By Jane Powell | Operations Manager
I recently visited Monze in Zambia. I was last here in February 2020 and this was the last visit to the project before all the various lockdowns.
It was a pleasure to see the children again and to be able to spend some time with them. It is nice that they recognise me and can chat freely and enjoy spending some time with us.
There are some positive changes at the school that I would like to share. They have built a new kitchen at the middle school. This will allow food to be stored safely and then to be cooked under cover. They have also planted a vegetable garden and the school pupils help water and tend to this garden after school. Another new development is the fishponds - the idea is that some of the fish will be sold to generate income, and that some of the fish can be used in the school lunches.
The school lunches that are provided comprise of mealie meal – a porridge like consistency and this is supplemented with groundnuts, sugar and salt. This is a lifeline to many of the children with the cost of food rising, it is important that we continue this provision. We hope they will be able to offer more variety to the children through the fish farming project as well as the vegetable gardens.
Celebrating 25 years of HATW in 2020, investment was made at all the projects to plant 25 trees. Pizz school planted a mix of fruit trees around the perimeter of the bigger school. In the coming years, we hope that these will bear fruit, which the children will enjoy in years to come.
The observation that pleased me the most on my visit was looking at the children. They have all grown and look healthy and happy. The children enjoy lunchtime – it’s a sociable and nice thing to do - to sit down with friends and have something to eat. The noise and the fun that goes on at lunchtime is good to see. They all queue up in a very orderly fashion and then sit down, eat and chatter away.
Thank you for supporting this initiative and making a positive difference to the lives of these children.
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
