Competition time – we need rubbish!
So this should be fun. To build the walls and benches for the insaka (meeting place) that we are constructing at Linda Community School, we need some rubbish. Specifically, we need approximately 4,000 empty plastic drinks bottles. When stuffed with other rubbish like...
Progress with insaka at Linda.
The roof structure has been going up on the insaka (meeting place) that we are building at Linda Community School. It has been fascinating watching Isaih and his team deploying their traditional skills on this roofing project. Once the grass has been purchased and...
Video link between Linda Community School and Cramlington Village Primary School.
We had a great video link up this morning between Cramlington Village Primary School in Northumberland and Linda Community School. Our trustees Joanne and John helped the enthusiastic Zambian children in a great question and answer session with their new English...
Tiyese (‘Let’s Try’) Craft Initiative items for sale at Kubu Cafe, Livingstone.
It’s great to see items made by Tiyese (‘Let’s Try’) Craft Initiative amongst those for sale in the gift shop at Kubu Cafe in Livingstone! The ladies have also been busy recently making the curtains for the new science block at Linda Community School. Well done...
Dyslexia training at Nekacheya School.
What a great afternoon! On her first full day in Zambia this year our trustee Joanne facilitated an afternoon’s dyslexia training for the staff at Nekacheya School. This was led by Jenny Lee by video link from the U.K. Provision for dyslexia training and teaching is...
Trustees meet and hand over the baton in Zambia.
Zambezi Sunrise at Zambezi sunset. It’s been great to have three trustees by the Zambezi today. After three busy weeks Robert is handing over to Joanne and John……
Letters from Hesleden, County Durham in Zambia.
It was great to see letters from Hesleden Primary School in County Durham at Linda Community School yesterday, with our trustee Robert enjoying having the opportunity to help hand them out. Thank you Hesleden!
Letters from Stobhillgate, Northumberland arrive at Linda Community School.
Letters from Stobhillgate First School in Morpeth, Northumberland were shared with children at Linda Community School this morning. Our trustee Robert was delighted to help give them out, and other trustees will be delighted to bring back replies to the U.K. Thank you...
A busy day at Linda Community School!
It’s all happening at Linda Community School! Today saw the upright poles put in place for the thatched roof of the insaka (meeting space) we are building there. Meanwhile, the ladies of Tiyese (‘Let’s Try’) Craft Initiative have been completing curtains for the new...
Letters from The Chorister School, Durham read in Zambia (finally!).
It was great to see that letters from The Chorister School, Durham, were distributed at Linda Community School on Friday. We’d like to thank again Innocent Malambo who took the letters to Zambia for us in December. The intention was that they’d reach the children in...