Vocational training in masonry and carpentry through the rebuiding of the infrastructure and implementation of electricity in the public primary school in Chilumba, Central Zambia
Status: in preparation
Funding granted by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Implementation period: 01.05.2011 - 31.12.2011
Project location
The project is to be implemented in the remote village of Chilumba, located in the Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, about 35 km northwest of Kabwe, and 150 km north from the country’s capital – Lusaka. The population in the Chilumba area, around 11,500-strong, mainly encompasses the Bemba and Bisa tribes. Their primary economic activities are farming and fishing. The project activities will be carried out at the site of the Chilumba Basic School, built in 1956 by Jesuits Fathers. At the beginning of the 1960s, control of the school was transferred to the Zambian government. Since then, its infrastructure has been progressively deteriorating, which has had a negative impact on the quality of educational services in the region. Chilumba is located 30 km south from Mpunde where the PCPM successfully implemented a 2-phase project relating to the rebuilding of the infrastructure for a school. This was funded by the Polish Aid programme in 2008 and 2009. The present project will continue development activities in the region.
Chilumba Basic School
Needs
The Chilumba catchment area is rural, remote, and extremely impoverished. It struggles with the difficulties of having very poor educational services which prevent the region from strengthening the long-term intellectual and economic potential for its people. The local basic school offers primary and secondary education (grades I – IX) to a group of approximately 550 pupils. Its infrastructure, which encompasses 3 school blocks and 8 teacher’s houses, has not been renovated since 1956. As a result, the current condition of the buildings are disastrous and do not meet the basic Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Severely damaged by termites and ants, elements of the timber roof trusses threaten to collapse. In addition, atmospheric corrosion of structural materials has resulted in huge water stains, wall cracks, and deep holes in the concrete flooring.
A classroom in Chilumba Basic School
A classroom in Chilumba Basic School
The village has no light or electricity. Since pupils can not read after dark, it has been difficult for them to develop skills and vocational interests. The school has no dormitories which has had a negative effect on the accessibility rate for those seeking education in the region. Many of the pupils residing a dozen or so kilometers from Chilumba, who can not afford a bike, refuse to walk and, as a result, drop out of school. Those more determined choose accommodation in makeshift clay houses near the school site, but the lack of surveillance over this group of students has resulted in an escalation of ethical, moral, and physical problems such as the increase of HIV/AIDS infections, unwanted pregnancies, and premature marriages. According to the Kapiri Mposhi District statistics, in the second semester of the 2010 academic year, 50 pupils from the region had to drop out of school. In addition, because of the insufficient school infrastructure and severe shortage of furniture, many classes are overcrowded and a number of kids sit on the floor.
Chilumba Basic School pupils sitting on the floor during class
The peripheral location of the Chilumba catchment area, poor education system, and lack of infrastructure are among the factors that contribute to a poverty trap that persists from generation to generation. The inhabitants of the region, having no access to vocational training or a way to develop their skills, are doomed to unemployment and living in extreme poverty. The regional unemployment rate had reached nearly 100%. The only active professional groups are the Chilumba Basic School teachers, and seasonal workers hired by a number of South-African farmers in the region. Because the local population lacks technical skills in construction and equipment maintenance and repair, the South-African entrepreneurs get skilled workers from Kabwe or Lusaka, leaving the Chilumba inhabitants with only a few low-salary positions such as cook or gardener.
Project activities
The project’s objectives and activities were identified during two needs assessment visits in June and September of 2010 and numerous consultations with the local community, and the Mpunde Catholic Mission, our partner in implementing the project.
PCPM Head of Mission in Zambia Monika Nowacka during a meeting with the Chilumba Basic School PTA and the community representatives
It has been jointly decided that the best strategy to improve the socio-economic situation in the region will be to combine the rebuilding of the school infrastructure and implementation of electricity with a vocational training in masonry and carpentry crafts, as these are identified as income-generating skills. The training will educate 5 villagers and provide both theoretical and practical instruction. An expert from the Kapiri Mposhi District will share his expertise and invaluable practical knowledge will be gained from working directly on the building site of the Chilumba Basic School. The trainees will erect 2 school blocks – dormitories for boys and girls, and will thoroughly renovate one out of three currently standing buildings. In the rehabilitated buildings, the training participants will install solar panels which will provide light for the staff room, common room, and reading room.
Outcomes
• 5 villagers trained in masonry and carpentry crafts and equipped with building tools (shovel, spade, spirit level, trowel, tape measure, saw, hammer)
• dormitory for girls erected (building measurements: 12m x 6m)
• dormitory for boys erected (building measurements: 12m x 6m)
• staff room and 4 classrooms renovated
• 4 classrooms and the dormitories for boys and girls fully furnished (desks, chairs, tables, blackboards)
• staff room, common room, and reading room provided with light
Funding
Implementation of the project has been made possible thanks to the generous donation of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the amount of 273 575 PLN (approx. USD 95 000).
