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.

: 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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