It was a long and difficult path to our village and my friend and I stopped every few minutes to rest. Her eyes, which were usually so bright and happy, were dulled by pain, and blood from the gnash on her nose caked her neck and chest. I couldn’t feel my hoof at all, butContinue reading “A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky part 10 – Back leg is healing”
Category Archives: Lucky the donkey
A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky part 9 – Caught in a snare
This part of my story begins at the riverbank, where I was grazing on dry stalks with some of my donkey friends. My owner was snoozing beneath a tree, leaving us to our own devices. There was so little grass we could barely find a mouthful. Frustrated and hungry, we moved along the bank seekingContinue reading “A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky part 9 – Caught in a snare”
A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky part five – Lucky reunites
Hello and welcome to part five of my story! Love, food and water saw my strength return and my wounds heal. I was feeling like my old self again, though I missed mum so much. I wasn’t sure what the future held, until one morning my master arrived and told me it was time toContinue reading “A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky part five – Lucky reunites”
A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky Part three – A thief in the night
It’s time for part three of my story. This part was hard to write, but it is said that beginnings can only come from endings, and that life has many chapters. I was big for a village donkey. Food and nourishment from my owner helped my muscles develop, and I looked much older than eighteenContinue reading “A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky Part three – A thief in the night”
A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky: Part two
Hi, I’m back! Put the kettle on, pour yourself a cuppa, and travel with me to the wilds of Zimbabwe. Mum and I spent our days grazing on whatever grass and bushes we could find. We stayed close to our village, always on the lookout for hyenas and other predators. With water and food beingContinue reading “A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky: Part two”
A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky: Part one
Introduction Over the next several posts we will be sharing the true story of a donkey named Lucky, and his near death experiences while working to keep his owner alive. We hope you will enjoy his many adventures! Let us begin… In the centre of Southern Africa is a country called Zimbabwe with two majorContinue reading “A Zimbabwean donkey named Lucky: Part one”
Education in the rural areas and schools
As we mentioned in the last post, education is a huge part of our work. We work alongside two other organisations – Aware Trust, http://www.awaretrust.org/ and SPANA https://spana.org/about-us/our-work/zimbabwe/. A lesson is trimming in conjunction with Aware Trust and SPANA. This is an image taken from a teaching program in a school where we worked alongsideContinue reading “Education in the rural areas and schools”
Voice of a Donkey 