Tag Archives: Kabwe

Protecting Children By Cleaning Up Lead-Contaminated Yards in Kabwe

Posted on November 7, 2016 by M. Sim

  This post is from Lara Crampe, Pure Earth’s regional director for Southeast Asia.  She is currently in Zambia working with the team on the second phase of Pure Earth’s remediation project in the Chowa neighborhood of Kabwe. This month our … Continue reading →

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Year In Review:
Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years

Posted on January 18, 2016 by M. Sim

Of the many cleanups we conducted in 2015, our work in Kabwe, Zambia, was one of the highlights. Last year, thanks to private donations from supporters, Pure Earth’s team was able to return to Kabwe to start cleaning up one of the “World’s … Continue reading →

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Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years

Notes From The Field: Walking A Day To Seek Change In Kabwe

Posted on December 23, 2015 by M. Sim

Joe Hayes, a hydrogeologist from the US, is a volunteer member of Pure Earth’s technical advisory board. Joe just returned from Kabwe, Zambia where he is helping to manage the cleanup of the lead-contaminated neighborhood of Chowa. “People in Kabwe … Continue reading →

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So Fresh And So Clean

Posted on November 25, 2015 by M. Sim

“I am impressed with what has been done… and this comes as a relief not only to the people of Chowa, but the entire Kabwe population. We believe that when this project is completed, more lives will be safeguarded.”  — … Continue reading →

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Nearly 100% Of Children In This Neighborhood Have Been Poisoned

Posted on November 16, 2015 by M. Sim

Almost every single child in Chowa is suffering from lead poisoning. Nearly all of Chowa’s children were found to have blood lead levels that are ten to 20 times the CDC recommended level, which can be fatal. The source of the toxin?  A group … Continue reading →

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CDC’s MMWR Features Our Findings on Lead in Kabwe’s Children

Posted on November 10, 2014 by M. Sim

The latest issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the main resource for key public health information and recommendations from the CDC, features field notes from our July trip to Kabwe, where we found devastating levels of lead poisoning … Continue reading →

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Kabwe’s Children’s Silent Struggles

Posted on October 28, 2014 by M. Sim

This guest post is from Ben Barber, who visited Kabwe with the Blacksmith for a Pure Earth team in July. We arrived last July in one of the world’s most toxic hotspots — Kabwe, a city of about 200,000 just … Continue reading →

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