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This blog will be an account my life working in a Refugee camp in Northern Zambia called Mwange. For the next year, I will be working for Right to Play, a sport and development organization based out of Toronto. What follows will be a life altering experience. Stay tuned....
Thursday, March 31, 2005
March 21st
Today was another day of introducing me to people in the camp… We work closely with the Anti-AIDS group, so I was introduced to the head of the club and other members and we went over a workshop with them that they had just given for parents about HIV/AIDS. Right to Play developed the workshop and we provided them with all the materials to hold the workshop, though it was the club that gave the workshop – all in Swahili of course…
We then met with the principals of the schools, of which there are 5 primary schools, a secondary school and a primary school. Unfortunately, only one secondary school exists as the mandate of the UNHCR only provides for “basic” needs, and secondary schools are not seen as a basic need.
The day wrapped up with a meeting with teachers of the special needs centre – an important part of Right to Play programming.
