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Veronica going over Eugenia's stipend with her. Veronica is good at math and makes sure that everyone counts their money properly. She also teaches how to spend wisely.

Our two Grade Eleven students who switched from Lubuto Secondary School to Zora Private School. This week all the students are writing their end-of-term tests.

Remember him? Yes, this is Michael Jowan's son, who was just a little one not long ago. He has grown into a handsome young boy who will be starting Grade One next year. How time flies!

Little Julian enjoys her lunch of rice and egg. She is a student in Beatrice's class.

Our Girls from Twabo School pose for a photo after lunch here at Living Compassion.

Marian has improved in her class work at Twabo after going back to Grade Eight, and even her health has improved.

Monica at the kitchen area sorting beans in readiness for Wednesday's lunch.

Our cute little faces for this week are Eunice (Josephine's daughter) and her friends. They look so beautiful and adorable.

John, late Ethel's son, busy trimming. He makes sure that the Living Compassion grounds look clean and beautiful.

Doris and Margret warming themelves in the sun.

Younger Foster preparing veggies for lunch.

Students in the program come to the library here from their respective schools after classes. They read and do their homework before they go home and get help from our tutors. Here they are writing what Charles has written on the board.

Monica carrying a bucket of nshima to the dining hall. She is the mother of five and is looking after three children of her late sister, Mable Mfula. She loves volunteering at Living Compassion and is proud that she is part of the Living Compassion family.

Peter and Susan off to school. They have started going to a skills school in Mushili, not very far from Kantolomba. Peter is doing plumbing and Susan is doing tailoring. We are all behind them and wish them all the best.

A pot of nuts ready to be roasted and then pounded to make peanut butter.

Kakoma, Theresa's son, ready for school. He, too, is at Mushili Skills School doing plumbing, and he is very excited about school.

Monica roasting nuts.

Cute faces for this week are from Beatrice's class. Here they are singing the alphabet.

Younger Foster sorting beans.

Peter helping Susan get into the taxi to get to Mushili Skills School.

Jonathan and his friend enjoying plates of peanut butter rice during lunch in the dining hall.

Felistus and Onester are on mid-term break from school at Twabo. They are coming to Living Compassion each day until school resumes on Monday. They say they are learning a lot at private school and that one of the differences from government school is that they stay in school for longer hours and they have homework every day.

Our girls during quiz time.

Our cute faces of Kantolomba for this week are from Beatrice's class.

Grade 12 student Joyce Meleki just after having her lunch here. Soon she and Monica Chipili will be sitting for their final Grade Twelve exams.

Teacher Ann with Natasha and Sofia after an English lesson using the iPads. Ann and Memory are doing so well with the iPads!

Monica receiving her stipend from Veronica. She's all smiles.

A stolen photo of Memory Luchele doing a computer practical exam at school. All our Grade Nine students have started doing practicals in advance. Because most schools here do not have enough computers for each student, the computers are shared, so the practical exams need to start early. The rest of the exams will start in November.

Peter and John enjoying their lunch.

Beatrice in class preparing for her next day's work.

Our cute face for this week is little Mirriam Phiri. She was a student in Beatrice's class last year and is now in Grade One at Twatemwa Primary School. Here she is in the library at Living Compassion.

Some of the kitchen staff sorting beans in readiness for Wednesday's meal.

Having lunch. The little ones really enjoy the rice and egg dish which is on our Tuesday menu.

Reachel, one of our girls doing Clinical Medicine in college in Luanshya, came visiting at the Living Compassion house over the weekend. She and the other girls are on training attachment. Reachel is doing her attachment at the Ndola Teaching Hospital.

This week is Child Health Week and the health workers are going around communities to give vitamins and de-worming tablets to children under five years old. The team of health workers came here on Monday and gave our little ones the tablets.

Jowen helping Peter carry a rock. The rocks are being removed to safe places to leave space for the playground.

Students in Beatrice's class waiting patiently for lunch.

Monica stirring the nshima in the kitchen.

Eugenia having her breakfast after cooking nshima. The weather is cold and a hot cup of tea will do the trick of keeping one warm.

Our cute little faces of Kantolomba are from Malila's class, posing for a photo during lunch time.

Ruth and Brenda after other team members sang them "Happy Birthday."

The birthday girls preparing vegtables. They share the same birth date though different years. Brenda is older than Ruth.

Little Ackim doing his homework. At home there was no one in the family to help him, as he is the only one who goes to school. He came to Living Compassion for help, just as other students do.

Pauline gathering charcoal to put on the huge brazier for cooking.

Charcoal being hauled into the storage room by our strong team members.

Mirriam Mutale, a mother of eight, is so glad and appreciates being on the team. She says life is much easier now that she is able to put food on the table to feed her large family.

Doris collecting water at the Living Compassion tap.

Little Cathrine and her friend show their lunch boxes of food.

Some of our Grade Four students from Twatemwa School pose for a photo at Living Compassion after a football match in which our team won 2-0.

Dorcus and Ann giving food to the children in the dining hall.

Malila's class singing as they wait for their turn to go in for lunch.

Euginia talking to some of the team members about hygiene. The team sit together during lunch and talk about work matters.

Some of Team Living Compassion who beat the Twatemwa School team in a football match.

Our cute little ones from Kantolomba are some students from Veronica's class. They are now ready to go to Grade One next year.

Natasha sitting with Theresa during a one-on-one talk. She was talking about how her mother has started drinking again. This sad development is very common among the women of Kantolomba who fall into depression and resort to drinking.

Our new Zora girls, Mary Mwanza, Mary Bwalya, and Veronica Kalaba. They look so cute in their bright new yellow uniforms.

Ruth at the kitchen area cutting cabbage in readiness for lunch. Cabbage goes with the soya chunks and nshima on Monday's menu.

Doris and Audria doing it in style, singing as they stir the huge pot of nshima.

Ann checking the books of the students who come from other schools to eat at Living Compassion. This is important to us, as we make sure that they go to school before they eat lunch.

Cute smiles from Kantolomba. Little Ester and her friend Mubanga peeping through the window. They are in Malila's class.

Mirriam preparing soya chunks.

Little Gloria, who is in Susan's class, just loves to come to Theresa and recite what she learned in class. So adorable!

Euginia getting her stipend. Veronica helps her count. She is getting old and needs a little help here and there.

Our pit latrines are almost full, and it is time to dig new ones. Our men have started digging the pit next to the old latrine.

The weather has changed, and it's chilly. Here our team members Charity, Doris, and Martha sit in the sun to warm up while lunch is being served inside.

Our ever-smiling faces of Living Compassion Kantolomba.

Winter Chisenga is in Grade One at Twatemwa Primary School here in Kantolomba. He likes coming to the library to read with Teacher Ann.

Veronica marking some books while sitting outside during break time. Next to her is eleven-year-old Bwalya, who is in her class.

A cute smile for the camera from little Ester, a student in Malila's class. Team members say she has the cutest smile, and they just love her.

Margret warming herself in the sun at the wash area as she waits for the many little hands that she has to wash before they go into the dining hall for lunch.

Our face for this week from Living Compassion is little Bruce, a Grade Four student at Twatemwa School here in Kantolomba.

Martha, Euginia, and Juliet sitting in the sun as they wait for lunch.

A member of the community carrying clean water from the Living Compassion tap for home use. People use wheelbarrows to carry two or three containers.

Susan's baby class singing to warm up before going to class.

Ann preparing for her next class.

Students enjoying lunch. They just love eating together in groups.

Pauline weeding, clearing the hedge.