Written and edited by Sarah Franklin Our Moon Education is based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. We have a number of volunteers and trustees who are also based here and who have a passion for education and development. Their drive and enthusiasm help us operate the charity, fundraise, and manage social media posts. We are very […]
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Our Moon and Black Lives Matter
Helen Leale-Green and Sarah Franklin (volunteer) discuss how Our Moon works with Zambians to overcome some of the deep-rooted inequalities and barriers they face and how Black lives certainly do matter In light of the horrific death of George Floyd and other Black people before and after him, important conversations have been opened up around […]
Recommended read by Zambian author, Namwali Serpell
This week, I want to tell you about a book by a Zambian author, Namwali Serpell, who published her debut novel last year. The Old Drift depicts the lives of three Zambian families – one black, one brown and one white – as their lives come together over 100 plus years. It is a clever […]
Celebrating Our Moon’s five year journey
Helen Leale-Green was interviewed by Alfie Blake, Tunbridge Wells (final year international development student at UEA and alumnus of The Skinners School). Helen first travelled to Zambia on 20 June 2015 and has already had a large impact on giving its students access to higher education. Started by Helen and Justin Mushitu, the journey to […]
Watson launches a poetry competition
Watson Mushimbei is one of Our Moon’s alumni – class of 2019. He is currently studying at Columbia University in New York. Watson loves poetry. He loves writing it and he loves listening to the songs of some of the greatest lyricists of all time: Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan among many others. Last year, […]
100 year old Isiu Lamell completes his 2.6 Challenge!
Dad completed his challenge to walk 26 lengths of his room over a week! And look at the relief and smiles on his face. He would love to you to continue donating to Our Moon. Please donate via this link: https://bit.ly/2KOYxKL. He would love to reach his target fundraising of £1000. So far he has raised […]