8230; now in Kinshasa. Research and thoughts on water, sanitation and international development. My one suggestion for future WEDC conferences would be to think how to build the practical debates mo.

I am a mental health worker. What this means, I am still not sure. All I know is that I can REALLY sympathize with my clients sometimes. We all have those days when we are just hoping and praying that a client will cancel. Maybe so we can catch up on notes, actually get a chance to eat lunch or go to the bathroom, or maybe because we are just not up for dealing with a certain issue or problem that day.

Final blog posting about my time in Malawi. Hope you enjoy it! Ah, Malawi. How to summarize this country into one blog? Otter Point at Cape Maclear. But why is it a poor country? Is that really a good use of scarce resources? Lineup for the g.

Stories and experiences from my life in Malawi. On January 27, 2012. A two hour drive into Mulanje last week, my team and I reached Kamwendo village to witness our first ever ODF ceremony.

Challenges faced, lessons learned, stories shared, feelings experienced and thoughts reflected on during my time in Ghana with Engineers Without Borders. I was listening to a song the other day and a lyric rang true with me. I gave you my best shot, but you never could tell. Gonna pack my suitcase, sing to myself, goodbye. I gave you my best shot,.

Get Your Focus Straight and Orchestrate Fate. February 14, 2012 by jdaniow. Times of transition and uncertainty are inevitable. The ideal way of getting through these times is through a balance between acceptance of this inevitability, and taking responsibility and action for getting past it- based on strong vision for the future. The government is already an expert at generating excuses and temporary fixes, but leadership needs to take responsib.

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.

Stay tuned, folks! Wednesday, 24 August 2011. And cities made of gold. And every boy and girl. Oh, what a feeling! OH, WHAT A FEELING! Know from what you learned,. Wednesday, 10 August 2011. I never learned all the questions, but I got the .