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I Miss the Rain in Africa

Author : Nancy Wesson
Publisher : Modern History Press
ISBN 13 : 1615995749
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book I Miss the Rain in Africa written by Nancy Wesson and published by Modern History Press. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when her friends were planning cushy retirements, Nancy Wesson instead walked away from a comfortable life and business to head out as a Peace Corps Volunteer in post-war Northern Uganda. She embraced wholeheartedly the grand adventure of living in a radically different culture, while turning old skills into wisdom. Returning home becomes a surreal experience in trying to reconcile a life that no longer “fits.” This becomes the catalyst for new revelations about family wounds, mystical experiences, and personal foibles. Nancy shows us the power of stepping into the void to reconfigure life and enter the wilderness of the uncharted territory of our own memories and psyche, to mine the gems hidden therein. Funny, heartbreaking, insightful and tender, I Miss the Rain in Africa is the story of honoring the self, discovering a new lens through which to view life, and finding joy along the path. "Inspiring and educational when it comes to what we can accomplish when we put our best foot forward, I Miss the Rain in Africa shows how Nancy Daniel Wesson and others are putting the needs of others ahead of themselves-and what we can all do when it comes to stepping out on faith and choosing to act." -- Cyrus Webb, media personality and author, Conversations Magazine "I would think that many of us could learn or strive to live life to the fullest by following Nancy's example. Imagine venturing into new realms-especially at a later time in life when we possess meaningful knowledge for analyzing, but also for applying a critical philosophical perspective on new experiences." --Gary Vizzo, former management & operations director, Peace Corps Community Development: African and Asia "I Miss the Rain in Africa is an absorbing record of the exploration of self by a woman who, at age 64, enters a remote area of Africa to work with an NGO. Part adventure, part interior monologue, this is an account of a 21st century derring-do by an intrepid, intriguing and always optimistic woman who will, undoubtedly, enjoy a fourth and maybe even a fifth act wherever she may find herself." --Eileen Purcell, outreach literacy coordinator, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon "Wesson offers a montage of stories and experiences that introduces the reader to the colorful people and challenging life in Uganda. Wesson's observations are shared with humor, respect, and compassion. For anyone who has ever wondered what serving in Peace Corps or immersing oneself in a radically different life overseas might be like, this book provides a portal." --Kathleen Willis, Retired Peace Corps Volunteer-Community Organizer, former organizational development consultant Learn more at www.NancyWesson.com

Season of Rains

Author : Stephen Ellis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226205592
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Season of Rains written by Stephen Ellis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is playing a more important role in world affairs than ever before. Yet the most common images of Africa in the American mind are ones of poverty, starvation, and violent conflict. But while these problems are real, that does not mean that Africa is a lost cause. Instead, as Stephen Ellis explains in Season of Rains, we need to rethink Africa’s place in time if we are to understand it in all its complexity—it is a region where growth and prosperity coexist with failed states. This engaging, accessible book by one of the world’s foremost researchers on Africa captures the broad spectrum of political, economic, and social foundations that make Africa what it is today. Ellis is careful not to position himself in the futile debate between Afro-optimists and Afro-pessimists. The forty-nine diverse nations that make up sub-Saharan Africa are neither doomed to fail nor destined to succeed. As he assesses the challenges of African sovereignties, Ellis is not under the illusion that governments will suddenly become more benevolent and less corrupt. Yet, he sees great dynamism in recent technological and economic developments. The proliferation of mobile phones alone has helped to overcome previous gaps in infrastructure, African retail markets are becoming integrated, and banking is expanding. Businesses from China and emerging powers from the West are investing more than ever before in the still land-rich region, and globalization is offering possibilities of enormous economic change for the growing population of one billion Africans, actively engaged in charting the future of their continent. This highly readable survey of the continent today offers an indispensable guide to how money, power, and development are shaping Africa’s future.

