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Challenge Pack

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Hello and welcome to our challenge pack for GOLD Zambia 2017

Thank you so much for supporting us!

This challenge pack is part of our fundraising for GOLD Zambia.

‘GOLD’ stands for ‘Guiding Overseas Linked with Development’, and has been working in partnership

with other guiding associations around the world for almost 25 years. Teams of 6 young women are

selected from all over the UK each year to provide sustainable community or guiding based development

projects which can include anything from leadership skills training to delivering advocacy programmes to

young women.

Our project to Zambia focuses on several things. We will be training leaders in leadership, teamwork and

recruitment & retention. We will also be working with girls, delivering sessions on advocacy, sexual

health, gender equality, and gender-based violence.

To achieve the badge, girls must complete one challenge from each section and a further two challenges

from any section of their choice. One rule: Have fun!

Zebra (section 1): Zambian Culture Page 3

Lion (section 2): GOLD Page 6

Giraffe (section 3): Girlguiding Page 9

Elephant (section 4): Environment Page 11

Follow our journey at: www.goldzambia.wordpress.com

We’re also on:

@GOLDZambia @GOLD_Zambia @GoldZambia

Clare, Chloe, Katie, Rachael, Cassie, Katherine

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Section 1

Zebra: Zambian culture

1 - Zambian food The Zambian diet is heavy on starches and that means one thing: delicious comfort food. Why not have a

go at making and sampling some delicious Zambian dishes? Rainbows & Brownies might enjoy just

sampling the dishes, while Guides and The Senior Section might like to have a go at cooking them for

themselves!

More recipes:

Nshima a traditionally eaten with stew/similar. It’s widely eaten in Zambia and neighbouring

countries: http://www.cooks.com/recipe/5m8qz2e3/nshima-zambia.html

Pumpkin leaf stew, also traditional in Zambia and neighbouring countries

https://www.theafricanchef.com/blogs/recipes/pumpkin-leaves-with-ground-nuts-zovundula-or-

msamba If you can’t get hold of pumpkin leaves, you can substitute them for spinach, or a similar

leafy green! Pumpkin leaves tend to be dried during the summer and then rehydrated in stews

during the winter.

Corned Beef Cakes 1 pound potatoes

Salt and pepper to taste

1 small onion, chopped

2 eggs, beaten

¼ cup milk

7 ounce can corned beef

2 cups of breadcrumbs for

coating

Oil

1 tablespoon finely chopped

parsley

Directions 1. Peel potatoes. Wash and boil in

salted water until tender, drain and

mash.

2. Add pepper, chopped onions, parsley

and corned beef.

3. Add milk to eggs.

4. Add two tablespoons egg mixture

and mix well.

5. Form into flat cakes, brush with eggs,

coat with bread crumbs.

6. Fry in oil until golden brown. Drain on

tissue paper.

7. Serve hot.

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Activity 2 - Basketry Basketry is a traditional activity in Zambia. People make baskets to store all sorts of things in, from food

to clothing. Have a go at making your own baskets with paper or newspaper.

There are a variety of levels of instructions here for

Guides and The Senior Section : http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Paper-Basket

Rainbows and Brownies might find it easier to have a go at weaving paper to create colourful designs.

http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Colors/Paper_Weaving/Paper_Weaving.html

Activity 3 - Local Lingo! For Guides and The Senior Section: The indigenous Zambian languages spoken are: Bemba, Nyanja,

Tonga, Lozi, Lunda, Kaonde and Luvale. In fact, about 90 percent of Zambians belong to these groups.

Try to learn some Bemba and hold a conversation! (Use the phrases in the

resource pack, page 18).

Activity 4 - Singing and Dancing Singing and dancing are at the heart of the Zambian culture. It’s a way of telling stories to each other!

Why not try downloading some Zambian music

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIB8KuJtung) and have a go at creating your own dances?

Rainbows might enjoy just listening to the music, whereas Brownies and Guides could have a dance

competition between sixes/patrols! They can all think about what story their dance is telling.

For The Senior Section, here is a link to the Mgunda dance, where they can learn some more about its

origin. http://people.bridgewater.edu/~mtembo/menu/zambia/mganda.shtml Perhaps they might like to

interpret the story as a dance themselves, or interpret a story of similar significance to themselves?

