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Fly'n'don't Build: What We Learned From Our Study of Development Projects in Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorPage, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:38:48Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:38:48Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-01
dc.date.submitted2014-12-01T20:32:51Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Everest. Sherpas. The world’s only nonquadrilateral</p> <p>flag. The country? Nepal, of course.</p> <p>The nine Avondale College of Higher Education</p> <p>students who visited June 17 - July 15 learned</p> <p>much more about this landlocked nation,</p> <p>though. Rough roads ran beside raging rapids.</p> <p>Patriarchy and entrenched poverty. The caste</p> <p>system, the influence of climate change both</p> <p>impacting a vulnerable but proud people fighting</p> <p>for a better life.</p> <p>The trip served as the practical component of one of</p> <p>our international poverty and development studies</p> <p>units. We’d previously completed other units in the</p> <p>course and prepared extensively throughout first</p> <p>semester for the trip. During our month in Nepal, we</p> <p>traversed 19 of its 75 districts to visit 15 villages, all</p> <p>beneficiaries of Adventist Development and Relief</p> <p>Agency (ADRA) projects.</p>
dc.identifier.citationPage, J. (2014). Fly'n'don't build: What we learned from our study of development projects in Nepal. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 8</em>(2), 55. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1259
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1259
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/06409197
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.relation.ispartofTEACH Journal of Christian Education
dc.subjectAdventist Development and Relief Agency
dc.subjectAvondale students
dc.titleFly'n'don't Build: What We Learned From Our Study of Development Projects in Nepal
dc.typeJournal Article

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