Cha lee

Data Scientist | Data Engineer | ML Engineer | UNSDGs Activist | YALI RLC SA Alumnus | 2023 Mandela Washington Fellow |

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

Excited to share that I'm participating in the YALI, 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship. The Fellowship is a U.S. Department of State program with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX. Here are a few pictures from my first week 👇
#MWF2023
#YALI

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

🫶🏽🥹❤️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

[U.S. Embassy Lusaka, Zambia @usembassyzambia]

2/3 Lusaka's Alumanda Shakankale joined the NASA Space Apps Challenge in 2017, became a local lead, and took her first data science course because of it. Mwenya Mwamba, a 2025 Mandela Washington Fellow, now connects Zambian schools to space science through the Space Generation Advisory Council.

[U.S. Embassy Lusaka, Zambia @usembassyzambia]

Your story matters. Now you can learn to tell it on film—for free.

American Spaces Zambia and the Meet My Mentor Foundation are opening applications for Story Lab, an 8-week documentary filmmaking program at American Corner at NIPA starting April 20.

Theme: "250 Frames of Freedom," exploring the shared histories of Zambia and the U.S. as America marks 250 years of independence. Documentary technique, video editing, and AI creative tools. Mentorship included. No experience required. Spaces are limited.

🔗 Apply: https://t.co/Bjqi0gPrqM

#AmericanSpacesZambia #Freedom250

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

The countdown clock is running at the Kennedy Space Centre, so the Artemis II mission is seemingly go for launch. Here is all you need to know:

The rocket was put together in NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building – which is one of the largest buildings in the world by enclosed volume – the actual largest is Boeing's Everett Factory in Washington State, USA, which has an internal volume of 13.4 million m³ (472 million ft³). It may have had the highest ceiling at the world at one point (the 160-m building has no internal floors), though evidence suggests that record has since been broken.

From there the rocket passed through one of the two largest doors, which are 139 m (456 ft) high and retract upwards into the roof. It did so on top of Crawler-Transporter 2 – an enormous tracked platform that holds the GWR title for the heaviest self-powered vehicle. It weighs 3,016 tonnes and has a top speed for about 2 mph (3.2 km/h).

The rocket itself is a record breaker. Between the first flight of the SLS design in 2022 and the first successful flight of the even bigger Space X Starship/Super Heavy in 2023, it was the most powerful active rocket – though it never quite beat the Saturn V's record for overall size. It still has, however, the largest solid-fuel rocket boosters ever made – the Five-Segment Boosters made by Northrop-Grumman, which are effectively extended versions of the boosters used to launch the Space Shuttle. They generate 3,600,000 lbf (16,013 kN) each of thrust on liftoff – which is as much power as 25 modern airliners running at full throttle.

Once the countdown clock hits zero, and the mission gets underway, the real record breaking is scheduled to start. The first GWR title to fall will be the women's altitude record, set by Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis (both USA) on 11 September 2024 (on a mission with Jared Isaacman, who is now NASA Administrator). Their mark of 1,400.7 km (870.35 mi) will likely be exceeded a few hours into Artemis II’s flight, earning Mission specialist Christina Koch her third GWR title, after first all-female spacewalk and most time in space (female).

The next will likely come a few days later, when the Orion spacecraft travels around the far side of the Moon. The plan is to loop around our nearest neighbour at an even higher altitude than Apollo 13, breaking the record for highest altitude reached by humans, which has stood since 15 April 1970. There are a few different figures for what exactly the current record is (the crew of Apollo 13 were famously a little distracted) but we're fairly confident in our mark of 400,041 km (248,573 mi), which was recalculated from the original telemetry by team that included the NASA History Office, GWR space consultant Jonathan McDowell and science communicator Scott Manley.

Finally, on its way back to Earth, it is possible (depending on how the trajectory works out) that the crew might break the record for the highest speed achieved by humans, which was set by the crew of Apollo 10 on 26 May 1969.

[Judicaelle Irakoze @Judicaelle_]

In 2021, President Kenneth Kaunda passed away. Sky News invited me for an interview to discuss Kenneth Kaunda’s legacy. The episode was called " Last of African founding fathers, but what about liberation mothers"

I argued that Kenneth's legacy was incomplete without the women in his life.

My interviewer after the interview said you should write a book. I replied I am on it. Indeed been on it

https://t.co/v5HwXTijdR

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

I take 3 pictures every year. My submission for 2025 😅

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports https://t.co/OxXJm40udk

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

My weekend in pictures, playing in the first ever Scrabble Association of Zambia league 🫶🏽👌🏻

[Techtrends Zambia @techtrends_zm]

𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺

Yango Group, a global tech company that creates daily services, has recently celebrated the inaugural cohort of 30 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) students selected for its Yango Fellowship Program. Launched in October 2024 in partnership with the Zambian National STEM Foundation, this initiative honors academic excellence while equipping future innovators to shape Africa's technological landscape.

