Fuel efficient stoves and ceramic water purifiers are two examples of appropriate low-tech innovations that can help people in poor countries improve their quality of life. Because appropriate technology usually requires fewer resources and is easier to maintain than high-tech, development agencies and non-profit groups have promoted its use. In this third in a series on technology in developing countries, Cathy Majtenyi reports from Nairobi on appropriate technology including a well-publicized effort to provide low-tech laptops to children in poor countries.
Appropriate Technology Gains Ground in Developing Countries
Posted Friday, February 8, 2013 in Appropriate, countries, developing, Ground, Technology by Amanda Ouellette
Appropriate Technology Gains Ground in Developing Countries Video Clips. Duration : 4.27 Mins.
Fuel efficient stoves and ceramic water purifiers are two examples of appropriate low-tech innovations that can help people in poor countries improve their quality of life. Because appropriate technology usually requires fewer resources and is easier to maintain than high-tech, development agencies and non-profit groups have promoted its use. In this third in a series on technology in developing countries, Cathy Majtenyi reports from Nairobi on appropriate technology including a well-publicized effort to provide low-tech laptops to children in poor countries.
Fuel efficient stoves and ceramic water purifiers are two examples of appropriate low-tech innovations that can help people in poor countries improve their quality of life. Because appropriate technology usually requires fewer resources and is easier to maintain than high-tech, development agencies and non-profit groups have promoted its use. In this third in a series on technology in developing countries, Cathy Majtenyi reports from Nairobi on appropriate technology including a well-publicized effort to provide low-tech laptops to children in poor countries.
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