Saving Lives with a Carpet Knife

Armed only with carpet knives, terrorists hijacked four planes perpetrating the most devastating attack in modern history. Tony Rinaudo of World Vision uses the same weapon, but he uses it to fight poverty and hunger. Known as the “Tree Whisperer,” the Australian explains how, with a sharp blade — and a little heavenly help —, he can make even the most barren regions of the world bloom and therefore help to slow down mass migration.

For 30 months, Tony Rinaudo had been in Niger, one of the poorest countries in the Sahel. He was there to plant 6,000 saplings, slow and backbreaking work he hoped would inspire an agricultural miracle. At the end of those grueling two and half years, his plan was a complete failure. The agronomist could count the number of surviving saplings on one hand.

Saving Lives with a Carpet Knife

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