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Chris Gaylord

Innovation Editor

Chris Gaylord has covered technology for The Christian Science Monitor since 2006. He currently leads the Monitor's Innovation section. He loves gadgets, history, design, and curious readers like you.

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Doing Good

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Paul Giniès is the general manager of the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) in Burkina Faso, which trains more than 2,000 engineers from more than 30 countries each year.

Paul Giniès turned a failing African university into a world-class problem-solver

Today 2iE is recognized as a 'center of excellence' producing top-notch home-grown African engineers ready to address the continent's problems.