Appropedia, one of the major sources of inspiration for this site, is devoted to “collaborative solutions in sustainability, poverty reduction and international development through the use of sound principles and appropriate technology and the sharing of wisdom and project information.” The following is from their “About” page: Appropedia has been described as an “appropriate technology wiki,” but it is much broader than that – it is a green wiki, and a wiki for all matters of international development and aid. But most importantly, Appropedia is an …Read the Rest
Vinay Gupta’s Science & Engineering in the Public Interest
I first came across Vinay Gupta through his article on the State of the Art in Appropriate Technology (2007), where …Read the Rest
Solar “Business in a Box” for Africa
By Andrew Purvis “Entrepreneurship brings dignity, it brings hope for the future”, says Andrew Tanswell, CEO of ToughStuff, winner of …Read the Rest
Demos
“IDEAS AND ACTION TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD” From their About Us page: A multi-issue national organization, Demos combines research, …Read the Rest
Ashoka’s Changemakers
Ashoka’s Changemakers. From their About Us page: EVERYONE A CHANGEMAKER Ashoka Changemakers® is the world’s fast track for social change. If your …Read the Rest
Worldchanging
“Reads like a smart, hip mini-encyclopedia of what’s new and what’s next in green technologies and earth-conscious ideas.” – Business …Read the Rest
Ashoka
From their About Us page: Ashoka is leading a profound transformation in society. In the past three decades, the global citizen sector, …Read the Rest
Voluntourism
Voluntourism seems an almost universally appropriate solution. It can be done at the ends of the earth, or just in …Read the Rest
Ask Nature
AskNature.org is a beautiful and useful example of an appropriate solution that incorporates more than 1400 strategies using the Biomimicry …Read the Rest
Using this Site
The aim of this site is to provide a catalog of solutions appropriate to the challenges humanity faces on Earth in …Read the Rest