Title: Camille Tuason Mata (
Zambia)
Status: Active
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http://volunteeringinzambia.blogspot.com/
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New Beginnings: New President - 01/Oct/2011 17:35 - 4814 days ago
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A View across the Valley - 11/Sep/2011 16:53 - 4834 days ago
Sata supportersElection fever has descended upon Chipata Central, giving an air of both tension and excitement to the community....
IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST - 11/Aug/2011 19:18 - 4865 days ago
Of course, my life during any given month in Chipata varies, but not considerably so. The occasional spontaneous occurrence aris...
AUGUST 1ST, 2011 - 03/Aug/2011 17:28 - 4873 days ago
Aaaaah. Easing into August was surprisingly enjoyable - must be due tomy week long holidayon the shores of the blue, blue Lake M...
SOME TIME IN MID-JULY . . . - 17/Jul/2011 11:36 - 4890 days ago
Sunday. Winter has arrived in Chipata Valley and brings with it several days of cold temperatures, gusty winds, and occasional g...
NACHOMA BWANJI IN JULY! - 03/Jul/2011 13:53 - 4904 days ago
One day in June, SPAR supermarket did not open until 9:00 hours, which drove a wedge in the spoke of the wheel of my daily routi...
SCENES OF CHIPATA - 29/May/2011 14:30 - 4939 days ago
I spent a good part of Saturday (May 29th) taking photos of different life images of Chipata. The images I selected ar...
CLOSING THE CHAPTER ON MAY AND TRANSITIONING INTO JUNE - 27/May/2011 08:14 - 4941 days ago
Sunday (22 May) was such a lovely day that I felt inspired to broadcast it. My friend, Richard, asked me to accompany he and his...
Labor Day Celebrations - 02/May/2011 09:46 - 4966 days ago
Labor Day holiday today, which means no work. Yesterday, some of the Council staff and invited participants marched in the stree...
A RESTFUL EASTER WEEKEND - 26/Apr/2011 06:54 - 4972 days ago
It's Tuesday, April 26, the day after a long, four-day Easter holiday. I started the weekend at the office, completing the first...
WHAT'S ON TODAY? - 06/Apr/2011 09:50 - 4992 days ago
Today is the second day of the Chipata District Leadership Training workshop. My co-worker asked me to attend. The training is p...
MORE ABOUT CHIPATA DISTRICT, EASTERN PROVINCE - 04/Apr/2011 14:16 - 4994 days ago
I should say something about Chipata, my home base for the next year. I should also let you all know, who are interested in know...
FINALLY, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET . . . - 14/Mar/2011 12:49 - 5015 days ago
Apologies for the lack of communication on my part. I have been in Chipata now for two weeks and in Zambia for a total of three ...
IN FLIGHT - 18/Feb/2011 02:03 - 5039 days ago
So, the last few hours were a little hectic and filled with travel. I was dropped off at the Amherst Center at 8:30a.m this morn...
ONE MORE DAY FORWARD - 16/Feb/2011 00:55 - 5041 days ago
Today is Tuesday. One more day towards my departure on Thursday, February 17th for Zambia. I received word from my advisor that ...
SKWID Training - 14/Feb/2011 22:54 - 5043 days ago
I just returned mid-week last week from the very intense, very fast paced SKWID training required of all CUSO-VSO volunteer newb...
NSHIMA: ZAMBIA'S STAPLE FOOD - 28/Jan/2011 00:52 - 5060 days ago
Nshima with relish (Miwzenge S. Tembo, Ph.D.)Because I like food and find anything new and exotic interesting, I'll try it (barr...
A BETTER ORIENTATION TO THE SINAZONGWE DISTRICT - 23/Jan/2011 20:57 - 5065 days ago
Location of Sinazongwe, next to Lake Kariba (in blue).I was perusing the internet and came upon a Red Cross Vulnerability Capaci...
THE COMPLEXITY OF LAND USE AND LAND LAWS IN ZAMBIA - 17/Jan/2011 20:04 - 5071 days ago
Why is understanding land use and land use laws important?Land has been credited for securing means to a livelihood and hence fo...
ABOUT ZAMBIA: GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHICS - 08/Jan/2011 19:19 - 5080 days ago
Zambia (map courtesy of EveryCulture.com)Whenever I tell people in Sunderland and Amherst and the surrounding areas about my pla...
AIDS EPIDEMIC IN ZAMBIA - 06/Jan/2011 01:18 - 5082 days ago
Aids has become a national epidemic in Zambia. The very first case was reported in 1984, but the number of Zambians with aids ha...
FOOD SECURITY NEEDS OF ZAMBIA - 02/Jan/2011 22:07 - 5086 days ago
The last time I blogged was before Christmas Day. The past two weeks have been very busy. After having been engrossed in my arti...
ORIENTING MYSELF TO THE SINAZONGWE DISTRICT - 17/Dec/2010 00:28 - 5102 days ago
Having never been to the Sinazongwe District, I thought it best to start researching and blogging about my placement location as...
ZAMBIA COUNTRY PROFILE - 14/Dec/2010 20:14 - 5105 days ago
Even if you have never been to the African continent, you can probably imagine the level of poverty in a country like Zambia. No...
MY FUNDRAISING PAGE IS UP - 13/Dec/2010 20:52 - 5106 days ago
Okay, so all of my blogs so far have been about fundraising for my placement. I realize that this is a bit obsessive, but I had ...
ORIENTATION: CUSO-VSO AND VOLUNTEERING - 12/Dec/2010 19:07 - 5107 days ago
Yesterday, my older sister, Monique, made me aware of the fact that most people would not know what CUSO-VSO is or what I am doi...
MOVING FORWARD - 11/Dec/2010 18:11 - 5108 days ago
On Thursday (December 9), I participated in an outreach training with CUSO-VSO and learned that volunteers would be raising fund...
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