FoCH is delighted to report that our numbers are growing. We have several very talented new Board members on board at the UK end and several more potential ones, including a young lady who is from Chitambo and now lives in England. She is keen to join us and help to give back to her home community. This brings our Zambian Diaspora membership to 6, 5 of whom are from Central Province and 4 from Chitambo. They are a great asset and bridge between our cultures and communities.
We are holding a Social and Information Event on 21st July, to bring these different members together for strategic planning. The social aspect will be a Zambian-style lunch, with networking. Would you believe that Head Chef, Steve, at Haigs Restaurant, Penicuik, has Zambian connections and knows about Zambia's staple food, nshima?! We have now passed the responsibility for making the lunch entirely to him and he has offered us a stunningly modest price (£100 for a massive buffet lunch for 20 people). We will ensure that Haigs gets real publicity and thanks for this generous gesture. We are hoping that one of our prospective new Board members, who is a keen amateur photographer, will take some photos for submission to local newspapers and posting on our social media sites.
A major component of the Information session, Chaired by Gillia Wilson, an expert International Development Consultant, will be a WhatsApp link with our Zambian Trustees, so they can inspire UK members on what has been achieved at Chitambo and how they can help. Consider Mudenda and Levi Chifwaila will connect by BTMeetMe telephone conference, A dry run at the Haigs venue proved successful and we very much look forward to the live connection on the day.
Friends of Chitambo SCIO: registered charity number SCO44337 Our primary aims are to support health projects, including the hospital, ambulance and nurse training school. However, we also hope to be able to provide some support to other community oranisations such as the orphanage, schools, and the church, where possible.
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
FoCH Board recruitment
FoCH is delighted to report that our numbers are growing. We have several very talented new Board members on board at the UK end and several more potential ones in the pipeline. We are holding a Social and Information event in July, to bring these different members together for strategic planning. The social aspect will be a Scottish/Zambian-style lunch so nshima-making practice is in order! Wish us luck and please send hints if you know how!
A major component of the Information session, Chaired by an expert International Development Consultant, will be a WhatsApp link with our Zambian Trustees, so they can inspire UK members on what has been achieved at Chitambo and how they can help.
We are also privileged to have had recent contact from a young lady who is from Chitambo and now lives in England. She is keen to join us and help to give back to her home community. This brings our Zambian Diaspora membership to 6, 5 of whom are from Central Province and 4 from Chitambo. They are a great asset and bridge between our cultures and communities.
Watch this space for photos from the event.
A major component of the Information session, Chaired by an expert International Development Consultant, will be a WhatsApp link with our Zambian Trustees, so they can inspire UK members on what has been achieved at Chitambo and how they can help.
We are also privileged to have had recent contact from a young lady who is from Chitambo and now lives in England. She is keen to join us and help to give back to her home community. This brings our Zambian Diaspora membership to 6, 5 of whom are from Central Province and 4 from Chitambo. They are a great asset and bridge between our cultures and communities.
Watch this space for photos from the event.
University of Zambia donation
Huge thanks to Lead Medical Librarians at the University of Zambia (UNZA), for a pile of Merck Statistical Manuals. What a generous gesture. These are much prized by Chitambo health staff and will make a real difference. As they say, with friends like these, Chitambo is blessed.
Done and dusted!
It's been quite a journey but thanks to mutual team working efforts and global health networks, the wheelchair gifted by FoCH Trustee Mr. Chola Mwelwa and transported to Zambia by Sheffield medical student, Yun Xin Koh, has arrived at Chitambo. It travelled along with FoCH's donation of requested office equipment which consists of a photocopier/scanner; associated toners; data projector; and wifi enablers. These were sourced in Lusaka by FoCH Trustee Mr. Consider Mudenda, who also intercepted the wheelchair at Lusaka airport and passed all the items to a driver for transport to Serenje, near Chitambo. From there, they were collected in the Chitambo Centenary ambulance (pictured) for the last lap to Chitambo.
Thank you to Chitambo colleagues for their nice thank you message:
This was a joint effort resulting from strategic planning at Chitambo Hospital, in February 2018. It's wonderful to see a plan coming together and our joint planning bearing fruits.
Thank you to Chitambo colleagues for their nice thank you message:
"It's done and dusted the equipments are in and thumbs up to FoCH for the timeless efforts, love and support they have been showing us since time immemorial."
This was a joint effort resulting from strategic planning at Chitambo Hospital, in February 2018. It's wonderful to see a plan coming together and our joint planning bearing fruits.
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| Yun Xin hands over the wheelchair to Consider at Lusaka airport |
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| Chitambo CMO, Dr. Mwamba, inspects the office equipment at Consider's home in Lusaka |
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| Data projector |
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| Photocopier/Scanner and other equipment |
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Wifi enablers
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