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Goodbye Zambia - 11/Dec/2011 11:44 - 4743 days ago
It's been a while since I last wrote a blog post. Looking at the title of my last entry on the 23rd Sep, anyone would think that...
Gunshots!? - 23/Sep/2011 12:33 - 4822 days ago
I’m recovering after being woken up by the sounds of gunshots and massive political rallies outside my compound. The noise dur...
Election time in Zambia! - 21/Sep/2011 09:19 - 4824 days ago
So the votes are in and the counting has begun! It's election time in Zambia and this year's tripartite government elections hav...
May the last one left turn off all the lights....! - 15/Sep/2011 13:43 - 4830 days ago
Today saw the departure of Dan and Helen, 2 good friends and VSO volunteers who were part of my intake back in October 2009. As ...
Zambian Elections 2011 - 12/Aug/2011 15:41 - 4864 days ago
It's election time in Zambia and to be honest I feel pretty privilege to experience a major election during my 2 years of servic...
How I wish we had water! - 09/Aug/2011 12:31 - 4867 days ago
After my near arrest in Malawi and the recent violence during Malawi’s anti-government protests, the weeks that have followed ...
Zambia's neighbour, Malawi - 27/Jul/2011 14:45 - 4880 days ago
Off to Malawi at the weekend to do a brief trip to Lilongwe (Chipata’s nearest city just 2 hours away across the border). Bein...
The problem with Africa - 18/Jul/2011 19:00 - 4889 days ago
So David Cameron is in Africa today telling the world how Africa is in need of free trade agreements rather than foreign aid.I w...
Reflections on the highs and lows - 14/Jun/2011 18:30 - 4923 days ago
I can’t believe I’m now in the last few months of my placement! Time has definitely flown. If I reflect on my time here, I w...
Easter on Mount Mulanje - 01/May/2011 14:41 - 4967 days ago
I survived the trip to Mount Mulanje! It was absolutely amazing, though I won't lie, it was bloody tough! We travelled up to the...
The Sky's the Limit! - 19/Apr/2011 10:16 - 4979 days ago
It’s a hot and sunny morning in Chipata and I’m about to take my lunch break. Normally by now, I’m quite chilled out after...
Another day in the office - 29/Mar/2011 08:33 - 5000 days ago
It’s been a hectic couple of weeks on the work front and some of the frustrations of working life in Zambia have kicked in aga...
Monkeying around! - 29/Mar/2011 08:32 - 5000 days ago
It’s a sunny warm and fresh morning in Zambia and finally the rains seem to be subsiding. I’m starting to feel nervous about...
Lets hear it for the Girls! - 11/Mar/2011 13:55 - 5018 days ago
This week marked the 100th anniversary of International Womens' Day and even in Chipata, women (and men) were celebrating this ...
Goodbye Tarcs! - 02/Mar/2011 08:51 - 5027 days ago
I've just heard the sad news that my VSO colleague and good friend Tarcs has passed away. I remember Tarcs fondly as the guy who...
Untitled - 08/Feb/2011 13:23 - 5049 days ago
I’ve taken the morning off work today to visit a school project out in the bush which has been supported by Alan Powell, accom...
Kwacha Kum’mawa Magazine - 03/Feb/2011 09:23 - 5054 days ago
I’m really privileged to work with Florence Zimba who is a key figure in Chipata. As a Pastor’s wife and busy mother, I’m ...
Chipata Projects - 02/Feb/2011 10:46 - 5055 days ago
Besides the work at CDNG, I have been busy supporting Rosie on some of the projects that she has been working on in her‘spareâ...
Planning, Planning, Planning - 02/Feb/2011 10:32 - 5055 days ago
It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I really don’t know where the time is going.At the moment I’m developing CDNG’s str...
The Brits are in town! - 21/Jan/2011 14:27 - 5067 days ago
Last night I attended a Reception in Chipata which was attended by Steve O’Brian MP, (British Secretary of State for Internati...
Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group - 21/Jan/2011 14:25 - 5067 days ago
Making the decision to return back to work was a difficult one. Leaving friends and family behind again to venture back into a l...
