On the day following National Heroes Day, the first Monday of July, the country celebrates Unity Day! As Zambia is a multinational state with over 70 ethnic groups, this day brings together people from various backgrounds to celebrate their shared culture and also their diverse identities.Prince, one of our second year scholars, has written a […]
It’s time to get involved!
Precious, an Our Moon scholar, and Nelson Mbundi, a student at Hillcrest School, write today, the Day of an African Child on the need to support the rights of African children to an education. The Day of an African Child is a perfect example of how far we have come and how much we have achieved. […]
Helen’s Recent Visit to Zambia
As the cock crows and another day dawns, I luxuriate in the knowledge that I have another 15 minutes before I need to get up. My thin mattress laid out on the concrete floor is every bit as sleep enhancing as its thick, padded and well-sprung equivalent back home. Some of the girls I am […]
African Culture: Indecent Dressing
You may have seen in the media a few weeks ago a story about The University of Zambia and complaints about perceived indecent clothing worn by female students. One of our ambassadors, Chabota, recently wrote a piece voicing his opinion on the subject. As always, we welcome respectful debate around the issue. One person’s view […]
Governance and Leadership
Governance determines how a society functions. Improved governance is about creating a perfect society, a transparency society, that is free of corruption has a strong framework and is accountable. The question of improved governance really is a question of leadership. The world can only be transformed by enlightened leaders and is about the manner in […]
African Culture
My heart bleeds when I see families being torn apart. I am always troubled to see children in society with no place to stay. I ask myself one question: “don’t these children have a place where they belong?” The family institute has been broken. Family members or relatives no longer support each other. There is […]