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Thomson, Anne

 
9781906775063: Wash My Bikini: Working with Voluntary Service Overseas in Zambia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1906775060 ISBN 13 : 9781906775063
Editeur : Librario Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

At age sixty, some people might be thinking of putting their feet up. Not so Anne Thomson. Instead, she applied to join the Voluntary Service Overseas, offering her skills as a bank administrator and accountant. She was allocated a two-year assignment with The Prison Fellowship Zambia and travelled to Lusaka to begin work in their Ndola office. This book tells the remarkable story of living and working in a community in one of the poorest countries of the world. The culture and climate were very different to the author's home in Edinburgh. Anne and her fellow VSO members had to adapt quickly to the basic living conditions, with everything in short supply or unobtainable. The Author's detailed account, not only of the difficulties in dealing with officialdom, but also of sharing her skills with those in great need of support, underlines the raison d'etre of the Volunteer Service. This book will be an inspiration to all those contemplating joining the VSO.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

At age sixty, some people might be thinking of putting their feet up. Not so Anne Thomson. Instead, she applied to join the Voluntary Service Overseas, offering her skills as a bank administrator and accountant. She was allocated a two-year assignment with The Prison Fellowship Zambia and travelled to Lusaka to begin work in their Ndola office. This book tells the remarkable story of living and working in a community in one of the poorest countries of the world. The culture and climate were very different to the author's home in Edinburgh. Anne and her fellow VSO members had to adapt quickly to the basic living conditions, with everything in short supply or unobtainable. The Author's detailed account, not only of the difficulties in dealing with officialdom, but also of sharing her skills with those in great need of support, underlines the raison d'etre of the Volunteer Service. This book will be an inspiration to all those contemplating joining the VSO.

Revue de presse

An entertaining and warmly-told reminiscent story of a long nursing career. --Scots Magazine

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Éditeur
Librario Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1906775060
ISBN 13 
9781906775063
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
298
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Personne responsable
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