Off to Zambia! February 12th 2006 Tonight I’m leaving for Zambia to volunteer as a development worker with Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB)! After two red-eye flights through London and Johannesburg, I’ll land in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
I will be partnered with an international non-governmental organization (NGO) called International Development Enterprises (IDE). IDE focuses on simple irrigation technology for ... read more
Africa » Zambia » Lusaka The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia up... ... read more
While there are many opportunities for mechanical engineering graduates in Alberta, the only thing that has excited me during my last year of university was Engineers Without Borders. Despite my brief history with the organization, I applied for a position in August 2005 and in November, I found out I was going to Zambia for a year!
I was initially partnered with International Development Enterprises in Zambia, but when crucial funding for a project fell through, I was re-partnered with ActionAid International Malawi (AAIM). AAIM has projects in over 40 countries and currently focuses o... full info