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An Englishman in Africa

Posted by Ian Wilkin on November 27, 2007 5:00 AM | 

The email landed in my inbox approximately four weeks ago, declaring “New Secondment Opportunities!” as it arrived. Needing little excuse to distract me from a morning of auditing the use of the exclamation point in the subject title was enough excitement for the email to warrant a minute or two of my attention.

Little did I realise when I opened that email that less than four weeks later I would be rushing for a plane to Malawi, Africa where I would be heading up the Finance and Administration team of a Christian Mission Hospital!

Through this blog I will share with you the challenges, frustrations and adventures of living and working in a country with a significantly different culture, issues and methods of working, a country quite unlike any I have ever visited before. Some of the many challenges I will face in the course of my work will include dealing with extreme poverty, water shortages and sporadic electricity… and that was just the first day.

Please take the opportunity to ask any questions as I go along or share advice wherever you can - I've got a feeling I'll need all the help I can get!

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