My values and perspective on life are being challenged everyday. After seven years in Canada, I now live in Burkina Faso. In my blog I try to give you a sense of how my perceptions are changing, with the hope that it will open horizons and debates. I hope you enjoy it. Lessons learned on killing a tarantula. As I was lifting .

Sunday, August 5, 2007. From the past post we saw that in. As in many African countries in the push for industrialization, agriculture was a second priority. Throughout the 70s and 80s,. A group of women farmers to. Long ago, before the introduction of agro. Maize and cotton, the major c.

Thursday, May 31, 2007. My brother Rafik and I checking out the Atlantic.

Long Term Placement in Canada. The time has flown way too quickly for me to handle. The last two months have been a blur. People have to buy food and goods from corporations who sell items in large warehouses called supermarkets. There are no street vendors or market stalls to buy fresh meat .

Wednesday, April 04, 2007. We have just completed a rapid assessment of three areas within.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008. A big hello to anyone who still has an RSS feed to this blog, or who has just stumbled accross it for the first time. Thank you very much to everyone who has followed this blog. Much love to you all.

My home for a year on an Engineers Without Borders placement. Sunday, June 24, 2007. Malawi 2 - Katimba Village.

I am a recent Engineering graduate from the University of British Columbia. I was born and raised in Vancouver, but now live in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. I am working for Engineers Without Borders Canada in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Together we are developing an extension program that will help farmers bring their farming from a subsistence level to a fully functioning business. One of the biggest .