Ripples From The Zambezi

Author : Ernesto Sirolli
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0865713979

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Ripples from the Zambezi by Ernesto Sirolli Pdf

After six years of economic development work in Africa, Ernesto Sirolli witnessed how little most foreign aid programs were actually doing for the people they hoped to help-from creating a communal tomato field on the banks of the Zambezi river (only to be demolished by the river's hippos at harvest time) to donating snow-plows to African nations! However well intentioned, Sirolli points out, inappropriate development often creates more problems than it solves. Thus was the genesis of this exciting and unique alternative to traditional economic development termed "Enterprise Facilitation"- where depressed communities can build hope and prosperity by first helping individuals to recognize their talents and business passion, and then providing the skills to transform their dreams into meaningful and rewarding work.

Author : Ernesto Sirolli
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114282978

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Ripples from the Zambezi by Ernesto Sirolli Pdf

After six years of economic development work in Africa, Ernesto Sirolli witnessed how little most foreign aid programs were actually doing for the people they hoped to help-from creating a communal tomato field on the banks of the Zambezi river (only to be demolished by the river's hippos at harvest time) to donating snow-plows to African nations! However well intentioned, Sirolli points out, inappropriate development often creates more problems than it solves. Thus was the genesis of this exciting and unique alternative to traditional economic development termed "Enterprise Facilitation"- where depressed communities can build hope and prosperity by first helping individuals to recognize their talents and business passion, and then providing the skills to transform their dreams into meaningful and rewarding work.

Author : Ernesto Sirolli
Publisher : Institute for Science and Technology Policy Murdoch Universi
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Community development
ISBN : 0869054007

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Ripples in the Zambezi by Ernesto Sirolli Pdf

Author : Ernesto Sirolli
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780757053740

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How to Start a Business & Ignite Your Life by Ernesto Sirolli Pdf

Have you ever wondered why companies such as Apple, Disney, eBay, and Starbucks succeeded? What common factors did they—and most other successful startups—share? Dr. Ernesto Sirolli, one of the world’s leading consultants on the topic of economic development, has the answer: None of the entrepreneurs who founded the world’s greatest companies did it on their own. They put together an effective team that allowed their ventures to get off the ground, flourish, and grow. And in his new book, How to Start a Business & Ignite Your Life, Ernesto Sirolli has written down an easy-to-follow formula for success so that passionate people can transform their ideas into thriving businesses. Ernesto Sirolli’s approach to entrepreneurship is guided by the Trinity of Management, a business model and philosophy based on the idea that there are three key areas in all companies—product, marketing, and financial management. A business has the greatest chance of achieving long-term success when there is a team with the talent and knowledge needed to manage each area effectively. The first half of the book provides an overview of this concept before delving more deeply into the three areas, highlighting various personality traits and skills required for each role. In the second half, Dr. Sirolli explains how these ideas can be practically applied to your startup, enabling you to turn it into a prosperous enterprise. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a current business owner looking to revitalize your company, How to Start a Business & Ignite Your Life will give you the tools you need to make a living by simply doing what you love.

Author : Peter Hathaway Capstick
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1978-01-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781466803923

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Death in the Long Grass by Peter Hathaway Capstick Pdf

As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters. Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known it—leading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer. Based on Capstick’s own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, Death in the Long Grassportrays the great killers of the African bush—not only the lion, leopard, and elephant, but the primitive rhino and the crocodile waiting for its unsuspecting prey, the titanic hippo and the Cape buffalo charging like an express train out of control. Capstick was a born raconteur whose colorful descriptions and eye for exciting, authentic detail bring us face to face with some of the most ferocious killers in the world—underrated killers like the surprisingly brave and cunning hyena, silent killers such as the lightning-fast black mamba snake, collective killers like the wild dog. Readers can lean back in a chair, sip a tall, iced drink, and revel in the kinds of hunting stories Hemingway and Ruark used to hear in hotel bars from Nairobi to Johannesburg, as veteran hunters would tell of what they heard beyond the campfire and saw through the sights of an express rifle.

