Personal stories to describe systemic issues. November 6, 2011 by mikeklassen. Intense advertisement for a competitive British university as the 300. Imagine! This job is about life. It is an honour to be given that chance to save two lives at once. I can only try my best, every single day. As I try and shift my body to get my hand into my own pocket, the mate taps Aziiba on the .

On November 17, 2011 by Franckit. On October 28, 2011 by Franckit. I can see the fast-paced city of Bamako. I can almost feel the hot, dry air of Tombouctou. As if to indicate a transition, I can hear the Senegal.

Trust Relationships in Agricultural Extension. I spent the morning yesterday harvesting rice with some farmers in Kpandai. The farmers I was with had planted a local variety of rice seed on their fields.

Developing a principled position on the mining issue. The impacts the mining sector has on developing countries should interest all Canadians. In some Southern communities when residents hear of Canada they think of the mining company operating nearby rather than the country. As a Canadian development organization named. EWB, with its large member-base and outreach capacity, has the ability to significantly affect the shape this issue takes. While mining companies create jobs, and pay r.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Great Paragraph on Social Enterprises. Rent-to-Own has been used as an example in a Next Billion Blog by Mark Hand of First Light Ventures. Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Sunday, December 12, 2010.

In the turmoil of the Arab Spring, Gadaffi brutally put down protests, prompting an intervention by the West, backed by the Arab League, first in the form of a no-fly-zone, then dropping guns and training on-masse into the hands of rebels. Gadaffi was overthrown and we washed our hands of it a successful intervention, one less dictator in the world. We also know how troublesome fail.

Along the journey home, from Kampala to Cairo to Accra to Washington and finally to Toronto, there was plenty of time for reflecting on the past 2 years of working in Africa with Engineers Without Borders. Sometimes we need to just stop, and smile at the amazing little simple things that make our lives fantastic! I now.

Follow me around as I work to improve. Rural livelihoods in Burkina Faso. As an overseas volunteer with. Thursday, July 29, 2010. Sound good? Prelude to a Placement. Saturday, March 27, 2010.