By Memory Mundia | Project Coordinator
On Friday evening we hosted an early St Patrick's Day-themed fundraiser for local volunteers and backpackers to raise funds for our Zambezi Sawmills School project. Participants paid to play rounds bingo, and could also have face painting for a donation. There was a reasonably small turnout given the current low season for both volunteers and backpackers; but we managed to raise a total of 493.50K/$49 over the evening. Whilst this seems small in respect to how much more we still have to raise, every amount collected will add up toward the construction of something significant for Zambezi Sawmills.
On this note this gives us a reflection on how Zambezi Sawmills looked like 4 years ago. A school without proper security and not enough water for kids. Today the face of Zambezi Sawmills has changed, we have added an additional space for learning, provided clean water, a food garden and now have 24/7 security. It is because of small actions like the events above that we are able to do big things.
Thank you all who made this possible.
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