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<title><![CDATA[Delete this from archive.org / waybackmachine - Ivo in Zambia]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire, Fire, pour on water, pour on water - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[But tragically there was little water.  Back in Maz again, catching up with Stefan and Ayano, I wandered along on Saturday morni...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clocking up the kilometres and the hours - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A summary of the week in Western Province, mainly to show that getting around just one province in Zambia can be a lengthy, time...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Technical Support - Western Province - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An interesting week, my first time to go west and see parts of Western Province and Barotseland, which by all accounts did appea...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All on my own - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Technical IT genius Mike has left the building, or he would probably say escaped. With a huge amount of jealousy on my part Mike...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos from Ennie and Henrys big day - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part 1: The salonPart 2: The Churchnbsp;Part 3: Posing for photosnbsp;Part 4: The Civic CentrePart 5: The receptionnbsp;nbsp...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ennie and Henry get married - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Weddings can be exhausting and I was only taking the photos  Today, and many congratulations to them both, Ennie and Henry got ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Technical Support - Southern Province - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Time to get out and about, and push a little to get some of the people that we trained to move along a little bit quicker with t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Here I come East Africa - Postcards from Zambia]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that I have finished my volunteering placement and it is time to leave Zambia (well almost), I have started a new blog to tr...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reflection: Volunteering and my time in Zambia - Postcards from Zambia]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One year and six months in Zambia as a VSO volunteer; six months less than originally anticipated but the work I set out to do i...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reflection: Development aid and how it actuallyworks - Postcards from Zambia]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Note: This post is my views and my views only. They do not necessarily reflect the views or the work of any of the organisations...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Siavonga chilling - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Simple ingredients for a relaxing weekend good friends, gin and tonics, tasty food, warm weather, silly games, smiles, laught...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Itezhi Tezhi - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A great sounding name for a town but initially the discussion went something like this . . . So whats there to do in Itezhi T...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Testimonies - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In case you are interested here are a few quotes from replies that I received from the DACAs.  It is nice when people say nice t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking back at the training highlights and low points - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The positives . . .The enthusiasm and interest of the DACAs for taking on, testing and using the E-Mapping tool generally sho...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lusaka: Nearing the End - Postcards from Zambia]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Only a week to go till I officially finish my VSO placementThe past month has felt rather long. I have been working mostly for ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Last but not least Lusaka - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We returned to base for the last leg of the training, involving the provinces of Eastern, Southern and Western.  By this point i...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Part two in Kabwe - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To be honest there was nothing particularly memorable good or bad  about the Kabwe workshop. Mike and I went through the s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First stop on the E-Mapping tour - Kitwe - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All in all the first of the three E-Mapping workshops went well, though both Mike and I did find the talking, standing and non-s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7,000+ sheets equals . . . a lot of reams of paper - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As we finally began preparing for the E-Mapping training there was sadly no time to save any trees and instead I experienced wha...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MEET JERRY JUNIOR - Jerry Merz]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have followed this blog, you have come to know the guys in the metal shop. Mabine, Gift and Charles.  As we make pr...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MEET JERRY JUNIOR - Jerry Merz]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have followed this blog, you have come to know the guys in the metal shop. Mabine, Gift and Charles.  As we make pr...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Return to Maz - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Back in Mazabuka for the day for a meeting with members of the DATF Executive Committee and the experience was a mixed one. Even...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Home sweet home - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am settling in to Lusaka and here are few pics of my new place to show it.  The maps and chitenge all made it from Maz to Lusa...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[From Livingstone to Lusaka - Postcards from Zambia]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Our return from South Africa brought us back to complete craziness in Zambia. For the last couple of months of 2011 there was ta...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Valued . . . question mark? - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now I am not surprised but still somewhat disappointed.To explain, and therefore have a bit of a moan, there are two things on m...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Valued . . .? - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now I am not surprised but still somewhat disappointed. To explain, and therefore have a bit of a moan, there are two things on ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome braii for the new vols - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tradition dictates that a welcome braii is always held for the new VSO volunteers, organised by the current ones.  Hopefully, th...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the neighbourhood - Rob Wootton]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A week into my stay in Lusaka and a tenants meeting for Courtyard 2D was called.Our little courtyard consists of 4 cottages a...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Africa Cup of Nations-ZAMBIA - Jerry Merz]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations Zambia The Chipolopolo rise from the ashes of Gabon to be crowned champions of Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Zamb...]]></description>
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