Handson Moomba family

Translation by Chim:
I asked the man in the video what is name was. He told me he was Handson Moomba from Chalimbana community and the child in the video was his. I then asked him if the child was in school. He then told me that the child attends the CHILDHOPE Chalimbana supported ECCDE centre. He told me that the child needed education support in terms of books, uniforms, shoes etc. I asked him how the health of his child was. He told me that the child had Malaria most of the time.

Name: Rebbeca Hanyama Moomba

*Not Sponsored*
Child #: 900

Sex: Female

DOB: 8/2/2005

Grade: ECCDE

Wants to be a nurse

Speaks Tonga

Favorite Subject: drawing

Favorite Color: blue

Favorite Pastime: playing with toys

Lives in Chalimbana with her grandmother, 1 brothers and 5 sisters

Chores: washing plates

Health is: serious- needs a mosquito net ASAP

To sponsor Rebbeca for only $9 a month, send an e-mail to macandmic@gmail.com

What's in a name?

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I have put the child's name right below their picture. You can see that these children have come pretty unique names. It got me wondering how the families go about naming their children. I asked our yahoo group the question, "how do Zambians name their children?" Susan researched and came up with this information found at afrikannames.com:

"Several cultures in Zambia name the child the day its navel cord finally falls
off. Commonly, the maternal grandmother conducts the naming ceremony and the
maternal side of the family takes responsibility for asking the mother whom she
dreamt of during her pregnancy. Elders also ask the baby (directly) if s/he has
come back as one of its ancestors. If the baby smiles, the elder believes s/he
has found the appropriate name. If the baby cries through the night, then the
elders select another name, and another, until the child sleeps peacefully
through the night."

http://afrikannames.com/resources/african-naming-ceremonies/

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