Acumen Fund Fellows, Mario Ferro, Elizabeth Maina, & Shane Heywood
Ask Acumen is an interactive video series, designed to engage YOU – our community of followers – around your most pressing questions about Acumen Fund. This week, we produced a video featuring three Acumen Fund Fellows, and we invite you to watch their message below and submit your questions!
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Mario Ferro will work in Bihar, India with Husk Power Systems, which uses innovative biomass technology to convert abundant rice husks into energy that provides power to Indian villages. Mario is from Italy and works with NGOs in the post-earthquake relief effort in Haiti. He is a former management consultant with experience in the internationalization of Italian SMEs in China and received an M.S. in Development Management from the London School of Economics.
Elizabeth Maina will work in Nairobi, Kenya, with Global Easy Water Products, which provides affordable drip irrigation for small-scale farmers. Elizabeth is from Kenya and is a consultant for different companies in systems and process improvement. She has a BSc. in Information Systems and Technology from the United States International University in Kenya.
Shane Heywood will work in Kitale, Kenya with Western Seed, which develops and distributes high-quality hybrid seeds in East Africa. Shane is from Jamaica and Canada, and he has a background in the consumer goods industry as well as microfinance experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Shane received a joint degree in Business Administration and International Relations from the University of Western Ontario and an M.A. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.
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Hi liz…on global easy water products; do they support urban farming? im a potential farmer
Welcome Dear Mario, My native place is Bihar(India). When will be you are coming in Bihar.- A great place by history, a strugling state for social-economical development and over all the most talented people from India called \Bihari\(If u go through the statistical report for differnt competative exam. results on Indian national level). I hope & pray to god to give u the power & strength to do a great work for People of Bihar & they treat u as a (Athethi- Deo Bhavah- a thought in Hindu Culture) God.
My best wishess to u.
My Dear Upendra,
If there was a great way to make me feel very welcome in Bihar, you have definitely found it!
I have done some reading about Bihar, but I am convinced that a book can just scratch the surface. I am fascinated by the depth of its history and the challenges ahead. I grew up in Rome (Italy) and I am particularly sensitive to the importance of historical heritage. I would love to have you to help me understand a bit more the culture and the future of Bihar. I will be in Patna in a few days and I would love to meet you once I am there. What do you think?
Thanks again for your welcoming and encouraging message. I can’t wait to be there.
Mario