July 2008

Longitude Volunteers in Ghana

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Using Condoms In Africa - Judah Lakin's 3rd Blog Because of my fear of mosquitoes I borrowed Shawn's protective tent to sleep in at night. It is very difficult to set up, however, because one of the two sets of poles has lost the string that holds it together. Nevertheless, with two or three people it can be done. Sadly, however, yesterday the tent spoiled. Spoiled is the phrase Ghanaians use for broken. Two of the poles cracked in half, completely inexplicably, so the tent can no longer stand on its own. It literally looks like someone took a saw to two of the poles. I, along with Okron (another adopted brother/indentured servant in the house) attempted to fix the poles with tape, but after thirty minutes we still had a tent that barely stood up and that I could not sleep in.

Hunger Problem description in India

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Hunger Problem description India is classified by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, as a low-income, food-deficit country. 350 million people in India face hunger, the largest number of hungry people worldwide. 57 million children in India are malnourished and make up a third of the world's 146 million undernourished children (UNICEF report titled "Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition" May 2006).

Amy Draizen Blog 2

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I'm sorry it's taken so long to write this update from Ghana, but I have slowed WAY down to Ghanaian time, where no one flinches when we have to wait in a hot bus for two hours for it to fill to capacity before leaving.

Latest Pictures of K I village Housing Program

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New Photography about the village Housing Program.

Amy Draizen Blog Yikes

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Akwaaba! We made it safely to Ghana. Eli and I are happily situated in our village, Abeka, and feel completely at home with our new "family." We have about five new mothers and fathers, countless brothers and sisters and dozens of children. I already feel like I understand what "it takes a village" actually means. Everyone here is watching out for everyone else and I have no idea which children belong to which parents. We feel very safe and well cared for. Our first night here they held a welcome dinner for us.

Judah Lakin St. Thomas

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St. Thomas One of my favorite things about St. Thomas (The Junior High School I am working at) is the bell system for switching classes. The way in which it is done is that one student walks up and down the outside hallways with a big bell, rings it, and shouts "Time to Switch Classes PLLLLLEASE!!!" I think it is awesome. I also really enjoy that the students clean the school. Although in general I think the teachers abuse the students, constantly asking them to do things for them like wiping the boards, or getting them chairs, I do think it is important for the students to clean.
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