Muumba School
Muumba School is flourishing! There are 239 children in the school, 126 girls and 113 boys. Clubs in the school include chess, art, poetry and child to child. Mr Bbilika was very pleased to receive £100 from the Mother and…
HHI visit to Zambia part 3
Another update from Jute has arrived: 29th October -Monze Left Chipata at 05.00 and arrived in Lusaka at 12.30. Wifi on the bus enabled emailing. Felisitus (HHZ Chairperson) found me in Lusaka bus station. Very kind and respectful greeting. Victor…
From Poverty to Prosperity – empowering disabled people by with education
HHI supported Prisca Hatembo for many years. We first met her in a village in Zambia. As a disabled girl she was left to her own devices, unable to do anything. So HHZ, our sister charity in Zambia, arranged for…
Three have a very special day
Wednesday - the last day of the trip for HHI’s two volunteers Edmund and Chris with Carol a supporter. We know they have been busy, hot and on a number of interesting car journeys. They will take their final journey…
Two Trustees go to Zambia part four
We have been here just short of a week but feel we have seen and done a lot already. It is good that people here are happy to speak to us; some with their stories and others with their problems…
Two Trustees go to Zambia part three
It’s Wednesday, at least it was when I typed this report. We have yet to have water, electricity and the internet all on at the same time, at least it seems that way. Mosquitoes are buzzing around trying to get…
Another Brick in the Wall
Muumba school - another success story In the Article of 19th August 2017 we wrote, ‘In two years the school has grown from 50 pupils, to an expected 338 this coming September. Looking to the future, Mr Bbilika would like…
Jumpering for joy
Jumpers for All Our knitting ladies, in particular coordinators of knitting groups, often ask if it is possible to see photographs of children in Zambia wearing the school jumpers that have been sent. And here they are. Not only do…
One for the girls!
Result! The lack of proper facilities and essential sanitary items for older girls meant that they regularly missed days in school and this fact struck a chord with many - hence the very positive response to our ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management’…
Back to School
With the Hilux fully loaded with office furniture, including a lockable cupboard, stationery, maths workbooks and grey jerseys, we set off to Muumba school. Perhaps you recall that the toddler group at Hope and Market Church in Merthyr Tydfil raised…