tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48320702204763093082011-04-21T16:47:26.167-07:00Roman Heczkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827345937418571787noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832070220476309308.post-87105125684493200182009-03-12T13:42:00.001-07:002009-03-12T14:29:23.672-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/Sbl2e21amLI/AAAAAAAAABo/DbbgJjgouVQ/s1600-h/awb+logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 155px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/Sbl2e21amLI/AAAAAAAAABo/DbbgJjgouVQ/s320/awb+logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312407507947919538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/Sblz1asdFJI/AAAAAAAAABg/DMS6o8zIGo8/s1600-h/Dongoro+scheme.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/Sblz1asdFJI/AAAAAAAAABg/DMS6o8zIGo8/s320/Dongoro+scheme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312404596996248722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/Sbl-m5BXL4I/AAAAAAAAABw/77FJcFDmvwA/s1600-h/School+elevations.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/Sbl-m5BXL4I/AAAAAAAAABw/77FJcFDmvwA/s320/School+elevations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312416442066874242" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Wollega Adventist Academy<br /> Dongoro, Ethiopia<br /></strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span class="project_dates">expected completion: 2010</span></span><br /><strong><br /></strong> <span style="font-family:arial;">AWB-Oregon is developing a master plan for the school’s 40-acre campus, which includes two new classroom buildings, two new lab buildings, a new library, two student dormitory buildings, a dining facility as well as apartment buildings and single-family housing for the school’s faculty. AWB-Oregon volunteers are creating the design and construction documentation while implementing innovative and sustainable site infrastructure improvements. This new campus will give students of Wollega the unique opportunity to engage learning in a safe, comfortable setting, virtually unknown in rural Ethiopia.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:78%;" >Source: http://www.awboregon.org/</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Curtis Banger one of my former co workers, introduced and gave me the opportunity to be part of this unique Dongoro project. </span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4832070220476309308-8710512568449320018?l=awbdongoro2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roman Heczkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827345937418571787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832070220476309308.post-550274195421688332009-03-12T11:48:00.000-07:002009-03-12T15:29:37.873-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmMy1ZJqwI/AAAAAAAAACg/GIwoNOMS4Qs/s1600-h/map-africa.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmMy1ZJqwI/AAAAAAAAACg/GIwoNOMS4Qs/s320/map-africa.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312432040414128898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmJZvOqqRI/AAAAAAAAACY/7-DYemKlMMk/s1600-h/ethiopia-map-001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmJZvOqqRI/AAAAAAAAACY/7-DYemKlMMk/s320/ethiopia-map-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312428310727928082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmJTw6ha_I/AAAAAAAAACQ/YOJC2-UCYRw/s1600-h/Geography+of+Ethiopia_Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmJTw6ha_I/AAAAAAAAACQ/YOJC2-UCYRw/s320/Geography+of+Ethiopia_Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312428208101092338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmJOPVEGqI/AAAAAAAAACI/fbVKuWScMJ0/s1600-h/et-lgflag.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uvQrONALqFE/SbmJOPVEGqI/AAAAAAAAACI/fbVKuWScMJ0/s320/et-lgflag.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312428113186265762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">On </span><span style="font-size:100%;">March 15th 2009 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Heczko</span> will be departing for </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Dongoro</span>, <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Ethiopia</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">through the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >AWB</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> (architects without borders) to assist a contractor Mike Philips from Lincoln City, Oregon and help build a school. Roman will be blogging the construction progress, cultural processes, and his life experiences there.</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The trip itinerary: Mar 15th expected return Jun 18th.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">-Leave Portland at 5:07 pm to Denver…Leave Denver 11:59 pm to Washington DC…Leave Washington DC at 9:30 am and arrive in Addis Abeba at 8:30am on March 17th.. (the plane will land-refuel-takeoff in Rome)</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4832070220476309308-55027419542168833?l=awbdongoro2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roman Heczkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827345937418571787noreply@blogger.com0