Solution of the Month
 EWB-I explores each month a type
of sustainable and appropriate solution to problems
faced by communities worldwide. Unique tools
(technologies, software, books, etc.) or cutting edge
programs and initiatives are presented.
Appropriate technology
for developing communities
is usually characterized as being small
scale, energy efficient, environmentally
sound, labor-intensive, and controlled
by the local community. It must be
simple enough to be maintained by the
people using it. Furthermore, it must
match the user and the need in
complexity and scale and must be
designed to foster self-reliance,
cooperation and responsibility. Studies
by the World Bank and the United Nations
have shown, however, that appropriate
technology is critical to bringing more
than 3 billion people out of poverty.
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