Our Moon is a non-governmental organisation based in the United Kingdom whose core mandate is to help bright students in Zambia to attain tertiary education in the United Kingdom. To make this possible, the organisation sponsors children from selected schools and organisations to study A-levels (Sciences and Mathematics) from Hillcrest in Livingstone. Moreover, the organisation […]
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Theresa: My Experience as a Mentor at Our Moon
When Helen asked me to be a mentor for one of her scholars, Janet Botha, I was both excited and scared: excited because I would get the chance to impart my knowledge of college applications, and scared because being a mentor partially meant I had to take responsibility for my mentee’s applications. I was also […]
Gender: Our Ambassador, Grace Lutombi’s Thoughts
Gender refers to the social characteristics of women and men such as norms, roles and relationships of and between groups of women and men. Gender roles vary from society to society. In this modern era, they are continuously being renegotiated and re-evaluated. While most people are born male or female, they consciously and sub-consciously learn […]
Meet Our Scholars: Thando
“I grew up on the Copperbelt in a small town called Mufulira. When I turned 14, my parents got separated. My mother, brother and I then moved to Ndola. I started my senior secondary school education at Dominican Convent Secondary School. It is from this school that I realised my interest for Science. I enjoyed […]
New series: gender
It has been demonstrated time and time again that the empowerment of women is of paramount importance in achieving development goals. Since the 1970s, there has been increased emphasis on the role of women both economically and socially to achieve key development indicators. Indeed, the old African proverb “if you educate a man then you […]
Interviewing Janet: A Quest to Study Abroad
This week’s interview features Janet Botha, a former Hillcrest student and aspiring engineer, who is being helped by Our Moon with her applications to study abroad. Tell me a little bit about your background and how you came to be involved with Our Moon.Born 14th May 2000, I grew up in Lusaka as the fourth […]