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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Rescue Committee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mwenga Centre is one our most remote outposts.  A six- to eight-hour drive to the south west of Bukavu, Mwenga is surrounded by dense forests and impressive mountain ranges beyond.  The modest town center is home to approximately 5,000 people with a handful of shops and restaurants along the main Route Nationale 2.   Two of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=801&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Burundian Splatter Plaster</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/burundian-splatter-plaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the road from Rwanda to Burundi, the rolling hills dissipate into the long, flat, straight road towards Bujumbura.  The temperature rises, and the mountains of Congo drift away into the distance.  The scenic drive is complimented by the small villages along the way – and the beauty of their architecture. Almost all of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=774&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Loita Learning Center &#8211; Up and Running</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/the-loita-learning-center-up-and-running/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[15,000 Bottle Caps For Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy to report that one year later the Loita Learning Center in Kenya&#8217;s Maasai land is up and running with solar panels, a massive dish, and working internet!   The project was organized by Under The Acacia and the administration of the Loita Hills Academy.  A great summary of the project was recently posted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=719&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Article in Architectural Record</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/publication-in-architectural-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to write a small piece about my work in Central and East Africa for Architectural Record, one of the leading voices in the architecture field in the United States. In the article, I strive to explain how the IRC&#8217;s largest &#8220;good governance&#8221; program in the DR Congo is an appropriate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=764&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why LEED doesn&#8217;t work in rural Africa</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/why-leed-doesnt-work-in-rural-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/why-leed-doesnt-work-in-rural-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May of 2012 a colleague from the IRC approached me for some guidance on a health proposal he was putting together.  A portion of the grant would be earmarked for the construction of hundreds of clinics across the DR Congo, and he mentioned that the donor was very interested in “green” building standards.  Knowing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=710&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A 35 year old Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This little building might not look like anything spectacular, but as I passed by it on my friend’s bike I quickly asked him to stop.  The entire roof was made from what looked like antique circular shingles. We walked up the path towards the woman in the front courtyard who smiled as she saw us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=691&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forcing debt upon local entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/forcing-debt-upon-local-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DRC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t like some parts of my job – though these parts are often meaningful challenges that make me think harder about what I am doing here in the Congo. Forcing debt on any of the entrepreneurs that I work with is a difficult task, especially when I am in one of the most poverty-stricken [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=668&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing a new detail. My strategy.</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/introducing-a-new-detail-my-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Afritekt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been warned against trying anything new.  “You will not have the capacity to oversee such unique details – and many of the contractors will simply ignore things they don’t understand.  Besides, you will just be creating extra work for yourself.” In some ways it is true.  Working with over 270 communities, the names [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=659&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A new IRC logo: Women&#8217;s Protection and Empowerment program</title>
		<link>http://afritekt.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/a-new-irc-logo-womens-protection-and-empowerment-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working as part of the large operation that is the IRC in South Kivu, I often get the opportunity to help out with other programs when a little designing is needed.  When the &#8220;Gender Based Violence&#8221; program changed its name to &#8220;Women&#8217;s Protection and Empowerment&#8221;, I found myself with another such opportunity. The reasons for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=625&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can a Water System be Beautiful? &#8211; Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 15th of this year I posted an article about a new approach to designing and building rural water systems.  In this post I detailed one large project currently approaching construction in Minova, just Southwest of Goma.  For this project I reached out to local artist Innocent to turn the large water tank into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afritekt.wordpress.com&#038;blog=30547909&#038;post=602&#038;subd=afritekt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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