Hello to all from Ndola, Zambia. Where the GU SIFE team and HealthEd connect have teamed up to work in the village of Chipulukusu. First and formost I want to apologize for any typos you may find while reading this. Our Internet and even electricity are somewhat unreliable so I am trying to write as quickly as possible.
Upon our arrival to the village of Chipulukusu we were greeted by 300 kids all screaming musungu (literally meaning person who walks in circles) but to most children here basically white person. We were all honored as they excitedly shook our hands and gave us hugs.
We spent this first morning reading to te school children and made initial steps of setting up the library in the Young Peace Makers School. We then followed by splitting into groups, some meeting with the Kaufa (health workers) and others with the school board. We are very excited with the progress and excitement that has been made since Jac and Sherri's last visit in June. As a SIFE team we all can agree that it is an absolute honor to get to team with the life-changing work that the Kirkpatricks create on a daily basis.
Last night we celebrated a team members birthday with a very traditional dish of nsheema, juicy catipillars and very crunch termites!! Mmmm. Nothing like fetching up some grub to make all of our lion king dreams come true!
Today was very successful as we completed our first health screening. We were able to exam approximately 200 children' eyes, height, weight and mouths. After personally looking into the children's mouth I can attest to the strength every child here demonstrates on a daily basis as they hardly ever complain of pain. While some SIFE students assessed the children's physical needs others addressed mental ones as they implemented environmental programs and school pride by collecting trash in and around the school yard! We are excited to have the school looking in tip top shape for the ribbon cutting ceremony of three much needed new classrooms!
We are heading to bed now. As we must get an early start on our work tomorrow. Thanks for reading and please check out healthedconnect.org for additional comments from our great partners!
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