“I recently asked individuals all over the world to submit a photo that captured #WhyAllGirls matter to them, and the response has been overwhelming. From the United States to Guatemala, to Rwanda to Germany, people all over the world believe that all girls are important and deserve equality.” Read more here. See all of the photos […]
Global Health Corps
The Road MOST Travelled
On the second weekend of September, I bused 7 hours from Kitwe to Lusaka and 7 hours back from Lusaka to Kitwe for a ZamFam bonding at Lilayi Lodge. On the third weekend of September, I bused 15 hours from Kitwe to Livingstone and 13 hours back from Livingstone to Kitwe to take a dip […]
The Three Little Ellies
Rescue, rehabilitation, and release are the three main objectives of the Elephant Orphanage Project (EOP) sponsored by Game Rangers International (GRI) in Zambia. The EOP is a nursery for abandoned elephant calves that have fallen victim to poaching, human conflict, or environmental factors. Here they are cared for 24/7 by trained Keepers and fed milk […]
The Copperbelt Health Education Project (CHEP)
I was accepted to Global Health Corps on May 6th and asked to make a decision by May 11th. After the initial shock and excitement wore off, low thoughts began sinking in. Was I accepted so late because I was an alternate? Did I really have what it takes? Should I actually do GHC? Now […]
Bent But Not Broken
On Day 2 of GHC Training, Dr. Noerine Kaleeba, the patron and founder of TASO Uganda, shared an inspiring talk on resilience in health and development. I etched her phrase, “Bent But Not Broken” into my notebook thinking it would be relevant one day, not realizing just how true it would become for me. These […]
The Digital Age
I officially have 3 phones, so I think that makes me almost Zambian. Here there are 3 major phone lines – Airtel, MTN, Zamtel – and most people have a sim card from each company. I only have Airtel and MTN so I’m a little behind, but I’m not even sure I could keep up […]
All of the Lights
Load shedding: 1. an intentional electrical power shutdown, sometimes mandated by the government, where power is cut for periods of time over different areas of a distribution region 2. frustrating ZESCO, the Zambian power company, began load shedding a little over a month ago all over Zambia. This means that every day, throughout the day, […]
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
After spending some time in Lusaka, I have finally moved to Kitwe and am starting to settle down. As per the agreement with GHC, CHEP is providing housing for me and Mwansa. They have a large compound facility with offices, a training center, and hostel rooms to house guests that come for workshops. Mwansa and […]
Mama, I Made It
The past 48 hours are a blur…. 7/13/15 – EST 4:00 am: This would have been an early morning wakeup call if any of us had actually gone to sleep. Instead, we chose to stay up all night celebrating the end of training and beginning of adventures, packing, and saying goodbye. Regardless, checking out and […]
ZamFam
ZamWow….Zambitious….Zamtastic….ZAMFAM! The numerous amount of clever names one can make with a name like Zambia is nothing compared to the amount of love the GHC Zambian cohort has for one another. As the smallest country cohort – 18 fellows and 1 awesome ZamDad – Zambia is traditionally the closest team. From the moment I met […]