Environment and Talular

''...to get around to writing about environmental concerns here in Malawi. It is easy to allow the issue to fall to the bottom of one’s priority list when faced with more immediately life threatening problems....

...On the bright side, there is a lot of recycling going on (out of necessity not blue box programs!) by people who sell used plastic bottles, beautiful mops made from rags, and other things for re-use, children (and artisans!) who make toys out of scraps and people who buy and sell second hand clothes. Educators have embraced the concept called “TALULAR” – Teaching And Learning Using Locally Available Resources. There is a refreshing absence of consumerism and all of its environmental repercussions. ..''

Monday April 20th, 2009

Source: Hales in Africa