I (Chrissy) got up really early and went to spend my morning at the pediatrics ward at UTH. Of course, I got there and things seemed a little disorganized. I got shuffled from office to office and person to person until finally a secretary told me I had to come back tomorrow. Gah. Meanwhile, Sarah was working more on the workshop and research prep that we needed to finish for Friday’s workshop. I knew that she was heading over to Munali shortly after lunchtime to work with her basketball teams.
With a mid-day and afternoon suddenly open, I decided to walk down the road to Fountain of Hope. There wasn’t too much going on, so I took advantage of the free time to meet with Roy and ask him all about Fountain of Hope and its history. Sarah and I both feel that it’s really important to gauge the organization’s background and challenges so that we can continue to support them from the United States. Roy explained all of the funding challenges, organizational barriers, and the association’s successes over the years. I was especially excited to hear about his ideas for a business that Fountain of Hope could start in order to produce its own income. I think a secondhand clothing shop (very popular in Zambia) and a car wash are the best options. The car wash is especially idea because it doesn’t rely on international support at all, where as the secondhand clothing shop depends on a consistent supply of donated clothing.
I left Fountain of Hope in really good spirits and met Francis and Sarah at the office so that we could walk home together. Sarah’s practices went well and we were happy to dissect everything I had learned from Roy that afternoon. We spent the night working on our workshop and planning out the rest of our last week in Lusaka.
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