Birima

The great King Birima spoke little but always honored his word, and his people greatly respected him. His code of honor inspired the idea of Birima, a new microcredit scheme supported by Youssou N'Dour. In Birima, the bond between lender and borrower is the bond of trust. Birima helps the people of Senegal start their own businesses and develop small enterprises. It supports emerging artists and musicians, too. It is open to all, particularly women and young people, and it lends both to individuals and groups. Birima works with its clients, giving them the support they need to achieve business success.

Africa Works

Africa Works is a project by the Benetton group and its Executive Deputy Chairman, Alessandro Benetton. Africa works focuses on bringing attention to the micro-credit loan industry which has taken hold in the third world and helped people raise themselves out of poverty using solutions which are sustainable within their local economies.

Dean Kamen

Dean Kamen the inventor of the segway has designed a machine called the slingshot which turn waste water into potable water. Kamen has also invented a power generator which can run on animal dung and is able to power a small village. Kamen has made a prototype and plans on eventually making both of tese machines avaiable for around 2-3 thousand dollars.

Appropedia

Appropedia is a sustainability wiki who's motto is "Sharing knowledge to build rich sustainable lives".On the website, there are links to information about warious different kinds of sustainable design and appropriate technology.

Sustainable rainforest products

The Amazon Rainforest is the world's greatest natural resource - the most powerful and bio-actively diverse natural phenomenon on the planet. Yet still it is being destroyed just like other rainforests around the world. Rain-Tree.com is a website where you can purchase sustainable rainforest products as well as be informed about the threats and dangers to the rainforest.

The Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University

The Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University was established in 2001 to identify, develop, and implement the means for achieving a sustainable energy future.