Volunteering a year in Lwitikila, Mpika, ZAMBIA - Africa (fun part of it)

One year (2009-2010) as a Fidesco volunteer in Lwitikila Girls secondary school, Mpika, Zambia.
Leaving Soissons and the mountains of Grenoble, France for the Bemba ground in Africa.

The aim of this mission was to teach French, computer science, and time management, to develop and organise some businesses to raise money for the school (tuckshop, tourism with the Lwitikila falls, picture business..), to improve the computer laboratory, to do the yearbook of the whole school, to help the lwizz mag club, to organise activities of the solidarity club, to twin the school, to coach badminton... All of these projects were the answers to the need of the school, and were always carried out together with the people there. I also had to gather new informations in order to develop and to update the diocese website (http://www.diompika.org/). Most of the projects are still going on and even improving.

WARNING: This video is not representative of my volunteering as it ONLY shows the fun part of it. It does not show the BIGGEST part that is my everyday life also filled with sad moments and hard times, nor working times which I believe are not photogenic. Likewise, reflections, discussions, cultural shock and spiritual times are not represented here as they are inner feelings and would require much more than just a video in order to be fully understood. It is not at all a summary of this year, just some pictures of moments spent in some places at some points. The whole Africa continent is not like this and every volunteering is different!

Is volunteering a good thing?
It is a big question, but as you see, at least, you meet and share with a lot of different people!! To share time together is very important and I learnt much more than I could have expected from this year. It opens your heart and changes your life. As Gandhi said: "We must become the change we want to see."

Lesa apale.

JB

PS: Some African funk for my muslim brothers and for wouaytchouness, my musical mentor Nawfel: http://youtu.be/1PIj2hweXfo
Another video from Danilo: http://youtu.be/j-arkVswhBQ
My camera was just a FinePix S5500

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[cairrei]

HEY J. THIS IS KERRY I MET YOU AT LWITIKILA WHEN YOU WERE THERE I VOLUNTEERED AT THE CLINIC!!!!!!! IM FROM USA REMEMBER I WAS SORRY FOR NOT KNOWING FRENCH???!!!

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!! CAPTURES IT ALL

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

JESUS SAVES!!!

YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN

JOHN 3:3

KERRY

[Mukway605]

@cairrei : I perfectly remember you Kerry! I was waiting for you to be back in Lwitikila like you said when you left for Lusaka... I hope you are fine! "to be born again": I don't know, we'll see later... Lesa akupale.

[zambiangal1]

Wooow this is awesome! Even the music, awww I miss home! Hope you enjoyed being in Zambia, Lusaka is my home. -kumbu, in the US.

[cairrei]

HI LWITIKILA PRIESTS SISTERS AND GIRLS!!!!!!!

THANKS FOR LETTING ME STAY WITH YOU IN 2009!!!!!!!

KERRY

(THE WHITE GUY FROM AMERICA WHO VOLUNTEERED AT THE CLINIC)

(GET ANY SHOTS LATELY)???!!!

"HI SISTERS!!!!!!!"

[cairrei]

ONE OTHER THING!!! HOW DID YOU MAKE OUT THERE!!!??? DO YOU PLAN ON GOING BACK???? YOU WERE THERE FOR A YEAR RIGHT??? WERE YOU HAPPY TO GO HOME TO FRANCE??? DO YOU PLAN ON GOING BACK ANYTIME SOON???!!! HOW DID THE PRIESTS DOG MAKE OUT AFTER "THE 'SPITTING COBRA' EXPERIENCE"???!!! DID YOU GET MALARIA???!!

DID YOU SEE ANY WILD ANIMALS???!!!

TELL THE PEOPLE AT MPIKA THAT ONE GUY SAYS "HI"!!!! ("me") IF YOU EVER TALK TO THEM!!!! (...IF THEY EVEN REMEMBER ME!!!)!

SHALOM!!!

KERRY

[cairrei]

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!

YES I STAYED IN LUSAKA BECAUSE MY CHURCH ("LIFE OF CHRIST") (CAVENDISH UNIV. BLDG., CAIRO RD.) GAVE ME THE VISA LETTER I NEEDED TO EXTEND MY VISA.

A FEW MONTHS LATER WENT TO MALAWI THEN BY BUS TO DAR ES SALAM MOMBASA AND NAIROBI AND BACK STAYED IN HISTORIC MISSION TOWN OF LIVINGSTONIA (MALAWI) AS A THANKS BURNT OFFERING TO JESUS FOR HELPING ME SURVIVE THE TRIP (THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!)

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON MAYBE AFRICA SOMEDAY!!!

YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN

JOHN 3:3

THANKS

KERRY