Tanzania

Stephen Barrett’s Blog

The Happiness Project in Tanzania - Africa is a continent with a soul. It has a way of changing you....

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Rosanne Cavanaugh’s Blog

The Happiness Project in Tanzania - It was the start of our safari weekend. We were all excited and hyper...

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Krista Taverner’s Blog

The Happiness Project in Tanzania - I feel very blessed to have participated as a faculty lead in the Happiness...

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Heather Walker’s Blog

The Happiness Project in Tanzania - "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?"  Today, several teams of students each with a...

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Jean-Marc Samson’s Blog

Solar Innovations Project in Tanzania - Before I start, I just need to make it clear that anything I write...

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Susan Campbell’s Blog

Solar Innovations Project in Tanzania - Asante Sana! I’m sitting in Kilimanjaro airport waiting for our flight to board.  ...

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Cynthia Rogers’ Blog

Solar Innovations Project in Tanzania - My inspiration comes from a favourite song written by the iconic Canadian singer and...

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Amanda Marshall’s Blog

ISTEP 10 Project in Tanzania - It is strange to me that I am not long back in Halifax after working...

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Tanya O’Rielly’s Blog

Faculty Field School in Tanzania - The journey to get to Africa can be trying physically, but the energy and...

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Rashida Symonds’ Blog

Faculty Field School in Tanzania - Connecting with Culture and Purpose Travelling to Tanzania in May 2019 was a life changing...

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Bryan Tattrie’s Blog

Faculty Field School in Tanzania - When an email was forwarded to our staff at the Truro Campus, in December 2018,...

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Derek Hill’s Blog

Oral History Project in Tanzania - In the months leading up to our trip to Tanzania, our group would meet...

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Melissa Randell’s Blog

Oral History Project in Tanzania - Oral history is a field of study that involves communicating with an intention to...

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Romic Isaac’s Blog

Oral History Project in Tanzania - I am Romic Isaac, an international student from Grenada. I am an ambitious, focused,...

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Dalton Cain’s Blog

Oral History Project in Tanzania - Home for me is Canada. My family, kids and friends are in Canada, and...

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Roger Haynes’ Blog

IT Solutions Project in Tanzania - The first site of the IT Solutions in Rural Tanzania project was a vocational...

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Ronan O’Driscoll’s Blog

IT Solutions Project in Tanzania - What a learning adventure my time in Tanzania with NSCC International has been! I...

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Kayla Cassidy’s Blog

Happiness Project in Tanzania - One thing that really hit me in Tanzania is how much person-to-person connection there is....

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Melissa Baxter’s Blog

The Oral History Project in Tanzania - From the moment that I found out I would be travelling to Tanzania...

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Erin Moore’s Blog

Oral History Project in Tanzania - Without a doubt, the highlight of this Tanzanian journey has been the students, both...

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Terrance Ley’s Blog

Tanzania, a few years ago if you asked me to point it out on a map or tell you some...

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Nick Zscheile’s Blog

Working on the Mikumi Solar Water project in Tanzania has been a great personal and professional experience. The time spent...

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Matt Ferguson’s Blog

My involvement in the solar water project with NSCC international was incredible. The opportunity alone to go out and see...

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Kevin MacIssac’s Blog

Participating in the Mikumi solar water project is a good way to learn a lot about a lot in a...

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Ken Bryden Blog

Go Learn Grow!  That is the mantra for NSCC International 2018 programming and I could not agree more.  As...

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Kayla Freeman’s Blog

Mambo! My name is Kayla Freeman and I am a part of the Mikumi Solar Water Project, and what an...

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Jenn Leahy’s Blog

I’m a senior student of the Environmental Engineering Technology Program at the Ivany Campus. When I learned about the...

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Hannah Valentine’s Blog

Being part of the Mikumi Solar Water Project has opened my eyes in many ways. I never thought about having...

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Haley Fougere’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project 2018 It was hard to have concrete expectations before coming here because there was not a whole...

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Greg Tower’s Blog

After hearing about the Mikumi Solar Water Project I know I wanted to be on board. As an Electrical Engineering...

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Daniel Weyman’s blog

I’ve recently just returned home from a two-week learning adventure in Arusha, Tanzania. I was part of the...

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Bethany Ripoll’s Blog

I have recently returned from Arusha; Tanzania and I am still trying to wrap my head around what an amazing...

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Angela Radcliffe’s Blog

Mambo! Being part of the Happiness Project in Tanzania truly was a life changing experience. For two weeks I lived...

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Rhys Melnick’s Blog

This was the first time I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with NSCC International. Along with myself,...

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Matt Redmond’s Blog

My first experience with NSCC International was in 2002 when I was studying Computer Information Systems Networking at NSCC Truro Campus....

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Don Geraghty’s Blog

The start of my second semester in September of 2017, our class was told about an opportunity to implement their IT...

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Paul Tweed’s Blog

ISTEP Tanzania - Lightning does strike twice in the same spot. In my case, both involved working with NSCC...

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Ken Bryden’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - Reflecting on my experience working on the Solar Water project in Tanzania has...

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Steve Vezina’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - When I first read about Tanzania, Tanzania is considered one of the...

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Jessica Sharp’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - Jambo! I am a senior student in the Environmental Engineering Technology program and...

