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| Could Just 10 Horsepower Be Enough to Free All the Women of Mali? |
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| Author: |
Roger Thurow, 2002-07-26
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| Title: |
Could Just 10 Horsepower Be Enough to Free All the Women of Mali? |
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Wall Street Journal Europe, 2 pages
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| Type: |
Articles
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| Country / Region: |
Mali,
Africa
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| Categories: |
Energy Services
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| Themes/Issues: |
Affordable,
Development,
Gender
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| Date Posted: |
2007-04-10 |
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A Diesel Engine With Attachments is Driving Ambitions in Poor Villages – This article was published in the Wall Street Journal and describes the positive impact that access to modern energy services through the “multi-functional platform” can have. The multi-functional platform was invented in the early 1990s by a Swiss development worker in Mali who believed that easing the domestic load of African women would unleash their entrepreneurial zeal. Rubber belts connect the motor to tools such as funnels that channel grain and nuts into grinders, blenders that husk rice, pistons that pump water, saws that cut wood and cables that recharge batteries. The machine, simple and sturdy, was tailored for Africa and has had a positive impact on economic growth, education, gender equality and women’s empowerment, and has noticeably improved the quality of life.
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