By Jane Kaye-Bailey | Founder & Chairman
The new school year in Zambia starts in January. Next week pupils will walk to school, a distance of ten miles each way for some children living in rural areas. For most families is it not possible to provide a packed lunch for their children, and in especially poor communities the chldren will not receive breakfast. Therefore it is imperiative to have feeding programs in schools.
For many years The Butterfly Tree provides vital seeds and fertilizer for outreach schools, which has proved to be a great success. Maize, beans and vegetables are grown during the rainy season (November - April). Fresh maize is eaten during this period and at the end of the season it is dried and stored for the 'dry' months from May to October.
Our evaluation has shown a great improvement in both attendence and performance at the schools we support.The gardens are attended by teachers and pupils, water from the wells we have provided helps to irrigate the vegetables when the rains are insufficient, but the maize needs plenty of rain throughout the season. Too little rain can produce poor crops.
Funds have provided seeds and fertilizer for the following schools: N’gandu Basic School, Kamwi Basic School, Siamasimbi Basic School, Katapazi Basic School, Libala Basic School, Mahalululu Basic School, Mulindi Basic School, Manyemuyemu Basic School, N’dele Primary School, Malima Community School, Chuunga Community School, Mubiana Community School.
This year with your help we aim to add a further twelve rural schools to the program to alleviate hunger amongst school children. Just $10 could make the difference to a child's life.
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