{"id":1385,"date":"2014-11-02T04:13:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T04:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partners-in-development.org\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2014-11-12T02:13:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T02:13:00","slug":"forty-miles-west-of-prosperity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partners-in-development.org\/?p=1385","title":{"rendered":"Forty Miles West of Prosperity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teacher and students in front of new school building.<\/p><\/div>\n

We are working on the banks of the Zambezi River, in Munyanya Village, located forty miles west of Livingstone, the tourist capital of Zambia. In Munyanya, one will find the poor, marginalized, and down-trodden. When going to Munyanya Village, the road is brutal on all body parts. The life of a vehicle is short lived.<\/p>\n

Poverty rules in Munyanya, but that is why we are living and working there. Thanks to our supporters, we have built the first-ever school building in the Munyanya Village, which serves the surrounding communities as well. The building is 10 by 7 meters (23\u2019 x 33\u2019). We used local labor in building the structure.<\/p>\n

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Left: Donation of School Uniforms from Taylor Co. High; Right: Classroom with school students.<\/p><\/div>\n

Each day, we have 50 plus pre-school children who attend class arriving at 7:00 a.m. Many of these little ones will walk three miles to Munyanya, to spend four hours with the teacher in the multi-purpose building. If she and the building were not there, these children, ages 3-6, would be walking ten miles to the nearest school. Then, the parents have no guarantee that there would be space for their children. If there was room for the children, the walk would take them along the Zambezi River, and through the \u2018bush.\u2019 Much danger lurks along the river, and in the \u2018bush,\u2019 that no pre-school child should have to navigate daily.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, the teacher tutors primary children in English, Math, and Science. Friday afternoon is sports day. Because of our supporters, the community now has sports fields. With funding, we hope to build a basketball court.<\/p>\n

In addition to the multi-purpose building, we have built three outside toilets, and a showering room (cold water only). Additionally, we have built two hand-washing stations for the children. They feel really proud that they can use a real toilet and have the hand washing stations!<\/p>\n

The teacher is a volunteer, and one of the young ladies we supported through high school. Her commitment to these children goes beyond description. She is teaching the pre-school children the alphabet (English) and their numbers. We can already see a difference. Before, there was NOTHING! But now, there is HOPE!<\/p>\n

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Volunteer from South Carolina working on the school building.<\/p><\/div>\n

We need your help for the little ones and the community.<\/p>\n