• Zambia: Radio Schools Reach Rural Children

    A large blue, solar-powered wind-up radio sits on a chair underneath a large tree. The radio crackles as the dial is tuned to the only local station. A handful of children gather around and begin to sing. The children are listening to Learning at Taonga Market, an interactive radio instruction and distance education program broadcast in…


  • M is for Mzungu! – Tanzania, Zanzibar and Kenya

    Nairobi, Kenya The day I arrived at the border town of Nakonde, Zambia I was confused. It was 4am and pitch black outside. I looked out of the bus window and wiped the morning dew from my eyes. All I could see in the darkness was hordes of men standing around the bus waiting for…


  • From the Coast to the Falls: Travels through Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia

    All throughout my travels in Africa my sole means of transportation has been public transit (local and long distance buses). This has been difficult to say the least, but I’ve made the most of it. Of course now most of my good travel tales are transit related! Upon my return to Johannesburg, South Africa I…


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