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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
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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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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: March 2009
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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. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Where is Ghana in Africa?
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: Debrief
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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. I have grown very close with the other volunteers in Ghana. We all came to the realization that we are going through this together early on and created a strong support network for each other. As I listened to everyone stories and experiences from their placements, I felt extremely lucky that I am a part of this group. View my complete profile. What d...
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: Update on my work with ITFC
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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. Update on my work with ITFC. The meeting will be held Friday, August 8th right after the farmers go for prayers. Some of the managers will be present so I can test out how receptive they are to this idea and if it is something they would like to pursue further. Ill let you know how it goes in my next post. Wish me luck! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana: June 2008
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Courtney in Gushei, Ghana. A four month volunteer placement through Engineers Without Borders Canada, McGill University chapter. Friday, June 27, 2008. I ride my bike to and from work so I no longer have time to go running in the mornings before work, but I have managed to go jogging a few times in the afternoons if the sun has not taken too much out of me already. Jogging is my secret to keeping healthy here; that or I have just been incredibly lucky. The sunset one night outside of my compound in Gushei.
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Sylvie in Malawi: July 2008
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Monday, July 21, 2008. The Words of Development. In the beginning, there was a proposal. Someone came along and said “Aah! I know exactly what you need to develop! 8221; Someone else came along and said “Hey that sounds good, it fits with my values and ideals, and will make me look good, here’s some money! After the proposal, there was sensitization. Them to the project. In order for development to happen, there must be community ownership. In order to create this ownership. People must be empowered.
