When I signed up for Global Health Corps in Kitwe, Zambia last May I knew it would teach me a string of lessons. I imagined learning about professionalism, moving to a new country and city, building a community from scratch. And I did learn all of that! But I learned so much more too. Here […]
Global Health Corps
Professional Development Workshop
This is a belated post on an event Mwansa and I take a lot of pride in… Every Global Health Corps fellow is required to take part in the selection process for the next class. While we were tasked with reading potential fellow applications and interviewing them, ZamFam noticed an unfortunate lack of professionalism […]
World AIDS Day
The first ever global health day, World AIDS Day was first held in 1988 to remind people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for those living with HIV, and to commemorate the lives that have been lost to HIV. During our Global Health Corps training Phill Wilson, founder of the Black AIDS […]
Swimming with the Devil
Lovingly known as Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders), Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world at 5557 feet wide and varying in height from 262-304 feet. Vic Falls borders Zambia and Zimbabwe on the Zambezi River and is Zambia’s main tourist attraction and proudest site. From September to December, when the falls have less […]
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 […]