I invite you to follow along as I post pictures and narrate my upcoming trip to Africa.  This will be my 8th trip and I'm excited to share this experience with you.  My travels to Africa are a combination of philanthropy and vacation.  For the philanthropy portion, I'm on the Board of Global Sojourn Giving Circle (GSGC) (www.gsgivingcircle.org) and I'll be visiting our partners. The vacation portion gives me the chance to work on my photography skills and share the trip with you.
 

May 12-15, GSGC is hosting a Believe Summit in Zambia where we bring together our Partner organizations that have received funding through our annual granting process.  It's an opportunity for the organizations to share what they are doing, learn from each other, be inspired as well as learn what is working well and how they can improve.  Global Sojourns Giving Circle is focused on grassroots, local partners who strive to educate and empower girls, thereby strengthening their community. I'll be helping with the conference before we head out on safari.
 

May 16-18 is the start of the safari portion of the trip.  We'll have three nights at Davison's Camp where we'll explore Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.  Be ready to see some fabulous animal photos!
 

May 19 we'll return to Victoria Falls where we'll have the opportunity to explore the falls and visit some of GSGC's partner organizations.  May 20 we'll transfer to Livingstone, Zambia to visit a few more GSGC partners. One evening we'll spend at one of my favorite spots - having sundowners on the deck of the Royal Livingston located on the Zambezi River and watch the sunset next to Victoria Falls.
 

May 22-25 we'll spend on the Chobe Princess Safariboat - a houseboat that will travel the Chobe and Zambezi River.  Game viewing is done from the main boat and from tender boats with local guides.
 

Internet will be intermittent so I'll be posting every 2-3 days.  Thank you for your interest and I hope you enjoy the journey!

Heidi Johnson Bixby