Mars Theatre Group, Mazabuka, Zambia
Early this week, I attended a performance by the Mars Theatre Group in a small township just outside Mazabuka in Zambia. Mars uses theatre, dance, drama and comedy to educate the public about HIV, AIDS, AIDS-related diseases and other sexual health issues. It was fantastic to watch them perform. The drummers simply set up under [...]
Zambia…
I’ve been in Mazabuka, southern Zambia, for 5 days now but it feels like weeks – its been a whistle-stop tour, visiting different communities and projects, trying to get a handle on the work done by SAPEP, a local charity that uses peer-education to promote awareness of HIV and AIDS, and supports communities and people [...]
Sierra Leone…
I am currently in Freetown, Sierra Leone, one week into a trip covering Freetown, across to Zambia and Madagascar, and then on to Peru. I’ve been working with two different charities here – Planting Promise, a charity that develops agricultural and other projects and uses the profits to fund schools; and the Welbodi Partnership, an [...]
Man-eating shark spotted in Chinatown!
Widespread panic was averted today after a ‘man-eating shark’ was spotted in London’s Chinatown. Immediately after the sighting, Bite-Back – the UK’s only shark and marine conservation charity – deployed a group of marine lifeguards to raise the alarm and escort restaurant-goers from danger. The event, on the eve of European Shark Week (9-17 October), [...]
