Sunday, February 18, 2007


Friday I made a really interesting trip into Chawama, one of the poorer compounds in Lusaka. I've been there many times before, but this time I went to visit a sports ground that has been designated solely for the use of girls in the community. This is a unique and positive venture because it really gives girls a space of their own, one in which they are able to develop both as athletes and as confident young women. In places like Chawama you see kids on the street all the time with nothing to do. This ground is a place where girls can go to be active and interact with other girls through physical activity. Grassroot Soccer is donating a bunch of soccer balls for the girls. My hope for the future is that we can somehow turn these young women into role models in the community who actively educate other girls about HIV but also positive self esteem and the confidence to make healthy decisions.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

great b&w photo....quite poignant.