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Prisca pounding nuts in readiness for Friday's rice. She is using a mortar, which is common in many homes in the community. It's not only used for nuts but also for greens like cassava leaves and okra.

Rabecca, a twin. She and her sister are so identical you cannot tell the difference between them. Only their mum knows them well enough to tell them apart. Rabecca loves eating so much while her sister loves playing dressing up.

Meet the other twin, Karen. Don't they look alike? They are both in Malila's class here at Living Compassion.

Maureen and Victoria, both very familiar faces. Maureen is Brenda's daughter, and Victoria is Georgina's daughter. They are all grown and are now both in Grade Four at Twatemwa School. They like reading in the library.

Ronika with her friend after lunch.

The cold season is here and in order to keep warm, all sorts of clothing is put on to feel warm. Here, little Amos is wearing a very cute hat.

Brenda posing for a photo at the kitchen area.

Our boys from Twatemwa School ask for their photo to be taken. They have just been in the library and are now going to play football.

Here in Zambia we get a lot of exercise doing activities like cooking nshima, carrying water from one point to the other, going to the fields to cultivate crops, and walking long distances. This is our everyday life, particulary here in Kantolomba, and we are used to this because we live it from an early age. Here Zilo carries a 250-liter empty drum on her head without a problem.

This week's cute faces of Kantolomba. Lovely smiles and very healthy!

So cute, especially with the cap! With this cold weather, little Samuel's mum had to dress him so that he feels warm.

Mapalo with her freind wait for lunch patiently. They are in Grade Two at Twatemwa Primary School and are best friends.

Regina helping Euginia balance the huge pot on her head as they head to the wash area.

Meet Constance, our police constable who came out to Living Compassion on Saturday to do a career talk with our girls in the program. She is based at Twapia police station and is one of the youngest officers there. She took some time off from her busy schedule to talk to the girls upon request from Theresa. She grew up in Twapia and after finishing her course to become a police woman, she came back to serve her community.

Some of the girls pose for a photo on Saturday.

The girls with some teachers and Constance have a group photo taken after the Saturday meeting.

Elias doing some work before library time begins.

Foster cleaning one of the huge pots.

Jowen fetching water at the tap. She is a widow and mother of four. She has taken care of her children ever since her husband passed on six years ago. She is very thankful to Living Compassion for letting her continue volunteering in place of her husband. She has put all her children in school and when she got her roof loan she finished her house, which she is currently ocuppying. Her first-born daughter Karen is in Grade 9 this year in a private school that Living Compassion put her in, along with the other girls in the program. She says "THANK YOU SO MUCH TEAM" for being there for her.

The little ones in Memory's class busy writing on the floor.

A science lesson on the board in Veronica's class. This lesson is taught in Grade One, and at Living Compassion we prepare our young ones so that they are ready when they go to Grade One.

Thomas in class. His twin sister is in Grade One at Government School. He wishes to be a pilot when he grows up and his sister would love to become a doctor. The pair are very funny.

A huge pot of soya chunks cooking.

Silvia busy marking the little ones's books in Memory's class. She helps with classwork at Living Compassion.

Helping to mend the fence. Students from Charles's class, who are much older, give a hand at fence mending during their lunch break. For the boys this is like play time.

Charles and Elias mending the fence.

Regina preparing greens called Chinese cabbage. They are eaten with nshima.

Kitchen staff listening to Theresa give them a pep talk about making sure that the kitchen is one hundred percent clean every day and that the food is prepared on time and perfectly.

Remember this face? Yes, this is Joy (Dave). He is now a big boy doing Grade Six at Twatemwa Primary School here in Kantolomba. Not long ago he was a small boy, but time flies, and now he is all grown.

The little ones demonstrating as they sing "Heads and Shoulders, Knees and Toes," a very popular song in nursery schools here in Zambia. The little ones are so cute as they touch their heads and shoulders.

Monica in the kitchen preparing peanuts for Friday's lunch.

