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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.

Joy with her students busy dancing to the Happy Song that was playing on the recorder.

Our very own Grade 9 students pose for a photo at the property after lunch. They, too, are excited about the Bridge Walk.

Teacher Ethel in class preparing the charts for the Bridge Walk on Saturday.

Veronica marking her students. The students in her class are going to Grade 1 next year and their teacher is preparing them for that.

Frank doing his math.

Elias helping out, serving the little ones at the property. Everyone participates in all the work of the project. It is team work here and it takes a loving heart.

Guess who? Yes, this is Emmanuel Josephine's son, all grown up and a student in baby class, though no longer a baby. He is one of the best students in this class.

Happy faces of Kantolomba.

Joy's class counting from 1 up to 10 using their little fingers. They enjoy doing this very much. You can tell by the way all of them count together.

Mary, a student in Ethel's class, enjoying her lunch.

Nshima with beans in lunch boxes, served and ready to be given to the little ones.

Model of a car that was made by one of our students here at Living Compassion.

Our very own student Misheck, who is the owner of the car model, posing for a photo and saying that he loves cars.

More happy faces.

Attendance records are pasted on the wall of the main building. After extra lessons, each student puts a mark beside their name.

English books from the library. A paragraph read from each student carries a point. In the back of the students is the score sheet on the wall.

Making sure that the homework that was given from the extra lessons is done.

Picking up trash is one of the goals towards the Bridge Walk.

Speaking English, Audria says "I am washing the pot."

Student reading with the aid of a teacher.

Evelyn and Miriam sing the Happy Song in Joy's class. They look so cute and neat. The two are among the new students that were enrolled this year.

"I also want to be part of the feeding program," says little George, who had slipped from his mum and come all the way to the property by himself. Some of the students in Veronica's class identified him and called his mum. Still too young, but soon, George!

Joy helping with extra lessons in Charles's class.

Little Evelyn doing coloring. She is Veronica's granddaughter.

Naughty little Bruce coloring in his book at the property. He is in Ethel's class and he just loves to draw and use colors, besides being the naughtiest in baby class.

The Stay in School girls listening to Joy and Beatrice after lessons.

Veronica aiding Frank during reading time.