Back in March, MEDAzine put a challenge to MEDA staff worldwide to participate in a new contest, MEDA Moment in Time.
The objective was to capture a moment in their work life, wherever that may be, on May 7, 2008 at 10am local time.
Naturally, here at MEDA we weren't offering any big (or small) cash prize, only some recognition: We promised that the best entries would appear in a special edition of MEDAzine, to give you, our dear readers and supporters, a glimpse of life at MEDA and those who work in economic development in aid of the poor around the world.
We hope you enjoy this – especially the lighter moments!
Bob Kroeker, director of member relations, and president Allan Sauder are heading off in the rain to see another MEDA donor after meeting with MEDA member Kevin Lambright. With fuel prices so high, they resorted to a more basic mode of travel. Hey, hay is cheaper than gasoline! Photo taken in Shipshewana, Indiana, at Kevin Lambright's Auction and Public Market facility, Trading Place.
John Mwanambeya, seated, of the account department at the MEDA TZ head office in Dar es Salaam, retires vehicle expense forms from the field. Standing is Ombeni Mwerinde.
Thereza Mtwanga prepares tea and coffee for staff at the MEDA TZ head office in Dar es Salaam.
Christian Kboka, left, works with Dixon Komba, right, at the MEDA TZ head office in Dar es Salaam, trying to keep the office grounds looking beautiful and verdant.
MEDA Nicaragua country manager Keith Poe, pointing, inspects some Conservation Agriculture machinery at the research centre of the INTA-CEO, in Posoltega, Leon in preparation for the planting cycle. With him are, left to right, Marcio Peres, Produmer chief agronomist, Roger Larios, Produmer marketing specialist, Keith, and Venazio Izaguirre, director of INTA-CEO, MEDA's main government partner in Leon and Chinandega areas. May is the start of the planting season in Nicaragua. In the background is the Casitas Volcano, infamous for the mudslide after Hurricane Mitch that killed thousands.
9:58am local time - power failure.
9:59am local time - water failure.
10:00am local time - A good flash bulb, some subtle MEDA product placement, plus exact location demonstrated on map behind. Nicaragua intern Catherine Tegelberg earns bonus points for sending her photo in so quickly despite "obvious woeful working conditions."
... When it's a desk. At his "desk" in an Indian hotel room, Bill Harrington completes a training program on corporate governance to deliver to senior managers of 10 microfinance institutions the following week.
Taking advice from a recent seminar on multi-tasking, John Pauls leads the MEDA Waterloo chapter choir while checking his emails.
Eliminating cups at the water cooler has not only cut down on office expenses and unnecessary waste, but has also created more of a team atmosphere among coworkers Jerry Quigley, Trudy Rejeski and Grace Neeb.
Jared Penner and Caleb MacDonald, the two top contenders for Mr. MEDA 2008, keep the face of MEDA young and fresh.
Nigel 'Hollywood' Motts confronts the office paparazzi.
