Developmental Goals

The area that this project will focus on is education as a means to empowerment. As the African proverb goes, “give them a fish and they will eat for a day, teach the how to fish and they will fish for life”.  Through the development of a school and the enrolment of children and adults who are considered at a level of high risk (plus the employment of training Zambian Staff), we believe that many of the issues in this community will be addressed.

Unemployment will be addressed for through providing employment opportunities at the school in a variety of administrative and teaching roles. In the long term both the school program and the adult empowerment workshops will all contribute to enhancing the skill development within the community and increasing the job prospects for those involved.

The issue of these families not having their basic necessities of food, clean water and education will be dealt with in the short term through provision of clean water and meals at the school free of charge for those who attend.  But long term, to instil a degree of sustainability, we will run education programs in basic horticulture and small business enterprise, even to the point of providing land for farming which isn’t accessible to some families. (Nb. A portion of land has been given to us by the Zambian government which can be used for this purpose – See Maps) .

Our education program both through the school and in the adult workshops will aim at educating the community on the prevention and treatment of HIV.  Also, through the message of love and grace, combined with a deeper understanding of the issues, our goal is to see more tolerance in the community towards those struggling with the disease.

Our program will offer more support for those orphaned through the AIDS virus as well as the dysfunctional family situations that result. Through teaching sustainable living practices, together with education on the prevention of HIV, the goal is to see the mortality rate decrease.

Our solution to dealing with a lack of suitable and affordable education is to provide a school with reasonable class sizes and qualified Zambian teachers who will follow the state curriculum with an emphasis on teaching Christian principles.  We will also be able to teach the students computing skills which are very sought after in the developing African continent.  Nb. The criterion for enrolment in the program is not preferential to any religious affiliation.

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