Zikomo Zambia will air on Newstalk on Wednesday 25th December at 8pm and repeated on Thursday 26th December at 12pm.

Naomi describes her experience: "I have just returned from ten days in Africa, journeying around Zambia with the Alan Kerins Discovery Programme."

"I met some really wonderful people living and working out there – Irish people who are making a big difference on the ground."

"These people have come through very difficult times to continue to support orphaned & disabled children in Zambia.

For example, Sister Molly runs an orphanage and talks about how she used to deliver babies in the local hospital, when there were no gloves in the hospital – so she used to use plastic bags, and even paper bags to try not to contract HIV. She's going on 75 now. A real African Mamma, from Tipperary."

The Discovery Programme takes a group of people from Ireland, from all different walks of life – learning from the Zambian people we met, and learning from the good work of sisters Cathy and Molly and of Alan Kerins.