Map of the project implementation areaFunding granted by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Implementation period: 01.05.2011 - 31.12.2011
Project location
The project is to be implemented in the remote village of Chilumba, located in the Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, about 35 km northwest of Kabwe, and 150 km north from the country’s capital – Lusaka. The population in the Chilumba area, around 11,500-strong, mainly encompasses the Bemba and Bisa tribes. Their primary economic activities are farming and fishing. The project activities will be carried out at the site of the Chilumba Basic School, built in 1956 by Jesuits Fathers. At the beginning of the 1960s, control of the school was transferred to the Zambian government. Since then, its infrastructure has been progressively deteriorating, which has had a negative impact on the quality of educational services in the region. Chilumba is located 30 km south from Mpunde where the PCPM successfully implemented a 2-phase project relating to the rebuilding of the infrastructure for a school. This was funded by the Polish Aid programme in 2008 and 2009. The present project will continue development activities in the region.
Chilumba Basic School
Needs
The Chilumba catchment area is rural, remote, and extremely impoverished. It struggles with the difficulties of having very poor educational services which prevent the region from strengthening the long-term intellectual and economic potential for its people. The local basic school offers primary and secondary education (grades I – IX) to a group of approximately 550 pupils. Its infrastructure, which encompasses 3 school blocks and 8 teacher’s houses, has not been renovated since 1956. As a result, the current condition of the buildings are disastrous and do not meet the basic Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Severely damaged by termites and ants, elements of the timber roof trusses threaten to collapse. In addition, atmospheric corrosion of structural materials has resulted in huge water stains, wall cracks, and deep holes in the concrete flooring.
A classroom in Chilumba Basic School
A classroom in Chilumba Basic School
The village has no light or electricity. Since pupils can not read after dark, it has been difficult for them to develop skills and vocational interests. The school has no dormitories which has had a negative effect on the accessibility rate for those seeking education in the region. Many of the pupils residing a dozen or so kilometers from Chilumba, who can not afford a bike, refuse to walk and, as a result, drop out of school. Those more determined choose accommodation in makeshift clay houses near the school site, but the lack of surveillance over this group of students has resulted in an escalation of ethical, moral, and physical problems such as the increase of HIV/AIDS infections, unwanted pregnancies, and premature marriages. According to the Kapiri Mposhi District statistics, in the second semester of the 2010 academic year, 50 pupils from the region had to drop out of school. In addition, because of the insufficient school infrastructure and severe shortage of furniture, many classes are overcrowded and a number of kids sit on the floor.
Chilumba Basic School pupils sitting on the floor during class
The peripheral location of the Chilumba catchment area, poor education system, and lack of infrastructure are among the factors that contribute to a poverty trap that persists from generation to generation. The inhabitants of the region, having no access to vocational training or a way to develop their skills, are doomed to unemployment and living in extreme poverty. The regional unemployment rate had reached nearly 100%. The only active professional groups are the Chilumba Basic School teachers, and seasonal workers hired by a number of South-African farmers in the region. Because the local population lacks technical skills in construction and equipment maintenance and repair, the South-African entrepreneurs get skilled workers from Kabwe or Lusaka, leaving the Chilumba inhabitants with only a few low-salary positions such as cook or gardener.
Project activities
The project’s objectives and activities were identified during two needs assessment visits in June and September of 2010 and numerous consultations with the local community, and the Mpunde Catholic Mission, our partner in implementing the project.
PCPM Head of Mission in Zambia Monika Nowacka during a meeting with the Chilumba Basic School PTA and the community representatives
It has been jointly decided that the best strategy to improve the socio-economic situation in the region will be to combine the rebuilding of the school infrastructure and implementation of electricity with a vocational training in masonry and carpentry crafts, as these are identified as income-generating skills. The training will educate 5 villagers and provide both theoretical and practical instruction. An expert from the Kapiri Mposhi District will share his expertise and invaluable practical knowledge will be gained from working directly on the building site of the Chilumba Basic School. The trainees will erect 2 school blocks – dormitories for boys and girls, and will thoroughly renovate one out of three currently standing buildings. In the rehabilitated buildings, the training participants will install solar panels which will provide light for the staff room, common room, and reading room.
Outcomes
• 5 villagers trained in masonry and carpentry crafts and equipped with building tools (shovel, spade, spirit level, trowel, tape measure, saw, hammer)
• dormitory for girls erected (building measurements: 12m x 6m)
• dormitory for boys erected (building measurements: 12m x 6m)
• staff room and 4 classrooms renovated
• 4 classrooms and the dormitories for boys and girls fully furnished (desks, chairs, tables, blackboards)
• staff room, common room, and reading room provided with light
Funding
Implementation of the project has been made possible thanks to the generous donation of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the amount of 273 575 PLN (approx. USD 95 000).
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