Hello and Welcome!

Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm currently working as a Fundraising Advisor in Chipata for a small community-based organisation called Chipata Dzithandizeni Nutrition Group, based in the Eastern Province of Zambia.

It's a role I gained through Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and I'm hoping to share my experiences of Zambian culture with you through this site.

I'm lucky to be working with some amazing colleagues and the community, sharing skills in order to generate income and resources to support the work of the the Nutrition Group. The Group is situated in Kapata township right in the heart of Chipata and its focus is to provide nutritional support to vulnerable children and adults in the urban and rural areas of Chipata.

Before this, I had never been to Zambia, slept under a mosquito net or even accepted a job without meeting any of my colleagues first, so as you can imagine it was a bit of a risk! I'm grateful to VSO for all their support in preparing me for all the challenges! I'm hoping that with some fun and hard work along the way, I'll look back and think that every minute was worth it.

If you like, you can see where Chipata is by clicking on the map on the right. Also feel free to click on the Zambia Country profile to learn more about this stunning country. Take a browse through my blog and feel free to post me any messages along the way!

Please remember that all the views within this blog do not represent the views of VSO or Chipata Nutrition Group.

Thanks,
Sarah

Monday, 28 December 2009

24th December - Christmas Eve



It’s raining heavily. I’m in town buying chickens as christmas presents for Brenda (my housekeeper) and Moses (the gardener). What the shop owner failed to tell me was that the chickens are alive and very heavy. I bought 3 and carried them in Tesco bags all the way home in the rain (there are no Tesco supermarkets here, so not sure how the bags were supplied) with a little help from Esther, one of the Dutch VSOs. It was surreal. We’ve named one of the chickens Moses, after the gardener. Like Moses, he’s is cheeky, loud and loves being centre of attention. It’s a shame the chickens will soon be slaughtered and boiled in a pot, but I guess that’s why chickens in Zambia fear Christmas. Poor Moses!
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