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Our cute faces for this week are the babies in Teacher Susan's class. They look so cute!

Florence and Emelda washing dishes.

Memory in class doing what she loves most, which is teaching. Here she helps one of her students, little Nora, write the number 3. Memory is doing a course in teaching right here in Ndola.

Little Getrude looking sharp and focused in class. She likes drawing flowers and singing. She is five years old and lives with her parents here in Kantolomba.

The girls give their best smiles for the camera.

Theresa helping out in the kitchen, stirring the big pot of nshima. This is very good exercise for her and she loves doing it. She says, "It is my pride, feeding the children."

Schools have reopened and students from Twatemwa Primary School are now coming to Living Compassion in uniform. Here some Grade Five students pose for a photo before they have lunch.

Jowen with her daughter Ronica. She has grown so fast and is now in Grade Five at Twatemwa Primary school.

Little Eunice and Peace. The weather is chilly, and warm clothing is been worn by the little ones. Those who do not have it have to brave the cold. They sit in the sun for warmth, and some run around.

Regina and Doris in the dining hall getting ready to dish out food to the students during lunch time. In the huge pot are boiled eggs.

Zilo and Brenda put down the huge pot of rice for a breather. The pot is heavy and hot, as it just came off the brazier. The rice is carried from the kitchen area to the feeding area.

Our cute faces of Kantolonmba sit on the veranda as they wait for lunch.

Our two girls Mary Bwalya and Mary Mwanza pose for a photo in their bright yellow uniforms. They have switched school from Lubuto to Zora so that they can catch up with their studies.

Susan Mwanza is now in Grade Eight at Zora School. She says that this time she will make it to Grade Ten.

Audria roasting groundnuts in readiness for Friday's peanut butter rice. The nuts are prepared in advance, as the process is long.

Veronica helping Pauline balance a bag of mealie meal on her head from the stack of bags delivered by the milling company truck.

Joyce Makina at the Living Compassion home here in Mushili. She came visiting over the weekend. Here she is helping draw water so that she and Memory can do the laundry.

Memory at home, reading outside on the veranda where it is cool. She is now training to become a full-time teacher and is happy to be continuing her teaching career. She says she can not wait to complete the program and continue to impart the knowledge she is getting to the students at Living Compassion.

Marian looking all grown up. She, too, is spending some time at the Living Compassion home.

Blessing Kabwe posing for a photo. She wants to be a doctor and says she is taking her studies seriously.

Mirriam Mutale, one of our Grade Five students at Twabo, playing a game called ichiyenga. The game is played using small rocks which are thrown in the air and is learned at an early age.

Memory Luchele with her friends at Living Compassion. She had come with some of her Grade Nine friends at Twabo to see what happens here. They were so amazed on how much nshima is cooked here!

Doreen Bwalya, one of our college girls, who is completing her teaching course this year. She has been training for almost three years now. She is so happy that this is her final year and has achieved what she aimed for. We are all proud of her and wish her all the best!

Susan doing extra lessons with our Grade One students from Twabo School. This is holiday time for them, and they are spending time with the tutors at Living Compassion doing English lessons.

Our college girls in Luanshya pose for a photo when Theresa visited them at their boarding house.

Lackson and his friends fetching clean water from the Living Compassion tap for their home use.

Some of our girls in the program sit in Charles's pod as he teaches them math. Charles and Veronica teach math because they are good at it, while the rest of the tutors teach English.

Beatrice, Malila, and Charles working on a lesson plan. The tutors prepare in advance for the next day's work, working together and sharing ideas.

Theresa poses for a photograph with some of our little students from Twabo Private School. The girls are so impressive in their academic work at their new school, and we are so proud.

The students show off their results after writing their first test at their new school. They did so well!

Schools have closed for the first term, and our students are doing extra lessons here with our Living Compassion tutors. Here Ann in class with a Grade Five student from Twabo School.

Natasha is very proud of her daughter, who came out first in the Grade One class at Twabo School. Edna Phiri is just amazing!

Some of the girls in the program listen to Theresa reading a book from the library. With the schools closed, we are giving our students extra English lessons.

Some of the proud parents after collecting the school results from Twabo School.

Little Nancy carrying a tub with bottles of clean water from the Living Compassion tap for her home use.

The cute face of Kantolomba for this week is little Veronica Mwansa Mulenga who is seven years old and a student in Beatrice's class. She is an only child whose mother and father passed on when she was two years old. She is now living with her aunt.

The team doing what they often do in their free time. Brenda drums while Susan dances to the rhythm.

Some of the team members looking cute walking down from the kitchen area.

Veronica and Jowen share a light moment while waiting for lunch.

Some team members weeding the grounds.

Susan and her friends in math class during pod time at Living Compassion. Susan has repeated Grade Eight at Zora School and says she will make it to Grade Ten in 2021.

The three friends Edna, Mumbi, and Mwewa pose for a photo. They play together and are best friends.

Charity at the kitchen area sorting beans in readiness for Wednesday's meal.

Peter busy making sure that the grounds look neat. Here he is trimming the hedge.

Veronica with some students in Malila's class. Veronica has been feeling better since she has been taking the medication prescibed to her by Dr. Mwandu from Mary Begg hospital, where she was taken when she fell ill last December.

Some of our little ones as they play around Living Compassion. Now that schools will be closing, more students will be seen here during lunch.

Friends Naomi and Abraham with Theresa, our cute photo for the week from Kantolomba.

Charity with her youngest daughter, who is three years old. Charity is a happy and proud mother as well as a grandmother.

Our own Sofia posing for a photo. She has repeated Grade Twelve at Zora Private School and is sure that this time she is going to make it so that she goes to college next year.

Monica at the wash area making sure that the hands of our little ones are clean. She is the caretaker and is responsible for keeping the little ones' hands as clean as possible before they go into the dining hall to eat.

Karen all grown up and looking beautiful. She is in Grade Ten at Zora Private School. She is almost fifteen years old now.

Little Mary, very happy after writing her first letter on the board in Teacher Malila's class. Mary is four years old and lives with her grandmother here in Kantolomba.

Emelda washing the dishes as Natasha looks on. Natasha was not feeling well and had just come back from the clinic.

A cute photo of some of our little students from Twabo Private school. This week they are doing tests at school.

John looks on as the electrician works on the electric cable from the water pump. The old cable was worn out and needed replacing. The electrician, Mr. Kapumpe, is a Kantolomba resident.

Our cute baby class always gathers around to have their photo taken whenever they see a camera.

Students from Twatemwa Primary School are the cute faces of Kantolomba for this week. Lovely smiles!

Natasha making sure that the drinkng cups for the children are clean and the bucket of water is filled. The bucket is stationed just outside the dining area.

Mirriam Mutale, one of our Grade Five students at Twabo Private School. She is a prefect at school and one of the top students in Grade Five.

Little Abigal, a student at Twatemwa Primary School. She was not feeling well and went home. No one was at home, so she came to Living Compassion, and one of the women on the team took her to the clinic. Today she is much better, thanks to the women of Living Compassion.

Students from Twatemwa Primary School reading in the library with Ann.

Margret fetching water from the tap for cooking.

The beautiful view of Kantolomba from the veranda of the property and members of the community fetching water from the Living Compassion tap.

Elias teaching in the library.

Little Stella enjoying her meal. She is in Teacher Susan's class.

This week's cute face of Kantolomba is little Samuel, who is four years old and in Teacher Susan's class.

Preparing groundnuts. Florence busy with a pestle and mortar, pounding the nuts in readiness for Friday's peanut butter rice. She is mother of six and is a volunteer here at Living Compassion. She is proud to be helping out.

Audria and Doris clearing the water tank area of weeds.

Some of our team members sorting nuts. They are happy and smiling for the camera as they talk about how they enjoy cooking for and feeding the children.

John inflating a ball so that the little ones can enjoy kicking it around the little pitch.

Natasha and Charity in action, stirring the big pot of nshima. What better way of doing exercises!

Our cute little faces from Kantolomba for this week are children from Memory's class.

Juliet cleaning one of the huge pots after cooking nshima.

Susan playing ball with the little ones during break time.

Our boys playing football at the Living Compassion play area.

John making sure that the lawn is kept neat.