Practical Action

It consists of one earthenware pot set inside another, with a layer of wet sand in between. As the moisture evaporates, it cools the inner pot, keeping up 12kg of produce fresh for up to three weeks

Smoke inhalation causes more death per year than Malaria. In many developing countries people with no access to electricity cook on open fires inside their houses which are poorly ventilated

During the floods growing crops on land is impossible. Practical Action has shown people how to build a raft out of hyacinth roots that they can then grow crops on. When it floods they still have food to eat. This is called a 'floating garden'

It is the world's poorest people who are hardest hit by devastating droughts, floods and other extreme weather events. This is a massive injustice as climate change is caused by the world's richest countries

In some remote areas of the developing world constructing a bridge to cross a river is too expensive. Practical Action provides communities with a cheaper, safe, sustainable solution. A simple pulley system enables a tuin to use muscle power alone!