Solwezi, Zambia - Volunteering

Africa » Zambia » Lusaka
November 28th 2007

Published: February 11th 2008

We were originally scheduled to volunteer in a small village near Livingstone Falls, Zambia, home of the Great Victoria Falls, but two weeks before our departure date, we learned that the location was changed to Solwezi, Zambia, about one hour south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nice!! We were excited to volunteer, but weren't looking forward to a bus ride that was 17 hours out of the w... Read Full Entry

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Boys Beds

These are the boy's mattresses. No sheets, just one dirty blanket. Do you appreciate your bed a little more?

Proud Boys

Working Girls

These girls start working basically as soon as they start walking. All keep their hair short because of lice.

Performance

These are our kids from the school performing heartbreaking poetry on World AIDS Day. Unforgettable!

Peter

This is Peter dancing and singing during Kilelabalanda's dramatic performance. The locals loved him so much, they are putting money in his pockets. He made enough to buy himself a radio that day!

Irresistable face

Morning breakfast

Cooking food was always done over a fire. This woman cooked every morning for the boys of Kilelabalanda.

World AIDS Day Parade

The English Corner

A bit different than KT's classroom...

Dignity personified

Beaming!

Football

This was the ball they were using to play soccer when we arrived. Socks balled together and rubber-banded. We bought them a new ball and you'd have thought we gave them a million dollars. They LOVE playing soccer.

Warming up to us...

This was taken on our first day. On our last day, we had a full-on dance party in the boy's dorm.

It doesn't matter where we are, somehow he gets roped into cooking.

Where we slept!!

The circle

The kids playing games our first day!

Having fun!!

Our Shower

11th February 2008

Guy
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These two folks are awesome. Off in Africa helping out AIDS orphans. I admire you two - but not cause you helped orphans, because you are choosing to do something so real - so rich. Guy

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