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Food Donations Needed

Recently we provided corn meal, oranges and fresh corn for a local village. For a donation of $10 we are able to provide 50 pounds of corn meal. With every small donation, we can make a difference. Reach out to us to share your tax deductible gift .

Shipping Container Arrived

After a tireless effort by Partners In Development and our amazing supporters, the shipping container filled with donated goods, has finally arrived in Zambia. On Saturday, September 14, the shipping container arrived in Munyanya Village at 9:30PM and we unloaded it the next day. Zambian Customs was present to see all the contents in the container. The people in the village are so happy. As the truck went through the village, the people came streaming out of the huts shouting. Children didn't go to bed because they were told the container was coming. Our Zambian friends have been more than helpful in seeing that the container didn't remain at ...

Baobab Eco-Center

This coming year, we will be building an eco-center in the trees which overlook the Zambezi Plain to the Zambezi River, where Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia all meet. Through this place of education and retreat, local students and international visitors will be offered educational experiences related to the the environment and local eco-system. Areas of study and activities will include: Lessons on history and culture of Central and Southern Africa, including ways of life and belief systems related to the natural environment Discussion of ethical treatment of living things Instruction on local farming and food growing Leisure ...

Project List for 2019

Location: Munyanya Village; one hour West of Victoria Falls, along the Zambezi River in Zambia, Africa. The needs for the coming year are as follows: 1. Basketball Court ($15,000.00) 17W-29L (Meters); 2. Doctors/Nursing/Clinic ($10,000.00) 3. School Uniforms $50.00; each 4. Nutrition Program $500.00; 5. Gender Based Violence Seminar $1,000.00; 6. Solar water pumps $1,000.00; 7. Soccer balls, netballs, volley balls, and pumps $1,000.00; 8. Solar for new classroom $3,000.00; 9. 50 plastic chairs for pre-school $500.00; 10. 50 plastic tables for pre-school $1,000.00; 11. Scholarship for three nursing students $2,000.00 (for one year for ...

2018 Year in Review

Please read our 2018 Annual Report for Partners In Development: "There are people in the would so hungry, that God cannot appear to them, except in the form of bread." -Mahatma Gandhi Today, children around the world continue to face devastating poverty—especially in Africa. Poverty is a killer, and we see it daily in Munyanya Village. We see the results of inadequate food, stunted growth, poor school performance, and a host of infectious diseases. Our children are faced with calamities like diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia. Children need to play and smile, and when not, we know they are ill. This past year, your support continues ...

A Day of Celebration

On 24th October,2018 Munyanya village was host to the fifty-fourth Zambia independence day celebration in our area. More than 200 people were present for the singing, dancing, food and sports activities. Over 100 pairs of shoes were given to the children along with pencils and pens to help them in their final exams for the school year. Activities began early and lasted until late. Children and their families were happy that they had a day of fun despite the poverty they face daily. We need your continued support if we hope to bring joy to the community through such activities.

What if there were no toilets?

'International Toilet Day' is a very important day, because one in ten people in the global community still have to defecate in the open. Going without access to a safe, clean toilet is serious indeed. The Zambian Army has just been deployed due to a Cholera epidemic affecting the entire country. As a result, no one really knows when public schools will re-open. However, with your support, we have done all we can. Just before the holidays, we completed our eighth toilet in Munyanya Village. Clean water, and good sanitation, are part of the first line of defense in the struggle to deal with Cholera, and other parasitic diseases. The community was ...

Remember PID in Your End of Year Charitable Giving

We welcome any new or additional giving you are able to share as this good year comes to an end. The following outlines our current projects under way and future projects for 2018 that would benefit greatly from your support. Gifts to Partners In Development are tax deductible.   $10,000.00 Borehole Water  : Water supply to 250 persons in Munyanya Village   $10,000.00 Basketball Court 17 Meters x 29 Meters   $1,000.00Basketball, Soccer balls, Volleyballs,  Air pumps, shoes whistles, nets   $3,000.00 Solar energy for new classrooms   $150.00  Three large  plastic tables   $300.00 -50 plastic chairs for new preschool ...

Thirty Basketballs, Two Coaches and ONE HUNDRED CHILDREN!

Happy Holidays from Livingstone, Zambia—the home of Victoria Falls. Near the Zambezi River, over 100 children came to play basketball. Kristen Jacob, from Lexington, Kentucky, along with Gorrette Mwape, one of our local students, taught the fundamentals of basketball to our children from the villages. The daily temperature was around 100 degrees (F), and training lasted four to five hours. One day was rained out, so Kristen helped build a toilet in Munyanya Village. If you think you might be able to visit, you and your family want to be a part of bringing hope to children who have very little to hope for, please get in touch. Our children need ...

2017 Update on Our Work

“Over seventy-six percent (76%) of rural Zambians face devastating poverty, denying access to safe water, education, primary health care, and food security” – Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection in Zambia – The year 2017 has been exciting in Munyanya Village, near the banks of the Zambezi River, in Southern Zambia. Your gifts have brought hope to hungry families; addressed issues of poverty; while seeking to build strong sustainable communities through transforming relationships. In 2017 your gifts have done the following:   Opened the doors of education for over 100 students, by providing school uniforms, shoes, polish, pencils, ...