CPAR Study Tour 2008 has officially begun in Karatu. After a dusty, dusty walk around Karatu yesterday, the group convened at the office this morning for a brief briefing before heading out to pay a courtesy call on the District Commissioner and then continue on to see Rainwater Harvesting in action in rural primary schools. Japhet's briefing included him sharing his dismay while in Canada last year at seeing Africa portrayed in the western media as a continent of war and hunger and hopelessness. His hope is that the study tour will reveal a whole different side of 'Africa' -- one of motivated people working hard (much harder than anyone should ever have to work actually) to improve their lives.
One member of the study tour, Sarah Swan, is blogging the experience. Check it out at http://www.cpar-studytour2008.blogspot.com/
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