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Lugwasho Lwabantu Inititiative

Promoting and advancing the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable populations (disfranchised) through empowering lives and transforming communities with a holistic approach to Education, spiritual growth, and economic and social development

Providing a meal to the sick at the local Hospital

Mercy who is supported by the Centre displaying her acceptance letter for Teacher’s Training College

Oldman in the middle abandoned by his family and living in a shelter without a door, no beddings and proper clothing

Gloria talking to the blind widow and her daughter

Mr. Sinkalu the community mobilizer taking stock of the children before a meal

Gloria serving food to the needy

Before the door was installed on the Oldman's shelter

Gloria checking on the old man after we installed the door to his shelter. Looking on are his neighbors

THE NEED

Poverty has always been recognized as the major cause of diseases, death, disability, and illiteracy.

Provision of adequate shelter for children in need
Provision of basic education for orphans and vulnerable children
Provision of quality health care to orphaned and disfranchised population (Need for Xray, Ultrasound and dry chemist machines)
Provision of safe drinking water through sinking of boreholes to the vulnerable population.
Provision of transport for children to access church and schools

TARGET GROUP OF THE PROJECT

The organization focuses on disadvantaged children, emphasizing children abandoned by one or both parents, children from poor families, street children and children who have been abused. Children 6-16 years of age who are orphaned and vulnerable

TARGET GROUP OF THE PROJECT

The vulnerable population and belong to poor socio-economic conditions

PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

To provide an opportunity for orphans, semi-orphans, and poor children to live in a health and friendly atmosphere with parental love to pursue their education.
To impart moral and Christian values to children to strengthen them to become self-reliant.
To provide food, shelter, health care, education, and clothing for orphans, semi-orphans, and needy children in a Home in Mazabuka, Zambia.
To provide clean safe drinking water to the vulnerable population.

ACTIVITIES

The following Activities are undertaken:

These children are provided with food, shelter, school uniforms, books, and clothing, and has a vision of also setting up vocational school for people within the locality to acquire normal education and skills in different disciplines and Jobs, respectively.
The health of the children is taken care of, the commonest diseases been Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrheal diseases, Malaria, ENT infections etc.
The children are being brought up under strict discipline. The children are being taught and given guidance for their Physical, mental, and spiritual growth.

PRINCIPLES AND VALUES

Respect

For human rights, ethics, confidentiality, informed consent, privacy, and individual dignity should be maintained. Practices apply equally to poor and orphan children as to other individuals. Fighting discrimination, enhancing respect for individual autonomy and human dignity, and pursuing informed consent are all relevant to orphans.

Equality

Affordable care of acceptable quality is provided to all people regardless of gender (men and women), age, race, ethnicity, and place of residence. More attention is given to those groups of people that have more problems accessing care: orphans, girls, street children, the uneducated, and the poor.

BUDGET FOR ONE CHILD
#	ZAMBIAN KWACHA (K)	US DOLLAR ($)	Frequency
To feed one (1) child daily	160	6.4	Daily
Uniform one child per year – 2 pairs	3500	140	Annually
Books , Pens, Pencils etc	2500	100	Termly
Toiletries	2000	80	Termly

Challenges

Food Stuffs

The prices of essential commodities keeps on rising.

Generator

Zambia experienced the worst drought in years. This have affected power generation which is mostly hydro as a result we have extended hours of load shedding.