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Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia) on August 10th, 2011GOOD HARVEST FOR CHIPEMBI ! This year we have a good harvest , thank God. This is due to conservation farming that we did. We had a fair amount of rains this year, were very careful this year as cautioned by iLEAP. We shall be able to feed all our students through out the year. [...]
Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia) on August 9th, 2011Dear Friends in iLEAP! The Taking the LEAP program is an important idea. It takes energy, time, resources, commitment, courage, passion, humility and love for others who are mostly less privileged. The Taking the LEAP program has recharged me, it brings about a re-union of people, encouragement, development renewal of ideas as well as time [...]
Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia) on August 31st, 2010A rather special moment for Chipembi College of Agriculture to gain prestige and connections through our American friends has come. Little is known about us by our friends but Mr. Micheal Kraft is our icon who has taken his precious time to put Chipembi College of Agriculture on the website so that our activities, aspirations [...]
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Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia) on December 9th, 2009This is the moment that all iLEAP supporters have been waiting for I guess. This evening Michael will give a gist of my work and country as well for period that he lived with me. I really appreciate him for this travel, his decision to choose Zambia and his efforts. He was really courageous. Other [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on August 30th, 2009I wanted to add a post to this blog before leaving, but the tempermental Internet service at Chipembi would not cooperate. I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop in the Johannesbug airport, two hours to go until the long flight from here to Atlanta. I’m part of the way home, both physically and culturally. I [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on August 28th, 2009After discussing the initiatives that the village association is working on (see Part II), Dick Daka, Village Secretary Mwashikela, and I headed back to Ward Councilor Mbonfwana’s home to have some lunch. Upon our arrival, the councilor’s wife had a hearty traditional meal waiting for us. Clockwise from the top of the photo, the meal [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on August 26th, 2009One of the core ideas of iLEAP’s Taking the Leap program is that participants should share something of value with the communities they visit. In my case, with 17 years in the software industry, sharing some of my computer skills seemed like the right choice. The faculty and staff of Chipembi Farm College have varied [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on August 24th, 2009After talking with Headman Chikonkoto for about half an hour (see Part 1), we spent most of the morning visiting two nearby village projects—a shared village garden and the worksite used to mold and fire bricks for a village preschool. (Note: Even though Headman Chikonkoto’s foot was bothering him, he accompanied us on the visit [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on August 23rd, 2009After finishing my last PowerPoint lesson for the faculty and staff at Chipembi Farm College last Monday, I set off with Paul Samba and Dick Daka for Chikonkoto village. Dick Daka is the community development officer for the local ward, and he is responsible for community outreach in 72 local villages. The roads in Chipembi [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on August 15th, 2009A couple of weeks ago, several youth sponsored by World Vision were here at the college learning about sustainable farming. They were only here a week, so there was a lot of ground for them to cover. Their program included both theoretical instruction in the classroom and practical demonstrations outdoors. In the same field where [...]
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