Coconuts Galore

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.

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Name: Perla Manapol
Location: Kalibo and Ibajay, Aklan, Philippines

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

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Previous Posts

  • SRE Clean Cookstove Featured in UN Foundation Nove...
  • The Mayon Cookstove "in Action"
  • Demo of MTS at Bohol School for the Deaf
  • MTS Now in Bohol
  • SPUP Stove Fabrication Shop
  • SRE and Partner SPUP
  • SRE Partners with St. Paul University Philippines ...
  • Photos of MTS "In Action"
  • SRE an Implementer in Global Alliance for Clean Co...
  • Mayon Turbo Stove Back to Front Burner

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Obama-mania in West Africa


Labels: Da Kokonut Lady of Liberia at an "Obama Gas Station" just outside the capital city of Monrovia. Obama-mania is definitely alive in Liberia

posted by Perla Manapol @ 6:00 AM  1 comments