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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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Doin' it for Dorothy!: March 2008

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Doin' it for Dorothy! In 2008 I worked with colleagues in Zambia to facilitate pilot learning on a new water development approach: Self Supply. This year I'm undertaking a similar process to help local government in Malawi learn about and optimize a new sanitaiton development approach they're trying: Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). March 17, 2008. I'm a Lusocka Rocka. Below I’ve posted pictures from the first 2 weeks in Lusaka, Zambia that capture some of my finest moments. Last weekend Hans and I...