markhemsworth
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I am back in Calgary and will be giving a presentation tonight at the University of Calgary - Mac Hall - MSC Escalus Room - 7:30pm
about 4 hours ago
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pretty interesting website that ranks countries by income, health, education, governance, safety, etc.
2:18 AM Nov 27th
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I am looking at how much investment an organization can handle. Obvious bottleneck in management capacity, but what else can hinder returns?
1:29 AM Nov 27th
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back from buying honey. today was $5000 worth, tomorrow is set to be close to $25,000. Nice to give cash to farmers for a quality crop.
9:28 AM Nov 25th
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sorry - that link isnt working. to vote for my rent-to-own project click here -
10:05 PM Nov 13th
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looking for some funding for the Rent-to-Own project I'm running. Free money here - - you can help by voting for me.
10:50 PM Nov 12th
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I am impressed with the variety of small farmers in Zambia. Some are organized and willing to take risks, others are much too vulnerable.
11:18 PM Nov 9th
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Broken down for the 2nd time in 12 hrs. Someone please train mechanics in Zambia. Unsafe vehicles + corrupt officers=unnecessary accidents.
9:31 PM Nov 4th
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Yet another inspirational story from Africa. Educating women is my top pick, and here is one example of how to do it.
1:10 AM Oct 25th
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I am continually impressed by kiva.org - connecting people and providing much needed capital. Now they even have currency protection.
4:35 AM Oct 23rd
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I finished my first set of interviews with farmers/entrepreneurs. Noticed that women are more humble, so difficult to tell motivation level.
3:35 PM Oct 22nd
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@ and @ - obviously its tough to know two worlds inside-out. But good point that knowledge can be a big barrier.
12:05 PM Oct 19th
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My rent-to-own project in Zambia is officially underway. Four clients have been interviewed. baking oven and ox-plough are the first.
10:35 AM Oct 18th
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I like it --> RT @ - Follow 182 incredible social entrepreneurs on Twitter with 1 click! (via @)
11:21 PM Oct 14th
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UK understands the admin cost of supporting farmers - - each request costs $2500 - now imagine challenges in Zambian
11:19 PM Oct 14th
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Now that I have many projects on the go, I'm realizing how difficult planning is in Zambia. Example - I couldn't find gas in Lusaka today.
2:24 PM Oct 9th
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The first update on my rent-to-own project in rural Zambia -
11:17 PM Oct 5th
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@ - scale is great and should happen naturally. But often key details are left out b/c lack of accountability in the dev sector
4:37 AM Oct 4th
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It takes all types - - I met them in Calgary 2 years ago.They're real, and sadly, they have a point
12:38 PM Oct 1st
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If the goal of an organization is poverty alleviation, and a tobacco company empowers small farmers in Africa.... is it ok to support it?
3:04 AM Sep 29th
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- Name Mark Hemsworth
- Location Zambia
- Web http://markhemswo...
- Bio I am working with a business in rural Zambia as a development worker for EWB Canada. Huge interest in business in Africa.
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