Author : Rhonda Phillips,Robert Pittman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134482320

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An Introduction to Community Development by Rhonda Phillips,Robert Pittman Pdf

Beginning with the foundations of community development, An Introduction to Community Development offers a comprehensive and practical approach to planning for communities. Road-tested in the authors’ own teaching, and through the training they provide for practicing planners, it enables students to begin making connections between academic study and practical know-how from both private and public sector contexts. An Introduction to Community Development shows how planners can utilize local economic interests and integrate finance and marketing considerations into their strategy. Most importantly, the book is strongly focused on outcomes, encouraging students to ask: what is best practice when it comes to planning for communities, and how do we accurately measure the results of planning practice? This newly revised and updated edition includes: increased coverage of sustainability issues, discussion of localism and its relation to community development, quality of life, community well-being and public health considerations, and content on local food systems. Each chapter provides a range of reading materials for the student, supplemented with text boxes, a chapter outline, keywords, and reference lists, and new skills based exercises at the end of each chapter to help students turn their learning into action, making this the most user-friendly text for community development now available.

Author : Avijit Gupta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470723718

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Large Rivers by Avijit Gupta Pdf

Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management explores an important topic in geomorphology and sedimentology: the form and function of major rivers. Our knowledge of the big rivers of the world is limited. It is currently difficult to recognise large rivers of the past from relict sedimentary deposits or to structure management policies for long international rivers. This exciting book brings together a set of papers on large rivers of the world, as a unique introduction to a demanding subject. The book includes thirty chapters and is organised into three sections. The first part is on the environmental requirements for creating and maintaining a major river system. The second is a collection of case studies on 14 large rivers from different continents, covering a range of physical environments. The third section includes chapters on the measurement and management of large rivers. First book to offer in a single volume state-of-the-art knowledge on management and geomorphology of large rivers of the world A pioneering study, pushing the boundaries of our knowledge related to big rivers Includes comprehensive case studies covering the major large rivers of the world including Amazon, Mississippi, Nile, Congo, Indus, and Mekong Written by a leading team of distinguished, international contributors Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management is essential reading for postgraduate students and researchers in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, sedimentary geology, and river management. It is also of relevance to engineers and environmental consultants in the private and public sectors working on major rivers of the world.

Author : DORIS LESSING
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A RIPPLE FROM THE STORM by DORIS LESSING Pdf

Author : Andrea Iris Schäfer,Anthony G. Fane
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1267 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527346905

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Nanofiltration, 2 Volume Set by Andrea Iris Schäfer,Anthony G. Fane Pdf

An updated guide to the growing field of nanofiltration including fundamental principles, important industrial applications as well as novel materials With contributions from an international panel of experts, the revised second edition of Nanofiltration contains a comprehensive overview of this growing field. The book covers the basic principles of nanofiltration including the design and characterizations of nanofiltration membranes. The expert contributors highlight the broad ranges of industrial applications including water treatment, food, pulp and paper, and textiles. The book explores photocatalytic nanofiltration reactors, organic solvent nanofiltration, as well as nanofiltration in metal and acid recovery. In addition, information on the most recent developments in the field are examined including nanofiltration retentate treatment and renewable energy-powered nanofiltration. The authors also consider the future of nanofiltration materials such as carbon- as well as polymer-based materials. This important book: Explores the fast growing field of the membrane process of nanofiltration Examines the rapidly expanding industrial sector's use of membranes for water purification Covers the most important industrial applications with a strong focus on water treatment Contains a section on new membrane materials, including carbon-based and polymer-based materials, as well as information on artificial ion and water channels as biomimetic membranes Written for scientists and engineers in the fields of chemistry, environment, food and materials, the second edition of Nanofiltration provides a comprehensive overview of the field, outlines the principles of the technology, explores the industrial applications, and discusses new materials.

Author : Wendy Kann
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466802117

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Casting with a Fragile Thread by Wendy Kann Pdf

In this poignant, lyric memoir, a sister's tragic death prompts a woman's unbidden journey into her turbulent African past. A comfortable suburban housewife with three children living in Connecticut, Wendy Kann thought she had put her volatile childhood in colonial Rhodesia—now Zimbabwe—behind her. Then one Sunday morning came a terrible phone call: her youngest sister, Lauren, had been killed on a lonely road in Zambia. Suddenly unable to ignore her longing for her homeland, she decides she must confront the ghosts of her past. Wendy Kann's is a personal journey, set against a backdrop as exotic as it is desolate. From a privileged colonial childhood of mansions and servants, her story moves to a young adulthood marked by her father's death, her mother's insanity, and the viciousness of a bloody civil war. Through unlikely love she finds herself in the incongruous sophistication of Manhattan; three children bring the security of suburban America, until the heartbreaking vulnerability of the small child her sister left behind in Africa compels her to return to a continent she hardly recognizes. With honesty and compassion, Kann pieces together her sister's life, explores the heartbreak of loss and belonging, and finally discovers the true meaning of home.

