When Practical Action helps a village in a developing country get electricity they .......
  • Give money to the government so that they can give it to the village
  • Pay another company to do the work for them
  • Send a team of people from the UK to go and see what would work best, then send engineers over to build it
  • Talk to the community to work out what is best for them then work with the community and local engineers to build it
Practical Action does lots of work on energy. What percentage of people in the world don’t have access to energy needed for cooking and lighting?
  • 0.5%
  • 2%
  • 10%
  • 20%
What fraction of the world’s population live on less than the cost of two music downloads a day?
  • 1/2
  • 1/10
  • 1/20
  • 1/100
What is a 'tuin'?
  • A large cage like structure used to transport people across a river
  • A machine used to generate renewable energy
  • A type of water filter
  • An earthquake resistant house
Smoke inhalation caused by cooking on open fires indoors causes more deaths than which of the following?
  • AIDS
  • Cancer
  • Disease carried in water
  • Malaria
What is Practical Action’s 'strapline' (written underneath the logo)?
  • Money challenging poverty
  • Technology challenging poverty
  • Technology for all
  • Technology helps people
Who founded Practical Action?
  • David Attenborough
  • E F Schumacher
  • Henry Dunant
  • Prince Charles
In which of the following countries does Practical Action help local people adapt to climate change by showing them how to build floating gardens?
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Canada
  • China
Which of the following is not affected by climate change?
  • The amount of rain - leading to flooding and drought
  • The temperature
  • The type of food that people can grow
  • They are all affected by climate change
What is a 'zeer pot'?
  • A container used to store seed
  • A cooking pot used in developing countries
  • A pot designed to be carried on your head
  • A type of fridge
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