Activity 5 - It’s FESTIVAL time!

Ku-omboka

Ku-omboka means ‘to get out of the water and onto dry land’. It shares its

name with the most famous festival in Zambia to mark the end of the rainy

season, the chief of the Lozi people (the Litunga) decides that it’s time to

head for higher ground. Drums signal that it’s time to pack up and embark

in canoes. The Litunga dresses up in a Victorian ambassador costume

and is taken down the river, while music is played and feasts enjoyed. The ceremony dates back over

300 years and takes place in the Zambezi Basin in May.

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Guides and The Senior Section: Why don’t you hold your own Ku-omboka?

Dress up in costume and enjoy drums, music and have a feast! (you could use the dance and food

activities from above to have your own Zambian party!)

For Rainbows and Brownies, why not have a go at dressing up in a ‘chitenge’. This is a long piece of

cloth, wrapped around the body (often like a skirt, but there are lots of different styles you could try!) to

preserve modesty. Girls could bring scarves and practice wrapping them around each other in different

styles. You can read more about the chitnege here: http://pocketcultures.com/2010/05/19/chitenge-

zambian-fashion-essential/

Extension for all sections: In Zambia, there are many traditional costumes, depending on what tribe

you are from. Whilst these are not worn on a daily basis, they are usually worn at celebrations and

festivals. You could have a go at making your own out of newspaper. Why not hold your very own

Zambian fashion show? More information about Zambia tribes: http://www.zambiatourism.com/about-

zambia/people/tribes

Activity 6 – Pottery Pottery is another traditional activity in Zambia. If you have a look online

(google is sufficient!) you’ll be able to find some pictures of traditional pottery

like this example.

For All Sections: Why not have a go at making your own with air dry clay, which

you can then paint with different designs? You could also book a trip to a potter’s wheel for an evening,

and have a go at throwing your own pots!

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Section 2

Lion: GOLD

Activity 1 – New culture

Part of the GOLD experience is learning to work as a team to adapt and survive in a new culture! In

Zambia, people buy their food from local markets rather than big supermarkets!

For All Sections: Set up some market stalls with food and cooking essentials.

Give each group some pretend money (monopoly money works well), and allow teams to barter for items.

Young leaders might like to be in charge of the market stalls? If there is no access to cooking on a fire

outside, maybe you could try cooking in your unit’s kitchen? Younger girls could have pre-cooked food or

things that don’t need cooking.

Activity 2 – Advocate GOLD is teaching young women to advocate on their own behalf - please see information on the ‘Stop

the Violence’ campaign: www.wagggs.org/en/what-we-do/stop-the-violence/. Having confidence in

yourself, and being able to advocate on issues is an important skill, and so learning how to build an

articulated argument can be personally satisfying.

For All Sections: Organise a debate night in your unit. Pick topics: this can be

simply “which is the best chocolate”, or a topic which is relevant to you and your group. Each girl gets up

to 1 minute to present her case, after which everyone gets the chance to ‘vote’ on the winner. Put the

headings of the debate on different pages, give the girls three sticky dots and give them the opportunity

to pick three of their favourite debate or put all three dots on one debate.

Activity 3 – GOLD Countries This year, there are GOLD projects in 8 different countries including Zambia.

Aruba

Estonia

Ghana

Maldives

Oman

Peru

Rwanda

Zambia

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For All Sections: Find out a bit more about all of them by playing the matching

game in the resources pack, page 16 & 17. You could do this as a simple table top activity or by hiding

some of the different cards around your meeting place. For Rainbows and Brownies you could omit

some of the columns to make it easier!

Activity 4 - International opportunities International opportunities are open to everyone!

Using a map and some small ‘dot’ stickers, see where everyone in your unit has

been before. You could give each six or patrol a different colour of sticker and see which the most

travelled group is. Rainbows and Brownies could just use a map of Europe or even the UK. Older

Guides and The Senior Section could find out about international opportunities in your local area.

County websites are often a good place to start!

Activity 5- Play ‘Beetle’ Have a game of Beetle with a twist! You will need: Pen, Paper, Dice.

All Sections: Beetle Drive- GOLD

Zambia 2017 badge

Each number on the dice correlates a part of the badge.

