THE PROJECT

To see photos of work previously undertaken at Twabuka School please see here.

During the project phase of our trip our current plans are to:

Construct a pre-school. A site for this has already been designated, in a more sandy area away from the main school. Apparently it's too rocky for the young ones at the main site. They would like one classroom with an office/store room.
Building work has already begun on this, in that the bricks are being prepared; each one being made by hand.
Build a one room Health Centre, probably attached to the preschool. There are some trained health post people in the village who would keep basic medicines here and the district nurse would come and use it once a month for vaccinations, pregnant womens health checks etc.

Repaint the two classroom block which was completed on a previous expedition in 2006.

Funds permitting we may also try to:

Establish a library and adult learning centre... taking books with us as they are very expensive to buy in Zambia. This would be a separate room close to the main school buildings, which would then be used by the children and adults in the community.

Set up a small shop on the school site as a second income generating project. The shop could also offer a battery charging service using portable solar units.

Build 2 blocks of three or four toilets as the toilet on site is still a hole in the ground.