The 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…
Read MoreHow Great Is The The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree? Let’s Discuss…
The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree Many writers have debated the practicality of obtaining a liberal arts degree. I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from a small Canadian university, St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and as a graduate, you would think my views would be very favorable. And they are, for…
Read MoreHow African Historical Fiction Inspired My Own Writing Life
Heart Of Darkness I vividly remember Dr. Richard McDaniel’s second-year English class at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. We were studying the classic “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. I loved that book, and it fascinated me to no end. The basic theory blew me away: that we all have a more primitive,…
Read MoreInspiration for Those Who Would Be King
Finding Inspiration I have always been fascinated with development in Africa. In the early 1980s, a family from the farming community of Sussex, New Brunswick, sold their modern dairy farm and moved to Africa. They were the initial family – the pioneers, per se – to be sent to a sub-Saharan African country on a development…
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