Dr. Laura Stachel was working in maternity health clinics in Africa and she saw a problem. Actually, she couldn’t see, and that was the problem. Many clinics in remote areas can’t keep the lights on. “The first hospital I went to in Nigeria had grid electricity, but it was only available at best 12 hours a day and often much less,” Stachel tells Fast Company. “The last time I was there in June …
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Solar Suitcase Sheds Light on Sunset Surgeries in Africa
October 27th, 2010 
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No Comments »Cocaine haul found in man’s hand luggage at Dubai airport
August 17th, 2010 Luggage Boy Police at Dubai airport seized a huge stash of cocaine in the hand luggage of a man travelling from Brazil to Africa through the Gulf aviation hub, state media reported on Monday.
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Africa, Airport Police, Aviation Hub, bags, Brazil, Cocaine, Dubai Airport, Dubai Police, Hand Luggage, handbags, Luggage?!?!?, news, News Yahoo, suitcases, Travelling, Yahoo No Comments »One thousand backpacks heading to Africa
June 9th, 2010 Luggage Boy Har Shalom congregants Yvonne Paretzky (left) and Marsha Schwartz arrange gifts for delivery to the family of late Montgomery County Police Officer Hector Ayalah. The two congregants helped arrange a baby shower at Congregation Har Shalom for the wife of the fallen officer.
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Africa, Baby Shower, Backpacks, bags, Congregation Har Shalom, handbags, Har, Hector, Luggage?!?!?, Marsha, Montgomery County Police, news, Police Officer, suitcases, Yvonne No Comments »Backpacks for Bophelong shows students care (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
October 28th, 2009 Luggage Boy When Amanda Kuderer visited a school in Africa last summer, she noticed some students had to share pencils. That visit became the inspiration for the Backpacks for Bophelong project.
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Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Africa, Amanda, Backpacks, bags, Cincinnati Enquirer, handbags, Inspiration, Luggage?!?!?, news, Pencils, suitcases, Yahoo No Comments »What Are The Restrictions On Hand Luggage In Planes?
August 26th, 2009 Luggage Boy I’m travelling to New York tomorrow and am not sure what to put in my hand luggage. Can someone gimme a link to website that has the info or list the things I cannot have in my hand luggage.
Plus I’m going to Africa from JFK airport, so what’s not allowed for international flights from the US. Is the ban on liquids still standing, can I carry make-up? I need help fast!
Posted in Q & A Tags: Africa, Are, Hand Luggage, Hand Planes, International Flights, Jfk, Jfk Airport, Liquids, On, Restrictions, The, Travelling, What, York Tomorrow 4 Comments »Kapama Lodge, South Africa: Predators and Prey
June 25th, 2009 Luggage Boy Some days blend into one another, but the five days we spent on safari in South Africa remain vivid and indelible. When we came to Africa, we lived at the Kapama Lodge, within the private game preserve that borders Kruger National Park. The wake-up call came every morning at 5:00 AM, and we arose in the dark
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Kapama Lodge, South Africa: Predators and Prey
