Back to school Now that the kids are back at school after the holidays we’ve been busy giving out text books bought with donated funds as well as toys, bras, junior dictionaries and all sorts of things. Last week over [...]
One Sunday, early-evening, as I sat in my crooked little house watching the Crooked River Luangwa’s hippos make their way to the grazing grounds, there was a knock on my door. This knock usually means one thing; unexpected guests in [...]
Small enough to put in your pocket, this new guide is your ideal safari companion to Kafue National Park! Known as one of Zambia’s best kept secrets, the huge Kafue National Park can be daunting for the first time visitor. [...]
August 2013 – Toka Leya, an intimate 12-tented camp overlooking the Zambezi River, donated 1 000 trees from its nursery to Greenpop for a three-week reforestation project in Livingstone, Zambia, that took place from 7-28 July 2013. “We were thrilled [...]
In the 1970’s Norman Carr, conservation visionary and pioneer, was operating walking safaris in the Chibembe area of the Luangwa Valley. It was, and still is, a very rich wildlife area but it becomes inaccessible after the first rains and [...]
Edinburgh Fringe Exhibition celebrates Livingstone's Fellow Explorers Two women, descendants of Livingstone's fellow explorers, are celebrating Livingstone's bicentenary with their exhibition, Livingstone's Africa, which runs from 13-18 August 2013 at the Gladstone Gallery, Gladstone's Land (off the Royal Mile). Specialising [...]
In the footsteps of Livingstone Join us for the newest and wildest ride in Zambia 1 to 7 September 2013 September sees the birth of the Susi & Chuma Mountain Bike Challenge. This event is jointly hosted by Bangweulu Wetlands [...]
Zambezi Tiger Fishing The Zambezi River is the fourth largest river in Africa and is home to one of the continent’s most sought-after fresh water game fish, the Tiger Fish (Hydrocynus Vittatus). Sometimes called the “striped water dog,” the Tiger [...]
Coming top Our sponsored kids at Mfuwe Day Secondary School did very well at a recent school prize giving day. Eighteen of the prizes went to Project Luangwa sponsored kids for coming top of the class in a subject. And, [...]
In August this year, Zambia and neighboring Zimbabwe will co-host the 20th United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly. Lying on either side of one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the towns of Livingstone (on the Zambian [...]
Zambia’s booming capital Lusaka celebrates its centenary at the end of July this year, with the Lusaka100 committee scheduling a host of activities fit for the big 100. The stage has been set for a momentous celebration on Cairo Road [...]
Film about Zambian forest hero wins forum on forest short film The filmmaking team Makhulu has won the UN Forum on Forests Short Film award for the Africa region. Director of Makhulu, Rowan Pybus, was in Turkey for the UN [...]
In 2012 Greenpop launched Trees for Zambia, a reforestation and eco-awareness project which began with a 3-week tree planting event and was followed by an ongoing campaign to inspire awareness about deforestation, climate change, tree planting, environmental sustainability and alternative [...]
Raising funds for vital conservation work in Zambia, the sixth Elephant Charge will be held on 26 October 2013. Enter now, for a fun-filled, adrenalin-fuelled weekend of family fun camping in the Zambian wilderness. All you need is a motorbike [...]
Livingstone comes alive again as it hosts the Livingstone 2013 Festival. Situated right next to the majestic Victoria Falls, or as the local Zambians call it “Mosi-oi-a-Tunya” (the Smoke that Thunders) is the exuberant town featured in the National Geographic [...]
Zambia and Zimbabwe, We are ready to host the 20th session of the UNWTO General Assembly During the 19th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly held in Seoul South Korea, Zambia and Zimbabwe won the bid to co-host the 20th [...]
Luapula province, in the north of Zambia, hosts the Umutomboko ceremony at Mwansabombwe village between Mwense town and Lake Mweru, at the site of the Lunda royal capital established in 1890 by Mwata Kazembe Kanyembo Ntemena. The Umutomboko is a [...]
