by teach12 | Nov 4, 2010 | argentina, cartoneros, design, engineering, partners, technology
Despite the clear degradation of the streets since we were last here, this city feels like home to us. We are now welcomed with open arms. We are not even laughed at any more. It is known, accepted, and expected that we would be here. Even though we have been away for...
by teach12 | Nov 6, 2009 | engineering, technology
Making the composite step-by-step
by teach12 | Nov 5, 2009 | cooperatives, lesotho, partners
Some members of our team in Lesotho, Australia, Italy, United States and Canada have been working to put together a proposal to the Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Program GEF-SGP administered by UNDP Lesotho. The project proposal is in the final stages and...
by teach12 | Sep 27, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros
We arrived in Buenos Aires almost 3 months ago (it’s now the project’s midpoint) with some fairly ambitious but, nevertheless, straightforward goals: share knowledge of the processes of combining waste plastic with natural fibers to produce affordable...
by teach12 | Jun 5, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros
Arriving in San Telmo, BA after a very tiring and annoying journey complete with delays and lost luggage, we opened the doors to our new apartment full of character, shuttered windows, and the charm of new discoveries. The neighborhood, with its cobbled streets,...
