Previously: 231 children were enrolled at the community school in Mukuyu, a rural community approximately 70km from Lusaka. The school was built by the local community who were determined to help their children get an education. Several years on the building was crumbling and unsafe, and unable to cope with a growing number of children.… Continue reading Mukuyu Community School, 2019
Previously: Kamaila School is a Government supported school with 20 teachers and over 1,000 children. Founded in 1978 this busy school has eight classrooms, four of which were recently condemned as unsafe and were due to be demolished. The dynamic head teacher, Mrs Simpande Jolly Luzango, has established a well organised, effective school with motivated… Continue reading Kamaila School, 2018
Previously: This overcrowded community school for vulnerable children and orphans was evicted from its premises at Dudzai village, 10 miles north of Lusaka. The school had been using a rented building owned by a family living abroad, but had recently been given notice to vacate the property. Thankfully, the community managed to secure a new… Continue reading Machaya Community School, 2018
Previously there was: The school was first opened in 2001 with 230 pupils learning under a tree. The school built 2 new classrooms in 2004. However, there is an urgent need for new classrooms at Bissell which now has over 500 pupils but not enough classrooms to teach them. The school has divided the children… Continue reading Bissell Community School, 2017
Previously… Katole is a poor, isolated rural community, 38km from Lusaka. It is made up of 800 households who often struggle to make ends meet from subsistence farming. The nearest school to Katole was a 6km walk away. Although, the older children were able to make the long journey on foot, the distance was too… Continue reading Katole Community School, 2017
Linda Community School Linda Community School has been ranked among the best performing schools in Lusaka province for many years, despite being one of the poorest compounds in Lusaka. This has been achieved despite limited facilities. “I was asked what the school need and I said, ‘a science lab,’” explains Head Teacher Doreen Nzila. “We… Continue reading Linda Community School, 2016
Chitukuko is a rural community located about 20km west of Lusaka. It was established in 2015 when 500 families were forced to re-locate by the new owners of the farmland they were squatting on for many years. Chilanga council allocated the families small plots in a barren area known as Malcolm. Establishing a new community… Continue reading Chitukuko Community School, 2016
We worked with the local community at Bissell to build a new kitchen with rocket stoves in 2016. In 2017 we are continuing our work at Bissell, training 20 new builders and constructing a new 3 classroom block for this oversubscribed community school on the outskirts of Lusaka.
Previously there was: In 2002 members of the community founded Katuba Community School. Before this local children had to travel over 8km a day to go to school. The community built a classroom from mud bricks and a thatched roof. With your support: In 2015 we helped to transform the school facilities. We built a… Continue reading Katuba Community School, 2015
Saving Lives at The Mutaba Health Clinic Previously there was… The community had been trying to establish a clinic since 1997. They were dedicated to making the clinic a reality and had already partially completed a small building to accommodate visits from a mobile maternal child health team. Babies were weighed by hanging scales from… Continue reading Mutaba Health Clinic, 2015
