This parabolic trough bread-making oven in operation in [[Lesotho]], a small country in southern [[Africa]], has been in service at
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BBCDC since 2004. It is used to operate a cottage bread baking enterprise. In
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the background is a box cooker in service since 1988, getting the job done day
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after day. BBCDC is a commercial and technical school located in a remote rural
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district of Lesotho that began operations in 1993 on barren land with institutional
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support from UNICEF and the local RC Mission Church.
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BBCDC addresses several thorny and interdependent development problems, including: educational innovation, landscape regeneration and water resources improvement, financial independence, adoption of renewable energy platforms, appropriate technology, and design of the built environment for sustainability. The school's primary mission is to provide skills and knowledge to young men and women for well-
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being and self-reliance through experiential learning. BBCDC stresses the
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design, assembly, operation and management of complex systems as a vital
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driver of wealth, value and order creation. While the surrounding landscape
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reflects moderate to severe land degradation along with high levels of
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underemployment, BBCDC has proven that science and technology for hydraulic
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control and application, together with solar energy utilization can sustain strong
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economic growth and opportunity when coupled with business acumen. Light
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industry, tourism, and food processing provide additional opportunities. Careful
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design and establishment of the built environment breaks vicious circles and
This parabolic trough bread-making oven in operation in Lesotho, a small country in southern Africa, has been in service at
BBCDC since 2004. It is used to operate a cottage bread baking enterprise. In
the background is a box cooker in service since 1988, getting the job done day
after day. BBCDC is a commercial and technical school located in a remote rural
district of Lesotho that began operations in 1993 on barren land with institutional
support from UNICEF and the local RC Mission Church.
BBCDC addresses several thorny and interdependent development problems, including: educational innovation, landscape regeneration and water resources improvement, financial independence, adoption of renewable energy platforms, appropriate technology, and design of the built environment for sustainability. The school's primary mission is to provide skills and knowledge to young men and women for well-
being and self-reliance through experiential learning. BBCDC stresses the
design, assembly, operation and management of complex systems as a vital
driver of wealth, value and order creation. While the surrounding landscape
reflects moderate to severe land degradation along with high levels of
underemployment, BBCDC has proven that science and technology for hydraulic
control and application, together with solar energy utilization can sustain strong
economic growth and opportunity when coupled with business acumen. Light
industry, tourism, and food processing provide additional opportunities. Careful
design and establishment of the built environment breaks vicious circles and
replaces them with virtuous ones.
Added by Ben Hedrick