Aid Abroad in Tanzania and Zambia
Many nations on the African continent are developing fast in terms of GDP growth. However, in an economic environment where resources are spread thinly there are gaps widening between people, one side the beneficiaries of the growth, and on the other, those isolated villages, where their wealth is not measured in the usual economic terms of the news media.
In so many ways, the lifestyle of the Maasai people in Tanzania is idyllic and abundant, but it’s the opportunities for children’s education that are stretched. In a village near Arusha in Tanzania, a school is being built, funded by an economist who, as a child of the village, walked a 20km round trip to school each day, through open terrain punctuated occasionally with lions and other treacheries, so that he could later get a university education. Today he is now investing back into his roots, helping fund a school so that children today can enjoy the opportunities that were so difficult to attain before.
Further South in Zambia, the economy is based on mining and large scale agriculture, and similar to other developing nations rich with resources. Subsequently, the wealth can tend to flow in excess to a minority at the top end of society, and opportunities for children to pursue other professions can remain far from the minds and accounts of government. Young girls are often particularly vulnerable in remote villages, often forced to marry early, with limited prospects for career and independence. In the bush near Livingstone, a small village is building a school, funded solely by visiting international volunteers, so that children with aspiration are able manifest their dreams, and later invest back into their family’s community, building generational wealth for the future.
We are honoured to have been provided a small piece of land in Kalulushi, Zambia, dedicated to building a school, which will be run by Rev Dr Mukuka or the United Church o Zambia. The project is in early days on the drawing board, and we will post plenty of updates as it develops.
