Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference: Children walk through a maize plantation in Zimbabwe, one of the countries in which irrigated areas might be double the officially-recognised area. Reuters/Philimon BulawayoDespite increased efforts to expand irrigation in Tanzania, the country is still well below its declared target of one million … [Read more...] about Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference | The Conversation
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Making a difference, one smile at a time
Making a difference, one smile at a time: John Kibari, Adva Brivik from Operation Smile and Chelsea van Eeden, Marketing Co-ordinater at Fair Cape Dairies When Eversdal Primary School Fourth grade learner Marné van der Merwe heard that she could help others, just by collecting plastic bottle tops she was inspired. “I saw on the lid of the Fair Cape milk bottle that recycling … [Read more...] about Making a difference, one smile at a time
Ocean Climate Action Making Waves
Ocean Climate Action Making Waves: A special Oceans Action Event at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22) is bringing together over 400 high-level participants from around the world to advance oceans and climate change issues and to pledge concrete actions in support of the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal number 14, which is to conserve and … [Read more...] about Ocean Climate Action Making Waves
Facebook is making Pages better – again
Facebook is making Pages better – again: Facebook is testing a new set of call-to-action buttons for Pages, including buttons for Get Quote, Request Time, and Shop Now, which links to a Page’s Shop Section. The platform also wants to make it easier for friends to recommend Pages to other users. One question remains – does your business or brand have a Page … [Read more...] about Facebook is making Pages better – again
Jonathan Sidego: A Capetonian filmmaker making waves in Silicon Valley
Jonathan Sidego: A Capetonian filmmaker making waves in Silicon Valley: Jonathan Sidego is the founder and head of production house SDGO, recently winning the MOFILM Cannes 2015 first prize for the ‘She Who Dares’ advert for Lux. Sidego speaks about how he was lured away from a life of astrophysics and mathematics, to storytelling and Silicon Valley. Source: … [Read more...] about Jonathan Sidego: A Capetonian filmmaker making waves in Silicon Valley
