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Dorcus Mukewmba is now feeling very well. Her parents have managed to stabilize her sugar levels by making sure that she gets proper medication and good nutrition.

Happy faces of Kantolomba in the dining hall.

Josephine and Susan sit during break time and go through their work.

Susan and Maria in the Stay in School class listening to their tutor Joy congratulate and encourage them to continue in school. The Grade 7 national results are out, and Maria and Susan made it to Grade 8.

Teacher Charles and Josephine in the library going through the books.

Alfred, the late Mable's son, made it to Grade 8 this year. He is among the many Living Compassion students who sat for their Grade 7 exams this year. Congratulations to all our students!

Happy faces of Kantolomba. It's amazing how fast they grow up.

Little Martha singing the rhyme "Three Little Monkeys" in front of her friends. She is five years old and in Susan's class.

Martha in the kitchen checking the water in the pot that the nshima is cooked in.

Michael, Joan's son, singing to his friends. Not long ago he was a baby, and today he is one of the best students in Joy's class.

Peter making sure that the property looks neat.

Reading is one of our mottos here. Our students have benefited a lot since the class was introduced.

Some of the girls that are in the program here in Kantolomba. Thumbs up to them.

These veggies are pumpkin leaves that we call "chibwabwa." I hope you can pronounce this properly!

Frank in class writing.

Charles's class reading together. The two young boys looking very serious are Henry and Howard, who would be in Grade Five if their parents had money to send them to Government School. They enrolled here at Living Compassion and are doing very well. They are able to read and write, unlike some other boys and girls who stay at home because their parents cannot afford school fees. The two young ones are gaining some knowledge from the teachers here at the property.

Dick smiling for the camera after getting his lunch. He was telling me that he was going to share the food with his sibling at home.

Lunch time with very happy faces of Kantolomba.

Muleba eating her lunch. This was on Wednesday, when nshima and beans is prepared.

Mwale writing on the board in Veronica's class. He has been chosen to go to Grade One at Government School. He is one of the best students in Veronica's class.

Teacher Ethel, Margret, and Susan during lunch break preparing veggies for their supper.

Listening to Teacher Joy after playing in the rain. When it rains, the young ones here at the property just love to play around getting themselves soaked, some even with their books. Teacher Joy was explaining to them not to play in the rain with their books.

Little Emmanuel posing for photo in the dining hall through the window. He was asking if the photo will be seen on camera since he was behind a closed window. Still a baby indeed! I had to explain and show him his photo.

Meet little Charles Mukambika. He is a student in Susan's class and one of the many children of Kantolomba who are living with the HIV virus. His mum and dad are both HIV positive. Currently Charles is on medication.

Story time under the big mango tree. Audria is telling a story to the young ones during break time. This way they are kept busy, as they are a handful.

Veronica and her son Regio pose for a photo.

Angela and Mwaale in Charles's class doing their work.

Baby class in action at the property. So cute and full of joy!

Emmanuel showing his missing tooth. He is five years old and already losing his milk teeth.

Going to Grade One next year, smiles little Simon who passed his selection test at Government School. Hats off to Teacher Veronica.

Happy beautiful faces of Kantolomba.

Mangoes are in season and here at the property we are enjoying the fruit. Here, Teacher Ethel is having her share after lunch.

Patrick smiling for the camera. He is in Veronica's class.

Water buckets lining up at the property ready to be ferried into the community by one of the many folks of Kantolomba. Clean water indeed!

Peter digging post holes for replacement posts for the fence.

A big smile for the camera. Little Beatrice in the dining hall enjoying her lunch.

A pot of soya chunks being prepared. This is a delicacy to both the young and old, and around the community people have started enjoying them. The pre-packed packs are cheaper and families of Kantolomba are having them for lunch and supper in their homes.

Brenda cutting the vegetables outside the kitchen.

Happy faces of Kantolomba.

Joy and little Esnart reading together.

Muleba being helped by her teacher Veronica counting using her fingers.

Mustafa having lunch.

The weather has changed, and little Margret's mum made sure that her pretty little daughter's head is well covered from the showers of rain that have being falling this week.

Lunch at the property. After filling their little tummies, they put what's left into their boxes to take home to share with their little ones.

Mariana in class. She is going to Grade One next year. She is 9 years old and lives with her mum here in Kantolomba. Her teacher Veronica is very proud of her performance in class and says she will be a good Grade One student.

Mary asked if her photo would be taken. She loves modeling.

Maureen poses for a photo. She is six years old and is in Susan's class.

The 24th of October was our Independence day. Some of our students wore the national colors and celebrated this day with the rest of the community. Games for the children were organized. They say they had a nice time on Saturday. To them it meant celebrating the whole week.

Jen and Diana enjoy their lunch after extra lessons.

Busy writing in Beatrice's class. The girls enjoy doing numbers and are very ready to go to Grade 1 next year.

Happy faces of Kantolomba at the property. The little ones enjoy having their photo taken.

Joy's class doing numbers. Here they hold up their numbers and one by one they tell teacher Joy what is written on their pieces of paper. A good way of learning their numbers.

Little Isaac packing his lunch in his box after eating part of it. He says he is taking some for his little brother, which is very common among the little ones here.

Cheri, Miriam, and Sharon reading during extra lessons at the property.

Elena, a student in Susan's class, counts using her little fingers during break time, showing what she had been learning in class.

Ester shows off her chitenge style which was designed by our own member of the team, Ethel.

Little Michael is no longer a baby. He is Jowen's son and loves to come to school. Not long ago he was so little and would cry while following his siblings around the Living Compassion compound here where they live. He is always the first to be in class and enjoys playing with his friends.

Next year I am going to Grade 1, says Chilufya, who is a student in Veronica's class. He and his friends in Vero's class will go to Grade 1 if their parents can afford the school fees.

Grade 7 exams are on, and students are taking the opportunity to come out to the property early to read.

Tom, who is in baby class, poses for a photo.

A sweet little face of Living Compassion Kantolomba. She is a student in Teacher Susan's class. When asked what she liked eating here she would say nshima with beans.

Joy busy with her class. The students were doing numbers.

Little Chotwe smiling for the camera. The little boy is in Ethel's class and is living positively. His mum and dad passed away when he was only a year old and he now lives with his 60 year old grandmother right here in Kantolomba.

Mary, a student in Ethel's class, showing what she had been drawing in her book. The baby class love to draw, though you cannot pick out what they draw. But that's where we all started!

Plaiting hair is learned at a tender age here in Zambia. Here little Maureen trying to do her friend's hair after lunch.

Prisca and Jowen doing the veggies in readiness for lunch.