382,000 trees - It's six times the number that EnterpriseWorks' fledgling tree crop program expected to plant and sell in Tanzania, and also the amazing result of a single growing season.  EWW Tanzania country director Michael Fredericksen was astounded when EWW-assisted entrepreneurs were able to establish 155 tree nurseries - He thought he was being optimistic when he set a goal of 30 nurseries...
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If MIT mechanical engineer Carl Bielenberg hadn’t lost his backpack on a visit to Africa in 1976, many subsistence-level farmers and producers may never have acquired the technology to help them grow their businesses and create stability in their communities.

Bielenberg has been working as an Enterprise Works Worldwide inventor for nearly 20 years.

WhatWorks asks him about this twist of fate that ultimately led him to EWW, the opportunities he sees in Africa and the lessons learned by the development community in the past quarter century...
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“How did I ever live without this?”
If you’ve ever asked yourself that question, then you have something in common with the users of the Soka pump, a foot-powered water pump introduced to farmers through EnterpriseWorks’ irrigation program in Ghana. As it turns out, this innovative technology has accomplished much more than watering gardens, including keeping livestock healthy, and providing hospitals and households with water...
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