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<title><![CDATA[Untitled - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The more time I spend working in the field, and the more flaws I find in the current International Development system, the more ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting social to make real change - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The more time I spend working in the field, and the more flaws I find in the current International Development system, the more ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nothing happens and then it all happens at once - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well I have been pondering about my life quite a lot in Ruteng, as I have time on my hands. I am managing to still pass my Maste...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Think more, spend less - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lots of complaining so far. Now for something more positive8230; So how can we make it work? Work directly with people who car...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Think more, spend less - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lots of complaining so far. Now for something more positive8230; So how can we make it work? Work directly with people who car...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solving the worlds problems with donuts - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue  4: Newtheories do not translate to different practices. So many times the money givers change focus. They learn someth...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solving the worlds problems with donuts - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue  4: New160;theories do not translate to different practices. So many times the money givers change focus. They learn so...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Corruption? What corruption? - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue  3:Corruption is rife at every level and in every sector. It is rife in government departments, and sadly, also rife in...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Corruption? What corruption? - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue  3:160;Corruption is rife at every level and in every sector. It is rife in government departments, and sadly, also rif...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Following the leaderbut which onethe cash or the cause? - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue  2:International Development is viewed with completely different eyes by local people working in the field. In the deve...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Following the leaderbut which onethe cash or the cause? - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue  2:160;International Development is viewed with completely different eyes by local people working in the field. In the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sowhy isnt International Development working? - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:09:44 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue 1: Too many people have a vested interest in the system staying as it is. It is hard to be objective about development wo...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sowhy isnt International Development working? - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:09:44 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Issue 1: Too many people have a vested interest in the system staying as it is. It is hard to be objective about development wo...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Im going to change the world and this is how it starts - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:14:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the next few days I8217;m going to share some thoughts after spending seven years working in International Development an...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Im going to change the world and this is how it starts - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:14:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the next few days I8217;m going to share some thoughts after spending seven years working in International Development an...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My camera has been stolen....but I am feeling positive - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well life as a volunteer is full of ups and downs. Depending on who you talk to more downs than ups, however if you talk to me ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dead bodies - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well I knew I was going to a funeral, but actually sitting in a room with a corpse of someone I never knew....I was not expectin...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For anyone considering volunteering. - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 02:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am putting this on my blog, as I think it helps put into perspective how different people view volunteering and the different ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Things are better - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thought I had better update this quickly, as things are a bit better then the last two days. Cant really say how I think each t...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When little adjustments seem so big - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So I have been on holiday. I had a fabulous five days with Bob, Sarah, Jenny and Paul. Hopefully if I can get the internet to wo...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Easter has arrived...and so has PIZZA - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well as people on facebook will know, a pizza place has arrived in Ruteng. Not only that they do stuffed crust, with cheese or m...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I know this is unacceptable...will try to improve my blog record from now on. - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is my first blog in over two months for that I am very, very sorry. Truth of the matter is I have been struggling a bit. Re...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monkeys, cheese and mouldiness - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Its been an awfully long time since I wrote anything down apart from long to do lists so Im going to try and write s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monkeys, cheese and mouldiness - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Its been an awfully long time since I wrote anything down apart from long to do lists so Im going to try and write s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sorry this is late. I have been really busy.... - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<guid>http://vsojournals.purplepixie.org/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Frachelinindonesia.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fsorry-this-is-late-i-have-been-really.html&amp;blogid=540</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry this is very late,first update since last year. Those of you who were expecting to see photos of the holiday,you will hav...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The holiday this is in two parts, maybe more. - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<guid>http://vsojournals.purplepixie.org/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Frachelinindonesia.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fholiday-this-is-in-two-parts-maybe-more.html&amp;blogid=540</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Right I am still in Bali but it is pouring with rain, so I thought it would be a good time to update the blog. I am afraid photo...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ordinary Events, Extraordinary Endings. - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Christmas. Its in the Post. Ive been trying to send my Christmas parcels home in good time since the end of November now. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ordinary Events, Extraordinary Endings. - Sarah Oakes]]></title>
<link>http://vsojournals.purplepixie.org/go.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsarahoakes.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F21%2Fordinary-events-extraordinary-endings%2F&amp;blogid=548</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Christmas. Its in the Post. Ive been trying to send my Christmas parcels home in good time since the end of November now. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Water not enough and then far too much - Rachel Gates]]></title>
<link>http://vsojournals.purplepixie.org/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Frachelinindonesia.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fwater-not-enough-and-then-far-too-much.html&amp;blogid=540</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Been a busy week for me this week, as tomorrow I start my making my way to VSO for training for a week and then I have a month s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The fridge has arrived - but then I lost my bank card - Rachel Gates]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After taking my 1,700,000 rupiah out of to bank to buy my fridge, all was good. I walked away from the bank machine and went to ...]]></description>
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