Round 1 of the EVOKE Treasure Hunt has come to a close, and the results are in!

I’m very happy to introduce you to some agents you probably haven’t met, but you really should get to know. Per the rules of Round 1, they are agents from South America and Africa, with fewer than 100 power votes (at the time), who posted evidence that is original and of high quality. [Cue applause]

Carlos patricio Eyquem designed a solar oven and grows vegetables with hydroponics in Santiago…

Peggie Scott, a teacher in Liberia, shares her local insight with clarity, as in this post about food security up and down the food chain…

Agent Naadiya is part of South African Women in Engineering, which works to attract and retain women into engineering…

Jessica Lucas of Grahamstown proposes capturing power from exercise…

Vaipec relates a powerful story of homelessness in Bogota…

In Grahamstown SA, Holly Lufele proposes a novel project called Beer for Seed…

Adebayo Oyeniyi draws from his financial expertise to imagine a better future for Nigerians…

Ternura Rojas of Bolivia wants to harness undersea methane as an energy source, providing energy as well as capturing a powerful greenhouse gas…

Agent Thabiso shares his hopeful vision of South Africa in 2020…

Agent E B wrote a very personal post about hunger in Kampala…

Puleng Moloi describes the potential for backyard gardens and food sharing, along with local issues including pests and monkeys…

Damilola Akinwale provides useful local insight on the preconceptions many people have of Third World countries…

Omar Marei of Cairo gives us a good analogy on sophisticated simplicity…

Uzoma Judith Katchy brings us water heating ideas from Nigeria…

Yumna Moosa is investigating women’s healthcare in Cape Town SA…

Rendani Mulaudzi engages EVOKE missions very thoughtfully from a South African perspective on his blog…

Phenyo Makokwe is helping seniors with gardens in Johannesburg…

and Alessandra Giabbani relates food security issues in Buenos Aires.

Last but definitely not least, please join me in recognizing agents Turil Cronburg, Panamericana, a.v.koshy, Brandon Cline, Mrs. Hanson, Alice Yaxley, Linda Holt, Maria Pedro Miala, Mark Mulkerin, Gilda Lorena Arias, Liz, and Crystal Gafford for answering the challenge with insight and enthusiasm. Special mention for multiple qualifying responses goes to a.v.koshy (5), Panamericana (4), Linda Holt (3) and Alice Yaxley(2), great work, people!