Bright New Ideas will kick off solar lamp assembly in rural Nicaragua in late March. As a part of the exploration and engagement themes of our organization, we need your help! Tell us your opinion of what will be the results of introducing solar lamps into Nicaragua! Your feedback will help us frame up how we deliver the project! This poll will close on March 4th, 2008.
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In my view the purpose of this Blog is to take a neutral, academic approach in discussing the topics our organization is tackling. So I would like to take this opportunity today to discuss a topic widely ignored in discussions about global warming, that is; the scientists who oppose the mainstream view of global warming and their views.
Local students from St Olaf (in Northfield, Minnesota) recently went to Nicaragua to take health surveys of the local population in Jalapa, Nicaragua. I think this closely ties to what we hope to see through our own organization, Bright New Ideas. We hope to build awareness of the situation in Nicaragua. Many of the students traveling there had their first experiences with poverty. Continue Reading
At Bright New Ideas, we have been talking about how to increase awareness of the problem and visibility of our organization. In other words, we think that it is very important for us to not only help those in Nicaragua, but also increase awareness of the problem of lacking a sustainable, healthy, and cheap lighting source. The problem that we face is this: how do we cut through the incredible amount of information on the internet? How can we make ourselves unique? Continue Reading
I thought since this is my first post on this blog and I’m new to the Bright New Ideas organization that it would be a good idea to do a little introduction on my background and why I want to work for Bright New Ideas.
