Posted on October 20th, 2008
It’s impossible to summarize such an amazing summer (or winter for Botswana) into a few blogs. I have learned so much about myself, how to live alone and make friends in a place that is completely new and unknown. It’s quite remarkable to realize that you can survive and adapt well to a new environment, [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2008
It’s impossible to summarize such an amazing summer (or winter for Botswana) into a few blogs. I have learned so much about myself, how to live alone and make friends in a place that is completely new and unknown. It’s quite remarkable to realize that you can survive and adapt well to a new environment, [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008
husano Lefatsheng (Our World Working Together)
Work has officially started a few weeks ago. I am working for an NGO (non-governmental organization) called Thusano Lefatsheng (TL), which means something like ?communities helping each other?. It works to reduce poverty in remote areas of Botswana through the sustainable use of natural resources. They work with communities to [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2008
My name is Emilie Morin; I am from the University of Waterloo in fourth year Environment and Business. I am from Ottawa, Ontario and have been interested in world issues since a young age. Like the many others that will be volunteering with SWB, I wished to see first-hand what was really going on in [...]
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