I have never been so impressed with human beings and what we are capable of...This picture is of the men and women working on the CHDI housing site in Neno. Each individual brick is made by hand from dirt, sand, and concrete. Then, the bricks are cured in the sunlight and carried one by one to the site (so they don't break in transit). The workers then make their own concrete mixture in barrels and roll the barrels to the site to set the bricks. Watching them work is amazing. They are making wonderful progress on the hospital staff houses. The first 8 units should be completed in 10 days or so. I'm continuing go work closely with Cliff, the site foreman, to ensure that progress is made everyday and people are staying on task and on schedule.
I am a graduate student at the Clinton School of Public Service, earning my Masters of Public Service. This summer, I am joining the staff of the Clinton-Hunter Development Initative (of the Clinton Foundation) in Malawi, Africa. I will be contributing my knowledge and skills to this holistic development approach in order to help the Malawian people in the areas of health, agriculture, food security, clean water and sanitation, and education.
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