Hands-on help for kids in a school in Zimbabwe
Our guest speaker on Tuesday 11 April, Roxy Pitchford, inspired us with an account of her visit to Luhwade Primary School in southern Zimbabwe. In this school a single sheet of paper is treasured, every square centimeter on both sides is used until there's no space left. So many things that we take for granted are unfamiliar to them. There's no electricity, only basic classroom furniture, and very limited teaching equipment.
The enthusiasm of the students, and the determination of the teachers working with such limited resources to give the children the best education they could, inspired Roxy to see what more she could do to help.
The school gets by with the most basic facilities.
Roxy has set up a charity, KSAY, Kiwis Supporting African Youth, to complete the building of a classroom that has been unfinished for 3 years because a lack of funds.