The document details a 15-day itinerary for a trip to Zambia. Some key activities included: - Painting classrooms and buildings at local schools to help improve facilities. - Visiting homes of families in need and distributing food packages. - Interacting with children at an orphanage, teaching them skills and playing games. - Safari tours to see wildlife like elephants, giraffes, and hippos. - Sunset cruise on the Zambezi River and visiting Victoria Falls. The itinerary provides a glimpse into the volunteer work done, cultural experiences, and wildlife encounters during the trip.

1. Zambia 2012 – Itinerary/diary
Day 1 – Sunday
• 2 lots of 6hour flights
• 20 minute bus ride from the airport to the accommodation
• Debrief and tea time
Day 2 – Monday
• Devotions – 3 songs sung and then discussed why we were all in Zambia.
• Building Site – met some of the children in the compound, most of them wanted to
help us paint their school. As a team we managed to paint nearly 3 walls.
• Lunch Time - met some more of the compound children and took some photos. All
the children were very nice and found that Rebecca is a fairly common name. All the
children like to hug and be swung. So many of them liked to pose for their photos to
be taken as well as liking to take photographs (they made good photographers).
• Visiting Homes – this afternoon we visited two different homes, the first one we
couldn’t enter since there was no-one home (the school child’s family), she met us
outside and started walking us to her grandma’s house. This house seemed far away
so we made our way to the second house. This was home to another school pupil
and he lived with 6/7 other people. They appeared to be ‘well-off’ compared to the
others homes we had seen (still poor compared to Britain). They still seemed poor
due to having 3 rooms in their house and sharing their only toilet with their
neighbours. After that we came back to the compound and played some games with
the children…such as: OkieKoki.
• Tea Time – we had a visit from the Fountain of Hope, where we tried some
traditional Zambian food – very unusual and nice in small portions.
Day 3 – Tuesday (Harry’s Birthday)
• Devotions – we discussed culture
• Building Site – we got extremely close to finishing and the children were very
pleased with the outcome so far. The Head Teacher of the School (Kiine School)
came and introduced herself to us. We then visited the school where the pupils sang
some songs and read some poems. Their English was very good.
• I visited the local Market with Becky, Tamryn and Aaron. It was very different to any
market I’ve visited before.
• We visited the Fountain of Hope and met the boys who stay there. They all seemed
very happy and up beat considering their situation of living on the street. (The

2. Fountain of Hope offers a place to stay for the boys who once lived on the street.).
We were split into groups and acted out a chapter from the bible; this was a very
exciting moment. After that, we sang some songs with the boys and played some
games. Sharing tea with the boys was a very different and nice experience; a boy
called David came and sat with me and Jess with a few others whilst we ate. We
weren’t allowed to eat cutlery, this was very difficult despite being a Boy Scout.
Perseverance was the key to success here. After the meal they thanked us via
several different forms of entertainment. On our way out we said goodbye to the
boys individually and said ‘see you Thursday’. They found this as emotional as the
team did.
Day 4 – Wednesday
• Building Site – we finished most of the painting at Kiine School. We managed to play
with the school children and played ‘KnockKnockKnock’. They were all really excited
to see us all and got us all joining in.
• Vocational Skills Centre – we visited the Vocational Skills Centre and everyone
seemed dedicated to learn either Carpentry or Tailoring. They all seemed very
focused on what they were studying and determined to start their own businesses.
One person only required a sewing machine and another we thought could use a
bike for his 3hour journey to the centre and 3hours back home.
• Free Time – In our free time I jumped into the Ice Cold Pool which didn’t feel as cold
as they said it would be/made it out to be. And I also completed my washing (since
we were staying out there for 2weeks).
• Tea Time – we had this amazing Spaghetti Bolognaise as well as the gorgeous Salad.
The deserts we also had were delicious (Jelly and Bananas; Angel Delight and Fruit).
• Camp Fire and songs along with many laughs.
Day 5 – Thursday
• Building Site – At the Fountain of Hope we started to lay the bricks for the boys’
dormitory walls. Moving the bricks, mixing the cement, and actively laying the bricks
whilst filling the gaps. Loads of photos were taken when I left my camera with David,
some of these photos were amazing and the action shots were brilliant. I sat with
Tamryn and we taught some of the girls (who were day visitors) how to do the 9
times table on their hands, they found this fascinating and it felt great seeing how
much they appreciated it.
• Introduction to the Home Visits – Chilenje Elizabeth (group Leader) gave a very
inspirational speech. She then introduced us to the care workers who were going to
show us around the homes the following day. Some of these carers spoke little/no
English, we found it very difficult to communicate with them but, despite this
challenge, we had a lovely meal with them. Elizabeth’s house was much larger
compared to the other homes we had previously visited.

