You can see the map above is the squashed peanut shape of the country of Zambia. I will direct your attention to the southern part of Zambia in orange. This is where Child Hope Zambia is. At the very top of the orange, you will see Mazabuka. That is the area where all of the children we are currently signing up for the sponsorship program live.There are approximately 3,600 children served by Child Hope Zambia. However, none of them have ever been sponsored. The sponsorship program is something new that will provide them with school fees, uniforms, hygiene kits, among other things (see older posts to see exactly what each child will receive).
Because there are so many children, and the sponsorship program is just starting, we have to start somewhere- We are starting with the children in Mazabuka (only because Mazabuka is the closest to Lusaka). Once all of those children have been photographed and added to the sponsorship program (over 1,000 children), we will begin adding children from Monze. Once all of the children in Monze are added, we will begin adding children in Choma.
We only have 80 children signed up right now, so as you might imagine, there is a lot of work yet to do in the field. There are people on the ground in Mazabuka working on getting the children photographed and documented.
We will be adding the youngest children to the program shortly as well. There are children attending early childhood centers that need sponsors. They are between the ages of 2 and 8. Keep checking back because there are a lot of great kids looking for a friend and mentor!
