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<title><![CDATA[Riding on... - Ashtin Doorgakant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sequel of an episode started a long time ago in Malawi.This is one of the final stages in the creation of MOMOCO i.e Malawi Orth...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Malawi in the news (previously unpublished) - Ashtin Doorgakant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(purely my views, accurate or not)Malawi is rocking the BBC world service station as we speak and this is owing to a rather unex...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BackHome - Ashtin Doorgakant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Long delayed finale..Lots happened since I wrote this piece for VSO 3months ago..So much that a finale redux might be in order.....]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lessons from Afghanistan - Moni Brar]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I learned many things from my month in Afghanistan and after a month of being home in Canada, I still find myself processing muc...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[End Of March - Rachaels VSO experience]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OK so I completed the preceptorship training at the end of February and after a bit of confusion with VSO we both came back to L...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Back in the UKstill volunteering - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have been back in the UK for 3 weeks now. My daughter is in hospital, getting the treatment she needs, and so I have time be...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Back in the UKstill volunteering - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have been back in the UK for 3 weeks now. My daughter is in hospital, getting the treatment she needs, and so I have time be...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New year new placement forgotten old blog - Rachaels VSO experience]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well Im pretty rubbish on the old blog front. I guess life has kind of happened and got in the way of writing a blog. I think s...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The ties that bind uspart two - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:54:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry to have left the last blog hanging in mid air, but I wanted to separate out the start of my work with CONGOMA from what tu...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The ties that bind uspart two - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:54:46 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry to have left the last blog hanging in mid air, but I wanted to separate out the start of my work with CONGOMA from what tu...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos from Malawi - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[160; 160; A typical village in central Malawi 8211; it8217;s the rainy season so the ground is very green, it would have...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos from Malawi - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[160; 160; A typical village in central Malawi 8211; it8217;s the rainy season so the ground is very green, it would have...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The ties that bind uspart one - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:11:40 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last Tuesday my placement as a volunteer really got started. I was driven from Lilongwe to Blantyre in the South of Malawi, wher...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The ties that bind uspart one - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:11:40 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Last Tuesday my placement as a volunteer really got started. I was driven from Lilongwe to Blantyre in the South of Malawi, wher...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mossies and Malaria - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:57:31 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have just returned from a very enjoyable weekend by Lake Malawi, with 2 other VSO volunteers 8211; Rosemary and Liz. At on...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mossies and Malaria - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:57:31 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have just returned from a very enjoyable weekend by Lake Malawi, with 2 other VSO volunteers 8211; Rosemary and Liz. At on...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Early impressions of Lilongwe - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:58:17 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A bit about Lilongwe , where I am based 8211; the capital of Malawi. It is divided into the Old Town and the New City 8211...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Early impressions of Lilongwe - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:58:17 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A bit about Lilongwe , where I am based 8211; the capital of Malawi. It is divided into the Old Town and the New City 8211...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Theres no end to the opportunities to volunteer - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the moment a young woman from VSO UK is in the office in Malawi, helping to pull together a funding bid -for Scottish Governm...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Theres no end to the opportunities to volunteer - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the moment a young woman from VSO UK is in the office in Malawi, helping to pull together a funding bid -for Scottish Governm...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lessons learned - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don8217;t assume things are what they look. I bought what looked like small marrows to make ratatouille but when I got them ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lessons learned - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don8217;t assume things are what they look. I bought what looked like small marrows to make ratatouille but when I got them ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Malawi - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:49:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a long, but relatively straightforward, journey I arrived in Lilongwe at noon yesterday. The weather is warm, not unbear...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Malawi - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:49:25 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After a long, but relatively straightforward, journey I arrived in Lilongwe at noon yesterday. The weather is warm, not unbear...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On my way - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[4 January 2012 8211; as it happens my birthday. Sleepless night last night, wondering what I had forgotten to do and writing m...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On my way - Jackie Ballard]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[4 January 2012 8211; as it happens my birthday. Sleepless night last night, wondering what I had forgotten to do and writing m...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinical Digest16 A retrospective - Ashtin Doorgakant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It feels strange writing this blog now and thinking back at the time I first set foot in a hospital in Malawi during this placem...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TOP 10 MALAWI - Ashtin Doorgakant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Slowest internet connection ever today... photos will have to wait a bitHappy Christmas to yaall(chronological)Lilongwe 6week...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clear Winners. - Moni Brar]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though there was no contest or my usual food hunt, I must share some great food finds in NYC.  Ive spent the past few week...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For my mum - Rachaels VSO experience]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is a special blog just for my mum as she has been reminding me every week that I havent updated itEleazar the VSO paediat...]]></description>
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