COMMUNITY PROJECTS

CREATING GLOBAL CITIZENS

Youths are the building blocks of our nation and they are our future hope. It is important for us to provide them with a holistic education that includes experiential and service learning, which compliments your school’s curriculum. This makes them aware of the importance of sustainable development, which they can then apply it in their lives and in future travel, becoming responsible global citizens.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

The best way for students to gain a genuine understanding of Zambia is to immerse them in a community project. This is a way to ‘give back’ and transcends cultural barriers through the shared experience with a local community.

Projects can range from donating learning materials e.g., textbooks to a less privileged school especially in a rural part of Zambia; to a full participation, hands-on project involving general maintenance and painting of a facility for a community in need. The benefits are many for all involved.

A meaningful and sustainable contribution is made to an underprivileged community, and participants are thoroughly immersed into the culture in a way that is not achievable when simply passing through as a regular traveller.

Prior to departure, students are given a per-student fund raising target that constitutes the funds required to complete the community project.

It includes the costs associated with purchasing the materials for the project as well as the wages for local workers and transportation costs. We provide guidance and encouragement to participants so that they can fundraise in their local community, working together with schools to achieve this.

Charitable activity is another integral part of the adventure. Our adventures are a great vehicle to build in a small donation that can be presented to the charity by the group before departure.

Or, we can recommend a range of charities that are carrying out work in the Zambian province you have chosen to travel to.

Participants are also encouraged to bring pens and books to give to schools where such items are scarce and we can arrange to have the local school students, teachers and wider community present to coincide with your groups visit.

Currently, the five projects we have identified which are in need of assistance: –

1. The K 270, 000.00 Construction of 1 x 3 Classroom Block and 2 No. Staff Houses Project at Kalambo Falls Primary School at The Kalambo Falls and Archeological Site in Mbala, Northern Province of Zambia.

2. The Lubwa Mission Heritage Restoration Project which is currently being costed but, can however be visited.

3. The Zambia’s Wholly Owned Lakes in the Bangweulu wetlands which is a community livelihood improvement project that involves donation of Food, Shelter, Blankets, Clothes, Clean Water, Medical etc. to the numerous villages and fishing camps on the Bangweulu wetlands and islands in the Luapula Province of Zambia.

4. The Mpanshya Mission community livelihood improvement project that involves donation of Food, Shelter, Blankets, Clothes, Clean Water, Medical etc. to the Mpanshya Mission Community in Rufunsa District of Lusaka Province of Zambia.

5. The Lake Kariba Community livelihood improvement project that involves donation of Food, Shelter, Blankets, Clothes, Clean Water, Medical etc. to the numerous villages and fishing camps on Lake Kariba in Siavonga, Gwembe and Sinazongwe districts of Zambia’s southern province. It also involves the restoration of Game in some of the islands which have lost several wildlife to poaching and human animal conflict. The animals were displaced from the mainland during and after the construction of the Kariba dam.