January 20, 2021 A brief update: The uncertainty of these times is also affecting schools in Zambia. In a last-minute announcement last Friday, President Lungu postponed the reopening of schools from Monday, January 18, to February 1, to allow for sanitization. We'll keep you updated.
We are publishing the 2019 financial statement, which includes revenue (including donations from Americans, which cover approximately 50% of the budget for supporting the Twabuka school), expenses, and the use of donations. As always, we had no costs, no reimbursements, etc. … the only expense items are the unavoidable bank fees for sending money [...]
April 12, 2020 Here are some photos of the Easter lunch for the girls staying at the Lushomo group home. There are no cases of coronavirus in "our" communities of Zwelopili, Twabuka, and Lushomo.
March 31, 2020 We’ve received some photos from Livingstone (sent by Claudia from the Zwelopili reading room) showing how children are being taught hygiene practices to combat the virus, primarily: social distancing, handwashing (even though access to water isn’t a given for many), and greeting each other without physical contact. There are currently 36 confirmed [...]
March 20, 2020 Today in Zambia, schools are closing a little earlier than scheduled due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus. So far, there have been two cases of infection in the country, both involving people who had traveled from Europe. We really hope the virus stays away from Africa... let's keep [...]
December 5, 2018 Yesterday we received the attached photos, which document both our school lunch program and some moments from the school tour. In particular, you can see photosof the school garden, which is lush and productive (onions, peas, squash, tomatoes, beans, green beans, and, of course, corn). This initiative [...]
January 10, 2020 School starts Monday in Twabuka after the Christmas break. We have already sent the funds in a timely manner to get the cafeteria service up and running again; in the meantime, we are publishing the test results for some classes (grades 7 and 9). [...]
We are publishing the 2018 financial statement, which includes revenue (comprising donations from Americans that cover approximately 50% of the budget for supporting the Twabuka school), expenses, and the allocation of donations to both the Twabuka school and the Lushomo children’s home. Once again this year, we had no costs for internal expense reimbursements, administrative [...]
March 12, 2021 The exam results for grades 7 and 9 at the Twabuka school are in. Exam results are certainly not the only measure of success: the very fact that these children and adolescents can attend school every day means keeping them off the streets and, in many cases—especially for girls—protecting them from [...]
We are publishing the 2020 financial statement, which includes revenue (comprising donations from Americans, which account for approximately 50% of the budget for supporting the Twabuka school), expenses, and the use of donations. As always, we incurred no costs for internal expense reimbursements, administrative fees, etc. … The only expenses are the unavoidable bank [...]
