I can hardly
believe that it’s only been a couple of months since I found out I’d be
fortunate in being selected as Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s representative on
WaterAid’s 2012 Supporters’ Trip – and that we are going to Zambia. A country I
must admit I was probably only aware of because of things like the Zambezi
River, David Livingstone and one of the most awesome natural spectacles on the
planet – Victoria Falls. However once I’d got over my initial excited (sorry
Oliver, Vanessa and Mary!!) I’ve mangaged to:
- Get all my jabs updated
- Sort maleria tablets out
- Complete all the paperwork WaterAid
needed – and send it in on time
- Be declared “fit to travel” by
Interhealth – an amazing achievement
- Read the fantastic briefing document
from WaterAid about the trip
- Attend the WaterAid briefing meeting
and meet all the other people who will be on the trip
- And buy a whole host of things like
immodium (yuck), rehydration salts, antihistamines, insect and mosquito
repellent, travel wash – the list goes on and on....
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| Will there be room in the bag for anything else? |
During the eight
days we’ll be spending in Zambia with WaterAid we will be seeing first hand
some of the work they (WaterAid) do to improve access to safe water and
sanitation in some of the world’s poorest communities.
At the moment I
only know that we’ll be flying into Lusaka (Zambia’s capital) on Monday 13
February and then travelling down to Monze. Hopefully we’ll be spending time in
a number of communities where access to safe water and sanitiation is none
existent – and really getting an understanding of how it’s like to live without
all those things that most of us here in the UK take for granted.
If you’d like to learn
more about the work WaterAid does – and how you could help and support please
visit their website – www.wateraid.org
