Hi it's Chelsea and Taiga here. We are lucky to be able to go and visit my sister Cherna and husband Olivier in Zambia in September this year. Cherna's friend Violet runs a school for extremely disadvantaged children in Lusaka. The aim of the school is to provide quality education to vulnerable children- particularly orphans, young girls and those who cannot afford to go to school. The school is new and was started by the passionate Violet Mundubi in 2022. It now has 300 students from 4 to 17 years of age and they have 9 volunteer teachers. It is run off donations and support from well wishers. If the school is lucky, they might be able to provide the teachers a payment of $40AUD per month through donations. The school provides food and clothing to the children, however they struggle financially and don't have enough furniture, school supplies, and are packed into rooms with barely any room to move. The school floods regularly, and Violet has been sending us videos of the school bus that they use to pick the children up when it's flooding- of which there are no seats and no battery- the children have to push it! Taiga and I will volunteer at the school when we are there, but would love to leave a lasting benefit if we can. We have spoken to Violet about many of the needs (basically everything you can think of!) They have outgrown the space, and if I could fundraise $19,000 we could actually buy them a building on the block (they're renting at the moment). This is a big dream, but I thought- why not go for it! So the wishlist goes: If we raise $19,000- we help purchase the new building. If we raise less- we purchase chairs and tables (currently they sit on the floor but it floods) We will also undertake a Permablitz of sorts, purchasing fruit trees in large pots that will hopefully provide sustenance and nutrition for the children. As well as this we will purchase period underwear for the girls. We will take a 30kg suitcase with us full of stationary, period undies, solar mats and whatever else we can fit. All remainding funds will be donated to the school. Please read here for all the information and Bio of the school. https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:2063796c-090a-4e70-a8d6-fc42cd859eda?fbclid=IwY2xjawIOhmhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTw1IqoHUjrLI-8XY4RKzM96KYVhvkeK9pr8DhhX3nBjlkqBq9KxHIC_mw_aem_nJXTG8FpIFUwSmJ4fiZe8Q We thankyou sincerely for any support you can offer. We hope we can help make a lasting impact on the lives of these (nearly 400) students.