Musonda MumbaMay 25, 20203 minAfrica O Africa – Yes we eat these insects – Mother Africa’s Healing Foods. December 2019. I travelled for nearly 1,000km to take my children to my home town of Mansa, in northern Zambia which isn’t that far from...
Musonda MumbaMar 10, 20202 minRemembering Victor Tsang: A UNEP Champion for all things Sustainability and SDGs.March 10th, 2019. A pretty normal Sunday. A work day for most of the UN Environment colleagues because this weekend marked the...
Musonda MumbaJan 30, 20204 minWhy, what you utter matters. Period.Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out – Anonymous. A few years ago, I sat in a meeting where a colleague lost his temper....
Musonda MumbaJan 13, 20204 minYou are only as BUSY as you claim to be – spare a moment for young people.In my late 20s I participated in a conference where an amazing line up of speakers gave their presentations about their environmental...
Musonda MumbaOct 22, 20197 minThe Power of my SheVillage: How this has been relevant to both my professional and personal life. Growing up in rural Zambia, my memory of a SheVillage comes from being raised by two grandmothers – maternal and paternal. Their sense of...
Musonda MumbaOct 10, 20194 minWisdom in the corridor: Water, exercise, healthy food, time and sleep all matter for a good career. When I left home, Zambia, in my mid-20s to move to Switzerland, I had no clue what relocation meant for your mind, body and spirit. I...
Musonda MumbaAug 4, 20195 minRole of cultural keepers in the conservation and restoration of African Landscapes.The picture that you see here is a picture of the over 300 year old traditional ceremony that takes place in part of my birth country, in...
Musonda MumbaJul 20, 20193 minHOME: How its changed and why restoration matters especially for Africa. This Blue Dot right here viewed from the moon fifty years ago - is HOME. The Earthrise picture was spectacular. In fact, the astronauts...
Musonda MumbaJul 8, 20194 minRestoration and conservation are about nourishing and nurturing spaces: Lessons from my stepmother.Growing up as a teenager in my home town of Mansa, Zambia, I watched in awe every time I came back from school how my amazing late...
Musonda MumbaJun 11, 20195 minThe fierce urgency of NOW – why faith, spiritual and indigenous leaders are pivotal for restoration.A priest. A Sikh. A Rabbi. An Indigenous Leader. A Singer. A Neuroscientist. A Reverend. A UN Diplomat. A Poet. A Muslim leader. A...
Musonda MumbaMay 30, 20193 minDear Airlines, can YOU please reduce this single-use plastics on your flights?Dear Airline companies, I am back again to my travels after several weeks of recess - well a moment to regroup, think, work, recover and...
Musonda MumbaMay 1, 20195 minThe power & challenge of inclusivity when disasters hit: learning from Cyclones Idai & Kenneth.One of the best memories of my childhood growing up in rural Zambia was my interaction with Aunt Elizabeth. As toddlers, my twin sister...
Musonda MumbaApr 23, 20192 minThe POWER of the Collective - World Earth Day 2019On 22nd April, it was World Earth Day. I have been very fortunate to have worked in many parts of the world, participated in several...
Musonda MumbaFeb 25, 20195 minSpreading my wings Part 1: Sweden – Europe 101, discovering fish and those in between spaces. A few months ago, while decluttering my home I came across some amazing pictures of my first ever trip to Europe – Sweden to be precise....
Musonda MumbaFeb 7, 20194 minLesson: Your Voice matters, no matter how young you are.As I navigated my space on the Kafue River, I realized just how complex my fatherland Zambia really was. I mean I watched snakes slither...
Musonda MumbaJan 31, 20193 minThis river of green was a near disaster for this Zambian River system. And so perhaps I should continue with the story of the boat. Once I started on my new job at Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ), I had...
Musonda MumbaJan 24, 20194 minYes, this is she.In 1995 after I graduated from the University of Zambia, several months later (with no job in sight) I reached out to one of my mentors...
Musonda MumbaJan 19, 20195 minMy Zambian childhood lessons from tilling the land – why earth connections matter. On this my first blog post on my reflections as a Black African female environmentalist, I can’t quite pinpoint when my interest in the...
