Miswa Central Primary School, situated 66km north of Zambia’s capital Lusaka, was founded in 2016 through the determination of the local community. But the children have been learning in makeshift classrooms, housed in old structures on borrowed land. The owner of this land has not allowed the school to take forward any developments or construction… Continue reading Miswa Primary School, 2025 – 2026
Education is the foundation of a brighter future, yet for many children in rural Zambia access to quality learning remains a challenge. Malundu Community School provides essential education to children across five villages in Chisamba District in the Central Province of Zambia. Around 2,000 people live in these communities, with children and young people making… Continue reading Malundu Community School, 2025 – 2026
Mwachisompola is a well organised, rural settlement just north of Lusaka. The people from this community are committed to finding a way to ensure their children have an education. The school was set up in 2004 as a community school, and upgraded in 2012 to a Government school. With very little support, but plenty of determination,… Continue reading Mwachisompola Primary School, 2023 – 2024
Previously: Zambezi Sawmills Community School is situated on the edge of the town of Livingstone, in the southern province of Zambia. It is at the heart of a dense, peri-urban area. With a local population of over 23,000, most households are economically vulnerable and living under the poverty line. It is a thriving school, but… Continue reading Zambezi Sawmills Community School, 2022 – 2023
Previously: Light of Hope School is in community of around 250 households, situated on the edge of the town of Livingstone. Recent crop failures have made rural life very difficult, and has seen more families moving into this semi-urban area. The children urgently needed a local school as they were travelling long distances to Nyanzabili… Continue reading Light of Hope Community School, 2020 – 2021
Previously: Build It was first involved with Chitukuko School, Chilanga District in 2016. Your support meant we could build a desperately needed 3-classroom school, latrine block and teacher’s house for this community who had been recently displaced when their land was sold. The community were slowing rebuilding their homes and their lives on on a sparse… Continue reading Chitukuko Community School Phase 2, 2019
Previously: 311 vulnerable children were being taught in this overcrowded community school in Chibombo district; a peri-urban area north of the capital Lusaka. The school was struggling to cope with only one classroom and several old, makeshift forestry offices. The number of pupils was growing rapidly, with children taught in shifts in cramped and unsuitable… Continue reading Naluyanda Community School, 2019
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
