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Title
Holmquist on Niger vs Nigeria
Creator
Ann Hofer Holmquist
Description
Holmquist describes her work in Nigeria as compared to the work of PCVs in Niger.
Date Created
Undated
Subject
Education and development.
Spatial Coverage
One reel.
Rights
Owned by American University Library Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
Reel 9727
Publisher
American University Library Archives and Special Collections
Date Issued
25 January 2019
Is Part Of
Peace Corps Community Archive, Ann Hofer Holmquist Collection, Box 1, reel 9727
Type
audio correspondence
Format
reel-to-reel
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Transcription
The volunteers in Niger, as one of them put it, even if they come there with no knowledge at all, they’re way ahead of everybody else because the people in Niger all have minus knowledge, [laughs] as they put it. There’s absolutely nothing there; they’re starting from scratch. There’s a greater satisfaction, working in this really bush situation where you can see where anything you do is progress. But, in a way, Zaria’s more of a challenge. It demands a certain level of competence, because we are teaching in fairly good schools and there’s a certain amount of challenge just in being a good teacher.
Original Format
reel-to-reel
Duration
0:00:40
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