The Trip 16-17/5/2008 – 35- 36 /47
This morning started with us visiting Copperbelt University. It started with a visit to the Registrar’s office with the Vice Chancellor joining in the discussions during the hour meeting. After the meeting with undertook a quick visit of the Campus and then split into two groups with Jodie and Fran visiting a school and Ryan, Greg and I holding discussions with the Dean of Engineering.
It was very interesting as Copperbelt has in place a number of policy and plans in place to address government funding shortfalls. We also worked out why most degrees a year longer than in Australia. First year is basically an O level year with students undertaking the similarly content to Australian Degrees after that. We then undertook a quick visit to the Kitwe Stalls before joining the Rotary Club of Kitwe North for their meeting.
After that we visited the Kitwe Hospital and following that Ryan and I visited a road reconstruction site.
The evening with finished off with a presentation at PDG William’s house along with a great buffet style dinner.
17/5 Started with Greg and I joining my host Moss with short round of golf. Like Fran a week earlier, Greg showed himself to be quite good with the golf clubs for a first timer. We then joined our new hosts, RC’s of Kitwe and Kalulushi. I was hosted by GSE team Leader Mwangala, and to try to address a couple of short falls in our program, we spent the morning trying to arrange vocational visits for later in the week, both with Kitwe and Kalulushi, and later in Lusaka and Livingstone. After some work, and across the next couple of days, Vocational visits and trips were arranged.
The afternoon and night were spent at a Braai with the clubs, and then later with the individual host club members in the towns that we were being hosted by. The location of the Braai was amazing as there was a resident crocodile that enjoys both bread and t bone steak bones. It was also at this stage that I started to realize how important titles were in the copperbelt and Zambia in general. Basically I should have been introducing myself and PAG (Past assistant governor) rather than as TL (Team Leader) and PP (Past President). You live and learn.
It was very interesting as Copperbelt has in place a number of policy and plans in place to address government funding shortfalls. We also worked out why most degrees a year longer than in Australia. First year is basically an O level year with students undertaking the similarly content to Australian Degrees after that. We then undertook a quick visit to the Kitwe Stalls before joining the Rotary Club of Kitwe North for their meeting.
After that we visited the Kitwe Hospital and following that Ryan and I visited a road reconstruction site.
The evening with finished off with a presentation at PDG William’s house along with a great buffet style dinner.
17/5 Started with Greg and I joining my host Moss with short round of golf. Like Fran a week earlier, Greg showed himself to be quite good with the golf clubs for a first timer. We then joined our new hosts, RC’s of Kitwe and Kalulushi. I was hosted by GSE team Leader Mwangala, and to try to address a couple of short falls in our program, we spent the morning trying to arrange vocational visits for later in the week, both with Kitwe and Kalulushi, and later in Lusaka and Livingstone. After some work, and across the next couple of days, Vocational visits and trips were arranged.
The afternoon and night were spent at a Braai with the clubs, and then later with the individual host club members in the towns that we were being hosted by. The location of the Braai was amazing as there was a resident crocodile that enjoys both bread and t bone steak bones. It was also at this stage that I started to realize how important titles were in the copperbelt and Zambia in general. Basically I should have been introducing myself and PAG (Past assistant governor) rather than as TL (Team Leader) and PP (Past President). You live and learn.
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