the zambia society trust the zambia society trust: past, present and future

The Zambia Society Trust

The Zambia Society Trust:The Zambia Society Trust:Past, Present and FuturePast, Present and Future

Background• 1968 The Zambia Society founded to encourage ties between Britain

and Zambia• 1991 The 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 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


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).


Short Reports on 4 of the 9 Centres(2 small and 2 larger)


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.

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

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

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


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


Chitsime AssociationBringing together and serving the people of Misisi Compound, Lusaka


12 years ago

The site today

Chitsime AssociationOrphans & street kids project – Home of Hope - 30 boys


Chitsime AssociationSt Lawrence community school - 1130 pupils - grades 1 to 9

(435 orphans - 520 vulnerable children) 15 teachers paid by government out of 25


Chitsime AssociationSt Lawrence community school today


Chitsime AssociationSpecial needs school-62 children- physically & mentally handicapped


Chitsime AssociationLife skills – carpentry & homecraft – tailoring courses – computer centre


Chitsime AssociationIncome-generating projects – blockmaking – maximill – bakery –

garden - poultry


Chitsime AssociationHealth & welfare-feeding programme -home-based care centre-volunteer

caregivers-testing for HIV


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


Education grants• Criteria- academic status—value length & cost of course—disability—

gender• Awards- total cost £7,000 per year –funding 12 to 14 students


Appropriate Paper Technology Enterprises, (APTERS) Lusaka• ZST’s grant is £1000/year, providing one third of the cost of mobility

aids, excluding salaries


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.


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

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’

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 accessto a medical library

£2,000 extra will be needed annually


Fund RaisingCurrently the funds received annually are approximately:


Members’ subscriptions: £30 annually £11,000The Golf Charity Day for Orphans £6,000

Donations £10,000Income from Investments £4,000

Tax Refunds (Gift Aid) £2,000Contributions at Meetings £500

Sales of Cards and Prints £500Total £34,000

The FutureVital 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


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 eventsCare for the funds and their disbursementCompile 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 AdministrationRespond to, and encourage membership.


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



For Zambia Society Trust projects to be more effective

£50,000 to £70,000 extra is required annually.

Are any firms involved in Zambia

orindividuals concerned for the

country’s disadvantaged

ABLE TO HELP?

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