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The Cowalition
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What’s ‘water security’? Who conducts the training? Why is everything in US Dollars? How do you fund day to day operations? Do you plan to be financial sustainable? Is The Cowalition a charity? Is my donation tax deductible? Does 100% go directly to farmers? How do donation logistics work? Can I make a monthly donation? Cambodia has a large proportion of its population in abject poverty. The levels of corruption here are comparable to Somalia or Afghanistan (160 out of 177 on the corruption index. For ba...
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The Cowalition
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The practical application of. Code and cows to alleviate poverty. We select eligible Cambodia small plot farmers and ensure they really need our help. You cover the cow costs, water security and training. Join a cowoperative or go alone. Stay in the loop. We keep you abreast of family progress, and their changes in wealth and health. It started in trafficking. In July 2014 we crowd-fund $8,500 AUD. Securing our first 5 cows. The team builds a measurement and evaluation system to track progress. A social ...
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Yes Boss, I'm Following Agreed Safety Protocols! |
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Yes Boss, I’m Following Agreed Safety Protocols! February 7, 2015. Construction workers building an apartment in Phnom Penh. As anyone who has visited a developing country in Asia knows, the safety standards for virtually any activity (from constructing a high-rise apartment building, to just crossing the street) are radically different to those in developed countries. But for those who have only ever lived their life in a country like Cambodia, they’re blissfully unaware of another standard. Yet, in the...
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Environment Archives | Philip Brookes
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February 22, 2015. Middot; Published February 22, 2015. A Design Challenge – Finding Better Alternatives to Sachet Marketing. Here’s a challenge for all you Design Thinkers that, if successful, could benefit hundreds of millions of consumers, and dramatically reduce the environmental damage being caused by sachet packaging. Your challenge, should you choose.. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window).
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Poverty Archives | Philip Brookes
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March 12, 2016. Middot; Published March 12, 2016. Fire Leaves Two Families Homeless. It was just after 2PM when people started to notice the smoke over the rooftops. There were no sirens audible yet, but clearly a house was on fire – and around here, that means.. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to s...
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A Swimming Trip to Lukang Cove |
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A Swimming Trip to Lukang Cove. April 20, 2015. March 12, 2016. We’d only travelled as far as the nearest supermarket, where we stopped to buy water and snacks, when our driver informed us that he’d previously been to ‘Puting Buhangin’ (another name for the same beach) and they hired a ‘ bangka. So we turned around and headed for Cotta Pier. Our ship’s captain, the bangkero. The Aureada ladies on the bangka. Once we were all aboard, and the boat was fuelled up, we ‘set sail’ for Puting Buhang...As our ha...
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A brief introduction... |
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A brief introduction…. October 18, 2014. February 1, 2015. I appreciate you investing your precious time in visiting my blog, and look forward to forging a more personal connection with you. But why would you want to connect with me anyway? As a management, marketing, and technology professional with a passion for social innovation and market-based solutions to eradicating poverty, I hope to add perspectives and insights that will assist you on your journey towards making a difference. Click to share on ...
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QUICK TIP: How to do 2 Hours of Youtube Training in 1 Hour |
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QUICK TIP: How to do 2 Hours of Youtube Training in 1 Hour. April 22, 2015. April 22, 2015. Need to do some online training that’s delivered via Youtube, and haven’t got the 2 hours necessary to sit and watch the whole thing? Youtube offers a handy little feature that I’ve just used today and it saved me almost an entire hour. I had to catch up yesterday’s Google Partner Academy training and it was dragging a bit, so I doubled the play speed and got through it much quicker! Click to share on Reddit (Open...
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Travel Archives | Philip Brookes
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April 20, 2015. Middot; Published April 20, 2015. Middot; Last modified March 12, 2016. A Swimming Trip to Lukang Cove. My other half’s sister is back home in Philippines for a week and so we’ve been dreaming up outings and activities to make the most of the time together as a family. Yesterday, after.. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Middot;...
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5 Factors Hindering Growth in Developing Countries |
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5 Factors Hindering Growth in Developing Countries. February 24, 2015. February 25, 2015. After a leisurely breakfast, a Philpost. I then headed up the street to do a little shopping. With the exception of some of the larger stores, most deal only in cash. So I stopped at Maybank. When I got home in the evening, I wanted to spend some time catching up on emails and showing my family some Youtube videos. But by 7:30pm the connection had slowed to a crawl. We use a Globe. The more time I spend in developin...
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