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A half-full pot of beans in the dining hall. Beans is a favourite dish of both the adults and the children.

Showing off her beautiful outfit. This dress is the talk of the cooperatives members!

Mangoes are in season, and our children are enjoying the fruit that has ripened on the surrounding trees.

Regina has come as far as she has by being part of the Living Compassion family. She appreciates everyone who has helped make her life and her children's lives easier.

Younger Foster and Regina have the same birthday, the third of December. They both turned 58 on Tuesday and celebrated together. The whole team wished them well during a lunch together of rice and egg.

Our two Grade One students from Twabo Private School during their visit to have lunch with us.

Our Grade Five students looking all grown up.

Our best cute smile for this week is from little Ronika, who is Jowen's daughter. She is now in Grade Five at Twatemwa Primary School here in Kantolomba.

Teacher Malila's class. Little Chomba is one of the best students in class. She likes reading and writing.

Our very own designer, Susan Mwila, showing off the shirt she learned to make in skills school. We are all so proud of her!

Our cute faces of Kantolomba.

This week was Child Health Week, and the health workers from Lubuto Clinic came to Living Compassion to give de-worming tablets and vitamins.

Little siblings Jermie and Esnart. They love to sit together and eat together.

Living Compassion Kantolomba welcomed a new member of the family last week, a baby girl. She's the daughter of Juliet Kaoma, a member of the team and the daughter of our retired caretaker Margret Chisenga.

Cute faces of Kantolomba for this week are the little ones from Malila's class.

Susan and Prisca. Prisca is now healthy and strong after being sick for a long time.

The junior Living Compassion football team celebrating winning a match with boys from the community.

Jackline with a pestle pounding nuts.

With this hot blazing sun, some of the team members wait in the shade as their buckets get filled with the clean water from the Living Compassion tap by the caretaker.

Little Thadiwe, a Grade One student at Twatemwa Primary School, practices writing her name on the board during library time at Living Compassion.

Happy smiles from Theresa and Chomba, a student in Veronica's class.

Martha with the other women sorting groundnuts at the kitchen area in readiness for Friday's peanut butter rice.

James and his brother sit on a tree stump while waiting for lunch. The house behind them is an example of the many houses that are still being occupied by many community members of Kantolomba.

Cute little faces of our little ones of Living Compassion.

Nora, who is not in the program, looks sad. She has been sick for some time, and her friend Linda tries to joke and make her smile, assuring her that she will share her food with her.

Theresa holding a tiny baby boy whose mother was fetching water from the Living Compassion tap. The heat was too much for the baby, and the mother asked if someone could hold him for her as she hauled the buckets of water home. Water is becoming scarce here due to the drought that the country has been experiencing.

Jackline scraping some leftover nshima from the huge pot at the Living Compassion kitchen.

Little John enjoys his rice and egg.

Michael, Jowen's son all grown up, enjoys a cup of water at the Living Compassion tap.

Younger Foster preparing green veggies that will be served for lunch.

Our cute smile is from little Chola Bwalya, who is in baby class here. She is four years old and has two twin sisters.

Zilo and Natasha carrying a huge pot to the dining hall after being helped by Elias.

Our adorable twins Mwenya and Mwelwa, who are in Malila's class. They are orphans, having just lost their mother last month. Their father passed on three years ago. They are now being looked after by their grandparents here in Kantolomba.

Some of the girls in the program: Mary Mwanza (Grade 11), Esnart Bwalya (Grade 9), Mary Bwalya (Grade 11), and Susan Mwanza (Grade 8).

Cosmas writing in Veronica's class.

Students from Twatemwa Primary School sit under the tree as they wait for their time to go into the library. Some are doing their homework.

Audria, one of the volunteer mothers, carrying a bucket of nshima and some plates to the dining area.

Doing it in style! Cooking nshima in preparation for lunch.

Mwansa, a Grade Three student doing her homework. Children take advantage of the quiet time here to do their homework in the afternoon with the help of the Living Compassion tutors.

Pauline dishing out rice into buckets for easy carrying to the dining hall. The rice is served with an egg for each student.

The little ones at the wash area while waiting for their lunch.

Natasha, little Edna's proud mum, loves her work so much, for it has helped her in raising her little ones Edna, six, and Joe, four.

Our cute faces for this week are Masauso and Phillip, who are in Veronica's class. They are ready to go to Grade Three, but their parents can not afford the fees. Instead, they come to class each day at Living Compassion.

Smiling cute little ones from Malila's class.

Jack helping himself with some water at the drinking station.

Some of the cooking staff preparing veggies.

Little ones waiting for lunch.

Joyce Makina, Felistus Chisanga, and Blessing Kabwe at Theresa's house.

Little Edna Phiri looking well and cute at Theresa's house.

Grade Five students from Twatemwa School enjoy library time at Living Compassion before going for lunch.

Little Enocent reading an English sentence. He is a Grade Three student at Twatemwa School.

Jackline, one of our volunteers, buying buns for her breakfast from our outdoor tuck shop.

Some of the team members prepare peanut butter using our traditional mortar and pestle made of wood. The peanut butter is prepared in advance because the process takes a long time. Here, the preparation is starting on Tuesday for the peanut butter to be used on Friday.

Pauline carries a bucket of nshima from the kitchen area to the dining hall. Pauline is a mother of six and has been with the team for some years now.

Teacher Beatrice's class singing one of the famous Genki songs.

Fetching clean water from the Living Compassion tap, Older Foster and Charity sing lovingly about the precious commodity.

Joseph with his friends after reading in the library.

Our Grade Nine girls from Twabo School came by to say hello, and Memory had fun taking their photo before they went home.

Beatrice in class her with students. She just loves teaching and being at Living Compassion with friends.

Juliet sorting beans. She is a mother of three and the granddaughter of Marget, who was our caretaker years back before she retired.

Little Musatelo, who is in Malila's class, is five years old and is a very bright boy. He would love to be a teacher just like Teacher Charles when he grows up.

John, our hedge cutter, busy clearing a hedge.

Brenda at the kitchen area opening a 25-kilogram bag of mealie meal for the preparation of nshima.

The little ones playing on the veranda during break time.

The weather is getting warmer each day here, and this rooster is taking shelter in the shade.

Regina stirring the nshima.

Little Ben going home with his lunch box of nshima and beans.