Lusaka, Zambia: A group of 12 Transaid corporate partners have returned from a self-funded visit to Zambia, where they had the opportunity to visit two of the international development organisation’s projects, spanning access to health and road safety.
The visit included a 500-mile round trip by road into rural parts of Serenje and Chitambo districts to meet local partners and see Transaid’s maternal health and malaria projects, as well as a day at the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in the capital, Lusaka, where Transaid has been helping to deliver professional driver training for 16 years.
Chris Slater, finance director of the RHA, worked with the ITC’s finance team to further understand and explore the scope to improve financial processes and controls.
“It was truly a remarkable and overwhelming visit to Zambia to see the great work that Transaid and its partners are doing to help communities fight malaria and improve access to healthcare, as well as to support with professional driver training,” said Slater. “We have a responsibility to spread the message on the great work being done by Transaid and highlight how our partners can support this great cause.”
Caroline Barber, chief executive of Transaid, said: “This was a special opportunity for a mixture of new and long-standing supporters to see the work we’re involved with at first-hand. It presented opportunities for our partners in the UK to sit with our Zambian partners and understand the context and the issues. Insights could be shared and solutions explored together.”
