Education Zambia Project #43633

Educate the Whole Girl & Her Community in Zambia

by Elizabeth Bowers Zambia Education Fund

Project Report | Apr 27, 2023
EBZEF Project Update #11

By Linda O. Bowers | Executive Director

Pre-Schoolers eat nshima, chicken, & own veggies

The EBZEF Spring Board meeting on March 25was most successful, with enthusiastic Board members participating via Zoom from Florida to Oregon, from Idaho to Zambia.

Twenty-one Beth’s Girls are actively engaged with their education including classes, field studies, and “practicals” (i. e., internships). They are studying early childhood development, teaching, nursing, catering, electrical engineering, medicine (general physician, ophthalmology, surgery), pharmaceuticals, metal fabrication, public administration, as well as sustainable natural resources management & climate change.

The Pre-School has a high attendance rate at 50 young learners (27 girls and 23 boys). The food and garden project is well underway, with a resulting rise in attendance. Significant progress has been made on the new lavatory as well. The Memorial Library continues to provide rich literacy support for the entire community.

Lumwana West Secondary School is in session with new teachers, new classrooms, new desks, and a student population of 702 students (girls = 333, boys = 369). The Science Lab reconstruction project is close to completion, with new projects in the works to provide lab materials and supplies as well as solar power and water.

The May issue of THE PROTEA (EBZEF’s bi-annual newsletter) is now available. Each issue is designed to show you exactly where your funds are going. You’ll be excited to see how, with your kind support, EBZEF’s programs are making a significant difference in the lives of Beth’s Girls and their entire community on the other side of the world.

Lydia on tree identification field trip

Community materials for pre-school lavatory

Science Lab exterior complete

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Jan 5, 2023
EBZEF Project Update #10

By Linda O. Bowers | Executive Director

Sep 8, 2022
EBZEF Project Update #9

By Linda O. Bowers | Executive Director

The good news for EBZEF scholarship recipients, "Beth’s Girls," is that those who have graduated with teaching credentials are at last being hired by the Ministry of Education (MOE). Some have been waiting for several years to put their education to use. We are pleased that Beth’s Lady Sandra Kamulosu, who has been an outstanding librarian for the Memorial Library since its inception in 2009, will be assigned to continue her work in Lumwana West. Her salary will be paid by the MOE.

With a generous grant from the local Rotary Literacy Committee, Librarian Sandra Kamulosu and retired Secondary School Headmaster Mbongo (Larry) Njolomba are updating the Memorial Library’s collection to meet the needs of its many community users. The Memorial Library is the center of literacy for the entire Lumwana West community, from pre-school to active aging learners who did not have prior education opportunities. Since school textbooks are distributed at the beginning of each class and collected again to be safely stored at the conclusion of the lesson, students do not have access to such texts to study outside of class. With solar powered lighting and a responsible collection of textbooks, the Memorial Library provides a welcome resource for after class studying.

EBZEF and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) have now combined efforts to support the reconstruction of the Science Lab three-classroom building. During EWB’s original construction a powerful storm blew the roof off, leaving it open to the elements. With the help of World Vision Zambia, construction will soon begin to replace the roof and complete the original construction. The next steps will be to supply the completed lab with furniture, lab equipment, and solar power to facilitate the needs of a functioning science lab. It could become the crown jewel of the new Lumwana West Secondary School!

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