QUINCY Quincy has been an Our Moon scholar since 2016. She graduated last August from our programme. Quincy’s father died when she was very young. There is no safety net in Zambia – no benefits system and few jobs for people like Quincy’s mother who only had a little schooling and few skills. Some of her mother’s […]
The Pleasures of Writing a Novel
Our scholar Zoe has written his first novel. In this intimate blog, Zoe writes about the emotional impact that writing has had on him, and shares his novel. You can see from the blog, that he is a novelist in the making. There are many joys involved in writing a novel. There is the inherent […]
Leadership and Ethics: The Ideal African Leader
Thomas, one of our scholars, has written a great piece on his time at Yale Young African Scholars summer programme in Rwanda and what he learnt about leadership. The lesson that different leadership styles need to be adopted in different situations is surely one that many leaders today, both in Africa and the west, could […]
Tony’s Experience of Ashesi University
Justin recently caught up with Tony, one of Our Moon’s first students at Hillcrest, to hear about his first year at Ashesi University. When I got to Ashesi I thought I wouldn’t get to interact with many people, the lecturers especially. I thought it would be very formal, but after a week or so I […]
Celebrating Africa’s Beauty: Our Day Safari in Chobe
Occasionally a day comes along that makes you stop and appreciate the beautiful world around you away from the rush of everyday life. Stepping back and untangling ourselves from our daily lives for a day off when in Zambia, the trip that Helen and I took to Chobe National Park, Botswana in August was food […]
Thando’s Experience of The Yale Young African Scholars Programme
What an outstanding, eye-opening piece on The Yale Young African Scholars Programme from Thando. Thomas and Thando recently attended the programme in Rwanda. Be sure to read this blog for an insight into their experience. A Bemba proverb says that a man who can only eat what his mother cooks will never know how much […]