By Sam Aldridge | Happy Africa Foundation Intern
Zambia has just celebrated it's 50th year of independence and to help celebrate the Happy Africa Foundation made a fundraising push in the 50 days leading up to this momentus occasion. Fundraising events were held in Scotland, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, South Africa, Australia, and Zambia for the Zambezi Sawmills School Renovation. The push saw people catching eggs, traditional Austrian Folk music, a 50 hour famine, and horse racing amongst other things with each event raising essential funds.
The funds raised from these events along with our continual support on GlobalGiving have us nearing the next phase of our build with the security wall construction recommencing. The security wall will provide protection to the school grounds and classrooms from vandalism and theft. The wall is also essential for providing security to the future build of the classroom block and teachers house along with the food garden.
Plans are already in place for the next series of fundraising events with trivia nights along with a christmas market just a taste of what is to come for our Zambezi Sawmills project fundraising. Focus will then shift onto completing the classroom block along with the teacher's house.
The team in Livingstone are excited for the work to recommence and see the impact this will have on the education futures of the students at Zambezi Sawmills.
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