Sunny Saturday 4th July saw Team 94’s Chipata Community Welcome. Barclay’s Square, normally a car park and unofficial taxi rank, was cleared of its usual vehicles, decked with GX banners, Welsh and Zambian flags, and transformed into a place of GX entertainment and information.
Between 10:00 and 14:00 hundreds of GX friends, families and passers-by were drawn to the music, dancing and games, and by their curiosity to learn more about the green T-shirted group of young people who had descended on their town.
Visitors to the event enjoyed Zambian and GX style dancing (is the hokey kokey really the UK equivalent of traditional Zambian dancing…?!), singing Welsh and Zambian songs, as well as some wonderful performances from local schools, music and drama groups.
Stalls around the square gave everyone the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns on crucial local issues. GX members and local organisations had information and feedback stalls on key matters including HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, gender based sexual violence and Global Xchange itself.
All in all, it was a wonderful beginning to what promises to be a fun-filled and fruitful Zambian phase for Team 94.
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