This is primarily about how waste coconut husks are made into high-value products that are environment-friendly - and, more important, how this labor-intensive process provides employment for thousands of families in rural communities. It also describes our clean-burning stove that runs on waste rice hulls and other agricultural waste products.
Undergraduate studies at State Univ. of NY at Fredonia; graduate studies at Harvard University; U.S. Foreign Service in Peru, Jamaica, India, Indonesia; former exchange student under the American Field Service Int'l Scholarships program; tennis coach under Operation Crossroads Africa; fluent in Spanish, Bahasa Indonesia/Malay, Tagalog, Visayan; international consultant in renewable energy-related projects (biofuels, clean energy)and community development
These village women show off the various products that they have made out of coconut fiber from waste coconut husks that are traditionally burned or left to rot - a livelihood project of Sustainable Rural Enterprise, Aklan, Philippines. The nets and mats are used for soil erosion control on hillsides, riverbanks, and mangroves, and to restore badly degraded soil in forests and mining sites.
posted by Perla Manapol @ 5:02 PM
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