Bernard pollack's Blog – April 2010 Archive (4)

A Few Words About Malawi

Danielle Nierenberg is blogging everyday from across Africa for the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet blog. She is also writing with her partner Bernard Pollack at her personal blog: BorderJumpers.



In Malawi, we visited the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, a project supported by companies like the Body Shop,…

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Added by bernard pollack on April 28, 2010 at 1:12pm — 1 Comment

A Few Words About Rwanda

By Borderjumpers.org, a blog by Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack



We’ve taken some long bus rides in Africa. We spent eight bumpy hours on a bus from Nairobi to Arusha and another eight from Arusha to Dar Es Salaam. The longest so far, though, has been from Kampala, Uganda to Kigali, Rwanda.



Once we finally arrived, we quickly realized, that we've never traveled anywhere quite like Rwanda.



Fifteen…

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Added by bernard pollack on April 21, 2010 at 12:07pm — No Comments

482 Words About Uganda

We, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack (aka BorderJumpers), are traveling across the continent of Africa looking at innovations around alleviating hunger and poverty. We are writing a weekly diary whereby we share (in less than 500 words) observations from every country we visit.



People here are very laid back and the feeling is contagious! We managed to go three days… Continue

Added by bernard pollack on April 14, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

A Few Words About Tanzania

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Kigoma, Tanzania.



Actually, we never even made it to Kigoma. Precision Air, one of only two airlines that flies to the remote region, had just suspended all flights for the next several weeks and the other airline was all booked. No worries, we headed to Zanzibar instead….



Everywhere you look in Zanzibar there’s a bounty of fresh vegetables, fruit, and spices. One of the “Spice Islands”—a group of islands that…

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Added by bernard pollack on April 9, 2010 at 12:29pm — No Comments

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