The journey of one touched by many With the child mortality rate of about 19 percent, many Zambian children were not expected to survive past the age of 5. 2 out of every 5 children had no chance of ever setting foot in a classroom. Life was a dead end. I was like a little […]
What changed my life is not what my father said, it’s what he did. I was born and raised in a shanty compound east of the capital city of Zambia. Kalingalinga was one of the poorest communities in Lusaka. An average worker made about $30 a month. Poverty, crime, diseases, witchcraft, and prostitution were rampant; […]
Heck, are we even in the same book? On my last blog post “How Does She Do It?” I touched on some of the challenges mothers face raising kids and how most of the work they do at home is not appreciated. Culture teaches us that work is earning a paycheck. It is so embedded […]
Two hours with the kids and I am almost pulling my hair out! I work 8 hour days, 5 days a week, by 5:00 p.m., my brain is all mushy from writing web programs or dealing with the technical issues of the day. I always look forward to getting home so I can have a […]
When my wife and I got married, like any other young couple, we had a list of things we wanted to accomplish which included having kids. We thought we had this whole marriage thing figured out during our courtship, and since we were not guaranteed tomorrow, why not get on with the program and have […]