Meet the Team: Lusaka, Zambia Autumn 2016
Our teams of volunteers did some great work supporting businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016! Here’s a quick hello from our last team of volunteers who worked with enterprises in Lusaka, Zambia on the Challenges Worldwide International Citizen Service programme from September – December 2016.
Tasvi Shah

Age: 23yrs
From: UK
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka.
Home counterpart: Likando Muyangana
Enterprise: African Ceramics
Enterprise counterpart: Peter Mushimba
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Economics
Before Placement: Deutsche Bank intern
Fun fact: I love food, so I once opened a restaurant in my home for one evening.
Likando Muyangana

Age: 24yrs
From: Zambia, Ndola.
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka.
Home counterpart: Tasvi Shah
Enterprise: BDSA
Enterprise counterpart: Lewis Kimpton
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Economics
Before Placement: Unemployed
Fun fact: I have too many clothes for one person but insist on wearing the same seven outfits over and over again.
Wiza Gift Chinula

Age: 23yrs
From: Zambia, Namwala
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka.
Home counterpart: Patrick Jones
Enterprise: Bookworld
Enterprise counterpart: Jonathan Watson
Qualification: Bachelor’s in Economics
Before Placement: Student, at the University of Zambia
Fun fact: Jovial…Always ready to make people laugh.
Patrick Jones

Age: 21yrs
From: UK
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka.
Home counterpart: Wiza G Chinula
Enterprise: Recycle Mania
Enterprise counterpart: Choolwe Mwiinga
Qualification: History graduate
Before Placement: Student
Fun fact: Love sport and pumpkin leaves (Zambian recipe)
Geoffrey Joseph Daka

Age: 25 Years
From: Zambia
Host country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Akalu Michael
Enterprise: Waste Master Limited
Enterprise counterpart: Virginia Arroyo Armenteros
Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Education
Before placement: Student, at The University of Zambia
Fun facts: I do not know how to swim then I have phobia for sharp things like needles and knives.
INTERESTS: Networking, Making Friends and Discovering New Places
Choolwe Mwiinga

Age: 23 years
From: Zambia
Host country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Lucy Kate Bird
Enterprise: Recyclemenia
Work counterpart: Patrick Jones
Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Adult Education
Before placement: Student, at The University of Zambia
Fun facts: I do not know how to swim and I love eating
INTERESTS: I love reading Novels, Watching Movies and going out with friends
Akalu Michael

Age: 22 Years
From: United Kingdom (UK)
Host country: ZAMBIA, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Geoffrey Joseph Daka
Enterprise: Kapenda Mabula-Luano Honey
Work counterpart: Namukale Nanyangwe
Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Marketing
Before placement: Volunteering at Personal safety charity
Fun facts: I’d rather live with an alligator in the same room than a cockroach.
Lucy Kate Bird

Age: 22 Years
From: United Kingdom (UK)
Host country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Choolwe Mwiinga
Enterprise: Recyclemenia
Work counterpart: Joseph Ng’ambi
Qualification: Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management and Marketing
Before placement: Assistant Manager of Green bank Pool
Fun facts: I can do the moon walk
Winston Nkonde

Age: 26 years
From: Zambia
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home Counterpart: Vaneza Lourenco
Enterprise: None- Team Leader
Work counterpart: Vaneza Lourenco
Qualification:
Before Placement: ICS Volunteer
Fun-Fact: I’m easy at life and have a bias for having fun in all that I engage in.
Lewis Kimpton

Age: 21 years
From: England – Sheffield
Host country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Joseph Ng’ambi
Enterprise: Business Development Services Africa (BDSA)
Enterprise counterpart: Likando Muyangana
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in business and Sport management
Before Placement: Student
Fun Fact: Am always up for cool chills
Joseph Ng’ambi

Age: 23 years
From: Zambia
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Lewis Kimpton
Enterprise: Recyclemania
Enterprise counterpart: Lucy Bird
Qualification: Bachelors’ degree in Economics
Before Placement: Student at the University of Zambia
Fun Fact: Quiet and shy but people get attracted to me and I find it strange
Vaneza Lourenco

Age: 27 years
From: England
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Winston Nkonde
Enterprise: None- Team Leader
Work counterpart: Winston Nkonde
Qualification: International Law and Relations
Before Placement: Events coordinator
Fun Fact: very down to earth
Peter Mushimba

Age: 23
From: Zambia
Host country: Zambia
Home counterpart: Jonathan Watson
Enterprise: African Ceramics.
Work Counterpart: Tasvi Shah.
Before placement: Student at Zambia Institute of Animal Health.
Qualification: veterinary nurse.
Fun fact: I am the special one.
Jonathan Watson

Age: 21
From: England
Host Country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Peter Mushimba
Enterprise: Bookworld.
Enterprise Counterpart: Wiza Chinula.
Before placement: Student
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree with Economics
Fun fact: He was born on the 26 on 11 month, 26 minutes past 11. His weight was 6, 11 pounds.
Jonathan Watson

Age: 22
From: Zambia
Host country: Zambia, Lusaka
Home counterpart: Virginia Arroyo
Enterprise: Kapenda Mabula Natural products Itd-Luano Honey.
Enterprise Counterpart: Akalu Michael.
Before placement: Student at the University of Zambia.
Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in development studies.
Fun fact: I can wear many outfits every morning before I finally choose one. Oh! And I loves shoes.