Recently, a group of high school youth from St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Washington, D.C. decided to write letters to our children in Zambia. It was so thoughtful when they reached out to us for this idea. It came at a time when our children in Zambia, like the rest of the world, were […]
We are super excited to announce that at the end of September, President Lungu, the President of Zambia, re-opened all the grades in the schools. Putting a lot of measures in place, the teachers and staff were ready to welcome the children back to school! The children were happy to be back in school, to […]
In just one week, the Chawama bakery received two special visits from Brian MacNair of WCK and Bishop Paul of Mission Affairs.
By, Jessie Manzer Earlier this year, our school celebrated students who completed the ninth grade with light refreshments and praise. We are extremely delighted and proud of the accomplishments of these bright students. Donors and former missionaries even took part in the celebration via Facetime.
Bread Brings Education, Health and Hope By, Jessie Manzer on July 5, 2016 “Chawama is Yawama!” shout a group of children outside World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Lusaka, Zambia. Inside, bakers are preparing their daily fresh bread. Aside from their deliciously baked bread, Chawana bakery offers much more. It helps provide children with education and […]
Imagine walking through streets filled with broken beer bottles, human waste and mud after a heavy storm. Now imagine the pain of walking through those streets with no shoes on every day of your life. For many children in Africa, this is their reality. Without shoes, children in impoverished communities stop going to school to […]
My wife and I just returned home after a week in Lusaka, Zambia with Fr. Abraham and Tasoni Dalia. The trip, which has become a once a year occurrence for our family was incredible and this year was made extra special as we arrived in time for the OZ project kids to get their much […]
After school hours, a group of girls came while I was preparing for the next day. They asked if they could sit and read some books while I work. Since we are very limited with our current library, the books must stay at school. When examining the children, I didn’t recognize two of them. “We […]
Five of our children at St. Abanoub school have been abandoned by their father. The oldest child is in 6th grade and the youngest is in preschool. The mother is ill, and can’t afford to pay her children’s tuition for this term, which consists of $3/child, so all her children have missed the first […]
In Mini-Studio, teacher Mambwe asked students to be creative and make mammals out of materials since they ran out of play doh. The next day, each child was to present their animal and share a fun fact they learned about it. To her surprise, some students molded animals from soil and brought them to class! […]