A New Boy in Town
on Rob Wootton (Zambia), 06/Dec/2011 15:33, 34 days ago
Next door to my office is a local organisation working for people with disabilities and run by two friendly, charming women called Cristobel and Beauty. As far as I can whenever they have asked for my help and advice I have tried my best to support them, which is not easy given they have very little, if any, funding and people with disabilities remain a marginalised group within society. When Beauty became pregnant she confidently informed me that she would be having a boy and that she would name him Robert. I innocently thought that she was teasing me, just being kind or more likely to change her mind later on and choose a traditional name. Of course I was wrong and I struggle to think of a greater honour as when Beauty gave birth this week she did name him after me, which brought a larger than normal, beaming smile to my face. Pictures of baby Robert will follow soon.