Update from Zambia - 21/Jan/2011 14:06 - 5067 days ago
Unfortunately there has been a noticeable break to my stories of life in Zambia. In November 2010, just after my last entry, I ...
Untitled - 11/Nov/2010 14:03 - 5138 days ago
After the success of the craft market yesterday I spent my Saturday organising a barbecue to welcome the new vso volunteers to t...
Kum'mawa Craft Market - 11/Nov/2010 13:47 - 5138 days ago
The first ever Kum’mawa craft market took place in Chipata on Saturday and it was a great success!The market was inspired by a...
A scorching November in Zambia - 05/Nov/2010 08:55 - 5144 days ago
Ouch ! it's hot, it's just so hot. The weather here is just too hot. I will never complain about Zambia being cold again.... I'm...
Thank you! - 01/Nov/2010 08:50 - 5148 days ago
I’ve just celebrated my birthday and would to thank everyone who has sent me some birthday wishes.Unlike at home, where I woul...
Life on Zambian Radio - 11/Oct/2010 12:57 - 5169 days ago
Gosh! I’ve been asked to go on local radio and talk about life in England but to be honest, it feels so long ago that I was ba...
Zambia, one year on.... - 10/Oct/2010 13:43 - 5170 days ago
12 months ago today I touched down in Zambia for the first time. It’s been an epic adventure with some ups and downs and I can...
VSO National Conference - Lusaka - 05/Oct/2010 09:40 - 5175 days ago
The first day of the conference is spent discussing our progress in our placements and how we’re contributing to achieving VSO...
Back in the big city - 05/Oct/2010 09:40 - 5175 days ago
After 2 glorious days on Lake Kariba, we’re now back on Cairo Road in the capital, Lusaka. The streets are bustling with marke...
Projects in Siavonga - 05/Oct/2010 09:39 - 5175 days ago
Rosie and I were given a tour of Siavonga to see some interesting development projects by local VSO volunteers Ben and Al, who ...
Arrival in Siavonga. - 05/Oct/2010 09:39 - 5175 days ago
Finally arrive in Siavonga after the sweatiest and bumpiest journey of my life. At one point I thought the bus was going to topp...
A long bus ride to Siavonga - never to be repeated again - 05/Oct/2010 09:38 - 5175 days ago
I’m on my way to Lusaka (I seem to be going there too often than I’d like). This time, it’s for the national VSO conferenc...
Monkeys in town! - 24/Sep/2010 09:44 - 5186 days ago
Wow– it’s hotting up in Chipata now and I’ve seen a monkey crossing the road in town. Everytime I see a monkey (which actu...
Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group - Update - 24/Sep/2010 09:43 - 5186 days ago
Some of you have been asking how Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group is going and whether we still need computers? Well, thank...
Back in the Easterm Province– Cobra snakes, a visit by the President, the King and the opening of Chipata’s first railway line - 30/Aug/2010 20:03 - 5211 days ago
This last week has been an exciting one in the Eastern Province. With all the events, it seems that the often forgotten about Ea...
Projects in Livingstone - 30/Aug/2010 20:00 - 5211 days ago
Being a‘development worker’ as sometimes VSO volunteers are referred to as, I can’t help but be amazed at some of the exci...
18th August - Victoria Falls - 30/Aug/2010 19:47 - 5211 days ago
Breathtaking, colossal and not surprisingly one of the most stunning natural wonders of the world.David Livingstone did a good j...
17th August - Arrival in Livingstone, Southern Province. (Home to the Tonga tribe and Victoria Falls) - 30/Aug/2010 19:43 - 5211 days ago
Finally arrived in Livingstone after a 6 hour journey from Lusaka passing through small villages and towns including Mazabuka, C...
Travelling South to Livingstone soon... - 16/Aug/2010 11:38 - 5225 days ago
...On my to Livingstone in the next couple of days. Livingstone is quite a large town in the Southern Province of Zambia (about ...
A week with fellow VSO volunteers in Lusaka - 16/Aug/2010 11:26 - 5225 days ago
Last week I attended 'callback' in Lusaka. Callback is run by VSO and is a 5 day workshop with the aim of providing all recent v...
