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	<description>Empowering Rwandan Women</description>
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		<title>Composting Toilets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth D. Davis, CEO I attended a fundraiser for Architecture for Humanity in DC this weekend. This team of architects is responsible for the design of the Akilah campus in Bugesera district. They first came to Rwanda in the fall of 2008 and they have been volunteering their time to design a campus that incorporates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Architecture for Humanity Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2010/04/akilah-in-the-afh-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Elizabeth D. Davis, CEO The DC chapter of Architecture for Humanity is one of Akilah&#8217;s most important partners. Four of the AFH architects traveled to Rwanda in 2008 to begin the design process of the Akilah campus. Since then, they have been working hard on the renovation plans. See some of their drawings. Shurid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture for Humanity and Pannotia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington D.C. Chapter of Architecture for Humanity first came to Rwanda in November 2008. They spent several weeks at the Akilah campus in Bugesera, taking measurements and photos and exploring every piece of the site. They headed back to DC to begin designing our first phase of renovation and construction. The DC chapter consists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Architecture for Humanity team: Saba Tekeste</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/09/meet-the-architecture-for-humanity-team-saba-tekeste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“When I completed my independent study in Brazil I felt I developed a responsibility to continue applying the techniques and sustainable development practices that I learned at a grassroots level. I joined the Architecture for Humanity’s Project Akilah team, in hopes to continue to apply these skills but ended up being part of something much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Architecture for Humanity Team: Katrina Trozado</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/09/meet-the-architecture-for-humanity-team-katrina-trozado/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Before I knew it, I had spent a year and a half after college, working at a mid-size firm and learning extensively about construction. Though the work was fascinating and the projects grandiose, something was lacking. My quest to fill this void ended with my introduction to AfH-DC, and shortly thereafter, Project Akilah. Upon joining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Architecture for Humanity Team: Shurid Rahman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I first heard of Akilah after being involved with AfH-DC for about a year. After attending the first introduction meeting, I instantly fell for the ambition and promise of Akilah&#8217;s vision to empower Rwanda through education, and was highly impressed by the focus and organization of the Akilah team. After graduating from University of Maryland in 2007, I had been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Architecture for Humanity team: Sean King</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;My Native American ancestry has played an important role in shaping how I see the world. From an early age I became aware of the disparity between ways of life in different parts of the United States. I vividly remember visiting the poverty of Native American reservations and thinking that we can&#8217;t possibly be in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Architecture for Humanity team: Josef Fuentes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In meeting with Elizabeth Davis and the rest of team, I feel comfortable to speak for AfHdc that we are both honored and energized to work on the Akilah Institute. Both their mission and compassion that was presented had convinced me that we need to support their noble efforts to improve the education of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the Architecture for Humanity team: Michelle Bove</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/08/meet-the-architecture-for-humanity-team-michelle-bove/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“After receiving my Master’s Degree I was searching for my place in the world of architecture. When I first decided to work with AfHdc I thought I would just meet some new people and participate with some volunteer work. I had no idea the impact that this organization would have on my life. Last summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AfH-DC Update</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/05/afh-dc-update/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/05/afh-dc-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vrundavaghela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Architecture for Humanity team has been working hard towards their goal of completing Design Development drawings by August.  They recently got an informal design critique be two DC architects and professors, Amy Weinstein and Phil Esocoff.  Professor Esocoff listed some great sources to reference such as Hassan Fathy; E.F. Schumacher “Small is Beautiful”; The Craftsman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land Survey</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/05/land-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/05/land-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akilah Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rwandan Workforce Development Authority (the WDA) has provided us with critical support since the very beginnning. Chong Fook Yen, the Director General, has been our advocate within the Ministry of Education and continued to endorse our mission of creating the benchmark system for post-secondary vocational and technical training in Rwanda. The WDA provided us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AfH-Akilah presents at Catholic U.</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/03/afh-akilah-present-at-catholic-u/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/03/afh-akilah-present-at-catholic-u/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauraheaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, the Akilah-AfH team in D.C. took our ideas on the road (or, across town to be precise) to give a lecture at the School of Architecture and Planning at Catholic University. Professor Adnan Morshed invited us to speak to a large group of undergrads and Masters students on the topic of how architecture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New master plan from AfH</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/03/new-master-plan-from-afh/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/03/new-master-plan-from-afh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elidavis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rockstar team at Architecture for Humanity has finished a new master plan for the Akilah institute.]]></description>
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		<title>AfH Guest Critique</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/03/afh-guest-critique/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/03/afh-guest-critique/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauraheaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Months of creative thinking, research, and sheets and sheets of drawings were on display at Architecture for Humanity’s guest critique last night in the first public showing of the plans for the Akilah campus in Rwanda. The guest critics offered suggestions, posed questions, and generally provided very positive feedback about the three master schemes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AfH&#039;s first concept master plans</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/02/afhs-first-concept-master-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/02/afhs-first-concept-master-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akilah Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A team from Architecture for Humanity&#8217;s D.C. Chapter meets every Thursday evening to work on the renovation and construction plans for Project Akilah&#8217;s site in Rwanda. They are currently developing the master scheme for the site and designing questionnaires for prospective students and community members to help shape the project. Stay tuned for updates from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture for Humanity in Rwanda</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/02/architecture-for-humanity-in-rwanda/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/02/architecture-for-humanity-in-rwanda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elidavis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before they arrived in Rwanda, we warned the Architecture for Humanity team that they should be prepared for an incredibly busy two weeks! We picked up Shurid Rahman, Vrunda Vaghela, Michelle Bove, and Joe Fuentes at the airport, gave them a few minutes to drop off their bags at the house, and then drove out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture for Humanity</title>
		<link>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/02/architecture-for-humanity/</link>
		<comments>http://akilahinstitute.org/2009/02/architecture-for-humanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elidavis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 30, 2008 &#8212; It was during my normal working hours (around 3 am) back in February or March when I decided to peruse the Architecture for Humanity site. My friend Angeline Cione had sent me an email about AfH, an international network of design professionals who volunteer their time to help communities in need. [...]]]></description>
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