Archive for March 2023
Freddy Is A Nightmare in Malawi, Not Just A Horror Flick Killer
Cyclone Freddy slammed Malawi, the world’s fourth poorest country, not once, but twice. Just over a week ago, the world’s most powerful cyclone (in terms of accumulated cyclone energy over the course of the storm) wreaked celestial havoc in the southern part of the country; at last count, over 500 are dead, and hundreds of…
Read MoreThe Role of Micro-finance in the Development of African Economies
Micro-finance in Action Many people in North America and Western Europe have heard about the role that micro-finance can play in helping people in developing countries. I was fortunate enough to travel to Malawi in south central Africa to research the industry first-hand, and to meet many of its players. What I discovered was enlightening,…
Read More5 Musings From A Small-Town Boy
Just a small-town boy … living in a big city world … So…I was that kid. I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, while my dad was going to mining engineering school, but quickly upon graduating, we began the nomadic mining brat way of life. My parents moved our family pretty much every year at the…
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