sustainability with a story
My friend Michael, owner and founder of Walk the Plank who I interviewed for my Green in series, shared this Indigogo project by Aellon (a sustainable furniture company based in Brooklyn) and it...
View ArticleVideo Animation: Why Protect Antarctica’s Ocean?
Antarctic Ocean Alliance: Be Part of the Legacy from Antarctic Ocean Alliance on Vimeo. Here is an animation I commissioned for Antarctic Ocean Alliance. It was produced by ElDavros & Projucer in...
View ArticleExplaining development via video
The guys over at WhyDev posted a tongue-in-cheek piece last week about 9 development terms they hate. It seemed to ruffle a few feathers, which highlights an ongoing frustration about terminology and...
View ArticleTurning corporate philanthropy into effective community investment
Anyone following the rise of philanthropy in China over the past five years will agree that it has been nothing short of extraordinary. The Hurun Philanthropy List, that ranks China’s top 100...
View ArticleReporting Poverty: What stops people turning off?
BBC documentary “Poor Reporting”, is a must listen. Reporter NIck Fraser discusses the difficult questions related to engaging the media with the story of global poverty. What does it take to get...
View ArticleIs translation worth it? 是的!
Although the answer to the question in the title seems obvious, in practice there’s not a lot of multilingual content out there when it comes to environmental and social issues/campaigns. Unless you...
View ArticleLandfillHarmonic: upcycling at its best
This project takes the concept of upcycling to a whole new level. If you’re short of time make sure you watch the first minute. The sound of the cello, made from an oil can and wood that was thrown...
View ArticleThe Green in Hayley Ward
‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs. The Green in Hayley Ward - Q&A What’s your personal...
View ArticleThe Green in Weh Yeoh
‘The Green in…‘ Is a series of interviews with people who are nurturing green ideas within their daily lives, without giving up their day jobs. The Green in Weh Yeoh - Q&A What’s your personal...
View ArticleWhat’s this measuring impact business?
The challenges of measuring community development seem to be just as prominent as it was in 2004 when I completing an honours thesis on the “challenges of measuring poverty” in Lao PDR. Determining...
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