School for EVERYONE!

Education is the most important step in moving from financial poverty to self-determination. For some families in remote areas of Zambia, however, education is not a given. The right to education for children there is often still dependent on household income and is weighed against other necessities.
We would like to support the families of coffee pickers and field workers in the villages behind the Munali Pass, about 80 km outside of Lusaka, by paying the school fees for their children.

Schools in Zambia are divided into public, private and regional community schools. We want to address the community schools with our financial support. In rural areas, where there is often little infrastructure for education, community schools complement public schools. They are almost always privately financed and run, often supplemented by volunteer teachers, and are strictly non-profit oriented. With a shorter distance to school and a high level of acceptance in the local community, community schools enable more children to access quality education.

The community we want to support directly with our financial aid are the workers around Mubuyu Farms. This farm grows wheat and soya as well as coffee. Today, such a coffee picker earns an average wage of $70/month.
As the cost of living in Zambia is relatively high, especially for healthy and natural food, school fees for a large number of children can mean a significant additional burden on the expenses of these families. Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia has a high birth rate (4.3 children per woman). In rural areas, this number is usually even higher. However, the rate is continuously decreasing and has halved in the last 50 years.

The families we want to support are those most in need of support. Those children who, without our support, will be among the 21% without primary education. Because 14% still do not go to school and another 7% drop out of primary sc

Education is the most important step in moving from financial poverty to self-determination. For some families in remote areas of Zambia, however, education is not a given. The right to education for children there is often still dependent on household income and is weighed against other necessities.
We would like to support the families of coffee pickers and field workers in the villages behind the Munali Pass, about 80 km outside of Lusaka, by paying the school fees for their children.

Schools in Zambia are divided into public, private and regional community schools. We want to address the latter with our financial support. In rural areas, where there is often little infrastructure for education, community schools complement public schools. They are almost always privately financed and run, often supplemented by volunteer teachers, and are strictly non-profit oriented. With a shorter distance to school and a high level of acceptance in the local community, community schools enable more children to access quality education.
hool prematurely. (EPDC, 2018). The reasons for these early dropouts are: lack of infrastructure, the need for children to cooperate in field work or discrimination against girls.

Zambia is a country of inequality. Corruption, mismanagement and lack of educational opportunities have created a deep social divide between rich and poor. However, these grievances are directly addressed by the current political developments in the country. For example, since the new president Hakainde Hichilema took office, massive steps have been taken against corruption and fees for public schools have been abolished. The death penalty was also abolished only a few weeks ago. The country is on a direct path to more development.

We guarantee that 100% of the money raised will go to the local families. On our journey through Zambia, we met Theresia, a woman from Basel, who has been helping to run Mubuyu Farm for ten years. As our reliable contact on the ground, she guarantees us that the school funds do not fall into the wrong hands due to corruption or other mismanagement. Because: the schools around the farm were built by Mubuyu Farm. One of them, which has been used by the surrounding children for years, was completed years ago. Currently, a second school is being completed about ten kilometres away on the other side of the farm. Marc, a Briton living in London, is jointly responsible for the realisation of the school. The construction is financed by the farm. Afterwards, the community is the owner and responsible for the operation and maintenance.

During our visit to the farm, we were able to get to know the parties involved in the school personally. At that time, we were not yet interested in schools, but in coffee! As Frahling lovers, we were very interested in seeing the red berry in its original state.
During our visit to the coffee farm, we were greeted again and again by broad laughter and the waving of countless children. Theresia gave us a comprehensive tour of the coffee cultivation and the other activities of the farm. We also visited the existing school and the one under construction. In no time we were surrounded by dozens of children!
The joy of life of these young people touched us deeply. So much curiosity and desire to discover was in those eyes!
We decided to use our resources to support these little people, who carry so much unbelievable desire for life, on their way. No one should be denied the opportunity for education because of where they were born - that is our goal!

With our project we would like to finance primary education for 100 children in the local community schools around Mubuyu Farm. Our contribution is made up as follows:
CHF 1.50 school fees per month for 9 months of schooling for 7 years of primary school is CHF 97.50 per child.