Lighting the Way, Help Children Study After Dark

Dear Supporters,

We would like to sincerely thank you for supporting our project, *“Lighting the Way, Help Children Study After Dark.”* Your support is helping us work toward creating better opportunities for children in our community to study after dark.

We apologize for the delay in providing this quarterly project update. We would like to be transparent about the current status of the project.

We have received the funds for this project, but the funds have *not yet been spent*. The planned project activities have not yet commenced, and the funds remain available for the intended activities.

During this period, our organization experienced an important organizational transition. Previously, we operated from the premises of one of our members. We were advised by the relevant government authorities that it was not advisable for the organization to continue operating from a member's premises and that we needed to establish an official office.

We therefore began setting up an official office for our organization from scratch. This process has taken longer than anticipated and has delayed the commencement of our project activities.

Our office is now almost complete, and we are preparing to move forward with our projects. Establishing a proper office will strengthen our ability to serve the community by giving us a stable place to coordinate our activities, work with community members, maintain project records, and plan and monitor our programs more effectively.

We remain committed to helping children have better opportunities to study after dark. Once our office arrangements are finalized, we will be in a stronger position to begin implementing the project and ensuring that the support we receive is used responsibly and reaches the children it is intended to benefit.

We are pleased to share photographs showing the progress made in establishing our official office. The photographs below demonstrate the work that has been undertaken to create a suitable and dedicated working space for the organization.

This office represents an important step in strengthening our organizational capacity and will provide a stable base from which we can coordinate our projects, engage with community members, maintain proper records, and monitor our activities more effectively.

Bernadette Tembo
Vice Secretary