The 2025 Bridge Walk campaign is here.
December 2018
We met Edna during the Bridge Walk celebration in Zambia that year. Five years old, dressed in a princess pink dress, she literally sparkled with excitement and curiosity. We had to interview her!
Five-year-old Edna seated between Ann (left), a teacher, and Theresa
October 2025
Meet Edna, now a poised young woman in graduation robes.
| Edna and her peers are the first group of Living Compassion students who have been immersed in English education since the beginning of their schooling. To be in school with children who come from wealthy backgrounds and have access to resources and opportunity that Edna and her classmates could not imagine has been challenging. And yet, with the support of their community, they have embraced the opportunity. Edna was top of her class consistently, and her classmate Mercy won the most improved student award. Today, we can be proud of the five confident young women eager for their next educational adventure. |
Many schools in Zambia hold their graduation ceremony before the final exams. So, as you read this, Edna and her five classmates are sitting for their national grade 7 exams, the results of which will determine where they do their secondary schooling. Edna’s goal is to attend Dominican Convent—the number one school for girls in Ndola. It is great fun to hear her on video calls declare with a huge, confident smile on her face, “You will see; I will do it!”
It can seem miraculous that a bubbly five-year-old is now a confident graduate. But what looks like a leap was built one step at a time: each homework assignment completed, each morning walk to school, each act of encouragement from her teachers and community. The same is true for us.
The Bridge Walk campaign this year is built around simple, everyday actions we can each take. Each credit card reward donated, each class taught on behalf of the project, each monthly donation increased just a bit can collectively support something extraordinary.
This year’s challenge is clear and simple:
If 300 of us give or raise $300, we’ll reach $90,000—enough to bridge to another year of transformation in Kantolomba. Visit the Bridge Walk webpage to learn more about this year’s campaign.
In gasshō,
Jen
PS. If you could use a truly uplifting experience, watch the 2018 Bridge Walk livestream.