Archive for 'March,2011'
Digging for their lives.
Those of you who have been to the Altiplano region in Bolivia know what a difficult task it is to dig miles of trenches in the rocky Bolivian soil for a water system. It is slow, [...]
Gas – No Laughing Matter
Biogas digesters are all the rage in villages of rural Nepal, but what is a biogas digester? …and how is it ending poverty in the village of Puranokot? A biogas digester is a simple technology that [...]
The Forgotten Village – no less human.
Failed water system in Andhikhola. Many years ago a humanitarian organization came to the small village of Andhikhola, Nepal to help them build a water system. In the end, it never worked. To Mana Suba Bhujel [...]
What did you read today?
What did you read today? The newspaper? A street sign? Your bank statement? What would your life be like if you couldn’t read? “I took the wrong taxi because I could not read the route information.” [...]
Gaining Momentum in Chirixquitzac
Can you believe it? Now that the village of Chirixquitzac has completed their first project, with the help of DownEast employees, they are already anxiously planning to achieve their next goal. This is exciting news! A [...]
Bringing the Internet to Rural Mexican Villages
The internet – what did we ever do without it? With it we have access to information at the click of a button. What if rural villages around the world also had access to this information? [...]
Letter from Bishnu in Nepal: Maoist Agitation
Sorry for the long delay Ron! We do have a facebook page! Check us out
The Big Leagues
Muchos Gracias for the weblog write-up.Really searching forward to rea
The Big Leagues
This is awesome!
Meet Hayley, Our FeelGood Ambassador
That's an inngieous way of thinking about it.
Edgar Armando shares his story...
I’d have to check with you here. Which is not something I usually do!