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Leighton Croft’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - My name is Leighton Croft, i am a student with NSCC's...

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Kris Daigle’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - I'm Kris Daigle, a second year student in Mechanical Engineering technologies at...

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Jessica Douglas’ Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania – Jambo! My name is Jessica Douglas and I am with the Environmental Engineering...

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Andrew Robertson’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - I have finally climatized to the weather here, and i have learned...

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Liam Mason’s Blog

Mikui Solar Water Project in Tanzania - The Mikumi Solar Water Project was truly a once in a lifetime...

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Andrew Morash’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - Working on the Mikumi Solar Water Project has been an amazing experience...

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Scott Henderson’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - It is a rare occasion that you are able to revisit an...

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Breagh Jenkins’ Blog

Oral History Interpretation & Documentation Program in Tanzania - As a Tourism Management student, travelling and meeting new people interests...

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Margaret MacDonald’s Blog

Oral History Interpretation and Documentation Program in Tanzania - I’ve been struggling for the past week, since...

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Courtney Bolivar’s Blog

Oral History Interpretation and Documentation Program in Tanzania - Pure ‘Happiness' My name is Courtney Bolivar and I am...

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Erica Meus-Saunders’ Blog

Oral History Interpretation and Documentation Program in Tanzania - Signing up for the Oral History Interpretation and Documentation Program in...

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Carter Thurber’s Blog

Oral History Interpretation and Documentation Program in Tanzania - What an enchanting couple of weeks. Our project carried...

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Janet Hawkwood’s Blog

Oral History Interpretation and Documentation Program in Tanzania - Our first night in Tanzania we were sitting at an outdoor...

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Anne McDonah’s Blog

ISTEP Tanzania - One week after arriving home from teaching New Venture Development and Design (a short course on Entrepreneurship...

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Christine Wiswell’s Blog

  Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - Tanzania was my first International experience, and I am so grateful to...

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Jennifer Kervin’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania -- It’s hard to believe that we’ve been here for...

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Adam Tucker’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania – At the start of this year I never would have seen myself taking...

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Francis McAvoy’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - This trip started off with a bit of a fall in excitement....

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Lena Andriani’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project in Tanzania - My trip to Tanzania to work on the Mikumi Solar Water Project was...

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Scott Henderson’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project 2016 - I awoke on our final morning in Mikumi to a mingling of the dawn chorus...

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Jim Kerr’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project 2016 - The NSCC Mikumi (Tanzania) Solar-Water Project involves use of solar energy to address water supply...

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Elizabeth Robinson’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project 2016 - My experience with the 2016 Mikumi Solar Water project thus far has been truly sensational. The...

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Peter Blair MacKinnon Nicholson’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project 2016 -  May 7th - 8th - Today we landed in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania. It...

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Tom Samuel’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project - The experience I have had from participating in this project has been mind-blowing. While going...

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Elizabeth Montgomery’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Water Project - It’s been a week since we officially arrived at Mikumi. So far,...

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Kellie McMullin’s Blog

NSCC in Tanzania May 2016 - It's like going to visit a close relative. The friendships created between NSCC...

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Kathleen Stewart’s Blog

ISTEP Tanzania - So … Tanzania is awesome.  In January 2016, I had the privilege to travel there with my...

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Jim Bate’s Blog

Tanzania ISTEP- Anne McDonah and I are currently in Tanzania working with MVCCT in Morogoro helping design an advanced entrepreneurship...

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Donnie MacDonald’s Blog

ISTEP Arusha, Tanzania - I recently travelled to Arusha, Tanzania in East Africa participating in a labour market study as...

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Ted Grant’s Blog

ISTEP Tanzania 2015 - I have just concluded my second trip to Africa with NSCC International. I feel very fortunate to...

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Lisa Misener’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Project in Tanzania - The last week at Mikumi came and went faster than I could have imagined,...

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Darrell Stevens’ Blog

Mikumi Solar Project in Tanzania - Being a member of the 2015 Tanzania solar project has been an incredible experience from...

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Jim Kerr’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Project in Tanzania - My experience in Tanzania has been immensely satisfying; the landscape, the wonderful people and...

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Michael’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Project - Over the past two weeks we have adapted to many changes in our plans, taking them...

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Courtney’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Project - Nearing the end of my first year in the Electrical Engineering Technology program I was introduced...

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Gordie’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Project - I have embarked on an African adventure to provide solar energy to the VETA college in...

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Ben’s Blog

Mikumi Solar Project - Mukumi Safari – a student guided tour After a full week of Solar panel work, usage...

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Building Capacity

Mikumi Solar Project - Building a solar powered project 11366kms away from home has its design and logistics concerns. Halifax...

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Barry’s Blog

  Mikumi Solar Project - Karibu. Welcome! As my first real international travel experience, I had no idea how deep...

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Keeping a College Running During Power Outages

Mikumi Solar Project - The Tanesco Electrical Power Supply Company is the government run utility that provides power in Tanzania....

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Embarking on a Sun Safari!

Mikumi Solar Project - The sun beats down on Mikumi, Tanzania in East Africa, and well, this is a good...

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EFE Tanzania Project

Nova Scotia Community College is collaborating with Tanzania’s Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) to improve tourism programs at...

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