Kursus for mere end 320 husmænd i Kawama - Course held for more than 320 small-scale farmers at Kawama

Et overraskende stort antal husmænd kom og deltog i vores sidste kursus i år i Kawama, til trods for at det blev afholdt uden megen skygge i bagende sol. Der var stor lydhørhed og spørgelyst på tværs af køn og alder. Deltagerne kom vandrende langvejsfra, fordi nogle af dem havde været forhindret i at deltage i de to foregående kurser. 

Kursets indhold var som sædvanlig tilpasset husmændenes lokale forhold og omfattede Business Generation Model, BCG Matrix, PLC, Activity Based Costing samt afgrødeplanlægning. Takket være David som var frivillig i år samt vores lokale hjælpere, Mpange, Mambwe og Kalaba lykkedes det at gennemføre tre meget succesfulde kurser. Det var første gang at jeg (Kirsten) rejste i Zambia uden Tage. Det var vemodigt, men vi blev ualmindeligt positivt modtaget. Vores lokale kontakter havde været bekymrede for om de ville se os igen, nu hvor Tage var gået bort. Så vi var særdeles velkomne og vi fik også talt om fremtidsplaner for Agri Business Development.

A surprisingly large number of small-scale farmers came and participated in our last course this year in Kawama, despite the fact that it was held without much shade in the scorching sun. There was great responsiveness and curiosity across gender and age. The participants came from far away, because some of them had been prevented from participating in the two previous courses.

The course content was, as usual, adapted to the local conditions of the small-scale farmers and included the Business Generation Model, BCG Matrix, PLC, Activity Based Costing and crop planning. Thanks to David, who was a volunteer this year, and our local assistants, Mpange, Mambwe and Kalaba, we managed to complete three very successful courses. It was the first time that I (Kirsten) traveled in Zambia without Tage. It was sad, but we were received unusually positively. Our local contacts had been worried about whether they would see us again, now that Tage had passed away. So we were very welcome and we also talked about future plans for Agri Business Development.