29 Children from Mazabuka

There are now 29 children available for sponsorship, and more children will be available shortly. The Child Hope program has been around for over 10 years, but this is their first chance at a child sponsorship program! The children and families are super excited! There were actually 30 children photographed and interviewed for this first round, but I am missing information on one of them (it will be here shortly). The families were notified that Child Hope would be coming into their area to sign up children for sponsorship. When the Child Hope team arrived, families were packed in the agreed upon location waiting to get their children in the program!

This is only a small group of the larger group- There is so much on the ground to do to get these kids enrolled that it will take some time, but it will be worth it. The children and their families will receive many benefits. The whole group is comprised of approximately 3,600 children. Because this is an overwhelming number, I suggested that Chim Mvula (the president of Child Hope) and his team start in one community before moving to the other two.

Mazabuka is the community that is closest to Lusaka, and Lusaka is where the Child Hope office is located. Because a lot of us already have sponsor children in Lusaka, I wanted to start with a community close to there. Mazabuka is south west of Lusaka. In 2000, the estimated population was 35,000 people. These 30 children are all from this community. More photos and bios will be uploaded as soon as I receive them.