This is the account of one volunteers attempts to make a difference in rural Africa. Sent to Zambia by Voluntary Service Overseas, his remit is to teach maths at a boarding school and explore the opportunities for HIV and Gender equality education. In between battling snakes, death-defying bus journeys and both tragic and comic misadventures, he gains an appreciation of the challenges of living and working in the African bush. This memoir is also a reflection on the problems in Zambia and the challeges of development. It also a useful study of the personal physical and psychological challenges that a volunteer may face in rural Africa.
- ISBN10 1257433784
- ISBN13 9781257433780
- Publish Date 16 August 2011 (first published 10 September 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English