Rural Aquaculture Promotion

Ben is entering his sixth week of Rural Aquaculture Promotion training, or RAP for short. RAP is a well received program that villagers are excited to learn about, because one pond helps provide the majority of protein for a family, creates a supplemental income to their annual maize harvest, and helps diversify their often limited diets, among other things. A RAP standard pond is 10 by 15 meters in size, with a depth of 1.3 meters, and are dug by hand with a shovel or hoe.

Our New Home

This week we were able to visit our new house which we will move to permanently at the end of October.  We live on a compound with 4 other families, about 6K away from the village center of Kanona.  The families are great, there are several children who are absolutely adorable.  Ben's counterpart, David Mulenga, lives on the compound with us, which makes it very convenient for both parties. A 'counterpart' is someone who has requested a Peace Corps volunteer on behalf of the community, and who acts as a liaison between the volunteer and the community. Now onto the pictures:

Lizzy and Martius (our new best friend) in front of our house.

Ben and Martius.

Our kitchen/dining room 'insaka'.

 

Next door neighbors.

Backyard.

Dishes are done.

Bridge home.