Handbags and shirts in the dusty corners of Chipata - 24/Jul/2010 14:58 - 5248 days ago
I’ve been out and about in Chipata inflicting my attempts at the local language upon some very confused locals who assume tha...
A sad day in Chipata - 12/Jul/2010 15:48 - 5260 days ago
When a recognizable voice calls you up at an expected hour to say that we‘have a funeral’, no one can ever prepare you for s...
It's July and Southern Africa is cold - 09/Jul/2010 17:45 - 5263 days ago
Its July already and time is flying by! For me, July is usually a month of trips to the beach, long sunny evenings and the odd c...
football, computers and a trip to the village - 08/Jun/2010 20:02 - 5294 days ago
Its cooling down here in sub-saharan Africa. I’m not sure exactly what the temperature was today as I have no TV to switch on ...
It's June already!? - 01/Jun/2010 19:12 - 5301 days ago
I've been in Zambia for 8 months now and time is flying by. I'm enjoying Zambia, its people, the landscape and even the food, wh...
Radio Breeze 89.3 FM Chipata - 17/May/2010 08:44 - 5316 days ago
Not having a TV in Chipata is proving to be less difficult than I had imagined, especially as the quality of the local radio sta...
Latest news from Chipata - 12/May/2010 20:55 - 5321 days ago
Many of you have been wondering what’s been happening to my blog updates recently. I think the last time I wrote to you I was ...
Hippos, Elephants and a broken down safari vehicle - 26/Apr/2010 17:17 - 5337 days ago
Over the last month or so, I’ve developed a small passion for hippo watching. Where I live in Chipata the only interesting wi...
A winter feeling in the air - 26/Apr/2010 17:09 - 5337 days ago
It’s Monday. I’m in Sub-Saharan Africa and I’m freezing cold. I thinks it’s the first time since I have arrived in Zambi...
Computers - 31/Mar/2010 08:42 - 5363 days ago
I've been kindly donated a PC by some friends to use at my organisation (we are still with no computers and a printer), so as yo...
Some photos! - At last... - 25/Mar/2010 13:15 - 5369 days ago
Some of you have asked what happened to the photos of the Ncwala tribal ceremony that I attended recently in Chipata. Well after...
N'cwala Ceremony - And the day I shook hands with a Zambian President - 04/Mar/2010 12:59 - 5390 days ago
A year ago I had never even heard of the town of Chipata, but last weekend (this normally quiet and unassuming place) had proven...
Lusaka, Zambia - 12/Feb/2010 14:58 - 5410 days ago
I arrived in the Zambian capital of Lusaka last week after a 6 hour journey on the Great East Road. We left Chipata in the East ...
A very wet workshop... - 31/Jan/2010 10:13 - 5422 days ago
Last week I experienced the true nature of the saying‘when it rains it pours’. Picture the scene…It’s the afternoon of m...
Football, Football - The African Nations' Cup - 26/Jan/2010 14:19 - 5427 days ago
It’s been a while since my last blog entry and so I thought I’d update you on what’s been happening here, especially as so...
Patience is a virtue - 07/Jan/2010 15:58 - 5446 days ago
I’ve spent the whole day trying to secure internet access so that I can send off a funding application through a well known in...
Happy New Year from the Chipata Nutrition Group, Zambia! - 04/Jan/2010 12:05 - 5449 days ago
As you know, I’m currently volunteering as a fundraiser for the Community-Based Organisation, Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition ...
All the best for 2010! - 31/Dec/2009 08:47 - 5453 days ago
I just wanted to use my blog to wish everyone a very happy 2010. I haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions so I’ve decided...
A rainy afternoon at home - 29/Dec/2009 12:09 - 5455 days ago
Latest update: It's raining (HEAVILY), I'm at home listening to UB40 playing on the local radio station whilst attempting to bak...
26th December - Down at the farm on boxing day - 28/Dec/2009 09:32 - 5456 days ago
It’s boxing day today, but in Zambia the day is not marked as a special occasion and when a Zambian asked me what the definiti...
25th December - Merry Christmas from Zambia! - 28/Dec/2009 09:30 - 5456 days ago
Merry Christmas! There’s no internet network in Chipata today (something about the weather conditions), so this is a late entr...
