New classroom at New Hope School,Ndola

Christopher has sent us more photos of the new classroom in Ndola. They will now be enrolling 100 new pupils into grade 1. The total number of pupils attending the school has now reached 223.Amazing to think that before Teacher Aid became involved there were only 40 pupils!

New Feeding Station in Chiziro

We are please to announce that the Feeding Station in Chiziro has now been completed.

Carols by Candlelight 2010

Last night we held our fourth Carols night which was a resounding success.This year we had the talented chamber choir from Radyr Comprehensive leading the singing and Kate Morgan as our pianist. The audience participation was incredible with the singing really raising the roof. Thanks to everyone who helped make this such a successful evening.

New classroom at Good Samaritan School

Received these photos from Rev.Alick today of the latest classroom built with funds from teacher aid. This is at the Good Samaritan School in Lusaka. It is lovely to see the enthusiasm of the children.These are the youngest pupils in the school.

New Hope School Ndola

These are the latest photos we have just received from Christopher in Ndola. He said that they are just about to plaster the walls and glaze the windows. Hopefully it will be very soon that even more children will receive the education they deserve.

Feeding Jar Project

Gareth and I have just finished hours of counting money! Thanks to pupils at Eglwys Wen School we have the first £400 to go towards our feeding jar project. This will feed children at the new school in Chiziro. It is an amazing amount which will go a long way to providing one hot meal a day for the children like these.

Place of Hope- Chiziro- Progress

Great news. Donations are now starting to come in via Alan Powell who is the driving force in Zambia for the latest project to build the new school in Chiziro. Two donors have given £2000 between them which is amazing and people are starting to sign up for the support fund which will pay the salaries of a teacher at the school. A pre school shelter has already been completed and the school roll has swelled to 75. This shelter will eventually become the feeding centre and another two classrooms will be built by September of 2011.

Ethembeni(Place of Hope) School, Chiziro

We are awaiting photos of the building work that has already started at our new school in Chiziro,Chipata. We are building a village school with a multi-functional hall. This hall will be used outside school hours to provide a youth centre and adult literacy classes for the local community. It will also be used as a basic medical station which will be regularly visited by a nurse. Thanks to everyone involved in the fund raising for this amazing new project.

Classroom number three in Ndola

Carols by Candlelight 2010

We have pleasure in announcing the date of this year's Carols by Candlelight. It will be on Saturday 11th December at 7p.m. and everyone is most welcome to join in the fun. The singing will be led this year by pupils from Radyr Comprehensive School and our pianist will be Kate Morgan. We are hoping to make this even bigger than last year's event with all money raised going towards the building of the new school in Chipata.

Hog Roast for Chiziro 2010

Last night Maggie our chairperson held a very successful hog roast and supper which was attended by 70 people. Everyone had a great time. The food was delicious and the quiz run by Tina was enjoyed by all. This was the first event to raise funds to build a school from scratch in the Chipata area of Zambia. Thanks to all our supporters.

Feeding Jar Project

Our latest initiative is The feeding Jar Project. We are hoping to raise funds via feeding jars to ensure that pupils at the schools we support have one hot meal a day. We are asking schools and individuals to come on board and save their loose change in jars with labels provided by teacher aid. Please email me for further details thevornz@hotmail.com

It costs just £12.00 to feed a child in Zambia for a year.

Website

Just to let everyone know that we have our own website. Please take a look at http://www.teacheraid.org.uk

Next new project in Chiziro,Chipata,Zambia

We are now hoping to start a school from scratch in Chiziro. This will mean lots more fundraising and applying for grants. The children in this village have to walk 5 miles over rough terrain to get to the nearest school.The roads are impassible during the rainy season. This is a big project but hopefully hundreds of children will gain from the new school.

Kit from Bedford

We have just recived these new photos from Rev.Alick showing the pupils wearing sports kit that was donated to the school by Dr Simon Lowe and his local football team. It is so good to think that clothes that are no longer needed in the UK can be used in Zambia. Thanks a lot Simon for arranging this for Teacher Aid.

