Planning planning planning

So - this is the first post on my African development awareness adventure blog - 2 weeks and counting until I land in Nairobi, ready to head to the University to meet some students and staff for the first series of videos.

To put you in the loop, this trip forms part of the RVC's development awareness initiative, to enhance the appreciation of international development by exploring and contrasting issues related to livestock and health in both East Africa and the UK. This is to assist RVC and East African veterinary students identify with their counterparts and the common professional interests and values that exist. On this trip, I will be working with students and graduates at both Nairobi and Sokoine universities, and also with the charity Vetaid, vets and farmers out in the pastoral communties of Kenya and Tanzania. We will be collecting and editing video material for use both back in the classroom and for educating frontline staff in developing communities. We will also take the opportunity to collect video material to promote an exchange programme between the UK and East African vet schools.

We are currently in the midst of planning; from organising flights and learning how to use the equipment, to planning exactly where I'm going to go, who I'm going to meet, and what I'm going to do! So much to do, and so little time!