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Latest News: November 2013

Chisyabulungu Community School

A warm welcome to Chisyabulungu Community School in Sinazongwe's Mweemba Chiefdom, the latest school to join the SCZ Network. Having been built just under two years ago to accommodate hundreds of children who were unable to access other schools during the rainy season and were learning in a small disused building in the local village, Chisyabulungu is a fantastic school with a dedicated group of teachers and community members behind it. The school only has two 'proper' classrooms which are far from adeqaute in accommodating the 465 pupils currently enrolled at the school. In response to ungently needed teaching facilities, the local community have constructed two temporary structures and a thatch to provide shade for the pre-school children who are taught outside. With hundreds of children in the area believed to be out of school and Chisyabulungu well beyond capacity, the school are keen to start generating income so that they can begin to address their most urgent need; additional teaching facilities. Watch this space to see how Chisyabulungu get on in the coming months!

Eden Community School

Following a successful Enterprise workshop covering key marketing, financial and business related skills, Eden are preparing to kick start their chicken rearing enterprise before the end of the year. With the local community fully on board and high demand for chickens in the area, there are high hopes for the school's first income generating project. We'll be paying the school a visit at the begining of December so keep an eye out for updates and pictures coming soon!

Kampasa School for Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Kampasa School for Orphans and Vulnerable Children have done exceptionally well to date and are getting ready to start with their third batch of chickens! The school have already brought in a total income of K10,300 (almost £1,300) which they have been reinvesting into their project so as to continue to grow to meet overwhelming demand. Once the school's enterprise has found its peak, the school will begin to reinvest their profits into paying their teachers and purchasing much needed educational materials. To date the school's founder, Febian has been using his own funds to cover wages at the school which employs eight qualified teachers and provides a high standard of education in Lusaka's John Laing shanty town which has over 38,000 households and a serious shortage of affordable education.

Kariba South Primary School

With the school's two enterprises generating income for the school, Kariba south are beginning to reap the beneftis of their school run tailoring centre and organic market garden. The tailoring center has been busy making school uniforms and beautiful chitenge bags for the tourist market which have been extremely popular both here in Zambia and further afield. This term, the school have received three successful garden workshops with our Organic Agriculture Specialist, Fiat. With one more workshop scheduled before the end of term on the 6th December, the school's garden is looking great with plenty of peppers, aubergines and tomatoes being sold to the local community. We have currently sold out of all KSP Bags on our Etsy site, but will have more very soon. There are however still plenty of great bags from Indeco Community School, so don't miss out!