Good going! Dear MS. Mitchell: I have read your article on your plastic research and your privious journal as well. I was in Ghana for 1 year 2003. Since then I have been working on developing an ecovillage project near Gomua. I was researching plastic manufacturers in ghana when I found your blog. I have recently returned from California and Calearth instiute where I apprenticed to learn super adobe technology to bring to Ghana. It is an amazing building technology the uses earth to build with. Please see www.calearth.org. Anyway I am looking for a plastic manufacturer in Ghana that makes sand bags or has the capacity. Our contained earth houses are made with sandbag material. Do you know of someone that does that kind of manufacturing? I was also very concerned about the water industry and the plastic waste.
My best solution is education beginning in primary school and a national litter campaign. I am from Oregon state and when I was a child in the 60's the governemnt of Oregon started a litter campaign. There was a mascot called the "litter Bug" he was nasty sort and nobody wanted to be a litter bug. Really a sense of pride and ownership is the only way and it has to be taught. Then of course too you have to have methods for people to dispose of waste properly. Yu should check out the PBS Website and look up New Heros. There is a woman by the name of Ruiz who is doing some great work with the garbage situation in Peru. She may have some ideas that would workin Ghana.
Also I really believe that water privatization with only make matters worse. Oh Gosh, I really am too tired to try to hold an intellegent paragraph. I admire your work and hope that you will still be in Ghana when I get back. In the mean time I would like to have some small dialouge. I know how hard it can be from there and you must be very busy. Please though cn you direct me to a plastic manufacturer. Also please visit the calearth websie and send me any feed back.
Thanks for everything that you are doing.
Regards,
Dorinda Kline
Kokrobitey Ecovillge
Its great to see what your up to and hear about your amazing experiences. Keep up the postings as they are very informative and take good care of yourself.
Cory
Awsome Work!! Its great that you are not only helping out, but enjoying your working experience as you are able to experience hand in hand the difficulties these people are going through!! Accura needs more people like you in the world!!
LEARNING ABOUT GHANA Hi Lindsay,
I really enjoyed reading your jouranl. I stay in Zambia and my husband will be startting work in Ghana. We'll be joining him in December and Iam anxious to know more about Ghana. I must say your journal gave me an insight on Ghana. We'll be based in Accra and I'm looking forward to more of your journals.
Kind regards.
Great website Youve probably gotten this comment a million times but I love this site and think youve done an amazing job with the updates.
tata
cynthia
miss you too... Hey LInds... just a note to say that I LOVE YOU... and am sending you a huge virtual hug :). You ARE in my prayers... I love God's promise: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." -- especially when far away from home. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your heart - thank you for being real.
With love, Mon
greetings from Kuwait Hi Lindsay, I came across your entries when doing some reasearch about Ghana. I just wanted to say Im really enjoying your entries, very much. I am English but emigrated to Kuwait 9 weeks ago. Im also trying to adapt to the massive culture shock. Still... great journals lindsay, keep them coming... Lucy x
greetings from Kuwait Hi Lindsay, I came across your entries when doing some reasearch about Ghana. I just wanted to say Im really enjoying your entries, very much. I am English but emigrated to Kuwait 9 weeks ago. Im also trying to adapt to the massive culture shock. Still... great journals lindsay, keep them coming... Lucy x
dorinda Kline
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Good going!
Dear MS. Mitchell: I have read your article on your plastic research and your privious journal as well. I was in Ghana for 1 year 2003. Since then I have been working on developing an ecovillage project near Gomua. I was researching plastic manufacturers in ghana when I found your blog. I have recently returned from California and Calearth instiute where I apprenticed to learn super adobe technology to bring to Ghana. It is an amazing building technology the uses earth to build with. Please see www.calearth.org. Anyway I am looking for a plastic manufacturer in Ghana that makes sand bags or has the capacity. Our contained earth houses are made with sandbag material. Do you know of someone that does that kind of manufacturing? I was also very concerned about the water industry and the plastic waste. My best solution is education beginning in primary school and a national litter campaign. I am from Oregon state and when I was a child in the 60's the governemnt of Oregon started a litter campaign. There was a mascot called the "litter Bug" he was nasty sort and nobody wanted to be a litter bug. Really a sense of pride and ownership is the only way and it has to be taught. Then of course too you have to have methods for people to dispose of waste properly. Yu should check out the PBS Website and look up New Heros. There is a woman by the name of Ruiz who is doing some great work with the garbage situation in Peru. She may have some ideas that would workin Ghana. Also I really believe that water privatization with only make matters worse. Oh Gosh, I really am too tired to try to hold an intellegent paragraph. I admire your work and hope that you will still be in Ghana when I get back. In the mean time I would like to have some small dialouge. I know how hard it can be from there and you must be very busy. Please though cn you direct me to a plastic manufacturer. Also please visit the calearth websie and send me any feed back. Thanks for everything that you are doing. Regards, Dorinda Kline Kokrobitey Ecovillge