Report from BHW Zambia Partnership Facilitator Following Visit

Key people:
Martin Kawina
Stanford
The Apostle Gabriel

I visited Chisasa taking Barnabus Mwelwa from CORAC (ZAM27) with me for company on the long 5-hour drive from Chingola. The day we visited the schools were in, so we went to as many schools as possible to visit with the children.

Recent Events

Orphans

There are currently 53 orphans who are being supported into school with bags, books, uniforms and other small school requirements. Those who are in boarding schools also have to a for school fees. Martin says there are many more orphans in the community, but they are helping where they can with the funds allowed.

Musele Day Secondary School: The children who attend this school are listed below and are in the photo with Stanford, Martin and the head teacher of the school.

Frezia Kamela is 16, in Grade 10 and wants to be a nurse
Oscar Machona is 19, in Grade 10 and wants to be a teacher
Kaumba Joe is 19, in Grade 10 and wants to be a doctor. He is the head boy. 
Ntemesha Kahangu is 18, in Grade 10 and wants to be a journalist. He is the school pastor.
Bright Lukoba is 18, in Grade 10 and wants to be a doctor.
Kaseongo Anifer is 15, in Grade 8 and wants to be a teacher. 
Kasongo Raidah is 15, in Grade 9 and wants to be a nurse.
Mary Katabanyi is 16, in Grade 9 and wants to be a nurse.
Felix Chiyesusota is 16, in Grade 10 and wants to be an electrician. 

This is the school where Martin is the deputy headteacher. The school is newly built, and they are still in talks with the government about finishing the school with a proper bathroom block and science lab.

The children here are very vibrant and speak English very well, which is a testimony to the teachers and to the helpers in the Chisasa orphans project from CCC church. They meet often with the children to encourage them. Martin has four of these students living with him in his house to look after and care for them.

The children say that transport to and from school can be an issue with some walking up to 5km to reach school. School runs from 7:30am to 13:00 hours. Then they have “prep” time where they get together and can have their study questions answered. They tell us that the teachers are very good (although this was said with the teachers standing next to them!).

They have requests for bicycles, jerseys, footballs and netballs, dictionaries, scientific calculators, and good new bibles for RE.

One boy, Ntemesha Kahangu, is tasked with being the school pastor, so every Monday he gets to preach to the school for 50 minutes. He was picked for this from his church as it was seen he has talent in this area. 

Farming

The CCC group that want to help orphans, planted a hectare of maize again on the ministry land. The yield this year was very poor due to the drought. 

Martin and Stanford are putting a proposal together for training 20 people in Foundations for Farming. People in the area are very interested in this method as they have seen a difference in the yields, especially this year. 

The Apostle Gabriel

We visited the apostle (second from left) who took over from the late Mr Kampelembi. He was very glad to see us and presented us with a chicken. (Well, it took 10 children about 30 minutes to catch one as we waited!). He is very grateful for the support for the orphans in the community. 

Stanford is on the left, and Barnabus from CORAC is receiving the chicken on Bright Hope World's behalf.

Plans for the Future

We will continue with the funding for the orphans’ programme as it is producing some fine young people who are getting a good education because of the input by the church members into their lives.

They will send through a budget for the farming training.