Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet.

Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet blog.

Crossposted from BorderJumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack.

In Rwanda, more than 85 percent of the population’s livelihood depends on small-scale agriculture. And the majority of primary school students—roughly 60 percent— will return to rural areas to make their living in ways, instead of going on to secondary or vocational schooling or university.

We are going to try to write the article we wish we had been able to read before attempting to bus our way across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda (December 2009). Cross posted from Border Jumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack.

Sudan is poised for its first national vote since widely condemned elections in 2000. Though officially backed by the United Nations and U.S., many opposition groups within Sudan, as well as Western advocacy organizations, are opposed to allowing the elections to go forward. Those seeking honest answers about tackling the political impasse in Sudan must do so with a skeptical eye towards dominant narratives about the country.

This innovation of the week highlights biogas as a cleaner and safer source of energy. Cross posted from Nourishing the Planet.

Read about Bernard and Danielle as they travel through sub-Saharan Africa. Follow them at www.BorderJumpers.org.

This is the third in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute Nourishing the Planet blog.

This is the second in the four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. Crossposted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet blog.