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Fueling up without queuing up: Thoughts on the future of social media in Malawi

In Educational Internships, IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by Paula Millar February 1, 2012

After three years of living with chronic petrol shortages, most Malawians have developed strategies for fueling up without queuing up. While befriending gas attendants for information on tanker arrivals will cost you a couple hundred kwacha, those buying on the black market continue to pay nearly triple the going rate. Across the country, the prospect [...]

Tagged as: Facebook, fuel, fuel crisis, jhr, malawi, shortages, Social Media

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Fuel hunting in Malawi

In Educational Internships, IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by nlex January 31, 2012

“There is fuel in Monkey Bay!” a text message reads. A game of telephone quickly transpires. “Get there quick! No queues! Will be out soon!” Filling up in Malawi has become increasingly difficult and expensive. This week’s five-day drought is said to be the worse since the fuel crisis in 2009, forcing drivers to queue [...]

Tagged as: forex, fuel, increase, malawi, prices, shortages

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Political Experts Debate Need for “African Spring”

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Ryan Vandecasteyen January 30, 2012

A panel of experts on African politics squared off with students, teachers, civil servants, activists and politicians in a debate hosted by the BBC in Accra on Friday. The panel consisted of Ghanaian economist and author Dr. George Ayittey, Ugandan activist Anne Mugashi, South African political activist Kuseni Dlamini, and fellow Dr. Michael Whyte Kpessa [...]

Tagged as: Accra, democracy, Ghana, politics

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This mountain I’m climbing down

In IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by aschofield December 15, 2011

As I sat in Toronto’s Pearson airport five months ago getting ready to board the first of three flights to Malawi, I got an email from my father containing a quote that he thought was relevant to this particular moment in my life – my first time moving to Africa. “There is no moment of [...]

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Dumping grounds fast becoming residential areas – but without the clean-up

In IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by nlex December 12, 2011

By Nina Lex, Timothy Banda, Arthur Cola Mvuta, and Glitter Ndovi A garbage filled river outside Blantyre’s main market. Photo by Nina Lex. As Malawi becomes one of the world’s fastest urbanizing countries, more and more Malawians are being pushed off their land and forced to live in areas used as dumping sites, known as [...]

Tagged as: disease, dumping, malawi, MDG, MIJ, sanitation, slums, students, urban, Water

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Toronto Star’s Chair of the Board Visits Ghana

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands November 26, 2011

Newspapers are intended to deliver information, educate the public and beyond that – bring community together. This is what former publisher, editor and current Chair of the Board of the Toronto Star Mr. John Honderich shared with local journalists on his visit to Ghana as part of a Journalists for Human Rights initiative. During Mr. Honderich’s ten [...]

Tagged as: community development, Dialogue on Diversity, Role of the Media, Toronto Star

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The Road to Wli

In Blog, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by Cheryl Oates November 23, 2011

The view was absolutely worth the climb. In early November, a group of 6 of us set out to take on Wli Waterfall- perhaps the most sought out tourist site in Ghana. We rolled into town around 4 o’clock. Much to our disappointment, it was pouring rain, so we decided to postpone our visit to [...]

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The elephant in the room

In IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by aschofield November 6, 2011

I started the day by losing my phone. We hadn’t been over the Botswana border 5 minutes when from the back seat of our safari jeep I heard the distinct thud of my cell phone hitting the dirt road below us. There it went. My phone, my contacts, my messages were now either a) to [...]

Tagged as: Botswana, Chobe National Park, Ethics, nature, Safari Tourism

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Lake of Stars music festival “the biggest and best so far”

In IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by nlex November 3, 2011

Just last month, the shores of Lake Malawi filled with thousands of barefooted festival-goers from around world as the eighth annual Lake of Stars International Arts Festival took place in the Central Region of the country. This year’s Lake of Stars was the “biggest and best festival so far,” according to the festival’s director, Tom [...]

Tagged as: international artists, Lake Malawi, Lake of Stars, malawi, music festival, Nina Lex

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Suicide and shame in Malawi

In IYIP Educational Officer, Malawi,
by nlex October 30, 2011

As I walked to work, the headlines of Malawi’s daily papers caught my eye: “Poly Student Commits Suicide.” I stopped mid-step, shocked and stared wide-eyed at the gruesome photograph of the young man’s dead body splashed across the front page. In Canada, it’s an unwritten rule that journalists aren’t supposed to report on suicides: “News [...]

Tagged as: illegal, journalism, malawi, newspapers, Nina Lex, shame, suicide

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