The Zambia Society Trust

1. The Zambia Society Trust The Zambia Society Trust: Past, Present and Future

2. The Zambia Society Trust Background • 1968 The Zambia Society founded to encourage ties between Britain and Zambia • 1991The Zambia Society Trust launched to respond to increasing poverty in Zambia and the devastating effects of the HIV epidemic (now affecting about 1.6 million people) Total population 10.5 million • 2006 The Society and Trust amalgamated to become The Zambia Society Trust

3. The Zambia Society Trust The Trust’s grants are only for assistance in Zambia The Objects of the Charity are: • to help the poor, especially orphans, (est. 1 million, 20% of children under 15 years) • to help the disadvantaged to achieve • Better health • Access to Education • Acquisition of Skills

4. The Zambia Society Trust Orphans’ Support Programmes (Total Annual Grants ± £16,000/year) The Trust currently assists 9 Centres: • 7 of which • Supply food for the poorest and/or • Enable children living in the community to attend school • 2 orphanages founded long before the HIV epidemic (Some are babies whose mothers have died; no relative able to breast feed them).

5. The Zambia Society Trust Short Reports on 4 of the 9 Centres (2 small and 2 larger)

6. The Zambia Society Trust Ana Amasiye (Children Left Behind) St Mary’s, Matero, Lusaka • feeding project for 72 impoverished orphans living in the township • provides a nourishing meal every day • poorest children selected by members of the Catholic Women’s League.

7. The Zambia Society Trust St John’s Catholic Cathedral Outreach, Kasama • Orphans in surrounding area allocated fields by village headmen. • They are assisted by local well-organised committees of adults to produce much of the basic food they need

8. The Zambia Society Trust St Francis’ Hospital Orphans Project, Katete 2000 Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children (OVCs), living in their communities with relatives or neighbours, are assisted to attend school

9. The Zambia Society Trust St Francis’ Hospital Orphans’ Project, Katete Supplied with: • Exercise books and pens } • Soap } regularly as needed • Uniforms, most made by older orphans } • A blanket } on registration • A hoe blade (handle is made in the village) } “ (No text books or shoes) • Funds for the maintenance of their school; fees for Grades 8 & 9

10. The Zambia Society Trust St Francis’ Hospital Orphans’ Project, Katete Costs: Grades 1 to 7 £24/year Grades 8 & 9 £48/year • Committee for each group of villages directly responsible • Monitored by hospital-based team led by Principal Clinical Officer who has headed project for 20 years • Recent lack of sufficient funds threatens to downsize the project

11. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association Bringingtogether and serving the people of Misisi Compound, Lusaka The site today 12 years ago

12. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association Orphans & street kids project – Home of Hope - 30 boys

13. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association St Lawrence communityschool - 1130 pupils - grades 1 to 9 (435 orphans - 520 vulnerable children) 15 teachers paid by government out of 25

14. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association St Lawrence community school today

15. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association Special needs school-62 children- physically & mentally handicapped

16. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association Life skills – carpentry & homecraft – tailoring courses – computer centre

17. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association Income-generating projects – blockmaking – maximill – bakery – garden - poultry

18. The Zambia Society Trust Chitsime Association Health & welfare-feeding programme -home-based care centre-volunteer caregivers-testing for HIV

19. The Zambia Society Trust Education grants • Object: to assist disadvantaged post-grade 12 Zambian students with grants to pursue courses within Zambia • Courses –educational-technical-vocational-training approved by TEVETA—normally up to 2 years in length • Grants cover tuition and examination fees and sometimes accommodation costs • Applications accepted annually -from any post grade 12 student – forms by post or website • Selection initially by a Lusaka-based education group and finally by ZST UK education committee

20. The Zambia Society Trust Education grants • Criteria- academic status—value length & cost of course—disability—gender • Awards- total cost £7,000 per year –funding 12 to 14 students

21. The Zambia Society Trust Appropriate Paper Technology Enterprises, (APTERS) Lusaka • ZST’s grant is £1000/year, providing one third of the cost of mobility aids, excluding salaries

22. The Zambia Society Trust APTERS continued ... • Last year 227 mobility aids were produced for physically and mentally disadvantaged children • Chairs, walkers and tripods are made of painted papier maché • Children are enabled to sit, to walk and are stimulated greatly to develop physically and mentally • After 2-3 years aids are replaced by larger ones. • The aids are cost-effective. • Most parents can contribute only a small proportion of the cost. • Eight of the nine staff are physically challenged. One is able-bodied: he is needed to load and unload vehicles.

23. The Zambia Society Trust Footballs and netballs • £1300 / year • 4 balls for 50 Secondary and Community Schools each year • Distributed by Mr Whiteson Chenge • Made by ‘Alive and Kicking’ in Lusaka • Excellent quality • Letters of thanks show how much appreciated

24. The Zambia Society Trust The Ridge Bursary Fund for Health Workers • Funds come from an endowment by the late Dr Jessie Ridge, who worked in Northern Zambia, Malawi & Nigeria for many years • Supplemented by sales of Dick Hobson’s fascinating book • ‘Tales of Zambia’

25. The Zambia Society Trust Beneficiaries of the Ridge Bursary Fund • 3 to 4 post graduate Doctors training to be specialists in Lusaka receive textbooks of their choice to the value of £300-£350. • 25 Licentiate Doctors (upgraded Clinical Officers), who qualify each year will receive 5-6 textbooks covering the main clinical specialities, if there are sufficient funds. Most Licentiates are posted to rural areas with no access to a medical library £2,000 extra will be needed annually

26. The Zambia Society Trust Fund Raising Currently the funds received annually are approximately:

27. The Zambia Society Trust The Future Vital projects are: • Support of Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children (OVCs) living in their communities • Bursaries for courses leading to certificates or diplomas within Zambia • APTERS – more mobility aids • DISACARE, who make robust wheelchairs or crutches in Lusaka, suitable for rough roads and paths

28. The Zambia Society Trust Each Committee Member has a particular responsibility: • To maintain contact with at least one project • Some are involved in placing orders and monitoring arrival: eg. footballs/textbooks. • Other members ... • Organise fund raising events • Care for the funds and their disbursement • Compile the monthly News from Zambia and 3 monthly Zambia News Extra containing news of the projects and personalities. • Organise the printing and sending out cards and prints. • Care for the Administration • Respond to, and encourage membership.

29. The Zambia Society Trust • The Officers and committee members receive no payment. • No claims are made except for materials and postage. • No travel, nor sitting allowances are paid!

30. The Zambia Society Trust For Zambia Society Trust projects to be more effective £50,000 to £70,000 extra is required annually. Are any firms involved in Zambia or individuals concerned for the country’s disadvantaged ABLE TO HELP?