Event Description: The Nipissing Branch of the Canadian International Council is pleased to announce that on Wednesday January 18^th it will be holding a discussion of “Development in Africa: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”  Our guest, Major Ed Smith (ret), will discuss his experiences with development projects in South Sudan and Cameroon and the benefits of, and problems with, Canadian developmental assistance in Africa. 

Speaker biography:
Ed Smith is a retired major with the Canadian Armed Forces whose military service included postings with United Nations missions in South Sudan and elsewhere.  While serving with the military, he founded two non-governmental organisations, including North Bay-based International Children’s Awareness, focussed on development projects in Cameroon and South Sudan.  He has two decades of experience with water projects and community development projects in Africa.

Admission:
This event is free and open to the public – everyone is welcome!

Contact: 
Please call Robin Gendron at (705) 474-3450 ext. 439 or email gendronrs@nipissingu.ca

Our next event will be on January 31^st at 7 pm in A137 at Nipissing University, when Gordon Teti will be speaking on Poverty Awareness.  In February, Lt. Colonel Alain Pelletier of the Royal Canadian Air Force will be speaking on Operation Lebreccio, the NATO air mission over Libya.