Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia Pacific, reports on Rare Pride in East Java. The company Lapindo has a very hot and sticky public relations problem. Probably as a result of its gas exploration drilling south of East Java’s capital, Surabaya, … Continue reading
This is Paul Butler’s third post on his trip to Mali. While in Mali, Dale and I were itching to see KickStart’s Super-MoneyMaker treadle pump in action. We had seen one in the corner of their San Francisco office and … Continue reading
Brett Jenks talked with two graduates of the Rare nature guide training course and shares their experiences. Two graduates of the first course, Pancho Mayoral and Maldo Fisher, shared their stories with us. Pancho had been a young fisherman and … Continue reading
Rare President and CEO Brett Jenks talks about a recent board trip to Baja California, Mexico. This is the first of two posts. We recently returned from a Rare board of directors meeting in Loreto, Baja California, where we visited … Continue reading
This is Paul Butler’s second report from Mali. A third report will be posted soon. It is hard not to love a land where every conversation begins with “Is your family healthy? How is your mother, your father, your wife … Continue reading
This is Nigel Sizer’s third and last post from Indonesia. Jakarta: Day 6, February 6, 2007 Jakarta is a city on the point of collapse. Two days of torrential rain last week resulted in the worst floods people can remember. … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer’s second report on his trip to learn about a Rare Pride campaign in central Java. Day 3, January 31, 2007 Sukomakmur Village perches precariously half way up Sumber Volcano’s fertile slopes, 1600 meters above sea level, the highest … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia Pacific, gets a taste of Rare Pride in Indonesia. Central Java: Day 1, January 29, 2007 It’s hot, and Panji Anom has pharyngitis so the AC is off as we sweat through his project plan … Continue reading