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How to make a brick in 30 seconds

December 19, 2023July 18, 2011

As demonstrated by one of the builders at Bimma.

Categories Development, Ghana 180
Village meeting
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Ghana 180

Posts from when Harriet and Nathan spent six months in Ghana in 2011 working on separate development projects in the Ashanti region.

Posts

  • Cloud poo poo land
  • Making toilets objects of desire
  • Time’s nearly up
  • Stuck in the mud!
  • Community development projects start here

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Night, a big moon, mist creeping up the valley. Pip is here to debunk the myth that dogs can't look up. When you're obsessed with squirrels, it's an imperative. The bliss of a cool walk in the Tamar Valley today. Bonus game: spot the small dog. The cabin in the low light of the partial eclipse this week. Been to a local speed shearing competition. One competitor's name is Mickey Shears. That's either nominative determinism in action or he's really dedicated to his craft.

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