Tim came to Salt Spring Island reunion armed with one of the most unique photo albums I have seen. He was posted with a UN fishing project helping to train people to fix boats and engines that had been donated on Ambrym Island( The Black Magic Island)! He adapted in the small community and came to love the people and the life.
Louise came to the Salt Spring reunion. She had served in Chiang Mai as a teacher. He late husband was also CUSO volunteer Brain Shelley and was Field Staff officer in PNG.
Our condolences and thanks for all your service.
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I met Rosalind on Salt Spring Island. She has worked with special needs in Canada and with the Inuit. From the Arctic to the Tropics listen to this inspiring story. Thanks Rosalind.
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Mary Pyne is a Nurse educator who has spent 8 years in Africa from Angola to the Congo. Worked in Midwifery and Cholera prevention. She served with us in Nicaragua.
It was great meeting you in Saskatoon.
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I met Lesley in Brandon, Manitoba. She talked about her volunteer work before she went to Ghana and her desire to travel. In Ghana she worked in the Wa Municipal office on quality control and assessments of the education system. The food she liked and more. She now works in Westman immigrant services in settlement services on the language entry program.
Thanks for billeting me in Brandon!
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Solly Sader immigrated to Canada from South Africa and met in Saskatoon at University. They served together in Bruni teaching Biology. Listen to their inspiring stories. The locals called them BrunicocoMauchi- I think it translates to red faced foreigners?
It was great meeting you in Saskatoon at the RV reunion.
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Peter now is studying Fisheries and Agriculture in Nanaimo. In Ghana he taught agriculture in a rural youth training program and in Indonesia he worked as an agriculture teacher on water and fisheries project.
John thanks for your many years of service. You made a great curry for the potluck! Much appreciated.
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Glenora and her husband Don Slimmons served in Barbados. Glenora helped put together a 4H club and taught home economics. The challenge was communications between estate and small farmers.
Talk about capacity building, Glenora just found out that one of her great students, Hansley Ben is now the Minister of Agriculture! Also 2 years ago Juliet Cabarbuku became the Deputy Minister of Sport, also another student.
Glenora lives in Brandon, Manitoba.
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Geoff Rippat went to Bolivia with his wife and 2 children. He worked on about 30 projects ranging from simple to large ones. Monitoring and evaluation which is essential in measuring goals. He is a social worker. He now works in Winnipeg with SAITAS , a volunteer matching program focused on Poverty and Economic Development.
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In the second half of our conversation, Dr. Bartle continued to tell me about his international experiences that first started with his service with CUSO in Ghana in 1965. His work around the world has cemented his belief that international development is still relevant today, and we need to continue our efforts- the problem is not the work we are doing, but how we are doing the work.
He decided to share his academic and international development expertise with the rest of the world by writing training documents for those interested in international development/ starting their career in international development. These documents are all available online, free of charge, at www.scn.org/cmp .
Thank you again Dr. Bartle for sharing your experiences and expertise with us. We look forward to seeing you and all our returned volunteers at the 50th Anniversary kickoff at UBC on December 4th and 5th 2010.
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