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The next two days were really busy! After Carl & I unpacked and had a shower at Nyoka Guest House. I marinated the steaks for dinner. This is my mothers signature dish. I tried to plan a menu with items I could find in Zambia. Here is the menu we had for the next 3 days all cooked

As you drive across the Great West Road from Lusaka, you pass through Kafue National Park and takes about two hours to drive through. This is on the way to Mongu at about 110k/per hour and that is the thinnest part of the park. See the black line in the picture from Lusaka to Mongu. T

Matindo Jeff Mulopo will go down in history as a kind, conscientious, smart, hard working genuine soul. Matindo has helped Socio-Economic and Environmental Development Solutions(SEEDS) in so many ways over the years so I am so pleased that he has graduated and become a Registered Nurs

Zambia Africa 2012′Originally Posted on September 10, 2012 Reposted July 2021 June 28/12 It is almost 2 months until I travel to Africa again but I woke up at 5:30 am this morning feeling as excited as if I was leaving tomorrow. I am going back to Zambia to see Njamba and his family f

Their little facesOriginally Posted on September 16, 2011 Reposted April 2021 I was finally here, meeting the child I had sponsored for six years from the age of 10 and he was now 16 years old. After meeting Njamba and his family at their village, I had a moment, took a deep breath an

We have different growing seasons here in Canada than in Zambia Africa so it is often hard for me to get seeds to send over there in the start of their rainy season which is October-March. To help alleviate some of the food insecurity in Zambia due to high levels of poverty, we collec

SEEDS donated and helped plant some trees ( Amarula, Lemon, Mango, Musahuli, Baobab) at Limulunga Community School and here is an update of how they are doing. There has been an extensive drought in Zambia this year but their amazing teacher Mr. Mwalusi and the  children are keep

Sending the much needed fruit and vegetable seeds to Zambia is one thing, but when the very hard working people don’t get the rains they so rely on, the result is catastrophic. This is how they end up without seed for their next planting. I usually try to write positive messages

We have no idea how fortunate we are to live in Canada. Can you imagine being able to read well all of a sudden without squinting your eyes. Imagine! Donate your gently used eyeglasses to SEEDS and we will find them a good home in Zambia! Note: If you know the strength of the glasses,

I am a proud grandma in so many ways! Not here in Canada but in Zambia! I am so proud to announce that Emanuel and Pumulo had a beautiful baby girl, Katanekwa in Nov.20, 2017 and Njamba and Ireen had a baby girl, Lungowe Marvis on May 3rd,2018. Over the last 7 years I have seen many b