way [...]

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We’ve been hinting for awhile about some new projects we’ve been working on. Today, we finally get to talk about it!
From Shoes to Burkina Faso
Awhile ago, we posted about Tom’s shoes…blog-wise, it was just a quick nod but we were pretty floored by the simplicity of the idea he had: buy a shoe, give a [...]

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So, I’m usually pretty suspect of celebrities aligning themselves with social causes, but there are always a few that seem to be genuinely acting out of their passions. This only becomes clear when their actions match their words, as is the case with Bono’s work in and for Africa and now I’m beginning to [...]

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Vanessa’s at TED:Global in Tanzania this week.
Here’s a roundup of blogging about the debate between Bono and Andrew Mwenda about the merits of giving aid to Africa…
Here’s the TED Blog which showcases current blogging coverage of TED:Global.
Below is a short list of info bites and quotes Vanessa sent us yesterday.

Zip Zap Circus from South Africa. [...]

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Vanessa’s too humble to mention this, but she got accepted to a prestigious invitation-only event hosted by TED. We’re all pretty stoked about this. Anyone who knows Vanessa knows that she has a huge heart that beats for Africa, so her invitation to this particular event is especially exciting.
TEDGlobal: Africa, the Next Chapter
Here’s [...]

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