Give the Gift of Education: Sponsor a Child Zambia

Sponsor a Child Story for April 2018

April is yet another month were some of our Sponsored Children under the African Impact Foundation Sponsorship in Livingstone/Zambia receive a donation of Bicycles from Tour de Afric Riders. It was such a privilege again this year to receive a donation of 20 Bicycles from Tour De Afric. The celebration for receiving the Bicycles took place at the Zambezi Water Front and among the invited guests were Head teachers from different schools within Livingstone, Teachers, Pupils/Students, the beneficiaries of the Previous donated bicycles and the Education Standard Officer (ESO) from DEB’s Office as the Guest of Honor.

The main aim of this donation of bicycles is that “a lot of children in Livingstone cover Long distances to and from school and as the outcome, they miss school a lot because they are tired most of the time and these bicycles help them cut the long distances short to and from school.” Therefore, children are able to attend school without missing a day.

One of the Beneficiary Kennedy, a grade 10 student at St. Raphael’s Secondary School had this to say:

“A huge thank you goes to African Impact and Tour de Afric for these Bicycles you donate to us, I am one of the beneficiary who received a bicycle last year and surely, it has really helped me. I used to attend school 3 times in a week because I used to get tired for I used to cover a distance of 6km every day to go to school and therefore, missed some of the school days. My performance at school was very poor because of missed classes. Now that I’ve got a bicycle, I attend school every day and my performance has really improved. From the 18^th position in Class out of 40 students last year in 2017, I am now in the 5^th position which is very good and am very happy about it. Keep up your good work and continue to help the Orphaned and Vulnerable Children.”

The Sponsor a Child program continues to impact 117 students to date, providing students with a free education and resources to excel in the classroom. Our Sponsor a Child coordinator continuously checks in with students to make sure they are maintaining their grades and if they need any additional help outside of the classroom. Every student has been incredibly impacted and we are always so excited to watch our students excel. 

In particular, one of the students whose life has been changed by this program is Tim. Tim is the first born in a family of 10 siblings. Growing up has been difficult journey for him and his siblings as his parents do not work and they have lived in a rural village with little access to resources. Tim was struggling to receive his education and finally he found himself on the African Impact Foundation sponsorship program. Due to the sponsorship program, he excelled in school and eventually was certified to become a teacher in Zambia. In the end, the Government of Zambia offered him a job and today is his first day at school as a teacher! He is very happy and shares his joy.

He says that, with this job, he will be able to help his siblings to go to school. He also exclaims, "a huge thank you to African Impact Foundation for their good work". 

The Sponsor a Child program continues to be a successful program, educating students across Zambia. In 2018, we hope to exceed our goal of educating 150 students this year. We are so thankful for all of your support and eager to watch the sponsorship program grow. Cheers to education!