Hands-on Resistors
Tyhree teaches 2nd graders Zambian students are required to pass a series of tests in order to continue education past the seventh grade. The science […]
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Environment, Poverty, and Hope
El barrio Santa Ana is a “barrio” (neighborhood) that is built on top of a landfill. Walking through the community you can’t imagine the obvious […]
A Happy Birthday
View from the hotel Today was my birthday and it was the first time I had ever celebrated it out of the country, let alone […]
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Pools in the barrio streets Today was the first work in Santa Ana, The strangest part about the barrios (Santa Ana, San Blas, Santa Rose, […]
Malambo School
Yesterday (June 30), LearnServe Zambia ‘09 left Lusaka to travel 3 hours south to Monze where the teachers and students will be staying on a […]
What Is Important To You?
What is art? It is looking at the world in a different way. As a “member” of the art group here in Santa Ana I […]
Two Great Welcomes & Two Very Different Experiences
Sam makes a lesson plan I bent down to kiss the cheeks of the short, fragile grandmother, then the mother, then their seven year old […]
Comité de Salud
Here in Santa Ana, I’m working on the Comité de Salud, or in English, Health Committee. Our job is to… well, we have a lot […]
Chikumbuso, Nshima, and Gimp
Ten days ago I found myself in a complete daze as I stood in front of an Ethiopian airline counter, attempting to rearrange objects in […]
A privileged education
Jaleel and Yecenia break ground Could you imagine starting your day’s work before the sunrise and finishing after sunset? Many people in Zambia live like […]