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Kyla in Malawi: July 2007
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Saturday, July 28, 2007. I wrote the following on Wednesday July 25th:. A lot has happened over the last couple days. On Sunday I met with Danny; a long term EWB volunteer, and decided to move Nkhotakota to work with him on cassava processing project. Tomorrow, I will be heading up to Nkhata Bay. I am meeting Preston, another EWB volunteer, who is working on a very similar project for a coffee processing plant. I am hoping to get some ideas and research matterial, as well as advice for a voiding ...7 Chi...
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Kyla in Malawi: Poem from Amos
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Monday, August 20, 2007. When you came here. Stories you could hear. Are of the programmes. And of the people. Stories that brought joy. You nearly dropped a tear. That was in May. Long last you opened your way. Together we have done evaluation. Together we have crossed rivers. Together we have inhaled dust. Something we shan’t do together in August. Then the globe turned July. Your months stay counted three. You were as free. As a bird in a tree. This proved your unique. Soon you are going back to Canada.
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Kyla in Malawi: Pictures from Nkhata Bay
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Thursday, August 2, 2007. Pictures from Nkhata Bay. View from the window of the bamboo hut I was staying in. Preston (an other EWB volunteer). View of the Bay. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Malawi team meets for the first time in Calgary during the EWB National Conference. View my complete profile. Other Blogs From Malawi. UofG EWB chapter website. Malawi: An Atlas of Social Statistics. Contact Info for BERDO. BERDO PO Box 4 Bwanje, Ntcheu Malawi Tel: 09299202. My First Day in Masinda.
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Kyla in Malawi: April 2007
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Sunday, April 29, 2007. The following are some questions I have been asked. Malawi is in south east Africa. It borders with Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia. Where in Malawi will you be? I will be working in a small town called Bwanje. It is hard to find on many maps (you wont find it on google maps). The closest city is Nitcheu, which is about 30km south west of Bwanje. Will you have electricity or running water? How will you communicate with people in your host community? Will it be really hot there?
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Kyla in Malawi: June 2007
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Saturday, June 23, 2007. Has found that development projects are much more successful when they include the participation of both men and women in the community. Gender inequality is major issue in rural Malawi. Often the women are over burdened with work, and are not involved in finical. Decisions. Harvest time is particularly bad, as the men get a relatively large amount of cash that is not always. Spent in the best interests of whole household. Money is wasted on beer, cigarettes. It is hard to say ho...
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Kyla in Malawi: May 2007
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Saturday, May 26, 2007. Me and my sister Martha. She is the same age as me, and lives with the family to help with the daily chores and running the maize mill. We have a good time hanging, despite the fact that I do not speak much Chichewa and she does not speak much English. Sunset near my house. Girl in the window of a maize mill. A note on Communication. Communication here is very difficult. The nearest Internet. Is 50km from my house, and phone network is limited. I apologise. Previously Namachenja M...
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Kyla in Malawi: Chance Kawiya
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Monday, August 13, 2007. Occupation: Vice-assistant manager at the Masinda Starch Factory. Family: Newly married and expecting his first child. Q: For you, what are the three most import things in your life? Chance first listed: To have food, to have a good house, the have gardens, a good family, and then to be God fearing. When I asked him to rank these he indentified God as number one, followed by family, then having food. Q: For you, what are the best things about Malawi? A: Poverty and corruption.
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Kyla in Malawi: Photos
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Monday, August 20, 2007. Me and Elius after dinner. Playing around with the grading mask at the Masinda Factory. The coolest goat in the world, check out that mohawk. I have left Katimba village where I was working at the Masinda Cassava Starch Factory. I spent some time working on the designs in Lilongwe and Mzuzu. I am now back in Lilongwe and fly out tomorrow. What a long strange journey its been. I will add a couple more posts and pictures when I get back to Canada. August 20, 2007 at 6:43 AM.
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Kyla in Malawi: Wildlife of Malawi
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Monday, August 13, 2007. I haven't seen any lions, hippos, or zebras here in Malawi, but I have seen lots of bugs and lizards. These ones are not so bad, as they don't give you Malaria like the mosquitoes, or bite you like the fire ants. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Malawi team meets for the first time in Calgary during the EWB National Conference. View my complete profile. Other Blogs From Malawi. UofG EWB chapter website. Malawi: An Atlas of Social Statistics. Contact Info for BERDO.
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Kyla in Malawi: The Starch Factory and Wastewater Project
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Friday, August 3, 2007. The Starch Factory and Wastewater Project. This post is mainly intended for my chapter back in Guelph, but also for anyone else who is interested in more of the technical aspects of my experience. Click on image to see full size. After meeting with one of the people from IITA who was involved with designing the original system, the preliminary long term solution that we came up with was:. 2 Use screens to prevent larger debris from entering and clogging the system. I am currently ...
