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NATASHA Birchard (MPH, BS): A research
practitioner in eastern and western Africa, Natasha holds a Bachelors
degree in Human Geography from Utah State University and will complete
her Masters degree in Global Public Health April 2005. She has
researched the connection of poverty and health in Malawi, Zambia, and
Ghana and has worked as health-literacy trainer in South Africa.
Natasha is interested in the human development components of
microcredit, including health, education and human rights. She has
conducted formative research for the design and modification of a
malaria module, and seeks to provide greater understanding of the
determinants of health-related behaviors. During the past 6 years,
Natasha has worked extensively with African peoples as a facilitator of
youth leadership development and trainer of trainers for programs in
South Africa, Sudan, Kenya and with the Sudanese diaspora in the USA.
NHAMBURO ZIYENGE (MSC, MEE, BA) Hailing
from Zimbabwe, Nhamburo holds a Masters degree in Computational
Mathematics from the University of Oxford, a Masters of Electrical
Engineering from the University of Manchester, and a Bachelors in
Physics from Leeds University. Nhamburo is particularly interested in
bridging modern technologies and opportunities with cultural and
traditional strengths of remote peoples. He is committed to
culturalization of curricula and has developed various mechanisms for
teaching music, culture, and oral traditions through modern computer
and software technology. He co-founded Community Development Network
(CDN) in 2001 and has done work for CDN in Nepal, Zimbabwe, Botswana,
Namibia and England.
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