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Vera in Zambia: The Sustainable Good Life
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The Sustainable Good Life. 8220;If you have an expensive mortgage and a family to support then theoretical objections to the environmentally damaging commute to work or of the triviality of your job can quietly evaporate. Desperate people from all levels of wealth are hungry for better alternatives.”. How many people want more vacation time? How many people feel they lack material comforts compared to their neighbors? The point is that many people in the rich world are facing si...
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: July 2008
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Thursday, July 17, 2008. I have been living in Diare for about 3 weeks now and I am definitely happy with my decision to move out of Gushei and live with a family. Recently, I found a group of people to play soccer with. I bought a ball in Tamale and brought it out to the field one day. It is a nice thing to look forward to at the end of the day. I don’t think it is actua...
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: Update on Work in Canada
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Saturday, March 7, 2009. Update on Work in Canada. I decided I should give a brief update on my involvement with EWB and ITFC since my return to Canada, I have been back for about 6 months now, it's hard to believe! So there is a brief summary of the past 6 months, feel free to ask me any questions. March 12, 2009 at 1:24 AM. Keep the updates coming. August 1, 2009 at 9:57 PM.
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Monday, August 4, 2008. 8221; or “Why didn’t you take our photographs and put them in the certificates and type out our names? 8221; Of course these comments bothered me a little, but I am more able to laugh it off because I know that this is just how Ghanaians are and I should not take it personally. Haruna and his mother. This is me and Haruna at the baby naming ceremony.
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: May 2008
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Saturday, May 17, 2008. ITFC - A company with an NGO mentality. I just finished my first full week of work and I am back in Tamale to stock up on some supplies, use the internet, and catch up with some other volunteers. I have learned so much this week about the company I’m working with. Just to give you an overview…. Each field assistant is responsible for about 40 farmers.
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: Wrapping up at Work
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Wrapping up at Work. There was so much I wanted to do in my last few weeks at work, and the time seemed to fly by. In an earlier post, I discussed how I wanted to hold a farmers’ meeting on drip irrigation, and I managed to pull it off before leaving ITFC. Just to refresh your memory, there were 2 reasons I organized this meeting:. Sarah - long term v...
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: Wrapping up with Friends and Family
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Wrapping up with Friends and Family. I did not have any expectations of my friends and family upon my farewell, but I was pleasantly surprised by the generosity and kindness I was shown. A few of my friends who are field assistants at ITFC organized a farewell soccer match for me! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am a student in Civil Engineering...
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Shyam’s Ghanaian Summer…and More » Introduction
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Shyam’s Ghanaian Summer…and More. Life, development, whatever. Click on “The Ghana Experience” above to read about my work and life in Ghana. I look forward to your thoughts and questions. 8212;——————. My name is Shyam and I am a fourth year Integrated Engineering student at the University of Western Ontario (Western). This blog was created for me to share my personal views with you. There is a page on my experience in Ghana and another for those in Canada. Helen in Zambia (EWB). Andrea in Ghana (U of A).
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: What does "Engineering" have to do with it?
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Thursday, August 28, 2008. What does "Engineering" have to do with it? This comment has been removed by the author. July 24, 2014 at 5:26 PM. July 24, 2014 at 5:28 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Where is Ghana in Africa? Where am I living in Ghana? Blogs of Other EWB Volunteers in Ghana. Shea - long term volunteer. Sarah - long term volunteer.