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Author : Verna Aardema
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140546162
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain written by Verna Aardema and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-05-20 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”

Sixty Years of Service in Africa

Author : Julius A. Amin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000982068
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Sixty Years of Service in Africa written by Julius A. Amin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on previously unused primary sources obtained from both sides of the Atlantic, this study provides a more fundamental, consistent, and balanced source-based assessment of the role of the U.S. Peace Corps across its entire existence in Africa. The study sheds light on a new and intriguing historical perspective of the Peace Corps’ meaning and significance. Though the main trust is Cameroon, the study offers a window to understanding Peace Corps performance in all of Africa, and the larger global community. It examines Volunteers’ service in countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, and Guinea, showing how the agency transitioned from a Cold War agency to the Post-Cold War era, while asking important questions about the continuous relevance of Peace Corps in Africa. In addressing the topic, the book goes beyond the Peace Corps and delves into America’s "Achilles heels," which was the culture of anti-black racism, showing how it impacted U.S. foreign policy in the post-World War II era. The book interrogates modernization theories showing how those ideas shaped the creation of the Peace Corps, but ultimately contributed to the agency’s problems. The book questions the Peace Corps’ effectiveness as a development organization and much more. Yet for all the agency’s problems, the Peace Corps served as a rite of passage for returned Volunteers to make everlasting contributions to American life and society. This book contributes to modern African and American studies, and to diplomatic history.

Torn in the New SA

Author : Bronwyn McIntosh
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 055757739X
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book Torn in the New SA written by Bronwyn McIntosh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "And I, I will always be split in two - did I make the right decision? And, being torn, I will always have a life which straddles the ocean - a foot on each continent. I will never be completely whole again." In 2004, Bronwyn McIntosh wrote an article about her reasons for leaving South Africa. The unexpected spate of emails that followed was exacerbated by President Mbeki's public criticism of the article. After five years of ongoing correspondence with a wide range of people, Bronwyn wrote a book about her journey to becoming an expatriate. In it she also shares the stories, emotions, experiences and opinions of her numerous correspondents. A few stories are amusing; most are poignant; some are not for the faint-hearted.

South Africa

Author : Great Britain. Colonial Office. South African Lands Settlement Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book South Africa written by Great Britain. Colonial Office. South African Lands Settlement Commission and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The African Repository and Colonial Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The African Repository and Colonial Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wisdom Speaks

Author : Edward Dzonze
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365084523
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom Speaks written by Edward Dzonze and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kisses and curses upon my face I speak of culture For my spirit is rooted in Ubuntu I speak of poverty Because I know very well the pain Of smiling to an empty plate for dinner The shame of being a pitied face along the street Yes, I sing that song for the consideration of the human race Because I despise the look on my brother's face Bullets and gun shots in the streets The sight of human blood makes me sick Gun shots is not the music our hearts desire We need drum beats and peace in our streets Let us liberate our streets from hate and violence Our eyes have seen enough blood Flooding those streets out of hate Kisses and curses upon my face Bullets and gun shots out of our streets A toast each to this piece of life Peace and love ,the universal culture I know these are the songs you like to sing My mouth , a highway path to civility I sing with you songs like these

The South African Pioneer

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book The South African Pioneer written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Search of African Theatre

Author : Scott Kennedy
Publisher : New York : Scribner
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book In Search of African Theatre written by Scott Kennedy and published by New York : Scribner. This book was released on 1973 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African Repository and Colonial Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book African Repository and Colonial Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Companion to Literature

Author : Abby H. P. Werlock
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143812743X
Total Pages : 859 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Companion to Literature written by Abby H. P. Werlock and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 859 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the previous edition:Booklist/RBB "Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers"RUSA/ALA "Outstanding Reference Source"" ... useful ... Recommended for public libraries and undergraduates."

The Geographical Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Geographical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.

African Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book African Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Life in South Africa

Author : Lady Barker
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Life in South Africa written by Lady Barker and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Life in South Africa' is an autobiography written by Lady Barker. She spent time during her youth serving as housekeeper for South African families before moving permanently to New Zealand. This book is an account of her time there.

The African Repository

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The African Repository written by and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African Climate and Climate Change

Author : Charles J. R. Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048138426
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book African Climate and Climate Change written by Charles J. R. Williams and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compared to many other regions of the world, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. Widespread poverty, an extensive disease burden and pockets of political instability across the continent has resulted in a low resilience and limited adaptative capacity of African society to climate related shocks and stresses. To compound this vulnerability, there remains large knowledge gaps on African climate, manifestations of future climate change and variability for the region and the associated problems of climate change impacts. Research on the subject of African climate change requires an interdisciplinary approach linking studies of environmental, political and socio-economic spheres. In this book we use different case studies on climate change and variability in Africa to illustrate different approaches to the study of climate change in Africa from across the spectrum of physical, social and political sciences. In doing so we attempt to highlight a toolbox of methodologies (along with their limitations and advantages) that may be used to further the understanding of the impacts of climate change in Africa and thus help form the basis for strategies to negate the negative implications of climate change on society.