The lingua franca in the North West region where Mbohkop is located is Cameroonian Pidgin English. But what does that actually sound like? Georgia Gootee, a Peace Corps Volunteer in the North West region, has …
Fundraising in a cashless society
Here in the US we live in an increasingly cashless society. While this undoubtedly hits subway musicians and coffee baristas hardest, the days of donation jars at grocery store checkout counters are also numbered. Of …
Project Meeting: December 4, 2012
Before the meeting we had a call-in with Kelly at EWB-USA who is reviewing our 521 Pre-assessment Report and 600 Health and Safety Plan (HASP). It was pretty informal and she had some really great …
First Travel Team Meeting
Yesterday the travel team for the first assessment trip had its first meeting and, I have to say, we’re a good looking group: We’ll call this the “Before” picture.
Great News from Santa Clara!
Water has been turned ON !!! More than 200 households have clean water flowing to their homes ! However, there is still more work and fundraising to be done, including installation of water meters at …
Fall Implementation Trip
Last fall, members of the EWB DC chapter completed a critical implementation trip to Santa Clara, El Salvador. In order to move the project forward, Greg Hermandorfer, Maria de la Paz Aviles and Mike Stover …