24th December - Christmas Eve - 28/Dec/2009 09:02 - 5456 days ago
It’s raining heavily. I’m in town buying chickens as christmas presents for Brenda (my housekeeper) and Moses (the gardener)...
Countdown to Christmas! - 23/Dec/2009 19:51 - 5461 days ago
Some people have asked me what it's like to spend Christmas in Zambia. Let's just say there appears to be less build up than the...
Saturday 19th December - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! - 21/Dec/2009 08:33 - 5463 days ago
I woke up early with a craving for an English Breakfast, a cup of tea and the latest gossip from Grazia Magazine. I could even p...
3rd December - Children Everywhere! - 04/Dec/2009 09:44 - 5480 days ago
Today the Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group was the venue for the‘Under Fives Growth Monitoring Programme’. Every month,...
01/12/09 Dzithandizeni Outreach Programme at Molozi School - 03/Dec/2009 13:19 - 5481 days ago
Today it’s international World AIDS Day and to celebrate this global event, my organisation, Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group wen...
30/11/09 - World AIDS Day Eve - Candlelight Procession on the streets of Chipata - 03/Dec/2009 13:06 - 5481 days ago
Today the community of Chipata gathered at Barclays Bank Square in the town to open the National World AIDS day candlelight proc...
Countdown to World AIDS Day on the 1st December! - 30/Nov/2009 09:53 - 5484 days ago
It’s been a busy few days in the lead up to the World AIDS Day, which is being commerated tomorrow on the the 1st December. Th...
Sunday 22nd November - A game of twister by the lake - 30/Nov/2009 09:46 - 5484 days ago
Today, my housemate Esther and I organised a trip to Apollo Dam which is home to a large reservoir in Chipata. Any landscape wit...
Friday 20th November - A trip to the compounds of Chipata. - 30/Nov/2009 09:36 - 5484 days ago
Today I’m shattered. I walked for 2 hours in the heat with my colleague Mr Zulu to visit one of our projects in the neighbouri...
Saturday 14th November - A project visit to Mteleze Village! - 18/Nov/2009 11:46 - 5496 days ago
Today I visited the community of Mteleza village which is located in Chipata District, close to the border to Malawi.Words canâ€...
Friday 13th November - What a busy week! - 18/Nov/2009 11:09 - 5496 days ago
It’s been a busy week at my placement at Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group. All week, we've been at Provident House in tow...
Saturday 7th November - Safari - 10/Nov/2009 13:28 - 5504 days ago
We rose at 4:30am to the sound of the monkeys and hurriedly left the camp for a morning drive at 6am. Our tour guide was Robbie,...
Friday 4th November - The road to South Luangwa National Park - 10/Nov/2009 13:26 - 5504 days ago
Today I set off with some fellow VSOs to Mfuwe (home to South Luangwa National Park), which is home to countless wild animals in...
Wednesday 4th November - World AIDS Day - Pre meeting - 04/Nov/2009 13:55 - 5510 days ago
Last week all Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOS) including my organisation attended a meeting at the council to discuss how w...
Tuesday 3rd November - Computers - 04/Nov/2009 13:53 - 5510 days ago
Today I placed my first order for computer equipment on behalf of Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group. I worked with my colleague Mr Z...
Saturday 31st October - Birthday celebrations - 31/Oct/2009 14:02 - 5514 days ago
It's my birthday today and I feel very priviledged celebrating in Zambia with some great people. I'm sure this birthday will def...
Wednesday 28/10/09 - Bloodbath! - 29/Oct/2009 06:50 - 5516 days ago
I met the District Commissioner today who was a very smooth talking disciplinary. He manages all affairs in the district and wel...
Tuesday 27/10/09 - Mangoes, A sleeping guard and other things - 29/Oct/2009 06:47 - 5516 days ago
Our gardener Moses climbed a tree in the garden and pulled down some pawpaw, which we made into a fruit salad for tea. I’m sti...
Splashing around - Sunday 25/10/09 - 29/Oct/2009 06:45 - 5516 days ago
Today was a perfect day. At 2pm, Esther, Rosie and I hit the swimming pools of Crystal Springs, which is a guest house set facin...
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