Historical Society president Glenn Thomas Carson has joined the Board of Directors of The Zambia Project: www.zambiaproject.org.

With a focus on humanitarian assistance to the people of Zambia, the Project offers an inclusive set of programming, including medical care, agriculture, life skills, and education.

“We see a bright future for Zambia,” says Project CEO Larry Mathis. “And we foresee a day when the Zambian people will be able to live independent of foreign assistance.”

Home of Victoria Falls, Zambia is located in the southern sector of the African continent, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo as its northern neighbor. With a rich heritage of cultural and natural resources, the nation was named by the World Bank as one of the fastest economically reforming countries in 2010.

Officially a Christian nation, with 85% of its citizens identifying themselves as such, Zambia is also home to a wide variety of religious expression, including Islam, Judaism, and Baha’i.

Carson sees The Zambia Project as one link in a much larger chain. “When it comes to fulfilling mission,” he says, “none of us can hope to get the job done alone. This is why our focus is always on unity, because we realize that only together can we answer the high calling of the Gospel.”

January 25, 2011