Rotary Partnership



TV interviews reporting the Rotary Gift

Ever think what it would be like to go to school and have no desks to write on or benches to sit on?  That's the situation we had for several months at the schools in Zambia.  Thanks to a grant we received last year, a number of benches were supplied.  That helped immensely but still left lots of kids sitting on the floor.

Five kids squeezing into a desk built for three!

After a year of coordinating and planning, however, the Blue Springs, Missouri and the Ndola, Zambia Rotary Clubs formed a partnership.  Thanks to the generosity and trans-oceanic outreach of these two clubs, 40 new student desks and 2 teacher desks were provided 3 weeks ago.  It was such a big day in the community that  reporters and the  local TV station were even on hand to capture the event.

The kids, of course, loved the new benches!  Their first objective was to see how many people could share a bench.  Personal space requirements are way different in Africa!