The team in red. This was a demonstration to see if the red t-shirt will look good for Friday's uniform. The t-shirts worn are white on Monday, yellow on Tuesday, green on Wednesday, blue on Thursday, and now, red on Friday.

Pauline in the kitchen stirring the thick porridge that makes nshima.

Martha and Charity sitting in the sun to warm themsleves. The weather has changed, and it is becoming chilly.

A cute face from last week that deserves a second viewing: the beautiful, healthy face of little Bornface.

Baby class in the library, singing along with the Genki songs on the computer.

Brenda fetching clean water from the Living Compassion tap for her home use. She is a mother of five and makes sure that her children drink clean water.

Silvia sitting on the veranda during break time. It was cold, and she is wrapped in a chitenge. She helps with teaching in Memory's class and also with the pods.

Audria weeding.

Our cute faces for this week from Kantolomba.

Students from Twatemwa School line up for lunch at Living Compassion. Schools have reopened and all students have started classes.

Remember this cute face? Yes, this is Felistus, our very own teacher Charles's daughter. She has grown up, and this year she is doing Grade Seven at Twatemwa Primary School. Charles says he is confident that his daughter is going to pass her Grade 7 exams. Felistus is the third and last born of Charles's three children.

This is Emelia, our little cutie for the week. She is a student in Memory's class and loves singing. She is five years old.

Junior, who is in teacher Malila's class, enjoys his lunch of nshima with beans.

Jennifer all grown up and now in Grade Four. She was one of the students that started with Sister Phil and Joy. She is still able to sing the Genki songs that she learned.

Christabel and her friend Bwalya ready to go home after class. So cute!

Elias in the library going through some of the words that a Grade Six class at Twatemwa School had as their homework. The students bring in their homework, as well as read in the library. They are helped by Elias, Ann, and the four Grade Twelve girls who completed the program last year.

Pre-English work on the board prepared for Beatrice's pod.

Little Bornface gives his cutest smile. He is four years old and lives with his mother here in Kantolomba.

Some of our girls from Twabo pose for a photo at Living Compassion. They came in earlier than usual because they were let out early at their school due to a funeral.

Euginia feeling happy after sorting the eggs in readiness for Tuesday's rice and egg lunch.

Little Martha, a Grade One student at Twatemwa School, enjoys her lunch at the Living Compassion dining hall. Schools are re-opening on Monday the 14th of May. She says she misses school a lot.

The little ones lining up for lunch.

The usual cute faces of Kantolomba. They are a sign that, finally, there is no malnutrition in Kantolomba, no hunger in most households. Living Compassion serves more children than any other NGO here, and we are so pleased and grateful for all that has been accomplished in our community. THANK YOU, USA TEAM!

Our two very own Grade Twelves who passed with flying colors and are waiting to go to college. Mirriam and Silvia here in the library browsing on the laptop for nursing schools around the country. They both want to do nursing and help the people of Kantolomba with health issues.

Natasha helping Peter sort out some wires for the fence.

Recently we have been having some rains and weeds are growing. Here Margret is weeding around the kitchen area.

Pauline pounding nuts in readiness for peanut butter rice. She sings as she works.

A huge pot of beans boiling on the brazier for Wednesday's lunch. They are prepared in advance, as they take long to cook.

Some of the team members helping each other with a huge bag of charcoal. Charcoal is used for cooking here and in households in Kantolomba.

Veronica talking to Elizabeth Mwale about her school results. Elizabeth is one of the girls in the program who was sent to a private school.

Elizabeth Mwale and Ester Kambole pose for a photo. They were telling us that they are going to work hard to make it to Grade Ten next year. They admire Silvia, who completed Grade Twelve with flying colors.

Little Eunice, so cute and lovely as usual.

Cute little faces of Kantolomba, the healthy faces that put a smile on one's face. Living Compassion is making a difference in Kantolomba!

