to industrialize west african countries, creating work, ending poverty, providing a a way out for those trapped in the so called "poverty-trap", see to that every industry proposed is at least 51 % african owned and driven by women and make sure that all the industries are sustainable and...
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to industrialize west african countries, creating work, ending poverty, providing a a way out for those trapped in the so called "poverty-trap", see to that every industry proposed is at least 51 % african owned and driven by women and make sure that all the industries are sustainable and developing into financially secure future businesses.
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IFAF is a foundation working to industrialize Africa via knowledge transfer, setting up cottageindustries for sustainable development in westafrican countries to ensure added value to local industries.....
Africa does not have the production and infrastructure industries needed if Biofuel...
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IFAF is a foundation working to industrialize Africa via knowledge transfer, setting up cottageindustries for sustainable development in westafrican countries to ensure added value to local industries.....
Africa does not have the production and infrastructure industries needed if Biofuel is to become the benefit it could, and should, be to the economies of the region. However the wests "need for green" provides the driving force that can lead to an industrialisation able to provide that missing infrastructure.

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education according to the Master Apprentice system
The Master Apprentice system in itself is a more natural order of things - Father/Son - Mother/Daughter - Artisan/Apprentice, and as familiar to Africa now as it was once to the so called developed world. For whatever reason Africa now...
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education according to the Master Apprentice system
The Master Apprentice system in itself is a more natural order of things - Father/Son - Mother/Daughter - Artisan/Apprentice, and as familiar to Africa now as it was once to the so called developed world. For whatever reason Africa now needs to be part of that world. Unfortunately Africa does not have the Masters and Craftsman skilled in those arts - the west has very few since the apprenticeship system finally died in the 1970's - industry in an incremental improvement mode does not need Master Craftsmen. Germany still has such a system though - perhaps no coincidence Germany is still doing so well with machine tools.


Schooling in science and technologies alone cannot do it. The mystery surrounding any technology can only be cleared by understanding - and understanding can only be gained by doing - and doing needs to be taught one on one by someone who can. That applies as equally to an electric generator manufacturing plant being built in Senegal - as it does to running an agro-industrial business in Zimbabwe.
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