Orphan Education Support - Zambian Villages

CONTINUING ORPHAN SUPPORT

As always we continue to provide support for orphans in Zambia. This support mainly helps an orphan to be educated. Since 2006 we have helped to educate thousands of these vulnerable children, which includes some with special needs. The Butterfly Tree built the first rural special education unit in Zambia and has since built three more.

Some of the orphans we helped at the beginning have now completed school. When funds permit we support them  through college. They are encouraged at school to become teachers, but after the three year training course it can take a futher three years before they are given a teaching post.

Jacob, was the first boy we helped to go to high school in 2006. When I met him last month he proudly showed by his Diploma after graduating from Monze College in Agricutual Studies. He has already been employed on a large farm in Mazabuka. However, his aim is to own his own farm to support his family and to teach his community advanced methods of farming. 

Owen, another orphan, has just been accepted to study Biomedical Science, this is a great achievement for someone coming from such a poor background.

For those seeking college places The Butterfly Tree has encouraged them to do volunteer work. A group of them perform workshops on HIV Prevention through peer education. These are invulable lessons for young school children who live in an area where there is a high prevalence of HIV.

To earn an income the group are helping us to construct community houses for widows or the elderly looking after orphans. At present 10 of them are under construction, all being built by orphans who have completed school.

The Orphan Education Support project provides valuable funds to help children from Zambia, one of the poorest countries in the world to improve their situation.  Your support is greatly appreciated.

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• Education Projects