By African Impact Foundation / Happy Africa Foundatio | Donor Relations Manager
Dear supporters,
Today we’d love to share one of the many inspiring stories from our sponsorship programme. It’s a reminder of what’s possible when a child is given the chance to stay in school and is supported all the way through.
In 2016, Chanda Muchawo was a third-grader at Mwandi Community School when The African Impact Foundation began sponsoring his education. Ten years later, he is starting a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the Copperbelt University.
“The Foundation became my parents in terms of school,” Chanda says. “They took all the responsibilities regarding my education, and I never lacked any school requirements.”
Chanda knew how rare that support was and didn’t take it lightly. “I never missed class because I did not want the effort the Foundation invested in my education to go to waste.”
After passing his Grade 7 examinations, Chanda moved up to St. Raphael’s Secondary School. The Foundation kept paying his school fees and providing books, uniforms and “all the other school things I needed to be comfortable in school.” He finished secondary school “with no challenges.”
Chanda is one of many children in the sponsorship programme, across different schools and grades, including children with disabilities. The support goes beyond the classroom. “They make sure the beneficiaries under their sponsorship programme are fed and in good health,” he explains. “They believe every child deserves a chance to be in school and chase their dreams.”
Chanda is still part of the programme today, now at university level. He already has a clear idea of what comes after graduation:
“I hope to one day work hand in hand with the organisation and help someone in the future, because I am not the only one who needed the help they offered me.”
When you sponsor a child’s education, you’re giving more than school fees and uniforms. You’re backing a child like Chanda from the first day of primary school through to university, and maybe one day into helping the next child too.
Warm regards,
The African Impact Foundation / The Happy Africa Foundation
By The African Impact Foundation | Donor Relations Manager
By African Impact Foundation | Donor Relations Manager
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