Video: Simón’s Smart Stove

I spent a busy day today in the highlands of western Guatemala with Project Concern International (PCI), an NGO with a smart approach to development that focuses on empowering women, supporting farmers, and helping communities become self-sustaining.

As I learn and scout for my upcoming TV special on global poverty and smart development, I’m especially interested in the “low-hanging fruit” of development aid: simple, low-tech, inexpensive tools, ideas, or innovations that make a huge differen...