By Jane Kaye-Bailey | Founder
The new school year in Zambia is now underway. I am pleased to report that most pupils on our orphan support programme have passed their grade 7 and 9 exams, with some gaining very good results. A further six pupils from Mukuni and three from River View completed high school in December. Their grade 12 results will be announced next month. Eight students are currently attending universities and colleges, while those who took skills courses last year, are doing work experience.
More orphans and vulnerable children are being supported this year at Mukuni, River View, Ngandu, Kamwi, Ndele and Senkobo schools. If we can support their education then they can remain in the villages rather than having to go into an orphanage. Most are looked after by their grandparents or aunts or uncles.
The Butterfly Tree initiates workshops to teach the pupils about the dangers of HIV, teenage pregnancies, and alcohol and drug abuse. We also include girl empowerment so that the girls can challenge offer of early marriages. During the Christmas holidays three football tournaments took place for U-17 girls in Mukuni, Senkobo and Nyawa, and one for U-17 boys in Mukuni. All participants of touraments, sponosred by The Butterfly Tree must attend our HIV prevention workshops.
To further advance the education in Zambian rural schools in the Kazungula District the following projects were completed in 2022:
Our aim for 2023 is to reach out to new areas where there is a need for education facilities and to support more orphans and vulnerable children in rural villages so that they may complete high school. This will enable them to have a better chance of seeking employment or being able to apply for further education.
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