3. • Free Time – During this time, we played with the local children and took many group
action shots and wonderful sun setting pictures. They say you can’t see a prettier
sun set than those in Africa and I completely understand why, the sun sets were so
pretty and clear.
• After our wonderful Shepherd’s Pie that the staff had cooked us for tea, we had a
talk from Bishop Paul Masusu about Zambia and the political side with our local
pasture and his wife. This was a very interesting talk and we began to understand
the difficulties over in Zambia with much greater knowledge.
Day 6 – Friday
• Maids Training Centre – We met 7/8 ladies who were training to become House
Maids. They spoke little English, apart from two whom spoke very good English.
Most of them had children and were either single/widowed. They shared part of
their stories with us and enjoyed chatting to us. One of them taught me how to knit,
which made my day. All the ladies smiled as they saw my many attempts at trying to
knit. It was very sad to leave.
• Home Visits – Each of the teams visited 3 homes, there were 5 teams in total. The 1st
home I visited had a little boy who was ill due to swelling in the lower areas. The 2nd
home had two ill patients, one had meningitis but recovered and gained epilepsy,
the other had fluid around the heart. In the 3rd
home, the lady was blind and had a
broken leg which hadn’t been corrected properly. After visiting the homes, we went
back to the clinic and distributed some food as well as picturing the moment of joy
we saw in the people who were receiving the food packages.
• Tea Time – We had a BBQ for tea along with a Campfire. Joining us was a Zambian
Acapella Boys Group. This was a gift to Carol in celebration of her Birthday. The
music was great and we all danced around the fire. After tea, we all sat around the
campfire. A few of us started singing and dancing whilst others sat and talked.
Eventually everyone ended up in small groups before going to bed.
Day 7 – Saturday
• Craft Market – First thing this morning we visited the local craft market which runs
on the last Saturday of every month. It was set up in the local gardens and was
extremely cramped. Prices had to be haggled down to the local price since they tried
to charge us the ‘White Mans’ price (approximately 3x the local price). Few people
bought items and many of us bought one or two small things.
• Manda Hill Shopping Mall – The mall was very small compared to the look of the
mall from outside. There were very few shops and all seemed very expensive. This
was a huge contrast compared to the homes we visited yesterday and we were all
very shocked. Either food or drinks were bought and some people used the Internet
Café. No-one bought any souvenirs/presents since all the prices seemed very high.

4. • Jesus Film – Many people welcomed us like we were celebrities and surrounded us
for the rest of the night. This made a few of us very uncomfortable and squashed.
Many questions were asked, such as: ‘Can you take us to your home?’; ‘Do you have
one million dollars?’; ‘Can you buy us some sweets?’; one of the most difficult
questions to answer was: ‘Why are you white and I’m black?’. These questions made
the situation very difficult, but not as much as some of the local guys/boys trying to
feel the girls up. Some of the younger girls liked to play with our hair. As we left to
go back to our compound, boys tried to jump on the back of our bus.
Day 8 – Sunday
• Church – A 2hour long service contained many pleasant choirs singing very joyful
songs. We shuck every ones hands on the departure of the church and was re-
invited in for a drink.
• Old McDonald’s Farm – This farm was amazing. Old street boys (whether recent or
not) are brought up by this Scottish couple, in which they fended for about 29 boys
and sent them to school. These boys worked on the farm on Saturdays and worked
without tools and called it: God’s Intention. We had lunch there and the food was
amazing, better and much nicer than any meal we had had so far.
• Africa United (Film) – Good film but not totally factual. Very interesting and about
football. Some sad parts and some funny parts.
Day 9 – Monday
• On the Streets – We visited the streets where the ‘street boys’ sleep. It was very
emotional and a very unsafe vibe was felt by all, especially the girls. The boys and
the odd girl that stayed on the streets were all sniffing glue residue and seemed very
‘high’, this made talking to them very difficult. We then went back to the Fountain of
Hope and had a picnic with frozen ham and cheese.
• Kumbaya School – Whilst a stayed at the Fountain of Hope to finish the work, 6 of us
went to Kumbaya and sanded down the walls ready for painting the following day.
This made our muscles ache since it was quite hard and the walls were very rough. A
lot of ‘dust’ was removed and swept up.
• Tea Time – Guests from Kumbaya School came over and we were told some very
interesting things (none of which I can remember).
Day 10 – Tuesday
• Kumbaya School – Spent this morning painting the inside walls of two of the
classrooms, one of which we managed to get two coats onto. The outside walls have
started to be painted. After lunch, we helped feed the 500 kids. This was a very
hectic lunch time, were many kids got 1 serving and the occasional cheeky child get
2.

