Africa - Kawaza Village Kawaza Village the heart of Zambia The children of Kawaza Village
Living in Kawaza

The villagers have built four roundavel huts with mud walls and thatched roofs for guests. Each has two beds complete with clean linen, blankets and mosquito nets. There are open-air showers surrounded by reed screens, for which villagers heat water over an open fire for you to use in the mornings and evenings. Please bring your own toiletries (biodegradable if possible) and towel.

Toilets are traditional ‘long-drops’ with a comfortable, wooden throne to sit upon.

Visitors take all meals in the village’s chitenge – a thatched, open-sided shelter with traditional wooden chairs and reed mats. Traditional fare is freshly made over an open fire and served to guests three times a day (breakfast, lunch and evening meal). The food is delicious and includes the staple Zambian food nshima (ground maize that sets like polenta), along with a variety of vegetable and meat relishes including ndiyo zo vundula (ground peanut and pumpkin leaves), nyemba (red bean stew), nyama ya mbuzi (goat), nkhuku (chicken) and nsomba (fish).Tea, coffee and boiled, filtered water are also available throughout the day. The local brew Seven Days Beer and Kachasu (very strong spirit) are also beverages that should be sampled! You may wish to bring your own stock of soft drinks and beers with you.