Roey Rosenblith, co-founder of Village Energy in Uganda

Roey Rosenblith, co-founder of Village Energy (Uganda) Ltd, talks with host Paul Rippey about his start-up solar lighting company (http://tinyurl.com/VillageEnergy) which seeks to add maximum local value by assembling products in country. Roey also shares about his recent experiences as a passenger on NorthWest Flight 253 on Christmas day, which barely escaped being blown up, and reads part of his blog post on that experience, which appeared on the Huffington Post (http://tinyurl.com/DetroitSkies).

Thanks to Big Little Dipper Dipper for the music at the break.

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