This section will come to life once I arrive in Zambia.

Over three weeks, I'll be volunteering with community healthcare and HIV education projects, working alongside local staff, volunteers and community members.

I'll be sharing updates, photographs, stories (where appropriate), and reflections from the experience as it happens.

My aim isn't to provide a travel diary, but a glimpse into the people, places and projects that make this work possible.

The first dispatches will appear shortly after I arrive.

Until then, you can follow the preparations in the Departures section.