1. Detail to country flags (One each time you roll a 1)

2. Trefoils (One each time you roll a 2)

3. ‘Z’, ‘A’, ‘M’, ‘B’, ‘I’, ‘A’ (One letter each time you roll a 3)

4. ‘GOLD’ (as one word once you roll a 4)

5. Outline of the map

6. Outline of the badge (Rectangle)

You cannot start until you roll a 6 to draw the outline of the badge, once you have the badge outline you

can add trefoils (2) ,GOLD (4) and Letter to spell ZAMBIA (3) and the outline of the map (5).

You cannot draw the flags on the map (1) until you have rolled a 5 to get the outline of the map.

Activity 6 – Packing GOLD participants have to carry everything they need for 3 weeks in their rucksacks. They can buy food

and a small amount of resources in their project’s Country.

Rainbows and Brownies activity: Leaders bring in items of clothing and

accessories specific to hot countries or cold countries. Girls should separate the items into two piles. Can

you have a race? Can you confuse the members with items like a raincoat which might be needed in

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either Country? What else would you need to take? As an extension activity you could play- I packed my

bag and in it I put…

Guides and The Senior Section can learn how to pack a bag properly so that they can find everything,

protect their possessions and their own back. The DofE website has more information:

http://www.dofe.info/media/viewfile.ashx?filetype=4&filepath=resourcezone/Expeditions/Rucksack_packi

ng_poster_DofE.pdf or http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/expert-advice/how-to-pack-a-rucksack

Additional information: In 2015, 2 965 people mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi

and Somalia, applied for asylum in Zambia. These people are often refugees fleeing instability or

persecution in Zambia’s neighbouring Countries. If you were a refugee and you had time to pack a small

rucksack, what would you take? There are estimated to be around 20 million refugees around the world,

could you collect items to put in rucksacks for refugees of other conflicts and instabilities? Research

reputable aid agencies and take action.

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Section 3

Giraffe: Girlguiding

Activity 1 – UK compared with Zambia UK Girlguiding and its populations are very different in the UK and Zambia,

All Sections: Do a matching game or quiz on the following questions:

Questions UK Zambia

Population size 65,110,000 17,144,330

Largest Population size 22nd 66th

Median Age 40 years old 17 years old

Average children per women 1.92 5.39

Girlguiding members 100,000 24,000

Activity 2 – WAGGGS WAGGGS is made up of 146 member countries, meaning that there are millions of girl guides all across

the world! Each and every member is unique and has a different background and experiences.

All Sections: Find out more about members of your unit by playing a game of

Girlguiding Human Bingo template can be found in the resources page 19.

Activity 3 – WAGGGS Zambia Using the WAGGGS website, find out some more about the Zambian Girl Guides Association.

https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/africa/member-organizations/zambia/ Alternatively you can just use

the facts in the GOLD countries quiz for younger groups.

Rainbows and Brownies could make a poster about similarities and differences

between Girlguiding in the UK and in Zambia. This could be comparing one aspect or many aspects!

Guides and The Senior Section to learn more about the work that WAGGGS do, register for GLOW

(Global Learning Online for WAGGGS) and take the Introduction to WAGGGS Course. You can also

register for Penpals on the World Thinking Day Forum. Details of how to do that can be found here

https://www.wagggs.org/documents/740/Instruction_WTD_Forum_-_penpals.pdf.

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Activity 4 – Stop the Violence One of the campaigns the Zambian Girl Guide Association has worked on is the ‘stop the violence’

campaign run by WAGGGS, which looks to end gender-based violence. Girls could learn some more

about women’s charities working in your local area.

Rainbows and Brownies could might want to help raise

some money for them, or in the case of women’s refuges, could collect items they

may be short of.

Guides and The Senior Section could also help support women’s refuges. They could also learn some

more about gender based violence in the UK, and also about issues of sexism. The girl’s attitudes survey

could be a good place to start a discussion amongst senior section members on the subject, and they

could come up with ways they can make a difference locally. This might be by the way they act or react to

certain situations, or by trying to educate others. Guides could take a look at their school uniform policy.

Is it fair? Is the use of gender specific clauses fair or could it be altered? Can they challenge the wording

of it?

Activity 5– Lechwe

In 1974 the name Brownie was changed to Lechwe Guide, the lechwe being a species of brown

antelope found in Zambia. Lechwe are herbivores and a herd animal. Just like the Giraffe in this chapter.

