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Disclosure: This review of Africa, My passion by Corinne Hofmann contains affiliate links. If you click on them I receive a tiny commission at no…
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These pictures were taken in Zambia, which I visited as part of the International Reporting Project. One of the areas I was looking into during…
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This week’s If We Can Do It interview is with Martin Hatchuel who used his gap year to travel in his own country and concentrate…
In a couple of weeks time we’re heading to Berlin for a long weekend with a group of friends. I’m so excited, as it will…
As you can probably tell if you’ve read any of my other posts about my Zambia trip, I had an absolutely amazing time in the…
Although we spent a lot of time on our #ZambiaHealth trip working, we did have some free afternoons to do a bit of exploring. Our…
A piece I wrote on my #ZambiaHealth trip about a club which gives sex education to people with hearing disabilities is now on The Guardian’s…
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I think anyone who knows me would say that I am a pretty loud person. A question I regularly get asked by my friends is:…
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HIV and TB co-infection is now a major area of concern in countries like Zambia. People living with HIV, who have impaired immune systems, are…
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Sometimes when you’re out reporting in the field it’s easy to become a bit cynical. When all of the facts and figures are thrown at…