By Linda O. Bowers | Executive Director
EBZEF is most proud to announce Visaka’s graduation as a bona fide physician on October 9th, 2026, after seven years of study. She announces, “I will be awarded an MBChB degree (Bachelor’s in Medicine and Surgery) to work as a certified medical doctor in a hospital.” She adds, “This achievement is not mine alone. It is also a reflection of the love, support, and belief you have invested in me. I will forever be grateful, and I hope this achievement makes you proud. Thank you for helping me reach this milestone.”
Christabel, who has already achieved a BS in Pharmacy, is continuing for a Master’s of Public Health. She tells us, “I sincerely thank you for believing in me and supporting me throughout my academic journey. I’m so grateful to share that I am now in the final year of my Master’s degree, and, by God’s grace, I will be graduating this year with a Master’s of Public Health (MPH).
Our scholarship recipients called themselves “Beth’s Girls.” Progressing through their education to degrees, they ask to be called “Beth’s Ladies.” As other Beth’s Girls/Ladies become teachers, nurses, electricians, metal workers, public administrators, computer technologists, and more, we remember the state of women’s education when Beth arrived in the village in 2002.
The girlchild received little, if any, education, was married at age 12, and had 8 to 10 children. EBZEF’s work to “empower women, children, and their community in Lumwana West, Zambia, to break the cycle of poverty through education” has created a major paradigm shift. Today, the bride of choice in the community is the educated woman. EBZEF’s scholarship recipients continue to succeed in their studies, preparing for careers that will make a difference in their families, communities, and country. They have established Beth’s legacy and will carry it forward into the next generation and beyond.
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By Linda O. Bowers | Executive Director
By Linda O. Bowers | Executive Director
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