Dad completed his challenge to walk 26 lengths of his room over a week! And look at the relief and smiles on his face. He would love to you to continue donating to Our Moon. Please donate via this link. He would love to reach his target fundraising of £1000. So far he has raised […]
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Tutoring Children
Mercy Mulenga, one of Our Moon’s current Young Leaders, talks about her experiences at the start of tutoring some of the young children of our workers who don’t go to school There is nothing as exciting as seeing your students comprehending your teachings – this makes you feel you are a good teacher. The converse is […]
Solidarity in coronavirus times
Graph reproduced from African Arguments Only three weeks ago, it was difficult to ever imagine a time when the world would be in lockdown. And yet, here we are. And in many communities, we are adapting remarkably quickly. It has become the new normal for many people to work from home. From our snug, often […]
To celebrate both International Women’s Day and Youth Day, please meet Janet
I haven’t written a blog for a while, but this week has had two great reasons to celebrate – International Women’s Day and, in Zambia, International Youth Day. At Our Moon, we are very proud to be working with some amazing young women that fall within both categories, so I thought I would introduce you […]
I am not black; I’m African
POEM BY WATSON MUSHIMBEI, CLASS OF 2019 I’m not black; I’m African My skin colour doesn’t define me, but my heritage does The choices I make and the path I take glorify my blood My people are not your stereotype I’m not black, I’m African My strength is what I am My weakness is what […]
HOW OUR MOON IS USING THE SDGs TO INFORM OUR WORK
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted “by all United Nation member states in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030” (UN). They have been widely adopted by companies wishing to make sure that their organisations are having […]