A friend asked me what was the one thing so far that touched me within the month that I have been here. I spoke about a young gentleman Bornface, who went to another crowded school before he came to ours (approx. 90 children in one classroom). Year after year the teachers at that school passed […]
Since we have a carpet in the class, our first and second graders enjoy rolling around during teaching time. As I expressed my frustrations to my colleague Mambwe, begging her for some advice as to how I could keep them from rolling; she explained that most of these kids do not have a carpet at […]
Raphael is a dedicated student who spends hours studying, forsaking time with his friends determined to pass his 7th grade exams. One day after school, he approaches me with concern in his eyes. “I may not come to school tomorrow, I have borrowed my neighbor’s shoes today, and I need to give them back.” What […]
One day, we were working on the letter G. I asked the students to think of some words that started with the letter G as in “goat”. They came up with the following: God, going, Go TV, glory, girl, getting, green, game. I wrote each word on the […]
There are hundreds of government schools in Lusaka, Zambia. Most classrooms include between 70 and 80 students per grade, one teacher and a few textbooks to share among the students. A large number of students who attend these schools cannot read, even in the upper grades. Many actually fail their grade 7 exams and cannot […]
Dear Meant to Live Foundation, We are so thankful to God that you chose to sponsor the orphans of Zambia (OZ Project).This means so much to the families, teachers and staff, school children, and all of us who get to see transformation and change in our communities every day here in Zambia. Sometimes the people […]