On Saturday, while at the camp in Chibombo, Dr Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma visited us. Helen had mentioned many of her achievements prior to her visit. Therefore, we knew exactly the person with whom we would be interacting. All of us scholars had our minds set to learn from and relate with the success of Dr […]
Funding our Learning Center – Join Us!
Help us fund our learning centre for high achieving but financially disadvantaged young people in Zambia! I have arrived in Zambia to probably my most exciting visit yet. We are in the process of establishing our learning centre in an especially beautiful, rural part of Zambia, Chipanshya Village in Central Province and I have just […]
Congratulations Graduates!
It’s that time of year, when the sun is shining and the chatter of many happy students can be heard around the campuses of the world’s great universities – yes, graduation time! This year has been especially important to me as I celebrate the successes of a very special cohort of my students who managed […]
Songwriters
Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are two of my favourite artists because of their songwriting abilities. I wrote this blog to show appreciation and describe the effects of their beautiful lyrics on me. Darkness at the break of noon; shadows even the silver spoon; the handmade blade, the child’s balloon… It’s All Right Ma – […]
Interview with Dr Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma
In today’s blog, Helen interviews Dr Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma, an influential young female doctor in Zambia. Read the interview transcript below to find out what they discussed. Helen: It is a pleasure to talk to you as always. Please can you tell our readers about yourself, your work, where you get your motivation from and your ambitions. […]
Ghana visit for this year’s HALI Indaba
My excitement mounted as I arrived at Heathrow Terminal 4 to be greeted by Mike King, a fellow member of the HALI Access Network, representing Ashinaga. It was good to see him after a year; we had a lot to catch up with. The HALI Access Network is the brain child of Rebecca Zeigler Mano, […]