Even after working on child survival issues for over a year, I still find myself occasionally forgetting that my old assumptions about HIV and AIDS are false. These are not

We’re proud of our many Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF partners, and our partnership with Key Club International is one for which we are especially grateful, as Key Clubbers last year raised over $750,000 in support of the Swazi Children Care Project through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and plan to raise more this fall.

Casey Marsh is part of a delegation of U.S. Fund for UNICEF staff and supporters currently visiting UNICEF’s country programs in Zambia. She has been reporting on her experiences from the field this past week.

The final few days of our trip to Zambia have been incredible. On Thursday morning, our group flew from Lusaka to Ndola. As we wondered why we were delayed for about an hour, the crew announced that their vehicle had run out of gas on the way to the airport. It is a different world.

Our first stop was the Arthur Davison Children’s Hospital in Ndola. This is only one of two children’s hospitals in the entire country, and there is only one pediatric doctor on staff. That day, he was out of town for meetings, so there were none.

Read more TAGS: HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, orphans, street children, Zambia Comment (0) Tweet Aug21 “Talking Walls” in Zambia Posted by Casey Marsh, UNICEF USA Read more TAGS: early childhood, education, HIV/AIDS, malaria, nutrition, sanitation, school, Water, Zambia Comment (0) Tweet Aug19 Hope for Zambia, despite challenges Posted by Casey Marsh, UNICEF USA Read more TAGS: child labor, child mortality, child protection, child trafficking, community health, education, health care, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, sanitation, Water, Zambia Comment (0) Tweet Aug17 Our first day in Zambia Posted by Casey Marsh, UNICEF USA Casey Marsh is part of a delegation of U.S. Fund for UNICEF staff and supporters currently visiting UNICEF’s country programs in Zambia. She will be reporting on her experiences in the field all week. I arrived this afternoon in Lusaka, Zambia after being ‘stuck’ overnight in Johannesburg. It seems that everyone in our group experienced some type of delay, and we all agreed that we need to adjust to a new cultural rhythm in Africa. Nothing moves quickly. Betty Chella Nalungwe, the Communications Assistant for the UNICEF office in Lusaka, greeted me at the airport. It was wonderful to see a bright blue UNICEF t-shirt and a warm, friendly smile as soon I stepped into the terminal. I was quickly moved through the VIP/Diplomat line at passport control, which is an indication of the esteem in which UNICEF is held within the country. © US Fund for UNICEF Maryanne and Paul Harvey with Betty Chella Nalungwe stand next to the UNICEF Range Rover at Lusaka Airport. Betty gave up most of her weekend to fetch me and the other visitors, which she seemed to do happily. In fact, Friday was her birthday, and she spent many hours at the airport waiting for Sean and Griffin Flannery, 2 members of our group from the Boston area, to arrive. None of that put a damper on her energy, though! Read more TAGS: field visit, HIV/AIDS, orphans, street children, Zambia Comment (0) Tweet Page 7 of 10FirstPrevious...56789...NextLast Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr © 2013 United States Fund for UNICEF. All rights reserved. 1.800.FOR.KIDS 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 Privacy Policy FAQ Jobs Site Map