International Children Charity

Photos and blog by Clementina Chapusha, Communications Coordinator in Lusaka, Zambia.


Children International- Zambia, Africa with the help of generous donors, Robert and Deborah Holmes, recently renovated and furnished four community schools in the Chibolya and Kanyama Compounds. Before Children International’s support, the classrooms had no floors, and children were sitting on the ground during lessons. The classrooms were unpainted and lacked windows for ventilation.

With the donations the inner and outer walls of the schools were plastered and painted, and concrete floors were put. New latrines were built and old ones renovated. Windows and doors were added to the classrooms as well. Desks were purchased and delivered to all the schools.

“Our school has changed. The environment is now conducive. Teaching and learning is now enjoyable. If there is any better friend we have now, it is Children International,” Libonene School Manager, Wilbrad Moono said. Libonene is among three other community schools that were listed for renovation. The others include Chifundo and Fight Poverty Community Schools.

The International Children's Charity also built a classroom for the Chibolya Community School which only had two classes that catered to nearly 500 poor children. The school lessons were done in three sessions everyday, and each class had over 80 children per session.



Precious Mulilo has been at Chibolya Community School since first grade and is now in grade seven. She is about to leave the school to go to a secondary school and remarked:

“We only had two classrooms and very few desks. What Children International has done is a very nice thing. I now have hope that one day this school will be a secondary school.”