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Eugenia having her breakfast after cooking nshima. The weather is cold and a hot cup of tea will do the trick of keeping one warm.

Our cute little faces of Kantolomba are from Malila's class, posing for a photo during lunch time.

Ruth and Brenda after other team members sang them "Happy Birthday."

The birthday girls preparing vegtables. They share the same birth date though different years. Brenda is older than Ruth.

Little Ackim doing his homework. At home there was no one in the family to help him, as he is the only one who goes to school. He came to Living Compassion for help, just as other students do.

Pauline gathering charcoal to put on the huge brazier for cooking.

Charcoal being hauled into the storage room by our strong team members.

Mirriam Mutale, a mother of eight, is so glad and appreciates being on the team. She says life is much easier now that she is able to put food on the table to feed her large family.

Doris collecting water at the Living Compassion tap.

Little Cathrine and her friend show their lunch boxes of food.

Some of our Grade Four students from Twatemwa School pose for a photo at Living Compassion after a football match in which our team won 2-0.

Dorcus and Ann giving food to the children in the dining hall.

Malila's class singing as they wait for their turn to go in for lunch.

Euginia talking to some of the team members about hygiene. The team sit together during lunch and talk about work matters.

Some of Team Living Compassion who beat the Twatemwa School team in a football match.

Our cute little ones from Kantolomba are some students from Veronica's class. They are now ready to go to Grade One next year.

Natasha sitting with Theresa during a one-on-one talk. She was talking about how her mother has started drinking again. This sad development is very common among the women of Kantolomba who fall into depression and resort to drinking.

Our new Zora girls, Mary Mwanza, Mary Bwalya, and Veronica Kalaba. They look so cute in their bright new yellow uniforms.

Ruth at the kitchen area cutting cabbage in readiness for lunch. Cabbage goes with the soya chunks and nshima on Monday's menu.

Doris and Audria doing it in style, singing as they stir the huge pot of nshima.

Ann checking the books of the students who come from other schools to eat at Living Compassion. This is important to us, as we make sure that they go to school before they eat lunch.

Cute smiles from Kantolomba. Little Ester and her friend Mubanga peeping through the window. They are in Malila's class.

Mirriam preparing soya chunks.

Little Gloria, who is in Susan's class, just loves to come to Theresa and recite what she learned in class. So adorable!

Euginia getting her stipend. Veronica helps her count. She is getting old and needs a little help here and there.

Our pit latrines are almost full, and it is time to dig new ones. Our men have started digging the pit next to the old latrine.

The weather has changed, and it's chilly. Here our team members Charity, Doris, and Martha sit in the sun to warm up while lunch is being served inside.

Our ever-smiling faces of Living Compassion Kantolomba.

Winter Chisenga is in Grade One at Twatemwa Primary School here in Kantolomba. He likes coming to the library to read with Teacher Ann.

Veronica marking some books while sitting outside during break time. Next to her is eleven-year-old Bwalya, who is in her class.

A cute smile for the camera from little Ester, a student in Malila's class. Team members say she has the cutest smile, and they just love her.

Margret warming herself in the sun at the wash area as she waits for the many little hands that she has to wash before they go into the dining hall for lunch.

Our face for this week from Living Compassion is little Bruce, a Grade Four student at Twatemwa School here in Kantolomba.

Martha, Euginia, and Juliet sitting in the sun as they wait for lunch.

A member of the community carrying clean water from the Living Compassion tap for home use. People use wheelbarrows to carry two or three containers.

Susan's baby class singing to warm up before going to class.

Ann preparing for her next class.

Students enjoying lunch. They just love eating together in groups.

Pauline weeding, clearing the hedge.

Our cute faces for this week are the babies in Teacher Susan's class. They look so cute!

Florence and Emelda washing dishes.

Memory in class doing what she loves most, which is teaching. Here she helps one of her students, little Nora, write the number 3. Memory is doing a course in teaching right here in Ndola.

