Support Vulnerable Children in Monze, Zambia

A child who had lost both parents was found by a young man, whilst visiting his parents at a fishing village a long way from town. The boy caught fish in order to survive, because he had no one to look after him. Fortunately the young man brought him to PIZZ School asking if they would allow him to enrol. He is joining many other children with their own stories at the school, where now at last there will be people keeping an eye on him, and he will get a meal each day.

I am just coming to the end of a two month visit here in Zambia. I have been so impressed by the way every child is given individual attention at the school and any issues are followed up with the guardians. This care is rewarded with good attendance at school and excellent academic results.

Some who haven't necessarily been very successful academically are now employed as builders, shop assistants and one is even now a vicar.

Thank you for your continued support, you can be assured that there are many children benefiting from your donations. You couldn't use your money in a better way!

The students from PIZZ School are not forgotten when they leave after Grade 9. In Zambia the children have a further 3 years of study before they finish their secondary education and we are keen to ensure that the students achieve their full potential.

PIZZ School provides the support and encouragement needed for the children to have confidence to move into local secondary schools if they pass their grade 9 examinations.

This year a total of 74 children took the examinations and a remarkable 53 children passed. With the examination pass rate in many Zambian schools at less than 10%, this was a wonderful result and a testament to the dedication and hard work put in by Mrs S and her staff.

We would like all these children to complete their education. It costs about £300 per year per child to pay secondary school fees, so the success of PIZZ school also presents a challenge! So far most of the successful children have been enrolled in secondary schools, including Janes who was featured at the end of last year. She obtained excellent results and has been accepted at one of the top Monze secondary schools.

Mrs. S keeps in touch with her former students and where possible I meet them when I visit Zambia. I will be returning in May and staying for about two months.

Henry T, one of these students, is now a young man. He studies at Manungu Secondary School on the south side of the town. He enjoys biology and chemistry and plays football for local team The Young Arrows. He told me last year that he would like to become a journalist. I am hoping that he will write a brief article about himself which we could use in a future report.

Please continue to help us to provide the education for Janes, Henry and all of the other children for whom we are making a huge difference.