by WaterAfrica | Oct 11, 2012 | Zambia 2012, ZWASH
October 11 is the first UN International Day of the Girl Child, intended to “raise awareness of the situation of the girls around the world.” Rute & Jennifer Searls | Zambia 2012 With so many difficult issues confronting girls, it can be overwhelming to know...
by WaterAfrica | Oct 3, 2012 | World Vision, Zambia 2012, ZWASH
While the WaterAfrica travel team was in Zambia this summer we spent time with key members of World Vision’s ZWASH (Zambia Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) program. As they shared their time with us they also shared their experiences and insights regarding the...
by WaterAfrica | Sep 24, 2012 | World Vision, Zambia 2012, ZWASH
You Walked for Water in April. What impact did the Walk make? A WaterAfrica team went to Zambia to find out. They learned that your donations helped supply water and sanitation, for sure, but did much more. Your donations are empowering the rural Zambians to pull...
by WaterAfrica | Aug 9, 2012 | World Vision, Zambia 2012, ZWASH
I just returned from my second trip Zambia. I wore many hats on this trip: World Vision US trip leader and colleague to the World Vision Zambia staff, WaterAfrica Board member, Walk4Water co-chair and excited traveler. Our WaterAfrica group of 6 went to...
by WaterAfrica | Aug 7, 2012 | World Vision, Zambia 2012, ZWASH
Monday morning we headed out to the field at last! The first item on our schedule was a Walk4Water with village women. WaterAfrica organizes an annual Walk4Water fundraiser in Lake Oswego so our Travel Team was excited to get an authentic Walk4Water experience! In one...