My second month in Tanzania seems to have flown by, mostly due to the fact I have been travelling for the last 2 weeks. The first trip was to Zanzibar, to meet up with 2 fellow PULSE volunteers, Adrianne and Adrianna both who are based in Nairobi, Kenya. Being the only PULSE volunteer in Dar, […]
Tag Archives: PULSE2018
August
29
Coming full circle
posted by loriannbono_pulse2018
The first time I thought about applying for PULSE was the day that Andrew Witty announced the program. At the time, I thought that it was for higher level employees — certainly such a wonderful program would not be available to the rank and file GSK employee. It wasn’t until a few years later, when a Philly colleague took […]
August
09
Part 3: …and suddenly everything is accelerating!
posted by Corinne Jumel
You remember, I left you with this question: “Why am I here? What about now, after 40 days, since the beginning, including 26 days working at the IFRC? Vous vous souvenez, je vous avais laissé avec cette question : « pourquoi suis-je là ? » Qu’en est-il maintenant après 40 jours depuis le début, dont 26 jours de travail à la […]
August
09
Making a change
posted by louiselittlefair
I have now been in Tanzania for 1 month! In some ways I feel like I’ve lived here for a long time, but on the other hand, time is flying! The NGO that I am working for, Amref Health Africa, is an Africa led organization present in 9 African countries. I am working in […]
July
14
First impressions
posted by louiselittlefair
Karibu! So luckily the two infamous suitcases did close and my flight to Dar Es Salaam was gloriously uneventful. I’ve been to some pretty chaotic airports before (Delhi and La Paz come to mind) but nothing could prepare me for Dar Es Salaam airport. I managed to get my way through immigration and to baggage […]
June
05
My first day in the new office for my PULSE volunteer assignment
posted by lindacortese
Yesterday I walked into work at an office that wasn’t a GSK building for the first time, well, pretty much ever. I’ve been with GSK or one of our legacy companies for the past 27 years. My new colleagues at The Food Trust here in Philadelphia – my office through the end of the […]