Author : Peter Newman,Isabella Jennings
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781597267472

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Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems by Peter Newman,Isabella Jennings Pdf

Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, often coming from other continents, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reintegrate into their bioregional environment, and how cities themselves can be planned with nature’s organizing principles in mind. Taking cues from living systems for sustainability strategies, Newman and Jennings reassess urban design by exploring flows of energy, materials, and information, along with the interactions between human and non-human parts of the system. Drawing on examples from all corners of the world, the authors explore natural patterns and processes that cities can emulate in order to move toward sustainability. Some cities have adopted simple strategies such as harvesting rainwater, greening roofs, and producing renewable energy. Others have created biodiversity parks for endangered species, community gardens that support a connection to their foodshed, and pedestrian-friendly spaces that encourage walking and cycling. A powerful model for urban redevelopment, Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems describes aspects of urban ecosystems from the visioning process to achieving economic security to fostering a sense of place.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780789209481

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Humanitas by Anonim Pdf

A vibrant collection of images by an award-winning photographer, whose striking portraits taken on travels throughout Asia compel us to look humanity straight in the eye. Humanitas is the result of a five-year photographic adventure. During this time, Fredric Roberts traveled extensively throughout Asia, from India to Cambodia, Bhutan to Thailand, Myanmar to China, some areas that were recently in the news after being ravaged by the tsunami. While this collection of images preceded the disaster and was only coincidentally released in its wake, it became a timely tribute to these people. Cicero coined the term humanitas (literally, "human nature") to describe the development of human virtue in all its forms, denoting fortitude, judgment, prudence, eloquence, and even love of honor—which contrasts with our contemporary connotation of humanity (understanding, benevolence, compassion, mercy). The Latin term is certainly a fitting title as we are struck not with pity for his subjects' poverty, but with respect and awe for their individual fortitude and eloquence: each photograph tells us a compelling story. From a touching portrait of a mother and child to isolated monks at prayer, Roberts's fifty-five photographs introduce us to a wide array of fascinating individuals. With an introduction by Arthur Ollman, Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts, and an afterword by Dennis High, Executive Director/Curator, Center for Photographic Art, Humanitas captures the spirit and the beauty of each subject and will be a sheer delight to any lover of photography or travel.

Author : Jessica A. Krug
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478002628

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Fugitive Modernities by Jessica A. Krug Pdf

During the early seventeenth century, Kisama emerged in West Central Africa (present-day Angola) as communities and an identity for those fleeing expanding states and the violence of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The fugitives mounted effective resistance to European colonialism despite—or because of—the absence of centralized authority or a common language. In Fugitive Modernities Jessica A. Krug offers a continent- and century-spanning narrative exploring Kisama's intellectual, political, and social histories. Those who became Kisama forged a transnational reputation for resistance, and by refusing to organize their society around warrior identities, they created viable social and political lives beyond the bounds of states and the ruthless market economy of slavery. Krug follows the idea of Kisama to the Americas, where fugitives in the New Kingdom of Grenada (present-day Colombia) and Brazil used it as a means of articulating politics in fugitive slave communities. By tracing the movement of African ideas, rather than African bodies, Krug models new methods for grappling with politics and the past, while showing how the history of Kisama and its legacy as a global symbol of resistance that has evaded state capture offers essential lessons for those working to build new and just societies.

Author : Patrick Bond
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842773933

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Against Global Apartheid by Patrick Bond Pdf

In 'Against Global Apartheid', Patrick Bond reveals the extent of the economic and human damage caused by policies implemented by World Bank and the IMF in developing countries, particularly South Africa, and argues that there is another way to more socially just economic development.

Author : Gavin Cawthra,André Du Pisani,Abillah H. Omari
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781868144532

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Security and Democracy in Southern Africa by Gavin Cawthra,André Du Pisani,Abillah H. Omari Pdf

Southern Africa has embarked on one of the world's most ambitious security co-operation initiatives, seeking to roll out the principles of the United Nations at regional levels. This book examines the triangular relationship between democratisation, the character of democracy and its deficits, and national security practices and perceptions of eleven southern African states. It explores what impact these processes and practices have had on the collaborative security project in the region. Based on national studies conducted by African academics and security practitioners over three years, it includes an examination of the way security is conceived and managed, as well as a comparative analysis of regional security co-operation in the developing world.