20 Cooks Needed!

The usual school lunch at our schools in Zambia is either porridge made of cornmeal and soya flour or nshima (thick corn meal) and beans.  The last day of school before Christmas vacation, however, there was a very special meal!  Our good friend Gershom wrote "it was a good celebrations. food was just enough for all the children, the Cooks and the staffs..... we had nshima, chickens, salads, rice,& potatos. this was a wonderful experience for the school children. parents that were present during this time was very happy, and children took drinks home."

The drinks they took home are a fun part of the story.  The 'official' special occasion drink in Zambia is Orange Fanta.  Instead of a candy treat, each child was presented with a large bottle of the Orange Fanta to take home to share with family.  165 children were served in Kasompe and 259 at Chipulukusu.  It took over 20 cooks working over wood and charcoal fires to prepare the food. 

The Orange Fanta trophy!!

As Gershom said, "It was good, as you will see the children singing with drinks in their hand, what a wonderful time is this day."