We met an amazing woman at Chikumbuso on our tour! Her story, which deeply touched all of us, forms the beginning point for a large complex of women's projects, schools, libraries, and other development projects. Be sure to ask one of our team members to tell you the whole story when they get home. We also had a terrific visit at Room to Read. The Country Director, Samantha Chuula arranged for her staff to provide us with an overview of their library projects in Zambia. They are testing innovative programs to improve reading skills with the Zambian children. A huge challenge! The lack of decoding and phonics makes it extremely difficult for the children to ever learn to read -- they are many reading grades below level. They are testing the theory that adding a second language too soon messes up the learning process.
Today we had an enjoyable but long bus ride from Lusaka to Ndola. The best part of the whole trip was seeing our HealthEd Connect Zambian Representative, Gershom, waiting to greet us!
Again we have terrific pictures but can't get them loaded. BIG BUMMER!
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