LearnServe Zambia
A landlocked country in southern Africa, Zambia shares one of the wonders of the world – Victoria Falls – with Zimbabwe and Botswana. Among the poorest of world nations, more than 70% of Zambians live in poverty, earning a per-capita annual income of US $395. Yet Zambia is a country of hope: welcoming, politically stable, with a wealth of organizations and individuals making a difference in their communities.
LearnServe Zambia focuses on the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa – how it impacts all of us, and how local organizations are addressing the challenge with solutions that work. In 2012, LearnServe Zambia will work with:
- Chikumbuso Women and Orphans Project
- World Bicycle Relief, building and bringing bicycles to health workers serving HIV/AIDS patients in rural Zambia
- Africa Directions, a youth-led group using drumming and dance as a medium to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS
- Malambo Basic School, a rural school with limited resources but a desire to raise its children from poverty to independence
Students and teachers live and travel together, staying in clean, safe guest houses and hotels. Travel will be in modern vans and buses with licensed drivers. LearnServe Zambia participants will also have the opportunity to see some of the sights of Zambia, including Victoria Falls.
Leaders
Gaby Grebski is the LearnServe Zambia leader. Gaby is the Upper School Guidance Counselor at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC. This will be Gaby’s fifth time on a LearnServe trip to Zambia; she also led the LearnServe Zambia programs in 2010 and 2011. Jeremy Young is the LearnServe Zambia c0-leader. Jeremy is Assistant Leader of the LearnServe Fellows Program, and is a Sales Manager at Staples in Washington, DC. Jeremy has co-led the LearnServe Zambia trip in 2010 and 2011, along with Gaby Grebski.
Key Dates
Tentative travel dates
June 20, 2012 – July 8, 2012
Pre-travel Training Dates
At Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, from 3-6:30pm on the following Sunday afternoons, unless otherwise noted. (4301 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814)
- January 29, 2012 - Teacher Orientation
- February 26, 2012 - Student, Teacher, and Parent Kickoff and Orientation
- March 18 - Students and Teachers
- April 15 - Students and Teachers (ropes course)
- May 6 - Students and Teachers
- June 3 - Students and Teachers
- June 17 - Send-off Celebration for travelers and families
Post-Travel Follow-up Programs
- August 30, 2012
- September 23, 2012
- October 14, 2012 – Graduation!
Cost
Cost of Trip: $4,750 (does not include passport, visa fees, or vaccinations)
Financial Aid is available. Any participant or school unable to cover the full cost of the program should contact Sabine Keinath by email at trips@learn-serve.org.
Resources
For more information, contact trips@learn-serve.org.
Program Information for parents, students, and teachers.
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