{"id":11268,"date":"2015-12-04T13:58:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T13:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2016-01-14T15:08:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T15:08:53","slug":"development-news-from-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2015\/development-news-from-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Development News from Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"

In January it will be ten years since I first stepped foot on Zambian soil. Little did I know that the country and its people would play such an important role in my life, that I would gain\u00a0first hand and often\u00a0heartbreaking insights into how people in remote areas\u00a0cope with extreme poverty. This has enabled me to convey to you what is really happening on the ground\u00a0and to continue our vital work to help these vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

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Two thirds of Zambians live on less than \u00a31 per day<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u00a0have made tremendous progress in many areas, most especially by adding bore holes<\/a> to schools, most recently to Siachabuki and Simuka. With the prolonged drought, which has caused considerable food shortages through the Southern Province, bore holes are essential, not only to provide\u00a0safe drinking water, but also to\u00a0enable irrigation for\u00a0school gardens.\u00a0This year thanks to a generous donation from Jane Keil and her family in Australia, fourteen schools are to receive seeds and fertilizers to develop sustainable feeding programmes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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New bore hole and hand pump – Siachakubi School<\/p><\/div>\n

During my visit we hosted a wonderful group of donors from Attraction Tickets Direct<\/a>. Their substantial donations have provided funds to expand Nampuyani, Singawamba and Kauwe Schools. The group brought with them vast amounts of school supplies and equipment.<\/p>\n

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Ollie Brendon and Attraction Tickets Direct Group – Singwamba School<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the highlights of my trip was to distribute almost 500 football shirts, generously donated by Manchester United<\/a> and organised by one of JOAC\u2019s volunteers. Every pupil at N\u2019gandu School received a shirt along with other items donated by JOAC. The school development at N\u2019gandu is almost complete with the addition of a 1\u00d73 classroom block, two teachers\u2019 houses and latrines. This was funded by a grant from\u00a0JOAC Community Works Projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Manchester United Donation – N’gandu School<\/p><\/div>\n

Other schools that recently received funding are River View, who were given desks and text books. This school was also chosen as a beneficiary for a new project with\u00a0our partners \u2018School in a Bag<\/a>\u2019. 100 pupils received school bags containing all their educational needs. Kasiya School has new latrines, a teacher\u2019s house has been restored at Kamwi and a\u00a0new 1\u00d72 classroom block at N\u2019dele funded by BFSS<\/a>. We are reaching out to\u00a029 schools in four Chiefdoms.<\/p>\n

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School in Bag Partnership – River View School<\/p><\/div>\n

So much development has\u00a0taken place these past few months that I am going to write a separate post\u00a0on our health projects. In the meantime to raise further funds for the projects, we are once again selling charity calendars. The cost is \u00a35 per calendar, plus postage. In addition Manchester United<\/strong> has donated\u00a0David de Gea’s<\/a> kit from the pre-season tour, which we are currently auctioning. If you would like to place a bid or buy a calendar please contact jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk<\/p>\n

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