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Thinking Out Loud: November 2008
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Choose your own moralizing pitch. I know this is a cop out. I know I owe you all a post about what I'm doing right now, and I promise, it's on the way! Just so you know, I'm working with International Development Enterprises (IDE) on their Gates Foundation funded Rural Prosperity Initiative in Zambia. More to come, but you can peruse their website while you wait: http:/ www.ideorg.org/. Choose your own moralizing pitch. But now I'...
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Thinking Out Loud: Where I've been lately
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Where I've been lately. Body: Sunrise on Easter Island. In a cold, dark moment before the sun rose over the Pacific, I had them all to myself. All fifteen Moai. Basking in the white light of a nearly full moon that was high in the sky directly behind me. We were early, my travel companions were out of sight, out of mind. I was alone. How on earth did I end up here? That toiled to carve and drag them to the coast? This is not the type...
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Thinking Out Loud: Choose your own moralizing pitch
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Choose your own moralizing pitch. I know this is a cop out. I know I owe you all a post about what I'm doing right now, and I promise, it's on the way! Just so you know, I'm working with International Development Enterprises (IDE) on their Gates Foundation funded Rural Prosperity Initiative in Zambia. More to come, but you can peruse their website while you wait: http:/ www.ideorg.org/. Choose your own moralizing pitch. But now I'...
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Thinking Out Loud: March 2009
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Thursday, March 12, 2009. Pragmatism and social change. Is there a Weight Watchers of development? Ok, that came out all wrong. I didn’t mean to suggest that what the developing world needs right now is a diet plan! It’s just a thought I had when I stumbled onto an article in the NY Times about body image and dieting. I often think about what it takes to get people to change. The goal is usually a simple one: To eat less and healthier. Or for rural ...There...
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Thinking Out Loud: December 2008
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Friday, December 5, 2008. What is she doing? At the beginning of October, I started my second placement with Engineers Without Borders. This time around, I’m partnered with International Development Enterprises. IDE) Their mission: To increase the income of small holder farmers through the production and sale of high value crops, namely vegetables. How do they do it? The gist is this:. Training (in vegetable growing). Rural Household with $. What am I doing?
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Thinking Out Loud: July 2009
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Wednesday, July 22, 2009. I know, I've dropped the ball with the blog. There are many reasons for this, but none of them are really good enough. Many many apologies. But do not dismay! If you've missed me and my writing (as I'm sure you have), I can be found with The First Mile, here:. Http:/ atdaybreak.wordpress.com/. I can also be found on Twitter, here:. Hope you continue to follow me elsewhere on the blogosphere. Posted by Thulasy B. What I'm up to.
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Thinking Out Loud: September 2008
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Sunday, September 7, 2008. A walk, a hurried walk. Inspired by a scene from Amelie. She] has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It’s a perfect moment. Soft, light…a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city. She breathes deeply. Life is simple and clear. A surge of love, an urge to help mankind comes over her…. The weather is getting warmer, it’s HOT hot. Dry and dusty. Can you smell that? The air is filled with smoke and fire…. I should cut my hair.
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Thinking Out Loud: April 2008
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Friday, April 4, 2008. The Story of Muzya. At a loss for words. There are plenty of words swimming around in my head. Important words…community, trust, cooperation, solidarity, respect, pride, love…and yet, I simply cannot find the words to tell this particular story. So what follows is a simplified (and some may say romanticized) version of the story I want to tell. It’s about the amazing community of Muzya. Once upon a time…. Another year, another drought.
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Thinking Out Loud: August 2008
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About work and life, in development, in Zambia. Thursday, August 7, 2008. Who is responsible for "development? I haven’t been in Kalomo for the better part of the last couple months. I’ve been working from the head office in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, on a variety of higher level activities – a mid-term assessment of the project, year planning, and a market research study. A promising picture of development? The theme of this year’s show was “Growth in Diversity”. Organizations from ...This fertilized and...