Rainbows could make a Lechwe mask. Masks form a part of most African

country’s culture, having importance in religion, social and leisure

Brownies could play this game to learn basic Zambian sign language. Learn 4 signs for animals on this

page. Cut out pictures of each animal and place around the room. The Leader teaches the signs to the

Brownies and then the game begins, the Leader signs an animal, and the Brownies rush to stand under

that animal repeating the sign when they get there. The last Brownie is out and joins the Leader and can

help spot the last Brownie. Keep playing until there is a winner. Older Brownies and younger Guides

could run this game themselves or make it harder by learning more signs.

http://www.zambian-signlanguage.de/100-important-signs/animals

Guides, the Lechwe was chosen to represent Brownies in Zambia, what animal would you choose to

represent Guides? Make a decision in your patrol. Spend time in your patrol thinking about this; culture

affects everything from your clothing to what you like to eat, drink, and listen to. In this new Guide would

you take on a new uniform to represent the animal you have picked? Would you have a new song

instead of taps? Create a performance to show the other patrols at the end of the meeting and vote on

your favourite.

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Section 4

Elephant: Environment

Activity 1 – Eagle The African fish eagle is the national bird of Zambia. They are massive creatures, with wingspans of up to

2.4m long! Its wingspan allows it to glide for long distances over water, hunting for its prey.

Rainbows and Brownies could come together to colour it in, or decorate it any

way you see fit! How about using feathers, or tissue paper?

Guides: Why not have a go at drawing a life size one? You could do this as a unit over several pieces of

flipchart paper stuck together. The Senior Section could have a go at using a single sheet of A4 paper

to construct an item which will glide the furthest. You could make it into a competition, with several

rounds to allow for modification. Bonus points for the best decorated one!

Activity 2 - Victoria falls Victoria Falls are in the South of Zambia, on the border with Zimbabwe, and are the world’s largest

waterfall! They are referred to locally as ‘Mosi-oa-tunya’ which means ‘smoke that thunders’.

All sections: Have a go at making

your own waterfall in a glass, using water, oil and food

colouring.

1. Fill a glass or other see through container with water.

Tall containers work best.

2. In a separate bowl, mix 1 tbsp of oil with a few drops

of food colouring of different colours. Ones that are

very different work best, e.g. red, yellow and blue!

Mix it all together until you get little coloured bubbles

of oil.

3. Add the bubbles to the water and watch what happens! You can repeat this seeing what happens

if you pour fast or slow, and what happens if you use different colours.

Activity 3 - Copper belt The Copper belt is a part of Zambia in the north, which is home to rich copper deposits. There are many

copper mines in this area of Zambia, and the country as a whole is very dependent on the mining

industry.

All sections: Why not take part in a trading game? We have included 2 in the

resource section page 14 and 15, one creating bracelets and one trading electronics, coffee and timber.

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Activity 4 – Fishy There are lots of rivers, lakes and waterfalls in Zambia, which are full of lots of different types of fish!

Have a go at playing ‘fishy fishy fishy’ (instructions below).

For Rainbows and Brownies

1-Mark areas of safety on the floor.

2-Explain that the girls have to cross the lake to safety on the other side, but once they enter open water

they can be caught by the fishermen.

3- The fishermen should call out ‘Fishy, fishy, fishy, come swim in my sea’

The girls respond fisher, fisher, fisherman, you can’t catch me

4-The girls run across the room, if they are tagged by the fisherman they are out.

5-Once the girls reach the safety zone they cannot be caught.

Activity 5 – Wildlife The wildlife in Zambia is extremely diverse, with many national parks that are home to the ‘big five’ game

animals (African Lion, African Elephant, Cape buffalo, African Leopard and Rhinoceros)

Rainbows and Brownies; have a go at creating your own version of these

animals through face painting, finger painting or junk modelling

Activity 6 – Developing world

In Zambia, and much of the developing world, some people have to walk miles to fetch water, go to

market, and attend school. Discuss with girls how they might feel if they had to do this.

Rainbows and Brownies and Guides could be taken for a 2 mile (or so) walk

one evening from the meeting place. You could discuss with them how they would feel if they had to walk

that far to get to and from school every day, or even just to have a drink!

