There is so much being discussed in the international development arena about supporting the girl-child. But what about the boy-child ? The many challenges that face the girl-child are now well documented and, due to the SDGs, funds are flowing to support many initiatives to help girls to stay in school, combat gender based violence […]
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What my day at an Our Moon workshop meant for me, by Nzowa
Nzowa attended Tomorrow’s Leaders Forums in Lusaka and told us what her highlights had been. Nzowa is in Grade 11 and looking to identify opportunities open to her when she finishes school. The highlight of my day was when Ted Talks was introduced. I watched the video clip of Chimamanda Adichie and it just touched […]
Our Moon in Zambia – part three – Lusaka conferences and visits to UNZA & CBU
The third blog in our series about our visit to Zambia concludes with our Lusaka student and teacher conferences, as well as trips to both Copperbelt University (CBU) and University of Zambia (UNZA). Florence Nkowane from Kucetekela Foundation very kindly invited on our behalf a group of 11 teachers from five schools to a conference […]
Ashley – My First Impressions of UBC
I arrived at UBC last week after 39 hours of traveling. It was my first time on a plane and at first I was excited combined with being a little bit nervous. By the end though, I was just tired and wanted to settle in at UBC.UBC is really awesome. The views are lovely. There […]
Highlights from Zambia part two – scholar selection for January 2017
One of our major tasks during our visit to Zambia in the summer was to select our A level scholars to start Hillcrest School in January 2017. We work with our scholars to help them to apply to universities. Our selection involved us interviewing and testing 26 students in five locations within Zambia. Students are […]
Highlights of our first week in Zambia – Livingstone
Helen and Lydia visited Zambia this July to deliver a series of conferences to schools – to teachers and students – and then to select students for the next scholarships. Here, Helen describes the work they did during the first week of their stay. Livingstone is best known throughout the world as the home to […]