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We made contact with Judith Evans, an Adjunct Professor at
the University of Victoria and expert in Early Childhood Development.
Judith works with UNICEF, the UN, the World Bank and other
international NGOs and has worked in Zomba and other African
countries.
 Through Judith, we learned about a student from Zomba, Khama
Chibwana, who is studying at the University of Victoria. When
we made contact, we learned that Khama is on the teaching
faculty of Chancellor College, and is studying Early Childhood
Development.
We explained our goals for an international project – that
we wanted to work with children, support education and development
and work in the Zomba region. We learned that Khama
and his department at Chancellor College were interested
in initiating a childcare community centre in Magalasi, a
poor rural area within greater Zomba. They
had staff, students and the background to run the project,
but no funding.
We realized that this was the makings of a partnership – Chancellor
College could deliver the project on the ground, and we could
provide the funding. Since then, volunteers on the Saanich
Employees’ Centennial Committee have been working with
Judith Evans, Khama Chibwana, and faculty from Chancellor
College to write a memorandum of understanding between the
two partners. The
agreement will identify project activities, who is responsible
(Centennial Committee, College, Magalasi community volunteers),
timing, and funding levels.
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Chancellor College
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