Jonas Avademe
Burro reseller, Jonas Avademe, can tell you how much rain fell on his 11-acre farm, and exactly when, for the last ten years. He is such a diligent farmer that in 2008 he won the title Farmer of the Year in his district. The award came with valuable prizes, including five machetes, a bicycle and a six-battery tape deck and radio that he uses to blast his favorite reggae and gospel music. "I am very happy," he says. "I love to farm and show others how to farm better."

Jonas, 41, grows corn, cassava, beans, plantains and oranges—all with hand tools like machetes and hoes. He is also a lay leader in his church, a youth leader in his village (population around 200, no electricity), and (with his wife, Rebecca) a shopkeeper. Somehow he also finds time to be one of Burro's most energetic resellers. With the extra money he makes from Burro, Jonas can afford to send his three school-age children to private schools, which cost a few hundred dollars a year. "I am very proud of my village," says Jonas, "and it feels good when people say they like the batteries."

Dorothy Mamle Nartey
Shopkeeper Dorothy Nartey, known locally as Mamle, is a member of the Krobo ethnic group—renowned since the 16th century for the colorful glass beads they fire in wood-burning kilns. Dorothy's village has no electricity—after dark it's lit mainly by the glow from the bead kilns. A mother of four, Dorothy is also the trained health volunteer for her village, where she supervises immunizations and counsels new mothers in proper breastfeeding techniques. "I tell them that babies should have nothing but breast milk for the first six months," she says. "Sometimes mothers don't know that."

Dorothy, 46, also teaches nutrition and her husband, a former district assemblyman, works for a company that helps villagers raise healthier livestock. Being a Burro reseller is, for Dorothy, a part of that same service ethic. "The batteries are always fresh," she says, "and if there is any problem we respond quickly. I see my clients all the time, so I am in touch with what they need.".

Hayford Atteh
Hayford is a boundlessly energetic 64 year-old gentlemen with a heart of gold and countless friends all up and down the paths for miles around his village of Sonkwenya. The image shows Hayford suited up as a volunteer for the major polio vaccination drive that Rotary sponsors worldwide. In addition to farming and being a Burro reseller, Hayford is a tireless Rotary trainer and volunteer.

Working a few hours a week, Hayford has signed up more than 50 Burro clients who are benefiting from the Burro "Do More" promise. Subsistence farmers, cocoa growers, snail hunters and shop owners are among Hayford's clientele enjoying lower battery expenditure, greater productivity, enhanced security, and more entertainment options.