Peace Corps Zambia: How to Light a Brazier

Before the COVID-19 evacuation, pre-service training took place in a village setting where trainees live with host families to learn local language, customs, and daily living. It's where I learned how to sweep the yard dirt, gut a fish, harvest groundnuts, etc. Our lovely host family for three months of pre-service training Since Peace Corps … Continue reading Peace Corps Zambia: How to Light a Brazier

Camp TREE – Teaching Respect for Everyone’s Environment

Promoting small scale fish farming is our main Peace Corps project (read more about this initiative!), but volunteers have the freedom to work on secondary projects in work such as gender, health, education, agroforestry, etc. Camps are a big part of Peace Corps Zambia. There's GLOW (Girls Leading Our World), BRAVE (Boys Respecting and Valuing … Continue reading Camp TREE – Teaching Respect for Everyone’s Environment