I had the privilege of joining a group of volunteers from the
UK today on a build in the Kabanana area of Lusaka. The contractor, a
man named Africa, taught me how to spread mortar and assemble a concrete
block wall. I worked with the team today instead of working in the
office. It helped bring home the purpose of all the fundraising and
administrative things we do. What an eye opening experience, to see
first hand how the majority of the population in Zambia (and of course
many, many other places in the world) live.
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| Judith lives here with her daughter, daughter in law, and her three small grandchildren. It is a two room house with no floor and no ventilation. The seven of them share a bedroom about 8x8. The cooking is done outside over a grate. |
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| Judith |
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| 3 yr old Ruth, who has a twin brother, Jacob |
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| 3 yr old Jacob, Ruth's twin brother |
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| Judith cooking for her family |
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| John, 6yrs, older brother of the twins |
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| pit latrine |
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| The new latrine - these are the walls I helped build! |
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| My latrine building buddies, Terry and Sandy |
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This will be Judith's new house built with the generous help
of a team from the UK. This house was
built under the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program of HFHZ.
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| Sakalima Yoyo |
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| the magic of blowing bubbles |
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| Paul |
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