5. • Free Time – During this time, I visited the Arcades (a shopping centre) with a few
others and we had coffee/milkshakes.
Day 11 – Wednesday
• Kumbaya School – We finished painting the school and spent some time with the
school children and taking photos which were mostly action shots.
• Bill + Bettes – This is a home for children aged 2-5 years. Here I met a little girl also
called Rebecca along with a girl called Natasha. Both of the girls were very friendly
and quiet but loved to play. Natasha loved the swing whilst Rebecca loved being
cuddled. Rebecca went on the see saw where a few others joined her and I pushed
the other side up and down. We all gave them a teddy each as we left to make our
departure much easier, but it was still a difficult leave.
• House of Moses – This is a home for children aged between 0-18 months. We
started off by visiting the smallest of the babies. They were small, cute and mostly
quiet. They liked to be hugged and squeeze your fingers. Finally we visited the
children aged between 1 and 2. These loved to be played with and climb all over
you. Some were in the early stages of walking and others wanted your full attention.
A few of them had wet trousers whilst a few had a twinkle when they were on my
lap. I was one of the last to leave.
• Induction to Livingstone
Day 12 – Thursday
• Kiine School – Here we completed the gloss painting, in which I got the paint all over
my hands (very difficult to remove). Once my hands were clean, I carried the rollers
to the container getting more blue paint on my hands. In the end, after removing
the roller heads of their handles, I looked like Avatar. It took about half an hour to
remove the main bulk of the paint and I still managed to have some left.
• Munda Wanga Wildlife Park – When we arrived at this Safari Park we had a picnic
lunch. At this point we all got attacked by ants. Most of us ended up eating standing
up. Whilst we waited for the pupils from Kumbaya School to join us, people began
playing football and some of us had our pictures taken. Jess managed to scrape her
knee and elbow stopping the ball from going into the water. When the pupils
arrived, we helped them get their lunch before playing some games with a
parachute. Cat and Mouse was one of the better ones played . We then toured the
Park and saw many animals. We all enjoyed seeing the big cats since there weren’t
any to be on our tour on Saturday. Taking photos of each animal and many action
shots and joint pictures with the pupils.
• Our free time was to pack; many fritters were eaten; we had a talk to reduce the
‘culture shock’ when we came back to the UK; Sunset pictures and Moon Rising
Pictures taken on bus journey home to the compound.

6. Day 13 – Friday
• Livingstone – We began travelling to Livingstone at 5.30am. By the time it got to
6am, we were all asleep on the bus until about 7. We then began taking photos of
the sun rise. Whilst travelling we all dosed in and out of sleep. Along the road side,
we saw: Zebras, Cattle and Goats, leading to Goats blocking part of the road. Before
our first major stop, a lorry blocked the road so we had to go off track, leading us to
walking part of it since it was very difficult for the bus. Our 2nd
major stop was for
drinks and biscuits. With some taking the public bus, this is where our paths crossed.
• Sunset Cruise – We had an entire boat to ourselves with a mini buffet and a free
open bar (leading to two Mosi’s – local beer). On our journey round the Zimbasi
River, we saw mainly Hippos, one Crocodile, and an Elephant. We ate the buffet
whilst watching the AMAZING sunset. The boat had two decks, where most of us
spent the time on the top deck taking photos.
• ZigZags – After the sunset we went to ZigZags for tea. Most people shared meals –
mainly a Croc Burger.
Day 14 – Saturday
• Safari – We had a tour around the ‘Mosi-O-Tunya’ National Park. (The original name
for what is now called Livingstone). Within the park, a small area was the original
Livingstone. On our way round the park we saw many animals, including: Giraffes;
Elephants and Monkeys. The baby Giraffe and Elephants made my day, especially
when we got very close to the Elephants and when they began posing for the
pictures. We spent ages trying to find the Elephants, but was definitely worthwhile.
• Victoria Falls – We headed towards the Golf Course for lunch before heading to
Victoria Falls. When we arrived, there were 3 different paths to be taken. We all
started off by taking the middle path, so we got to view the falls in front of us. We
even saw a Rainbow . The Zambian part of the falls is about ¼ Mile long and the
other ¾ belonging to Zimbabwe. After getting to the end, Sabrina and I took the 3rd
path to the top of Victoria Falls and took a paddle in the water. Luke came and told
us we could get to the bottom of the falls, so Aaron, Jess, Sabrina, Luke and I all
walked down to the bottom meeting everyone else at the bottom. Most of us
collected a rock from the bottom. After a while we walked up and went to the
souvenir shop whilst people tried to get us to go into their stalls.
• Before Tea we went and had a paddle in the pool and then headed to an Italian
Restaurant for tea.
Day 15 – Sunday
• We spent most of the day travelling back to Lusaka. It took us 7hours.
• We had our last meal at Chamba Valley.

7. • At the Airport, some of us got stuck at the desk waiting for a boarding card – they
had overbooked the plane. We finally got through and got home via 2 planes, each
taking 7hours.