Little Getrude looking sharp and focused in class. She likes drawing flowers and singing. She is five years old and lives with her parents here in Kantolomba.

The girls give their best smiles for the camera.

Theresa helping out in the kitchen, stirring the big pot of nshima. This is very good exercise for her and she loves doing it. She says, "It is my pride, feeding the children."

Schools have reopened and students from Twatemwa Primary School are now coming to Living Compassion in uniform. Here some Grade Five students pose for a photo before they have lunch.

Jowen with her daughter Ronica. She has grown so fast and is now in Grade Five at Twatemwa Primary school.

Little Eunice and Peace. The weather is chilly, and warm clothing is been worn by the little ones. Those who do not have it have to brave the cold. They sit in the sun for warmth, and some run around.

Regina and Doris in the dining hall getting ready to dish out food to the students during lunch time. In the huge pot are boiled eggs.

Zilo and Brenda put down the huge pot of rice for a breather. The pot is heavy and hot, as it just came off the brazier. The rice is carried from the kitchen area to the feeding area.

Our cute faces of Kantolonmba sit on the veranda as they wait for lunch.

Our two girls Mary Bwalya and Mary Mwanza pose for a photo in their bright yellow uniforms. They have switched school from Lubuto to Zora so that they can catch up with their studies.

Susan Mwanza is now in Grade Eight at Zora School. She says that this time she will make it to Grade Ten.

Audria roasting groundnuts in readiness for Friday's peanut butter rice. The nuts are prepared in advance, as the process is long.

Veronica helping Pauline balance a bag of mealie meal on her head from the stack of bags delivered by the milling company truck.

Joyce Makina at the Living Compassion home here in Mushili. She came visiting over the weekend. Here she is helping draw water so that she and Memory can do the laundry.

Memory at home, reading outside on the veranda where it is cool. She is now training to become a full-time teacher and is happy to be continuing her teaching career. She says she can not wait to complete the program and continue to impart the knowledge she is getting to the students at Living Compassion.

Marian looking all grown up. She, too, is spending some time at the Living Compassion home.

Blessing Kabwe posing for a photo. She wants to be a doctor and says she is taking her studies seriously.

Mirriam Mutale, one of our Grade Five students at Twabo, playing a game called ichiyenga. The game is played using small rocks which are thrown in the air and is learned at an early age.

Memory Luchele with her friends at Living Compassion. She had come with some of her Grade Nine friends at Twabo to see what happens here. They were so amazed on how much nshima is cooked here!

Doreen Bwalya, one of our college girls, who is completing her teaching course this year. She has been training for almost three years now. She is so happy that this is her final year and has achieved what she aimed for. We are all proud of her and wish her all the best!

Susan doing extra lessons with our Grade One students from Twabo School. This is holiday time for them, and they are spending time with the tutors at Living Compassion doing English lessons.

Our college girls in Luanshya pose for a photo when Theresa visited them at their boarding house.

Lackson and his friends fetching clean water from the Living Compassion tap for their home use.

Some of our girls in the program sit in Charles's pod as he teaches them math. Charles and Veronica teach math because they are good at it, while the rest of the tutors teach English.

Beatrice, Malila, and Charles working on a lesson plan. The tutors prepare in advance for the next day's work, working together and sharing ideas.

Theresa poses for a photograph with some of our little students from Twabo Private School. The girls are so impressive in their academic work at their new school, and we are so proud.

The students show off their results after writing their first test at their new school. They did so well!

Schools have closed for the first term, and our students are doing extra lessons here with our Living Compassion tutors. Here Ann in class with a Grade Five student from Twabo School.

Natasha is very proud of her daughter, who came out first in the Grade One class at Twabo School. Edna Phiri is just amazing!

Some of the girls in the program listen to Theresa reading a book from the library. With the schools closed, we are giving our students extra English lessons.

Some of the proud parents after collecting the school results from Twabo School.

Little Nancy carrying a tub with bottles of clean water from the Living Compassion tap for her home use.