Laura and the boys

Laura, Joshua and Stephen completing homework

May 15th 2006
First published in The Edmonton Journal, May 6, 2006 The thing the darkness hates most is the light, Zimbabwean commercial farmer Ben Freeth tells me. Ben is referring to the fear and destruction propagated by Robert Mugabe’s regime in a land that was once an African success story. In the past 10 years, Mugabe has destroyed what was once the bread basket of Africa[/quot ... read more

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The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... ... read more

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Rachel Maser

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

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