The Senior Section could try completing a 2 mile walk in the morning every day for a week, or even just

walking more than they might usually (walking to a further bus stop, or taking the stairs where they might

previously have taken a lift, or even just walking to their meeting place!). At the end of a week or so of

doing this, they can discuss their experiences. How did it make them feel? What were the time

implications? Could they imagine having no other option but to walk?

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Activity 7 – Developing world

Have a water relay in your teams/ sixes/patrols.

All sections: For the first round, each group receives a different style of water

carrier, with different amounts of liquid. Run a relay, swap carriers and try again. Which containers were

easier/harder to use? Discuss the amount of water an individual drinks in a day (recommended 2L a day)

and how much each individual would need for their family in a day. Explain that it is mostly the women in

the family who collect the water, and ask what it would be like to have to collect the amount required for

their family, and walk several miles each day to do it.

Add on: find out 3 ways to save water, and present the ideas in your groups.

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Congratulations! Once you've completed your challenges, you will be the proud owner of a GOLD ZAMBIA 2017

challenge badge!

Email: goldzambia@gmail.com to place your order.

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Resource Pack

Trading Game

1. Divide the girls into five small groups and assign each group one of the following countries:

United Kingdom, China, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia. Display the following exports and their

values for reference during trading:

• Gold—5 points per unit

• Oil—4 points per unit

• Lumber—3 points per unit

• Electronics—2 points per unit

• Coffee—1 point per unit

Provide each group with a random set of ten trading cards from the handout below.

2. The objective is for each group to get the most points by trading their country’s goods for products from

another country. Each team will start with a set of trading cards that represents their country’s worth. The

game allows for “free trade,” meaning any country can trade with another country, and any item and/or

amount of product can be traded for another. Explain to girls that they can creatively market their

products or combine products to end up with something more desirable.

3. Allow for ten minutes of open trading (the girl’s trade between each other to try and increase their

money). Then announce the following:

WORLD SITUATION: The world is running out of oil, making it extremely rare and much more expensive.

OUTCOME: The worth of oil increases by two points.

Update the point system on the board to reflect the increase in points per unit for oil.

4. Allow for two additional minutes to trade. Announce that trading time is over and have groups tally

points.

5. Adjust the results to reflect a new situation and outcome to see how it impacts the final results:

WORLD SITUATION: Zambia learns to make counterfeit electronics, making its electronics cheaper.

OUTCOME: Zambia takes one electronic unit from each country.

Re-tally the points and work out which country got the most points.

6. Have the girls reflect on what they learned.

Discuss the following questions:

• Did any countries end the game richer or poorer than they started? Which ones?

• What was it like to be a rich country? A poor country?

• Was it easy or difficult to trade? Why?

• Did any countries feel especially powerful or powerless?

• Which items were most popular? Which were least popular? Why?

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Bemba Phrases:

ENGLISH BEMBA

Hello Ulishani / Mulishani

Good morning Mwaikaleni

Good afternoon Cungulo mukwai

Good night Sendamenipo

Goodbye Shalenipo

See you later Tukamonana

Ok Bweno

Please Mukwai

Thanks for a wonderful time Natotela sana

Yes Ee

No Awe

Thank you very much Natolela sana / tatotela sana

My name is Ishina lyandi ni.....

What is your name? Niwe nani?

My friend Umunandi

I'm pleased to meet you Natemwa pakukumona

How are you? Muli Shani (formal) / Ulishani

I'm fine thanks & you? Bwino, ngaiwe?

Where are you from? Wafumakwisa

I'm from Great Britain Nafuma ku Great Britain

Where do you live? Wikala kwisa?

I live in London Njikala ku London

Do you know English? Walishimba icisungu?

Yes a little We panono

I don't speak Bemba well Nshaishiba Benma sana

Do you understand? Waumfwa

I don't understand Nshumfwile

I'm sorry Mbelelako uluse

Could you please repeat that? Bwekeshapo

Excuse me Mbelelako uluse

Lunch Kakulya cakasuba

Dinner Kakulya cakungule

Food Ifyakulya

Would you like something to eat Mulefwaya Ifyakulya

To drink Ifyakunwa

Do you like the food? Mulefwaya ifyakulya?

The food is delicious Ifyakulya nafiwama

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