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Megszavazta az ukrán parlament hétfő este a hadiállapot bevezetését azzal a változtatással, hogy nem az egész országban, hanem csak tíz megyében vezetik be.

Americans find relations with Germans good, while the Germans find relations with the US to be bad, a new Pew Research Center and Koerber-Stiftung survey found. Some 70 percent of Americans described relations between the US and Germany as good, while 73 percent of Germans said the relationship with the US was bad. Last year only 56 percent of Germans saw relations with the US as bad.

Croatie : quand l'État laisse sombrer les chantiers navals
Croatie : grève générale pour sauver les chantiers navals de Pula et Rijeka
Solidarité et citoyenneté : comment résister aux régressions démocratiques en Europe ?
Croatie : Karolina Leaković, la frondeuse du Parti social-démocrate
Croatie : le forum subversif de Zagreb, le retour de la gauche dans les Balkans
Dans les Balkans, les droits des travailleurs de plus en plus menacés

/ Bilten, Luttes sociales, Croatie, Economie, Société

Croatie : quand l'État laisse sombrer les chantiers navals
Croatie : grève générale pour sauver les chantiers navals de Pula et Rijeka
Solidarité et citoyenneté : comment résister aux régressions démocratiques en Europe ?
Croatie : Karolina Leaković, la frondeuse du Parti social-démocrate
Croatie : le forum subversif de Zagreb, le retour de la gauche dans les Balkans
Dans les Balkans, les droits des travailleurs de plus en plus menacés

/ Bilten, Luttes sociales, Croatie, Economie, Société

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Monday told the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee that "the euro area needs a fiscal instrument" to keep member countries afloat during sudden financial crisis. He said proposals by the European Commission for an EU fund to support investments, and French-German plans of a eurozone-only budget were "first steps". The euro marks its 20th anniversary on 1 January.

AMI - M. Sall Saydou Alassane, wali du Hodh Charghi a souligné que la wilaya du Hodh Charghi est prête à accueillir les manifestations marquant...

L’historienne Johanna Barasz revient sur le parcours de l’officier, dont le nom avait été donné à une promotion de Saint-Cyr. Il avait cherché à s’imposer comme le chef de « la droite nationale »

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Brian Kakembo Galabuzi who founded Waste to Energy Youth Enterprise (WEYE) Clean Energy Company Ltd in Uganda which makes carbonised fuel briquettes from agricultural waste materials and organic waste. In Africa, over 640 million people have no access to electricity, with many relying on dirty sources of energy sources for heating, cooking and lighting. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS

By Ahn Mi Young
SEOUL, Nov 27 2018 (IPS)

An organic pesticide safe for farmers and the environment, and carbonised fuel briquettes made from agricultural waste materials and organic waste are all business ideas that promote a green economy.

The entrepreneurs who started these businesses are among the winners of this year’s ‘Greenprenuers’ Programme, which is designed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to supercharge green growth start-ups. It was run with GGGI, Youth Climate Labs and Student Energy (SE).

The programme helps young entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas “take their idea from concept to business plan, for a solution that positively impacts the future of sustainable energy; water and sanitation; sustainable landscapes (forestry and agriculture); or green city development.”

“It was very amazing to be selected among the 10 finalists out of over 345 applicants from around the world,” said Brian Kakembo Galabuzi who founded Waste to Energy Youth Enterprise (WEYE) Clean Energy Company Ltd in Uganda. It makes carbonised fuel briquettes from agricultural waste materials and organic waste.

In Uganda, 80 percent of solid waste is organic and can be used to produce cheaper and cleaner cooking charcoal briquettes that can substitute firewood.

The prize winner told IPS how he addressed the grassroots challenges he experienced with GGGI’s help.

He said like many young start-ups his biggest challenge was the lack of adequate finance, and limited experience that resulted in a process of trial and error.