The fellowship will provide financial support of over ZMW 1.6 million, alongside mentorship, professional development, and industry exposure to promising STEM students. The funding package, provided by Yango, covers costs such as accommodation, internet, food, stationery, as well as access to mentoring and workshops.

The Yango Fellowship was open to all Zambians, including partner drivers, couriers and their relatives. It It particularly sought to support individuals who are trailblazers in their families by pursuing higher education. Some of these students work multiple jobs to make a living while aspiring to innovate and make a difference in various fields such as Medicine, Engineering, Computer Science, Agriculture, Biomedical Science, Cybersecurity, and Architecture.

Speaking at the event, Minister of Technology and Science, Hon. Felix Mutati commended Yango and the ZNSF for providing this platform for talented young Zambians to thrive.

“How can we drive growth and create various opportunities for the people of Zambia? This Fellowship is special because on one hand, we have talent, and on the other hand, we have a global brand like Yango that believes in this talent. This is where opportunity meets talent. Yango is providing us with the opportunity and STEM is providing us with the talent. This just demonstrates that unless we collaborate, we cannot deliver transformation,” he stated.

The Yango Fellowship Program aligns with the Zambian government's vision to foster a skilled workforce and establish Zambia as a digital economy. By investing in STEM education, Yango aims to contribute to a robust and innovative STEM ecosystem that will drive the country's growth and development.

Country Head for Yango in Zambia, Kabanda Chewe, highlighted the impact of the Fellowship Program on Zambia’s future.

“We aim to contribute to Zambia's ambition of becoming a technology hub through initiatives like Yango Education, The Urban Mobility Hackathons and the Yango Fellowship. Zambia is on the path to becoming a digitally-led hub in Africa. Yango is proud to align with this vision by bringing more digital services and investing in the local technology ecosystem. Together, we can enhance digital infrastructure, promote innovation, and contribute to Zambia’s socio-economic development,” she added.

The night was filled with an aura of excitement as relatives of the STEM fellows, officials and invited guests watched some of the fellows talk about their dreams and visions for the future.

Elon Mpundu, a third-year Computer Science student at the University of Lusaka who works as a Yango partner driver shared the touching story of his journey to becoming a Yango Fellow.

‘’Financial challenges have made it difficult for me to get through school, prompting me to join the Yango platform as a driver to cover my fees and other expenses. Balancing classes and driving has been my way of making ends meet. Despite initially doubting the Yango Fellowship program, I applied at the last minute hoping to be chosen. Sharing my ideas and vision paid off as I have been selected as one of the 30 Fellows. I am confident that the support from this program will help me achieve my dreams. My fellow recipients and I are grateful for this opportunity, and we are committed to working hard to maximize our potential and serve as role models for other STEM students and future fellows’’, he said.

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

Mfuwe was awesome 🫶🏽

[The Paideia Project International @ThePaideia]

Moulding Creativity! The Paideia Club members clay sculpting activity fosters innovative thinking, self-expression & skill development. Shaping futures, one instructional masterpiece at a time! #ThePaideiaClub #ClaySculpting #ArtMeetsEducation #CreativeExpression

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

@_melbamay Last time I saw power was on Sunday 🥲

[Kalinda⚓️ @Kalinda_02]

Hi guys,please Rt🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Martin Simfukwe @simfukwe_martin]

I'm representing Zambia Globally in the Huawei Global Ambassador Elections.

I need your vote to win this.
How to vote: Click on my name (MARTIN SIMFUKWE ) and it's done ✅.

Thank your for your support.
#Martin Simfukwe

[ednamary.zm🇿🇲🥰🇿🇼 @Diicedpineappl3]

Friday is international women's day and we are looking for volunteers who would like to give a speech to a group of young girls at some of our community partner schools on Thursday 7th March ,and take gifts to the schools on behalf of EGYD which is an NGO based in Lusaka🧵

[AugustRush🍁🍂 @ThandiweNdhlov9]

Needing to donate some adult sized clothing, any recommendations??

[Neni @ms__handa]

Kindly help us look for our niece. She went missing yesterday around 16 hours. She was last seen at the Holy Cross Covent School in Chalala. If seen kindly call on 0977899424

Please retweet 🙏🏾

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

CV EDITING

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Price: K50 only!
Comes with notes on some changes I’ll make on your CV.

Kindly repost 🙏🏽
Someone you know needs this.

[Cha lee @_AldwinC]

@Justchichi Hi! You can definitely manage, we only meet on Sunday at 8pm. Feel free to DM me if you have any more questions or concerns.