Tiyese face masks at Nekacheya School.
Last week these pupils at Nekacheya School in Livingstone were wearing face masks made by Tiyese (‘Let’s Try’) Craft Initiative, a women’s empowerment group that we helped establish. Tiyese have started to develop a reputation for making good quality masks. As well as...
Water! Some great international cooperation.
Our congratulations go to Nekacheya School in Livingstone on the successful drilling of a bore hole, and to our friends at True Thabo, a non-profit in America, who funded the project. We are delighted for them - it was a long wait, with water eventually being reached...
New metal posts at Linda Sunrise
Termites present a constant challenge to structures in Livingstone. Last week we replaced some of the original wooden upright poles at Linda Sunrise Pre-School and Homework Club with metal poles. Both teaching structures are now ready for use again. Progress........
Term begins at Linda Sunrise Pre-School
Last week saw the return of schools in Zambia and we were delighted to see Linda Sunrise Pre-School getting into the swing of things. Cleaning supplies were put to good use in giving everywhere a thorough clean before the return of the children. We hope they have a...
Term begins at Nekacheya with new desks.
The much delayed start of term (and the academic year) finally took place in Zambia yesterday. These Grade 6 learners at Nekacheya School have ten brand new desks that we had constructed to help with spacing (three children would normally sit at a desk). We hope...
ZST and trustees feature in North Yorkshire article
The latest edition of ‘In Touch’ magazine from Revival North Yorkshire features the work we do and two of our trustees, Joanne and Robert, who are originally from the area. Our thanks go to Revival North Yorkshire for their interest in Zambezi Sunrise Trust. We hope...
New desks being made for Nekacheya.
Did you know that when we buy new desks in Zambia they are made from scratch, employing metal workers and carpenters? Last week head teacher Grace was checking on progress on ten new desks we’ve ordered for Nekacheya School. They will help with keeping pupils socially...
Disinfectant sprayer in use at Nekacheya.
We’ve received these photos of the new disinfectant sprayer we have supplied to Nekacheya School being used earlier this week. The school is being thoroughly cleaned in readiness for the start of term which has been delayed in Zambia because of the pandemic. We hope...
Congratulations to an early supporter of our work.
Our congratulations go to Andrew Hamilton, who has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Honours List for 2020. Andy formally opened the first classroom we built at Linda Community School in Livingstone in 2018 when he was the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner to Zambia. It...
Tiyese Craft Initiative make 200 face masks for Nekacheya School
Photos from last week as the ladies of Tiyese (‘Let’s Try’) Craft Initiative made 200 face masks for us for Nekacheya School. Since the pandemic began the ladies of this women’s empowerment group that we helped establish have made over 2700 N95 grade masks for...