HHI visit to Zambia
Jute arrived in Zambia a few days ago. First port of call was not Monze, where we have our main base, but Chipata - the other end of the country. She went there to see John Phiri's new hospital, and…
Three do some shopping
Monday- the day was planned out the night before and the day went largely to plan for perhaps the first time. Tom’s morning started very early, about 5.30 a woman called wanting a lot of money for a heart procedure…
Three come back from the East with good news
Having safely arrived from Tamil Nadu with Tom, the team quickly settled into the routines of receiving visitors and going off to different places, searching out needs and good news stories. Today, Friday, the team of three went off again…
Three celebrate National Day
Today is National Day in India and is widely celebrated and is probably close to what UK would call a bank holiday. Things quieten down at the weekend but the work undertaken by the team doesn’t stop. It was an…
Three go East – not on a camel but on a bus
After the catch up report yesterday this one covers the three visiting Asha Kiran Ashram (AKA) over the mountains and into the eastern state Tamil Nadu. Tom joined the team so they could enjoy a few days with the children…
Three go offline for days…
The team has not had access to the internet since last Friday night and in fact since then they have travelled over the Southern Gat Mountains into the next state to get online. The mobile signal was also too weak…
What the three did next…
After a much needed sleep the team of three were refreshed and ready for a full day. All planned out - a morning at the Special Therapy Centre, some local visits and finishing off with a visit to another tuition…
Two trustees safely home
We had hoped for a quiet morning before our 36-hour journey home, but it was not to be. Jonah's customers arrive early - even before dawn which is about 6am. They are given a chair to sit on and they…
Two Trustees return
We have safely returned from our R and R in Livingstone. Returning to a full house - no power, no water, no internet! We enjoyed our down time knowing there would be no one around in Monze and little or…
Two Trustees go to Zambia part four
We have been here just short of a week but feel we have seen and done a lot already. It is good that people here are happy to speak to us; some with their stories and others with their problems…