World Ark Magazine - May/June 2008 - (Page 3)

Oops! While we enjoyed your March/April issue dealing with “technologies for the poor,” we would like to make a correction. On Page 30, your introduction to Paul Polak’s article says, “He is also the inventor of, among other things, the treadle pump.” We admire Paul for the work he has done and is still doing. I’m sure if he knew of the statement he would make the correction himself. The treadle pump was invented by my husband, Gunnar Barnes, while he was working in Bangladesh with Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS), a program of Lutheran World Federation/World Service (Geneva) in 1980. It is very gratifying that the pump has been found useful and interesting to see how fast it spread. The 1983 RDRS annual report says, “Requests regularly come from all over the world for technical specifications and/or pump models. During the year, RDRS has received and fulfilled requests from Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan, Kampuchea, India, Thailand, Philippines and China.” By 1984 there had been almost 27,000 pumps sold in Bangladesh. Clarissa Barnes Dickson, Tenn. I just got your March/April issue of World Ark in my mailbox today. It’s a great magazine, and I thoroughly enjoy reading all the articles. I wanted to bring to your attention that on Page 7 there is a mention of the website “Grist.” Unfortunately the wrong Web address is listed! It’s listed as www.grist.com and it should be www.grist.org. As it’s such a great site, I hope you give them an apology and some more exposure in your next issue. Louisa Schibli Charlotte, Vt. Editor’s note: Our apologies to www.grist.org. Correction: World Ark misidentified Loren and Twila Habegger from the Heifer-Chicago Heifer Hoedown on page 44 of the March/April 2008 issue. We regret the error. Q&A MAr CH/A p riL Organizations like KickStart and IDE are changing the everyday lives of the world’s poor with ingenious inventions. Will new technologies be the key to ending hunger and poverty? At the end of the day, technology only amplifies human nature. So yes, technological innovations are making it easier to feed people, enable better standards of living, respond to humanitarian crises, live in harmony with our environment, and generally be informed about and connected to each other. Sadly, technology also enables the darker side of our lives, allowing us to be greedy, sloppy and even hateful, faster and to more people. The key to ending poverty and hunger will always be in our hearts and minds. Technology will be an important tool, but it’s only as good as its beautiful, imperfect users. Joseph Murphy Gambier, Ohio Appropriately designed/targeted technologies will be instrumental in ending hunger and poverty especially in the developing world. Firsthand observation and reflection reveal that technologies have been instrumental in developing solutions to complex human life puzzles. However, a majority of the targeted hungry and poor farmers need to assume a greater responsibility in applying the new technologies. They need to be equipped with skills and technological infrastructures to enable them to do the technical work of their farming businesses. William Ssendagire Extension Services Supervisor Heifer Uganda PRESIDENT AND CEO Jo Luck 1 World Avenue Little Rock, AR/USA 72202 E-mail: worldark@list.heifer.org To change or remove an address, please e-mail donoraction@list.heifer.org or call customer service at (800) 422-0474. PUBLISHER Tom Peterson EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sherri Nelson sherri.nelson@heifer.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Austin Gelder austin.gelder@heifer.org ART DIRECTOR Tish McClure WRITER INTERN Jaman Matthews Jonelle Doughty World Ark is the magazine of Heifer International, a global nonprofit working with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth. Heifer International is qualified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Heifer International are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Since 1944, Heifer has helped 9.2 million families in more than 125 countries move toward greater selfreliance through the gift of livestock and training in environmentally sound agriculture. The impact of each initial gift is multiplied as recipients agree to “pass on the gift” by giving one or more of their animal’s offspring, or the equivalent, to another in need. Heifer International is a member of InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian non-governmental organizations, and of Global Impact. Federal and state employees may designate gifts to Heifer through payroll deduction by entering CFC #12079. © 2008, Heifer International Opinions expressed in World Ark are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of either the magazine or Heifer International. World Ark is printed on 30% post-consumer recycled stock, saving 6,264 trees per year and keeping 348,000 pounds of postconsumer waste out of landfills. Dear Reader, Don’t panic when your next issue of World Ark doesn’t arrive in early July. We at the magazine are in the midst of a major overhaul and redesign. In order to devote the necessary time to this task, *E-mail your letter to the editor or Q&A response to we are postponing one issue. But look for us back worldark@list.heifer.org. We reserve the right to in your mailbox in early September. And look for edit Q&A responses and letters to the editor for the new and improved World Ark in early 2009. length, clarity or grammar. Q&A MAY/J UNE* As food prices around the world soar, the growth of the grain-fed livestock industry and rising fuel costs are cited as major culprits. Which would you be willing to scale back on first, meat consumption or driving? Why? www.heifer.org May/June 2008 | WOrlD Ark 3 http://www.heifer.org http://www.grist.com http://www.grist.org http://www.grist.org http://www.heifer.org

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World Ark Magazine - May/June 2008 Contents Letters For the Record The Good Life Asked & Answered Why Water Matters The Carbon Hoofprint From Farm to Table Healing History Mixed Media Heifer Spirit Heifer Bulletin World Ark Market Calendar First Person

World Ark Magazine - May/June 2008

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