ZIENZELE AUTUMN 2023 FIELD VISIT: MUCH TO BE EXCITED ABOUT!

THANKS TO SEVERAL VERY GENEROUS DONORS, THIS AUTUMN, NANCY AND PRISCA WILL BE MAKING THEIR FIELD VISITS IN A NEW-TO-US VAN! AND GOOD THING—THERE ARE EXCITING THINGS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TRIP!

1) WE WILL HAVE TWO PEOPLE JOINING US, AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED:

KEVIN RAMSDEN HAS BEEN OUR DEDICATED FRIEND OF ZIENZELE AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER FOR US IN KYOTO JAPAN SINCE ZIENZELE’S VERY FIRST DAYS, AND PRISCA AND I ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM JOIN US FOR PART OF OUR TRIP!

THIS YEAR, A BRIGHT AND ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG WOMAN CAME TO Z-NIGHT AND INTRODUCED HERSELF TO US—AND WOW DO WE FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE MET HER! TANAKA CHIKATI IS A DARTMOUTH STUDENT FROM ZIMBABWE, AND SHE WILL JOIN US FOR OUR FIELD VISITS THIS AUTUMN. TANAKA IS ALREADY PLANNING NEW WELLNESS WORKSHOPS FOR OUR ZIENZELE WEEKEND, AND WE ARE BEYOND IMPRESSED—WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT SHE IS GOING TO BE A PART OF OUR WORK!

2) BOREHOLE WELLS! OUR HOPE IS THAT THE DRILLING WILL BE FINISHED WHILE WE ARE THERE, SO WE CAN SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT ACCESS TO SHARED WELLS WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITIES!