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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.

Little Ezra in school. He loves singing in class.

Peter carrying trays of eggs that our truck delivered. Eggs are on our Tuesday menu.

John and his friend Isaya are this week's cute faces of the program here at Living Compassion Kantolomba. They are both in Teacher Malila's class.

Little Elizabeth enjoys her food at lunch time.

Some of our team members carrying charcoal to the storage room. Team work!

Mr. Chanda, a community member, comes to Living Compassion almost every day to fetch clean drinking water for his home use. He is one of the many residents of Kantolomba who are always grateful for the safe water that is right there in the community. While collecting his water, he is drinking a popular soft drink called "Yes!"

Samuel having his lunch in the dining hall.

Little Sofia-Peggy carrying her lunch box on her head going home after school. Asked why she has left some food in her box, she answered that she will eat later because Mummy is working and comes home late.

Charles in class. He is the main teacher of our older students, who have scored high when they go to Government School. Hats off to him!

Little Samuel going through his book. He has finished his book is going to take it home so that his parents can see what he has been learning here at Living Compassion.

The team sorting beans in readiness for Wednesday's meal. They look bright in their red t-shirts.

Muleba and Christabel pose for a photo. They are Grade Four students at Twatemwa Primary School here in Kantolomba. Both want to go into business when they finish school.

Little Martha is our face of Kantolomba for this week. She is in Susan's class and has a sister in Malila's class.

Misheck waiting for lunch. He is in Grade One at Twatemwa School.

The huge truck that delivers our mealie meal. The gate is narrow and the truck has to be parked outside and the mealie meal carried inside.

Audria in the dining hall helping the little ones with their lunch boxes.

Some of the team members standing behind the bags of mealie meal just after it was delivered.

Grade One students pose for a photo. Little Winter, who is now eleven years old, is the one in the center. So cute!

Our jovial and cute faces of Living Compassion Kantolomba for this week are the little ones from Teacher Susan's class. Oh, so beautiful!

Guess! Yes, this is Andrew, Josephine's son, now so happy and full of energy. He is so healthy and doing so well, as you can see, all because of the good nutrition he is getting here at Living Compassion.

Charity weeding. She is a mother of six and also a grandmother of one.

Little Christabel enjoying playing during break time. She and her friends are in Teacher Malila's class. When it's play time, they love to play Ukubuta (Mother), a game where girls play a mother's role in a home like cooking, washing, sweeping, and selling at the market.

Our beautiful mother Doris sorting beans. She is so joyful and funny. We love her and her joking.

Little Edna doing her homework at her house here at Living Compassion. A look at her books shows that she is doing well.

Little Humphrey enjoying a cup of our clean water after lunch. They say "Water is life," and indeed the clean water here at Living Compassion demonstrates how that is so.

Our very own retired Angela came to visit. She is now being taken care of by her daughter, who volunteers with us.

Martha and Mirriam sorting beans in readiness for Wednesday's lunch. Martha is now fully recovered and is doing just fine.

Little Francis enjoying his lunch. He is in Teacher Susan's class and loves playing football. He is an only child. Both his parents died of AIDS, and he now lives with his aunt and uncle.

Our lovely four college girls who are doing clinical medicine in Luanshya. Theresa visited them last Saturday at their boarding house. They are all doing well and send their love to all.

Stevania and Christin in their uniforms. They are repeating Grade Nine at Zora School.

Natasha in the kitchen area preparing tomatoes to be put in the veggies. She is a mother of two and the caretaker at Living Compassion.

Christin is now retired and came to Living Compassion to say hello to the team.

Little Edna in class writing the number three. She is six years old and wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

Siblings Eunice and Peace are our photo of the week, looking healthy and cute.

John busy slashing grass. With the heavy rains, vegetation is growing fast.

Beatrice with the students in her class. It is writing time and the children are busy writing numbers.

Our new Grade Ten students Elidah and Esnart in their bright new yellow uniforms. They came to Living Compassion to say hello on their way to an English competition at the school across the stream.

Sofia Mukuka, who is repeating Grade Twelve at Zora School.

Beatrice in class teaching.

Our cute faces of Kantolomba for this week, Little Mapalo and Bupe, sit and wait for their elder sister after having lunch. They look so adorable!

Meet our new Grade Eight students Felistus Chisanga and Onester Bwalya. They are at Twabo Private School, and we wish them all the best.

Another little cute face of the week is Kapembwa, who is in Teacher Susan's class. He wants to be a pilot when he grows up.

Vegetables being prepared in readiness for lunch. The greens are called Chinese cabbage.

Natasha, Emelda, and Florence trying to carry charcoal that the truck dropped off.

Some of our Grade Five students from Twabo Private School pose for a photo at Living Compassion.