Doris is one of our team members, a mother, a grandmother, and a guardian to orphans. She is proud to be part of the Living Compassion family, which she says has helped her in many ways. She had many challenges before she joined Living Compassion. She used to go out each day into the nearby township of Lubuto to look for laundry work. After a day's work she would then buy food to feed her family. This was her everyday life and at times she and her family would sleep on empty stomachs. She is thankful to Living Compassion USA and Kantolomba for making her life much easier.

Peter cutting the flower hedge, which has grown so tall that we are doing away with the wood fence.

Anna, a student in Beatrice's class, is all smiles as she tells us that she has a little sister at home. Her baby sister was born on Wednesday night at Lubuto Clinic.

The Girls in class after lunch before they go back to their pods.

Emelda preparing veggies in readiness for lunch. The greens are called Chinese cabbage. They are boiled in salt water, tomatoes and a little oil are added, and they are ready for lunch.

Charles and Veronica working on their schedule to swap teaching math and history classes. Veronica is very good with math, and Charles is good with history, biology, and English.

Malila preparing her next day's pod work. Her pod has improved very much in English and she is very proud of them. She has started going to school after her work at Living Compassion to take a course in teaching.

Jowen gets help carrying the huge basin of veggies to the kitchen after washing them with clean water.

Monica in the dining hall serving lunch.

Our team members cleaning the dishes at the tap using clean water. Cholera has not gone away yet, and the health workers are always emphasizing using clean water, cleaning our surroundings, and always washing our utensils in running water.

Lunch time. Little Natasha enjoying nshima, soya chunks, and veggies.

Clearing the side of the hill at the back of the Living Compassion compound. It is so beautiful and when one walks to the top of it, one can view the whole of Kantolomba and nearby other geographical features. It's a wonderful sight!

Bruce and his friend are this week's cute and healthy faces of Kantolomba.

Meet the newest member of our Living Compassion family. Andrew is Josephine's son who was born a week ago.

Baby Peace, another of Josephine's sons. He has grown and now has a little brother. So cute!

Susan, our very own Grade Nine student at Twabo school, saying that she is confident that she is going to make it to Grade Ten. She is re-writing her exams this coming June.

Jerade, a Grade Two student at Twatemwa School, looking much better after he was sick for some time. Here he waits for his lunch in the dining hall at Living Compassion.

Mirriam, all grown up and now in Grade Four, was one of the students in Sister Phil and Joy's class. She and the other little ones were the first to learn the Genki program. She has not forgotten the songs, and at times when she's at Living Compassion with her friends, they sing together.

Blessing and her best friend relax on the lawn after lunch as they wait for pod time.

Natasha, our team member who was in hospital, is feeling much better and is back at work.

Thandie with her little brother Junior, who had followed his sister to Living Compassion.

Doreen is at Living Compassion during her break from college. Here she is with some of the students.

Our usual cute faces of Kantolomba posing for a photo.

Blessing and her friend, both Grade Nine students at Twabo School, at the Living Compassion house. They have started their end-of-term tests.

Due to the ongoing tests, the Girls at Twabo have some time left after writing, so they come here to read in the Library. Here Joyce is studying in one of the rooms.

Some of our team members pose for a photo. In the photo are John (Ethel's son who is on break at school and has been coming to volunteer), Charles, Veronica, Elias, and Peter.

Sorting beans. Dorcus helps during her lunch break. The beans are used for Wednesday's lunch, and sorting is done on Tuesdays.

Some team members enjoying their lunch. Due to the weather that is becoming hot, these ladies opt to eat outside because of the heat inside the dining room.

A big and beautiful smile from Abigail and brother Tom. These siblings are in Veronica's class.

Every Friday at Living Compassion is overall cleaning day, washing windows and walls and removing cobwebs. Here Monica and Regina are cleaning windows.

Foster, Pauline, and Martha working on cleaning and packing groceries in the store room.

Little faces of Kantolomba, Eunice and her friends.