Quiz night success

Thanks to all those who attended our quiz night and supper yesterday.It was a great success.The money raised will be sent to Ndola this week so that a start can be made on the third classroom. A special thankyou to The Wilsons who organised the quiz and all those people who helped on the night.

Quiz night and supper- July 3rd 2010.

Just wanted to let you know that the next Teacher Aid event will be at our house in Cyncoed on Saturday 3rd July. The evening will be a two course supper and several rounds of quiz type activities. There will be no charge for the evening but we would ask you to please make a donation at the end of the night! For further details please email:
thevornz@hotmail.com

What a great day!

Well, after all the planning by Gareth this turned out to be a fantastic day for all concerned. The weather was kind to us and all 41 of us enjoyed a beautiful walk along the South Gower coast. We stood out a mile in our bright yellow tee shirts and despite many sets of weary legs at the end of the day everyone had a big smile on their faces. We hope to have raised pleanty of money to finish off the classroom and furnish it for the pupils at the Good Samaritan School.
A huge thankyou to all the walkers!

New classroom in Lusaka

We have received photos today from Rev Alick of the new classroom he is building with money from Teacher Aid. Once we have completed the sponsored walk in the Gower on Sunday we hope to be able to complete and furnish the room. Thank you to everyone who is taking part in the walk and to all those who have sponsored us so generously. Photos of the walkers in their lovely yellow tee shirts ( sponsored by Warwick Emanuel PR and Film) will be on here soon.

South Gower Yomp

Just wanted let everyone know that the sponsored walk has been changed from May 1st to May 2nd. There will be about 40 people walking so should be a fun event. Let's hope we raise lots of money so that we can complete another classroom at The Good Samaritan School.

Webcam link!

What an exciting day! This is the first live webcam link we have managed to make with Rev Alick in Lusaka. He and his wife were at the school and Gareth and I were thrilled to see their smiling faces. It is so incredible to be able to chat with people across the world in this way. We told him that we would be sending him money to start building another classroom at the end of the week.This will be for the youngest pupils in the school who are being taught in a small office at the moment. We hope to be able to finish paying for the classroom with money that is raised by the sponsored walk which will take place on May 1st.

New Hope School- New classroom

We are thrilled to say that the new classroom is now completed and 230 children are now enrolled at the school.This is really amazing as before only 40 children were being educated there. Here are some lovely photos that we have received from Christopher.

South Gower Yomp

On May 1st we will be holding a sponsored walk to help with our fundraising. The walk will be about 15 miles long and will take in some of the most beautiful beaches on the South Gower coast. We will end up in Rhossili for a meal in the pub. We have 38 walkers so far but if you would like to join us we would be thrilled as the more the merrier.

New classroom in Ndola update

We have received an email from The New Hope School in Ndola telling us that the building work is now completed and 120 pupils have enrolled! It is amazing to think that all these children will now have an education. Some of the new pupils are 13,14 and 15 year olds who have never been to school. Hopefully we should have some new photos of the school next week so I will put them on here for everyone to see.

New classroom in Ndola- furniture

We have sent over money to The New Hope School in Ndola to help them furnish/paint the new classroom. We are hoping to get some more up to date photos from them to put on here for you all to see.

Webcam link

As the computers we sent over to Lusaka were fairly old it has been difficult to start up a webcam link with the school. We have given Rev Alick money to buy a new computer and a webcam. Hopefully this will help us to join Wales and Zambia just that little bit closer together. Watch this space for details as this new project develops in the near future.

Sponsored Walk

We are organising a sponsored walk- 17 miles- along the South Gower Coast on Saturday May 1st to help us boost our funds. Everyone is welcome to join us.The more the merrier! We are thinking of also having a shorter version (5/6 miles) for those who feel the main one is too long (me).
We will be ending up with a meal at a pub in Rhossili. If you want more info then contact Gareth on g.vaughan@hotmail.co.uk