Meet the doctors – Part Two

November 1, 2009

We continued chatting, about the new tar road being built to Zithulele, and about the impact of HIV/AIDS on the community. I really hope that this helps to provide some context for the work that these doctors are doing at the hospital, and the work that we are doing to assist them.

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Meet the doctors – Part One

October 31, 2009

I spent a little while with the doctors while I was at the hospital, and recorded this short interview. (Please forgive the poor quality. I have been struggling a little with bandwidth issues. But I hope the audio comes through clearly) In this clip, we chat about the challenges facing the community in general terms. […]

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staying connected

October 29, 2009

Just a quick post to share a moment this morning. I spent the morning with an amazing group of people, serving HIV/AIDS patients in a very poor community. I’ll post more about that later, but have a look at what I found while we were out and about. I was almost tempted to go in […]

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Site Visit

October 28, 2009

I spent some time in Zithulele over the weekend. I managed to make it all the way up the coast from Cape Town (with a few scenic detours), and arrived on Friday afternoon. The long term staff were having a series of visioning exercises for the weekend, so Peter Grant (from the Jabulani Rural Health […]

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On the road

October 22, 2009

I’ve done a bit of driving these last few days, and seen some amazing places I’d not seen before. Here are just a few photos: There’ll be more photos soon. So many beautiful places…

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Where are you going?

October 22, 2009

So, I’m on the road. I’m sitting at the bar in a pub in a small town in the middle of nowhere. And I get chatting to a local guy. He asks me where I’m heading, and I tell him the name of an even smaller town in an even more remote spot. “I hear […]

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Teak Ly gives a damn

October 15, 2009

I am very pleased to introduce another team member for our December adventure to Zithulele. I worked with Teak for about a year, and am excited about having him join us. I look forward to the enthusiasm, optimism and willingness to work hard, that Teak brings to the team. Teak sent through his travel itinerary […]

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The Unbearable Cost of Change

October 14, 2009

On software projects, we often speak about the cost of change, and the way in which we try to keep this cost as low as possible. We recognise that traditional models have led to an ever-increasing cost of change. That is, the later in the project’s life-cycle that we identify a defect, the more expensive […]

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Jamie Smart gives a damn

October 9, 2009

I’m really excited to publish this first profile of a member of our December building team. Over the next little while, I’ll introduce all the others who are getting on board. I’ve been familiar with Jamie’s training materials for a couple of years now, and had the great pleasure of training with him earlier this […]

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Story Time

October 9, 2009

So, I met a bard. An actual bard. Flesh and blood. The real deal. A professional poet and story-teller. Because of my interest in stories, I decided to go along to an evening meeting for scanners where, not only did I get to meet others with lifestyle ADD, but Sarah (the bard) entertained and educated […]

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