New Animations in our Video Library

Today we have over 500 different animations in our Video Library, with 52 different topics, in more than 70 languages. Here are the latest releases:

Bengali Translations
We’d like to thank the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss for sponsoring a graduate student here at UIUC to translate our entire Video Library into Bengali. Amrita Kataruka, a UIUC graduate student, has done a wonderful job. Please view our Bengali playlist here.

PHL: Bag Transportation in Bengali (accent from India)
This animation explains how to transport grains using best practices for bag transportation. It deals with how to prepare the truck beds and the use of tarps to minimize postharvest losses during transportation of the grain.

Tuberculosis Prevention in Bengali (accent from India)
Tuberculosis is a common infection and contagious disease caused by a bacterium that usually lodges in the lungs. TB is treatable and curable. The video illustrates some significant preventative measures to protect yourself and others from getting this disease.

Survival Gardening in Swahili
Charity Chebet is one of our many talented volunteers. She has recently translated three of our Survival Gardening animations into Swahili with an accent from Kenya. She is currently working on translating our Clubfoot animation. Thank you Charity for helping us spread these animations even further!

A note from Charity Chebet
"I am in Nairobi Great Commission school in Nairobi Kenya [...] and my career plans are to further my studies in IT which will enable me to improve my skills in my field of study. I mean to further my studies because I am soon graduating with my diploma. I am also grateful [for] working with SAWBO." *

Survival Gardening in Swahili (accent from Kenya)
Our Survival Gardening series shows farmers how to create compost, raised planting beds, and a drip irrigation system for their crops. These three concepts combined together prove to increase yields.

We are working on it

These are some of the projects we are working on that will be available soon in our Video Library. Please help us work faster and reach our goals. A donation of any size is greatly appreciated, and goes a long way towards ensuring the completion of these and other projects.

Sharing knowledge using the SAWBO Deployer APP
This animation will show how the SAWBO Deployer app can travel with our collaborators to help spread knowledge to many people and communities across the globe.

Healthy Eating
We are developing an animation about eating healthy foods. Healthy eating helps children and their parents live healthy lives. Healthy food fuels our bodies, and gives us the energy to make us feel good. Living a balanced life includes regular physical activity, enough sleep, and good nutrition.

Postharvest Loss: Building a Solar Dryer for Grain
Grain should always be dried before storage. A solar grain dryer can be built very inexpensively. This 3D animation will show you the supplies you need, the tools you'll use, and the steps you'll take to do so.

Links of Interest

SAWBO PORTRAITS - SAMUEL AMOA-MENSA (Country Director CLCD GHANA)

Dr. Samuel Amoa-Mensa is the director of the Centre for Learning and Community Development (CLCD) in Ghana. His goal is to make the community self-reliant and reduce the amount of poverty. He is pursuing his goal by making educational content available to the entire community and teaching them valuable skills that will improve their working capabilities.

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON POSTHARVEST LOSS PREVENTION
The First International Congress on PHL took place in Rome, Italy, from October 4^th through October 7^th. Dr. Julia Bello-Bravo and Dr. Barry Pittendrigh had the pleasure of attending this conference filled with experts passionate about preventing postharvest loss.

FOOD FIX PODCAST WITH JULIA BELLO-BRAVO
Please listen to Julia’s interview on Michigan State University’s Food Fix podcast. They discuss how SAWBO helps educate people around the world about agriculture, health, and women’s empowerment.

PAN AFRICAN LOCALISATION WIKI: SAWBO
Scientific Animations Without Borders is now part of the Pan African Localisation Wiki. Please click on the image to visit our page.

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* Photo courtesy of Sammy Jaraha and Charity Chebet