Www.cafod.org.uk. Zambia is a poor country There is great need Life expectancy is 52 years Millions live on less than one dollar, or about 60p, a day.

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• Zambia is a poor country

• There is great need

• Life expectancy is 52 years

• Millions live on less than one dollar, or about 60p, a day

• About 16% of people are living with HIV and AIDS

• 14% are unemployed

• Copper mining is an important industry but all the mines are owned by foreign companies

• Extreme weather

• Tens of thousands of refugee soldiers fleeing the Congo

The Myambo family lives in Southern Zambia, in the village of Kalisowe, 56 km from Monze.

• Two water pumps for their village – one is solar powered.

• The water supplies 300 homes and the school, and is used to water plants.

• During the drought, people were walking up to 15 km to a water supply. Then they had to dig to reach the water.

• Less walking to collect water.

• Clean water does not carry disease.

• The family can grow fruit and vegetables and enjoy a more varied diet.

“We used to share dirty water with the animals but now we have clean

water.”

Anolaska, 14Zambia

“When I’m free I like

reading and playing.

I like skipping.” Odetta, 9

“When I’m free I like to play around with my friends, we play

netball.” Anolaska, 14

“I also play music with the Jabalando Brothers – it’s a good way of spending time. I hope we can be a big band in the future. I

play the instrument called the babatone.”Pancritias, 17

• The water pumps mean more free time for games, music and growing vegetables.

• Provides both training in agricultural skills and food to eat and sell.

• This is long-term development – helping people to help themselves in ways that will last.

“The school garden is really good … Before the garden there was no source of income.

Now we can sell tomatoes and use the money to buy clothes. Before there was a lot of hunger but now it’s much better because

we have things to grow.”

Anolaska, 14Zambia

“During the rainy season, the village was completely cut off by the rivers so children could not go to chool.”

Pancritias, 17

“I’m studying grade 5 in the community school... In the other schools you have to pay school fees but here you just learn for free. It’s great!”

Pancritias, 17

“We want to build a proper school building so it becomes a reasonable school. At the school progress is ok but I would like someone trained to teach.”

Elisias Myambo (father)

• Two of the Myambo children have epilepsy.

• This is often triggered by malaria.

• The clinics are still a 15 km walk.

“We need electricity for education and a clinic because there’s nothing near here. If someone is seriously sick they could die before we can get them there.”

Monica Mulongo (mother)

“I am very thankful that God gave us people like those that help CAFOD… It is important because we are starting to learn about growing vegetables. Before we didn’t have water, but now we do.”

Elisias Myambo

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