• Introductions to the course; review of course packet; where are we going and why? Travel logistics –forms, itineraries, what to bring, contact information packets, etc.
  Preparedness interviews
• IDI Assessment - HHP Computer lab; preparedness interviews
  Service-learning overview and reflection
• Overview of the region (Zambia)
  Public health issues, palliative and home-based care in the region
• June 30 – Cultural competency and professionalism in overseas volunteering/international service
  Introduction to Participant Observation
  Field notes, journaling, photography, etc.
• Wiki portfolios and blogging
  
• Final planning and pre-trip discussions/ reflections
• Personal time for trip preparation, etc
• Departure
  
  

Day 1: Welcome to Zambia! You will arrive at the International Airport in Livingstone. Your guide will meet you at the “Arrivals Hall” before transferring you to your project accommodation where you will be given a chance to settle in and freshen up. Should you wish to do so, there will be a little time before dinner for you to stretch your legs and explore the quaint African town of Livingstone.

Day 2: The group will be given an in depth general induction during the course of the morning, regarding orientation, the program for the trip, cultural awareness pertaining to meals, attire, climate, lodging and most importantly, your safety. During the course of the afternoon students will be given a medical induction covering your specific projects; where they will be held, their significance in the community, who within the community they are aimed at, how they are to be conducted etc. The group will need to spend the rest of the afternoon planning your next 3 weeks to be as productive within your timeframe as possible.

Day 3: Your group will be given a condensed tour of projects (as there are far too many sites to see in 1 day) which will also be your first chance to see the real Zambian way of life! The group will be split into two smaller groups. Each group will tour different routes in the morning, swapping over in the afternoon. You will be taken to your various project locations around Livingstone in order to get a feel for the area and a better understanding of what your work will entail over the next 3 weeks. Not only will you be visiting clinics and schools, but also other community areas such as local markets and our more unusual sites-such as the farm and the brick building operation.

Day 4 & 5: Your days will consist of assisting in a number of different areas of The Zambian Public Health Service as well as other community based projects. Volunteers will be put into work groups for their time in Livingstone, so that you will all have the chance to be exposed to a broad range of aspects of health care and society in rural Zambia. These will include Home Based Care, HIV workshops, Old People’s Home, Family Support as well as community initiatives like building structures, farming for hospice support and adult literacy classes.

Home based Care involves accompanying community volunteers as they visit bed ridden or immobile patients across Livingstone. It is their duty to provide basic health care advise, comfort and assistance. This may mean making a patient’s bed or helping with simple household chores they are too weak to perform themselves. Other patients, without family and friends to assist them, may just need a healthy dose of conversation and companionship.

Day 6: Saturday – Victoria Falls 2 days / 1 night. Choice of activities: Gorge swinging/ bungee/ rafting etc (all at an additional cost TBA)

Day 7: Sunday – Choice of activities: Elephant back safari/ markets/ Victoria Falls National Park (all at an additional cost TBA)

Days 8-12: Your days will consist of assisting in a number of different areas of The Zambian Public Health Service and community as mentioned above.

Day 13: Saturday Chobe National Park- 2 day/ 1 night camping trip(extra$$)

Day 14: Sunday: Chobe and Rhino bush walk (Zambezi N.P)(extra $$)

[If you opt not to go on the weekend trips, then you can participate in one of the other local options e.g. visit the market, shop at local craft centers, attend a church service, get caught up on journaling, Wiki material or just rest!!!]

Day 15-19: Your days will consist of assisting in a number of different areas of The Zambian Public Health Service and community as mentioned above. On Friday you will need to have a weekend bag packed for the Kariba trip if you choose to go, as well as all other possessions ready for your flight on Monday morning. There will be no time for this on Monday morning. Early departure Saturday morning. If you choose not to go, then you can participate in one of the other local options e.g. visit market, shop at local craft centers or get caught up on journaling, Wiki material or just rest!!!

Day 20: Saturday-Kariba house boat - 2 nights/3 days (extra $$$)

Day 21: Sunday-Kariba house boat – 2 nights/3 days (extra $$$)

[If you opt not to go on the weekend trips, then you can participate in one of the other local options e.g. visit the market, shop at local craft centers, attend a church service, get caught up on journaling, Wiki material or just rest!!!]

• Departure
  Upon returning to Livingstone you will head back to the house to collect all of your belongings before immediately heading to the airport for departure.
• Return to Greensboro
• Rest & work on Wiki
  
• IDI Assessment; Preparedness survey/interview; Wiki
• Wiki presentations Post-service learning reports/reflections
  Lessons learned, cross-cultural skills and other competencies
  
• Course Evaluations