Beautiful Lake Malawi. (Picture is care of Lucas Maidens, who takes such lovely photos that I just end up being lazy about taking out my camera.)  I met up with the other EWB volunteers in Southern Africa for a retreat at Senga Bay, Malawi. It was so great to see everyone, and it did my heart good to spend some quality time with some missed friends. There were some shenanigans (pirate battles, some sketchy firework launching on the beach—pictures imminent), but also plenty of learning and discussion. It was great to share experiences, talk about challenges, and learn more about EWB’s agricultural sector strategy. The Agricultural Value Chains team is dispersed across three countries (Zambia, Malawi and Ghana) and it was really neat to get a better understanding of how the work that different volunteers do, especially the long-term staff, fits together (and also how my placement is supposed to contribute). But I’m back in Choma now, refreshed and really excited for the next two months—and also ready to put up some overdue pictures, and replies to comments!

Beautiful Lake Malawi. (Picture is care of Lucas Maidens, who takes such lovely photos that I just end up being lazy about taking out my camera.) 

I met up with the other EWB volunteers in Southern Africa for a retreat at Senga Bay, Malawi. It was so great to see everyone, and it did my heart good to spend some quality time with some missed friends.

There were some shenanigans (pirate battles, some sketchy firework launching on the beach—pictures imminent), but also plenty of learning and discussion. It was great to share experiences, talk about challenges, and learn more about EWB’s agricultural sector strategy. The Agricultural Value Chains team is dispersed across three countries (Zambia, Malawi and Ghana) and it was really neat to get a better understanding of how the work that different volunteers do, especially the long-term staff, fits together (and also how my placement is supposed to contribute).

But I’m back in Choma now, refreshed and really excited for the next two months—and also ready to put up some overdue pictures, and replies to comments!

Beautiful Lake Malawi. (Picture is care of Lucas Maidens, who takes such lovely photos that I just end up being lazy about taking out my camera.)  I met up with the other EWB volunteers in Southern Africa for a retreat at Senga Bay, Malawi. It was so great to see everyone, and it did my heart good to spend some quality time with some missed friends. There were some shenanigans (pirate battles, some sketchy firework launching on the beach—pictures imminent), but also plenty of learning and discussion. It was great to share experiences, talk about challenges, and learn more about EWB’s agricultural sector strategy. The Agricultural Value Chains team is dispersed across three countries (Zambia, Malawi and Ghana) and it was really neat to get a better understanding of how the work that different volunteers do, especially the long-term staff, fits together (and also how my placement is supposed to contribute). But I’m back in Choma now, refreshed and really excited for the next two months—and also ready to put up some overdue pictures, and replies to comments!

Beautiful Lake Malawi. (Picture is care of Lucas Maidens, who takes such lovely photos that I just end up being lazy about taking out my camera.) 

I met up with the other EWB volunteers in Southern Africa for a retreat at Senga Bay, Malawi. It was so great to see everyone, and it did my heart good to spend some quality time with some missed friends.

There were some shenanigans (pirate battles, some sketchy firework launching on the beach—pictures imminent), but also plenty of learning and discussion. It was great to share experiences, talk about challenges, and learn more about EWB’s agricultural sector strategy. The Agricultural Value Chains team is dispersed across three countries (Zambia, Malawi and Ghana) and it was really neat to get a better understanding of how the work that different volunteers do, especially the long-term staff, fits together (and also how my placement is supposed to contribute).

But I’m back in Choma now, refreshed and really excited for the next two months—and also ready to put up some overdue pictures, and replies to comments!

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My name is Amanda Giang, a 3rd year Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Toronto, and this summer I'm volunteering with Engineers Without Borders in Zambia. I thought I'd share my adventures and experiences, so here goes?

If you’re not familiar with EWB Canada, it’s an organization which helps create opportunities for rural Africans to improve their lives. EWB is trying to effect change in Canada, as well as in four African countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia. Here, EWB challenges the engineering profession and Canadians in general to think and act globally. Overseas, EWB is working with communities, governments and local development organizations to make agriculture a viable livelihood for small scale farmers, and improve critical infrastructure, and access to clean water. By leveraging the critical thinking and problem solving skills traditionally associated with the engineering profession, EWB is trying to apply innovative approaches to these systems-scaled problems.

I should probably note that everything I write here is entirely personal opinion, and doesn't speak for EWB Canada or its partner organizations!

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