“In the beginning, our targets were not that high so it was easy to achieve them, but through the ‘Greenprenuers’ programme we have learned to set bold targets and stand by them until we can achieve them,” said Galabuzi

Galabuzi added that ‘Greenprenuers’ helps with the two-most crucial requirements for the green growth start-ups: “It offers the right skills and knowledge through its 10-week web-based programme, and which is accompanied by an opportunity to win seed funding at the end of the programme.”

Galabuzi also explained that the programme helped him develop a well-structured business plan. “GGGI has also provided the seed funding through the ‘Greenprenuers’ programme, which has availed us finances to test out our business plan in a field seen as high risk by financing institutions in Uganda.”

Winners of this year’s ‘Greenprenuers’ Programme, which is designed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to supercharge green growth start-ups.

Students of the programme were also given an opportunity to receive free consultations and be mentored by experts around the world who have built and run their won successful companies and organisations.

“This is something we would have paid a lot of money to get access to in conferences and training workshops, but we got for free,” said Galabuzi.

Meanwhile, the award came as a surprise to Jonathan Kent Sorensen, who is from Bumdest in Indonesia. His company produces CountrySide, an organic pesticide that is safe for both the environment and farmers.

Sorensen said through the module training his company was able to specify their target market and reach out to prospective customers. “Through this process, we could determine our package size to fit the local need, then to reasonably determine our prices,” he told IPS.

Thanks to the programme, Sorensen’s team secured an agreement for the field test with a local agriculture company. “If it was not because of ‘Greenprenuers’, we might never [have taken] the practical step to turn our research idea to a business idea,” said Sorensen.

Sirey Sum and Aaron Sexton from Cambodian Green Infrastructure (CGI) Social Enterprise also agreed that the 10-week course was helpful in turning their idea into a business.

CGI planned to work with the capital city of Phnom Penh to address stormwater and urban green space issues.

After decades of economic growth, Phnom Penh faces stormwater flooding and has very few urban green spaces.

“[The] lean startup model helped us to develop, and quickly adjust our business plan,” Sum told IPS.

Finally, the prize winners shared their future vision to take the next step.

Galabuzi said that for his company this would be to collaborate with the GGGI-Uganda office to take his idea to public institutions first, and hopefully later to  private intuitions.

“Through these collaboration, we can replicate this model to save the forest in Uganda. Also, it is essential to have access to affordable financing options,” he said.

“Youth unemployment in Uganda is so high yet the youth have great business ideas that if supported can create more jobs and boost the country’s economy. We need programmes like ‘Greenpreneurs’ to give us a platform to grow these ideas better into bankable projects or businesses,” he added.

Sorensen said that the next step for his company was to conduct a field test and to build a pilot plant with the seed capital. “It is essential for our start-up to have the right marketing method to the local farmers. In doing so, we think that we should work with local government agencies to convince that our product is worth to try.”

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The post Youth Create Businesses that Are Geared to Protecting the Environment appeared first on Inter Press Service.

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

Serbie-Kosovo : la guerre des taxes douanières fait rage, celle des médias aussi
Kosovo : les Serbes s'indignent des taxes douanières imposées à Belgrade
Kosovo : le boom des échanges commerciaux avec la Serbie
Edi Rama : « l'unification de l'Albanie et du Kosovo, au sein de l'UE ou pas »
Edi Rama, l'Albanie, le Kosovo et le spectre de l'unification nationale

/ Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Kosovo, Relations régionales, Serbie

US-Rapper 6ix9ine muss sich im September 2019 wegen Drogenhandel, illegalem Waffenbesitz und bewaffnetem Raubüberfall vor Gericht verantworten.

The European Parliament must reject any proposal that provides Cohesion Funds to incineration facilities, no matter their classification, writes Dr. Ingrid Behrsin.

A török légierő újabb 82 aktív szolgálatos katonája ellen adott ki elfogatóparancsot kedden az ankarai főügyészség azzal a gyanúval, hogy az érintettek kapcsolatban állnak a 2016. július 15-ei puccskísérletért felelőssé tett gülenista hálózattal.