The Zambezi Valley

What makes this trip responsible?

Kasalu Village is part of the rural district of Chikumbi and is dependent on agriculture. It is a poor area with no electricity, no running water, poor access to healthcare and little employment or income opportunities. An inspirational local volunteer, Kelvin Phiri, started teaching 3 children under a tree many years ago and now thanks to his dedication, there is a school in the village with over 200 children attending. He set up the Chikumbi Community Centre (CCC) 8 years ago to improve the lives of the local children, who we have since been supporting alongside Andy Mckee from Baraka Community Partnerships.

Our main achievements over the years includes building 7 bore holes for the village, funding sports and drama camps, providing medical and educational supplies for the local school and clinic, distributing over 10,000 malaria nets for all of the Chikumbi District and nearby villages and building a vegetable garden so the school now has a sustainable income. 

For more information, please see our Project page.

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