http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Zambia/Kitwe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Zambia , Kitwe en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:53:25 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:53:25 UTC I suppose itrsquos time I introduce my home and host family. Chibote is a periurban village about 11 km outside of Kitwe Zambiarsquos second biggest city and the location of ZATACrsquos regional office. I met my host family the Kalombwanas through my work in the community with ZATAC. They have been incredibly welcoming to this nave muzungu from Canada. The size of the Kalombwana fam http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Zambia/Kitwe/blog-145069.html With many field visits and days in the office under my belt it was time to crank it up a notch and spend some quality time in a village. Village stays are a valuable way to build trust with farmers gain insight to the challenges faced by the farmers collect valuable information for the evaluation of the project to date and have a great cultural experience. I am after all working in rural dev http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Zambia/Kitwe/blog-92949.html Working with Engineers Without Borders one might expect me to be designing solar ovens or installing wells or developing new technology for Zambiarsquos development. But thatrsquos not how we roll.We focus on building the capacity of local organizations. This essentially means that we help organizations who are already on the ground do their jobs better. In my case EWB has partnered with the http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Zambia/Kitwe/blog-88092.html ldquoMuzungurdquoI hear this shouted wherever I go. Muzungu is a term that Zambians use for white people. It is not insulting or racist. In fact it is usually said with a smile sometimes followed by laughter. ldquoZidanerdquoThis is something else that gets yelled at me while walking the streets. Apparently Zambians think that I bear a strong resemblance to Zinedine Zidane a French fo http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Zambia/Kitwe/blog-80076.html