Veronica sitting outside the veranda helping some of the students with their homework.
Rafael doing his homework.
Little Nancy smiles for the camera. She is four years old and lives with her grandmother.
Vero's class busy writing.
Blessing, a Grade 7 student in the Girls Program, doing some computer reading in the computer room.
A Government School student reads to her friends in the library.
Beautiful faces of Kantolomba, Nelson and David.
We call him Commando. He says he wants to become a soldier.
The women sorting eggs.
The little ones at Living Compassion smiling for the camera.
Little Miriam gives her best smile.
Getting my lunch box ready, says 4-year-old Mapalo.
Faces of Kantolomba.
Cooking nshima.
Braving the cold. Little James's parents had no choice but to give him his fathers jacket.
The women sorting the beans.
Little Eva at lunch time.
Mary, Mirriam and Ester in the dining hall sharing their lunch.
Hair styles in Kantolomba.
Elias helping Government School students in the library.
Charles's class doing their math.
Teacher Malila helping Karen with her work.
Charles's class follow the computer lesson.
Cute faces of Kantolomba.
Elias working on the drainage.
Eva smiles for the camera.
Josephine getting ready the computer for Charles's class.
Martha watering the lawn.
Mirriam is a happy woman today. After joining the Living Compassion family, she is now able to take care of her family. She is a mother of eight.
The teachers having their time together.
Veronica using the new board that was recently put up. All classrooms have new boards.
Ann getting water from the hose. She is the sister to Bernadette, who is still in the Village. Ann was saying Bernadette was doing much better.
Charles reading aloud to his friends. He is in Charles's class.
Emmanuel and his friends pose for a photo.
John smiling for the camera. He was with his friends on the lawn the playing the popular game "Kamushi Kalilalila," going round with a ball.
Josephine after her lessons using the reading pen.
Little Sydney smiling after having his lunch, as if to say "I'm full."
Lunch time. The ladies are busy dishing out the nshima, veggies, and soya chunks.
Meet little Christine. She is five years old and a student in Teacher Ethel's class. So cute!
Students from Government School huddled together reading in the library.
This week was Child Health Week and the health workers came to the property to give deworming and vitamin tablets to our students. The adults were not left out--they were given deworming tablets, too.
Veronica helping Rachel with her maths homework.
Avocados are in season and we have two trees. The ladies pluck them and share.
Elias in the library helping Grade 4 students read.
Ester making sure that all the Grade 11 papers are in order. The papers are study guides which the Grade 11 girls are working on.
Grade 7 class doing their homework.
Joy having her tea break. She is now fully recovered.
Martha going through the points of the quiz.
Martha with the girls sorting out the papers on which the final quiz is printed. The papers have stories on them which the girls will take home and study.
Smiling faces of Kantolomba.
Teachers Joy and Beatrice doing their lesson plan in the library area after classes.
The cooking staff Jowen and Foster do their thing, stirring the nshima.
Waiting for lunch.
Angela reading a letter to us, the Living Compassion Team, on the help that we have rendered to the girls. The girls themselves came up with this idea of writing a thank you letter. We were touched. Angela is doing Grade 6 at Government School.
Ben shows off his toy car made out of a carton. He says it is his latest model. He loves making cars out of wire, but now that wire is scarce, he uses empty cartons of Maheh (a drink made of maize meal and sugar).
Elias in the library with some Grade Four students from Government School.
Elijah enjoying his peanut butter rice.
Happy faces spell happy full little tummies.
Little Sydney enjoying his lunch.
Rachael with Baby Class. She was not at school because there was a funeral and she came out to help in Ethel's class.
Seven year old Boyd waits for lunch after school. He is in Grade One at Government School.
Teacher Susan helping young Susan with homework.
Teacher Joy is back and in class after undergoing a successful operation a month ago.
The ladies sorting out eggs.
The naughty little Mary shows off her lunch. Cute face!
A Grade Seven student doing some work. The only time the place is quiet for studying is after the little ones have gone home.
Innocent and his friend having nshima and beans.
Little Emmanuel enjoying his meal after classes.
Little Evelyn ready to go home after lessons. Her mother recently had a baby girl and each time classes are over, Evelyn carries a little food to take to her sister. What an example of the spirit of sharing at a tender age!
Ruth and Baby Sofia have their photo taken. Baby Sofia has not been feeling well lately.
Josephine in class doing some reading with students from Government School.
Veronica handing out the stipend of this month to Pauline--very exciting indeed!
Charity washing the huge pot of nshima.
Margret trying to beat the cold by having a cup of tea.
Drawing in Ethel's class. Little Taonga busy doing her drawing in her book.
Happy faces of Kantolomba.
Huge pots of nshima being washed by the ladies.
Little Bruce busy in class. When it comes to class work he is serious.
Martha conducting a quiz on Saturday. (Photo by Silvia)
Schools have reopened. Silvia and her friend say they wish they did not go to Government school because they miss their Teacher Veronica here at Living Compassion.
Sheba and her friend do their homework outside the dining hall.
The Girls Team in class on Saturday listening to Aunty Martha. (Photo by Silvia)
Emmanuel, the late Maureen's son, and his friend Emmanuel, Josephine's son, pose for a photo.
Buckets of peanut butter rice ready to be served to the students.
Face painting in Teacher Joy's class. Instead of using paint, the students just love rubbing the board with their hands and applying the chalk on their faces.
Sheba and friends, Grade One students in class waiting to read with Josephine.
Little faces of Kantolomba.
Little Theresa is now a big girl. She, too, will be going to Grade One next year.
Meet little Priscovia. She is a student in Beatrice's class and loves posing for the camera. She is only four years old and is saying she will become a fashion star.
Mustafa the naughty one.
Pauline in the dining hall after bringing in the food.
The ladies singing while Margret dances outside the kitchen. Margret was excited because her daughter just gave birth to a set of twins. Here we call them Ba Mpundu.
Josephine in the library using the board to explain some words to the students.