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Transcript of C h r i s R i c h a r d s J u n i o r F e l l o w s h i p, G h a n a 0 4.
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C h r i s R i c h a r d s J u n i o r F e l l o w s h i p, G h a n a 0 4
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Presentation Outline
1. HIV/AIDS in Africa – Gapminder
2. Introduction to Ghana
3. “African” – Steretyping in Our Media
4. Engineers Without Borders (not just engineers!)
5. My Work in Ghana
6. Who is Christy Yaa? – World on Fire
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World Development Index
www.gapminder.org
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Engineers Without Borders
Mission Statement:
Promote human development through
access to technology.
Mission Statement:
Promote human development through
access to technology.
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Ghana, West Africa
• 1/3 the size of Saskatchewan
• 20 M people
• 2/3 of the population is rural
• 40% Unemployment rate
• Gained independence from Britain in 1957 (English)
• Life expectancy at birth: 58
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A city in Ghana?
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Accra – Capital of Ghana
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Kumasi
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Ghana Today – Two Worlds
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Stereotypes of Africa
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Who is EWB’s Boss?
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Who Does EWB Work For?
Our Focus is Empowerment of Rural Women:
– Women represent 70% of the world’s “poor”
– They earn only 10% of the world’s income
– They own 1% of the world’s property
– Yet they work 2/3 of the world’s working hours and produce half
the world’s food
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Dorothy: Women With a Vision
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Attitude is Everything
Potential. Not Poverty.
“We” are “not poor”
“They” are “poor”
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The Multifunctional Platform
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The MFP – Multifunctional Platform
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Why Machines?
• Work is hard and painful
• Takes a great deal of time
• Girls miss school
• Turn 4 hours of work into 15 minutes
• Time to earn income in other ways
• Increased income for family
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Akua & Peter Fukour
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Working With Entrepreneurs
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ACCESS – NOT GIFTS
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Maintenance and Repair
Over 50% of the water pumps installed in
Africa have failed and cannot be fixed by
local people.
Where are they going to get spare parts?
Ownership?
Need?
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Our Goal
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Work Ourselves Out of a Job.
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The POWER of VOICE
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Who is Christy Yaa?
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A Letter From the Field
I visit a woman with a stunning smile every night to buy oranges. Her name is Christy Yaa and she never lets me pay for my oranges because she wants me to take them as a gift.
She works everyday from 6am until 2pm as a cleaner, and then from 4pm until midnight selling oranges. She does this seven days a week.
She is a single mother and every penny she earns goes towards putting her 20-year-old son through secondary school near her home village.
As an engineer in Canada I would have made more in a day than she does in a year. And still, she does not let me pay for my oranges.
- Mike Quinn (Summer of 2004)
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World on Fire
www.worldonfire.ca
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The POWER of CHOICE
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Sarah McLachlan:
Among many others:
Sponsored 3 Multi-Function Platforms in Ghana: $15,000
Christy Yaa: $1,000 Scholarship
Nana Yaa: $1,000 Scholarship
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Take Action!
Don’t tolerate stereotypes, racism, or inequality!
Educate yourself and others (friends & family)!
Write to politicians and actively use your voice!
Volunteer locally and globally!
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The Power of Voice!
Powerlessness and silence go together.
We should use our privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality, but as a platform from which to speak.
A voice is a gift. It should be cherished and used.
- Margaret Atwood
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Resources:
www.gapminder.org
www.worldonfire.ca
http://homepage.usask.ca/~cjr312/ghana
www.ewb.ca
www.cida.ca