Dr Philip Thuma, Executive Director for Malaria Institute At Macha in Zambia. The Macha Malaria Research Institute exists to foster, support and undertake activities that will improve the understanding and increase the scientific knowledge of malaria. Build IT director Andrew Jowett joins us to discuss his organizations work in enhancing education through IT and infrastructure.

Lucy Mashua is the president of Mashua's Voice for the Voiceless International which assists refugees in the US and she is also the founder and Global Ambassador for fighting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Join our discussion with Lucy as she shares her life story and what prompted her to become an advocate for the voiceless on this gruesome practice of female circumcision.

Moving to Zambia in 2010, eLearning Africa continues to build and expand its worldwide network of people involved in all aspects of technology-enhanced education and training in Africa, including management and policymaking

Zambia Blog Talk Radio was launched by a group of Zambians with an objective of creating a community radio show, the debut show was aired on May 16, 2009 to date the radio show has grown to unprecedented proportions. "We have always seen and will always see ZBTR as a community radio adding a voice to many sources of information serving the Zambians living away from their homeland". Join us this Saturday as we reflect on 12 months of unbroken and persistent engagement of the Diaspora and its homeland!

Lazarous Mbulo will be talking about tobacco use and health with reference to Zambia.

Lazarous Mbulo has got a PhD in Health Education from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the Health Surveillance Specialist for Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. In his position, Lazarous has worked in the area of tobacco control and prevention, examining the trends in tobacco use and consequences. He has also been involved in program planning, implementation and evaluation for tobacco control and prevention program in Nebraska, USA.

At 11:00am - 11:30 am (EST) ZBTR will feature Mr Alfred Masupha the Patron of MYHOMETOWN Zambia. My Home Town is a Non Governmental Organisation set up to address the high poverty levels affecting the living standards of the people of Choma in southern Zambia and to initiate an empowerment programme. The organazation has branches in USA, UK and a few other countries. He will tell us about MHT, objectives, projects, achievements and challenges

Mwangala Zaloumis is the spokesperson for The National Constitutional Conference of Zambia mandated with the task of working through previous draft constitutions with the objective of producing a document which is representative and able to stand the test of time.Mrs Zaloumis joins us to give an update on the work of National Constitutions Commission (NCC), which has come under a lot of criticism as it prepares to wind up its business.

Zambian Gospel sensations Ephraim Mutalange and Stanley Chipuma are doing a month long 'Double Tour' of the USA. They join us on the show to share their musical careers and to discuss the music industry in Zambia respectively.

Wabei Siyolwe is an independent producer, writer and director of internationally renown documentaries, musicals, plays and movies. On the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Gabon Air Disaster, Wabei joins us to discuss the developments on her first feature film based on the Gabon Air Disaster titled, 'African Soccer Hero'. She is in Zambia currently giving master classes and casting the film.

Clara Banda a diabetic patient from Lusaka, Zambia, will tell us when and how she was diagnosed as a diabetic. What kind of a diabetic she is and the type of medication she is on. How she gets her medication. She will also tells about the complications of being a diabetic in Zambia. The goal is to let people understand how our health system in Zambia works and delivers. And give suggestions on how to improve health care in Zambia.

H.E. Dr Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika is Zambia's Ambassador to the United States of America, she joins us on our new series "Ambassador's Forum". The objective of this forum is to accord both our diplomatic leadership and Diaspora residents to dialog and forge a working relationship with the embassies. This week on UK Today, Patson hosts Marrisa Ignma from "Same world Same Change" an organization with projects in Zambia.