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"Knowledge Barriers Key Factor in Sanitation Crisis"
By Anna Hopkins on Aug. 18, 2009 at 3:41 p.m. Article of the Week
Anna Hopkins Engineers Without Borders - Article of the Week

This week's article explores the nitty gritty topic of sanitation, a key area of EWB's work in Southern Africa and the subject of a 'rant' by returned overseas volunteer Trevor Freeman on a recent edition of the EWBBC news:
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Latest reply by YUTING CHU
on July 11, 2010 at 1:20 a.m.
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"CIDA Under Attack (From its Own Minister)"
By Anna Hopkins on July 28, 2009 at 11:53 a.m. Article of the Week
Anna Hopkins Engineers Without Borders - Article of the Week

Are attacks on CIDA under the banner of aid effectiveness really an excuse to further shirk from our responsibilities and will they actually further hamper the effectiveness of our overseas development assistance?

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on Sept. 1, 2009 at 2:04 a.m.
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Poverty Tours Travel a Fine Line
By Anna Hopkins on July 3, 2009 at 11:50 a.m. Article of the Week
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Engineers Without Borders - Article of the Week

Excerpts below; full article here: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0629/p25s01-litr.html?page=1
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Poverty Tours Travel a Fine Line
Does peeking at how the other

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on Aug. 16, 2009 at 6:18 a.m.
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Article of the Week - "Think Again: Africa's Crisis"
By Anna Hopkins on Aug. 12, 2009 at 2:49 p.m. Article of the Week
Anna Hopkins Engineers Without Borders - Article of the Week

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/07/31/think_again_africas_crisis?page=full

In this article, Charles Kenny identifies and debunks what he sees as 7 key myths about Africa. Agree? Disagree? Add your... (more inside)
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Article of the Week: Africa as the "Bright Continent"
By Anna Hopkins on Aug. 4, 2009 at 2:53 p.m. Article of the Week
Anna Hopkins Engineers Without Borders - Article of the Week

This week's article is a book review by Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times, who frequently writes & blogs about humanitarian issues and conflicts. He reacts to Richard Dowden's "Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles", which rejects the negative stereotypes about Africa that are perpetuated by the media and... (more inside)
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