During the first couple of weeks here we have been doing a lot of networking and establishing relationships with the local community. We have also been putting our Chitumbuka (the language spoken in...
Progressio, 16 May 2012
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We arrived in Lilongwe the capital of Malawi on the 3rd of April. As we drove from the airport to our accommodation we saw local men and women walking along the roadside: there were no separate...
Progressio, 27 April 2012
Departure and arrival
After all our preparations and anticipations, it was great to see some familiar faces – and some new ones – at the airport. Everyone is mixed with feelings of apprehension and...
Progressio, 27 April 2012
No more lomo saltado, it’s back to beans-on-toast!
After almost a whole day’s worth of travelling, we returned to the United Kingdom in high spirits, looking forward to seeing our family, friends and...
Progressio, 22 April 2012
Casas de la Juventud was started by the previous government and in partnership with the French government, aiming to prevent social problems in less developed areas. They initially created 4 Casas de...
Progressio, 22 April 2012
This week, over 2,000 people turned up to our football tournament. It focused on 8 local teams from the surrounding villages competing for a champions title and some prize money. We also had music...
Progressio, 5 April 2012
As we stand on the 6th floor of the National Museum of Peru in what is the ‘Truth Commission’ (which examined abuses committed during the period of internal conflict provoked by the Shining Path...
Progressio, 23 March 2012
Whether you’re a spotty teenager in a gorilla suit trying to flog pepperoni pizzas or an elderly postman doing Torvil and Dean proud on a wintery morning, everyone knows how difficult it can be to...
Progressio, 22 March 2012
Its been our final week in Mzimba and we’ve been busy completing projects and saying some sad farewells to the people we have been working with during our placement.
We visited Kualira and gave them...
Progressio, 22 March 2012
Over the past two weeks the team has been involved in small community projects in the neighbouring villages of Los Pozos and Los Rivera. Whilst being introduced to various members of the community we...
Progressio, 22 March 2012
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