Where Wild Africa Meets Women’s Wellbeing

The most powerful part of the trip wasn’t the wildlife.

It wasn’t the schools.

It wasn’t the lodges.

It was a room full of women.

There’s a group of women learning to read and write three times a week.

On two other days, they attend a wellbeing class.

The first session began with our guide, Luciano, sharing his story of loss and suffering.

(Luciano is Zambia’s version of Idris Elba)

Then the women shared theirs.

Twenty-five women.

Almost every one of them opened up.

Stories of loss.Hardship.Survival.

To be trusted with those stories was humbling beyond words.

Something Shifted

Luciano began reading them my Substack stories.

We spoke recently about how their lives are changing.

They’re more motivated.Less reliant on their husbands.More confident.Helping each other.

They talk about “higher vibration.”

They talk about becoming more alive.

I cannot explain the fulfilment that gave me.

There are no words.

This Is Why I’m Going Back

The next steps?

Teaching skills like farming and sewing.Getting them sewing machines.Creating sustainability.

But I can’t do that alone. I need help.

And Then There’s The Other Africa

Yes — there are incredible game lodges.

Luxury. Comfort. Safari drives at sunrise and sunset.

It’s an amazing experience.

But I believe there’s something deeper available.

Not just observing Africa.

But being part of it.

Contributing to it.

Growing with it.

Join Us

I’m going back.

And I’m inviting others to come too.

Not as tourists.

But as participants.

If you’ve ever wanted an adventure that stretches you, grounds you, and genuinely changes how you see the world…

This might be it.

Find out more here

In the final part;

I will tell you about eco stoves we built for the villages and the amazing conservation school we went to.

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