JOINING US AT ‘CAFE I AM’ IN SEPTEMBER? SCROLL DOWN TO RSVP!
Garden Presbyterian serves 317 children in the Garden compound of Lusaka, Zambia.
Garden is a high density, low-income neighborhood within Lusaka that is home to 60,000 people.
The compound formed during the Colonial Era, when African migrants built shanties on the city’s sewage outflow area. The land is prone to flooding and still lacks adequate electricity, water, sanitation, and waste management infrastructure.
As a result, the community experiences chronic groundwater contamination that results in deadly waterborne illnesses including schistosomiasis, malaria, and cholera.
Since 2006, Garden Presbyterian has provided nutrition and education to thousands of young children who would otherwise miss out on school.
The children who attend Garden Pres experience ‘social exclusion,’ defined by the UN as “a state in which individuals are unable to participate fully in economic, social, political and cultural life, as well as the process leading to and sustaining such a state.”
About Garden Pres
Head teacher: Ms. Mwanza
Number of students: 317
Grades: 1 to 7
Number of teachers: 10
Number of classrooms: 10
Number of toilets: 10
Number of taps: 3
Garden Pres’ Needs
Classroom construction to enroll more students
Additional toilets
Secure storage room for exam supplies; establishing Garden as an exam center will result in a local income stream
Multipurpose room for larger gatherings and stronger presence as a community resource
Textbooks for all grades
Additional desks
Livable wages for teachers
After-school soccer league
Pictured: the current location of a planned multipurpose room.
Join us for an afternoon of coffee and pastries, storytelling, and the opportunity to uplift hundreds of our young brothers and sisters at Garden Presbyterian FaithWorks school in Lusaka, Zambia! Members of our ACE team will honor us by sharing their knowledge and experience of child welfare, education, and family preservation/empowerment in Zambia.
WHEN
Saturday, September 24th, 2022 from 3-5pm
WHERE
Cafe I Am
5825 Mountain Creek Rd NE Suite A, Sandy Springs, GA 30328