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Jan Hansen
January 23, 2024. Everyone loved Mel Breed. He was a kind and gentle man whose first reflex was always compassion. He was a social worker and a savvy businessman. He combined those two things and built an entrepreneurial business that provided wrap around services for special needs people who had fallen through the cracks. His…
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Best sleep I’ve ever had in Karagwe. The familiar rooster call woke me around 6:45 and made me aware of the beautiful scene outside my room. 11:55PM – 2nd half of this blog post. To say this was a big day would be an understatement. Please forgive the format of this post which will be…
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January 21, 2024. This is the second blog post today. I signed off this morning at the 2 Friends Hotel heading out with our trusty driver, Mr. Zuwa who arrived at 9:00AM and did an excellent job getting me to Mutukula, having arrived about 3:00PM. We arrived in Karagwe about 5:00, headed to Bishop’s new…
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January 21, 2024. Reuniting with friends after four years is no small thing. Meet Patrick and Irene from the 2 Friends Hotel in Entebbe who have hosted the ETI teams for the past 7 years. It was exciting to see them again. In some ways, it was a downright relief. As you can probably tell…
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January 20, 2024. Yahoo! I could not be happier to be in Uganda – “The Pearl of Africa” and thrilled to be at the comfortable 2 Friends Hotel. The flights were happy ones also. KLM has always treated me well and this flight was exceptionally good. The flight staff were so kind to everyone and…
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January 20, 2024 This little beauty got all 281 passengers aboard to Amsterdam just as planned. Come with ETI next time and find out what LSG Sky Chefs deliver. 🙂 And we’re all at Schiphol in Amsterdam. Upon arrival, most of us headed to the self-transfer kiosks and on to various gates. The flight from…
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January 19, 2024. Karibu tene: Welcome again and again! These are the words I crave to hear – in person, face-to-face as I venture forth enroute to Karagwe, Tanzania. This is ETI’s first visit since 2020 when the EVS Solar Design team (MN) and BE Design (NY) participated in the ETI/KAD Summit. Since then, COVID…
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Giving is strong. Programs are expanding and personnel are encouraged. The 2023 Annual Report will show innovation and entrepreneurialism among KARUCO students and staff as well as the rippling effects into the communities of Karagwe. Join ETI on the upcoming visit to Tanzania starting January 19.
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The entire Karagwe community joins ETI, BE Design (architects) and ELPELA Construction in their excitement to stand up the pineapple juice processing plant. The land has been cleared for construction. Take a look at the “significance” of this large stump and don’t miss the comparative size of the implements in the hands of the laborers…
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