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 […]
The Zambian Experience of Funerals
Here is a really interesting piece from Prince, one of our scholars, on Zambian funerals. I can still remember my first funeral; my mother was 80% against it but I insisted because it was a friend. I recall wondering to myself, when I arrived: “why is such an interesting ritual bound in age discrimination?” Arriving […]