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Aline in Ghana: malaria bites
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Thursday, July 16, 2009. And so do the damn mosquitoes that gave me the parasite! Nevertheless, I went to the hospital the next morning feeling even more ridiculous about being there because by that point the fever had gone and all I had was a slight headache. However, it’s a really good thing I went because I ended up being diagnosed with severe malaria! Posted by Aline Bennett. August 1, 2009 at 7:16 AM. Do most people got for the $10/year plan? Are you feeling better now? August 11, 2009 at 1:30 PM.
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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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Field Staff For A Day… Or Maybe 4! | The Adventures Of EWB And Michael Bosompra In Ghana
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The Adventures Of EWB And Michael Bosompra In Ghana. Michael K. Bosompra in Ghana. July 17, 2009. Field Staff For A Day… Or Maybe 4! So I was given a pretty cool opportunity the other day. A friend of mine who works for the Environmental Health Department in the Zabzugu/Tatale District Assembly was preparing to go out and gather data from various communities (villages) in the southern part of the district and was willing to take me along with him! Now that all the background information is out of the way...
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Zabzugu!!! | The Adventures Of EWB And Michael Bosompra In Ghana
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The Adventures Of EWB And Michael Bosompra In Ghana. Michael K. Bosompra in Ghana. May 23, 2009. Well actually I’ve been here for 1 night and 2 days) but regardless I figured it was the perfect time for first reactions. My first reactions were pretty good. Having spent the previous day in Saboba (Shamir’s district) I was coming in with some sort of image of what Zabzugu might look like; and let me tell you Zabzugu did not disappoint! A couple pictures I took while biking through the downtown area]. Imagi...
