Africa and aid work

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July 8th 2007

Published: August 13th 2007

While I've been here in East Africa, I've been exposed to the world of NGOs... where everyone talks in acronyms and comes together for a good cause. Well, the second part is up for debate because in the past month and a half, I've started to develop some mixed feelings about NGOs and whether some countries are better off without its help. I can't help but wonder if NGOs and aid work is actually ... Read Full Entry

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Grace Choe

Waderlusting

Life is good! I've fallen into a cycle of working and traveling.. I'm now in South America. I'm going to wander until my money runs out, and my plans keep changing every 5 minutes so there's no point of posting my itinerary on here anymore. Join me in my travels by adding your details to the 'subscribe' button below! “Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” - Henry Miller ... full info

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teacher

school made of concrete-- a luxury here

Amanda raised funds from Canada to do this

lunch time

rice and beans

good source of protein!

waiting in line for lunch

Mattea the Cow

Amanda raised money to purchase the cow to feed the children milk and to pay the teachers with the profits earned from selling milk to the villagers

Cafeteria

the next project is to build chairs and tables

Amanda with the teachers

with the ids

Amanda and I with the kids

the kids singing

checking HW

we all remember what that was like

Mattea's poop spatters Amanda

action picture

Village ladies

the one in the pink wants to go to go to school to become a doctor but needs a donor

nursery class

a great man! (rare in these villages)

widowed and taking care of his daughter

Sitting with his Koran

21st August 2007

AMANDA
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so happy
Wow, you don't know how happy it makes me to see this entry. I miss them SOOO much! I'm super glad to see someone else that they were able to make such a wicked impression on! You can't help but love these people!

29th August 2007

Tom
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Hi Grace!
Hi Grace! Tom from petra / Wadi rum / border / a little bit of tel aviv here! Hope all well. Great post. Suggest a book for you : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Road-Hell-Ravaging-Effects-International/dp/0743227867/ref=sr_1_1/202-3372297-4891027?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188420504&sr=8-1 The Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity (Paperback) Looking forwards to visiting a Korean restaurant!

21st June 2008

Jeena
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LETS GO!!!
grace...i'm totally serious. lets GO!

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