NGS Movement » Social Enterprise http://ngsmovement.org Next Generation of Service Sat, 23 Dec 2017 21:08:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Lisa Curtis of Kuli Kuli http://ngsmovement.org/2017/06/09/lisa-curtis-of-kuli-kuli/ http://ngsmovement.org/2017/06/09/lisa-curtis-of-kuli-kuli/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:39:22 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=3873

Kuli Kuli would not exist [without the Peace Corps]~ Lisa

Listen to the story of a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who leveraged her experience in Niger to bring Moringa (super food) food products to Whole Foods.

Key takeaways:

  • Moringa solves multiple problems- it is highly nutritious, it grows in hot, dry climates (common in the developing world and growing because of climate change)
  • Lisa learned about Moringa from the local health center in the area where she served
  • The importance of creating a market and knowing the community you are trying to serve

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She spent her first year as a PCV eating 1 meal a day in solidarity with the villagers where she served. Eventually, hunger inspired her to get creative with local ingredients.

Take aways:

  • Markey built a bakery that was later bulldozed- a great lesson in capacity building
  • How do you create hyper-local economies that are reliable?
  • What can Hamburger University teach us about development?

NOTE: apologies for the feedback in the background

 

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