![Africawatch Special Report - Gabon-Oregon Cooperation: A Unique Collaboration for Progress](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/10/Screen-Shot-2014-10-31-at-4.19.17-PM-26azhlu-470x140.png)
The UDL’s work in Gabon has been featured in this October’s issue of Africawatch! Read more below: Article: Simply referred to as the Gabon-Oregon Center…
![Gaboneco: University Omar Bongo's Modernization Continues](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/10/Gaboneco-1p4fzmg-470x140.jpg)
Université Omar Bongo’s Modernization Continues October 8, 2014 The University Omar Bongo’s meeting room was recently the stage of the official presentation of the campus…
![News Roundup - Week of January 20th](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/News-Roundup-Jan-20-2j09do3-470x140.jpg)
Two big media pieces regarding our program popped up this past week. On Wednesday, the 22nd, an article about the UOB master planning studio appeared…
![Discussing the illustrative plans after the presentation](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/2014-01-17-15.42.26-CB-1agog78-470x140.jpg)
Presentation day! But there was still plenty left to do in the morning after we’d had our last breakfast of baguette and tea. Phasing plans,…
![Claire's late night birthday celebration](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/2014-01-17-00.31.50-CB-xqwlsr-470x140.jpg)
Thursday we combined the eight groups into four. My group came together with David’s to form the group for Alternative Four, or Maximum Development wherein…
![A group of students hard at work playing the design game](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/2014-01-16-14.22.14-CB-2boaaw4-470x140.jpg)
The day of the design game. Everyone was split up into eight groups, which would be combined into four the next day. One facilitator from…
![Students hard at work tracing base maps](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/IMG_4720-CB-1kdqvgd-470x140.jpg)
On Tuesday we had a relatively slower day compared to the rest of the week. We woke up a little later, closer to 8am, and…
![UOB students waiting outside the auditorium in the morning](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/IMG_4463-CB-14scghd-470x140.jpg)
Monday was our first day working with students and faculty from Universite Omar Bongo. But before the charrette started, Mark would make an introductory presentation…
![Concert on the beach](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/2014-01-12-17.20.33-CB-1y1y854.jpg)
Sunday was a long day of shopping and walking around the beach. Waking up, we headed towards downtown Libreville to visit several artisanal craft markets…
![Riding in the van to Hotel Hibiscus](https://blogs.uoregon.edu/udlgabon/files/2014/01/2014-01-11-15.46.26-1-CB-ss0cuw.jpg)
After almost two days spent on planes traveling from Eugene to Africa, we didn’t hesitate to dive into the diverse array of offerings at the…