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Real Lives CAFOD’s work in Zambia

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Real LivesCAFOD’s work in Zambia

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Why does CAFOD work in Zambia?

• Zambia is a poor country.

• There is great need • Life expectancy is

40 years.• Millions live on less

than one dollar, or about 60p, a day.

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What makes Zambia poor?

• About 16% of people are living with AIDS or HIV.

• 50% are unemployed• Copper mining is an

important industry but all the mines are owned by foreign companies.

• Extreme weather – such as terriblefloods in 2002.

• Tens of thousands of refugee soldiers fleeing the Congo.

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Who does CAFOD help?

The Myambo family lives in Southern Zambia,in the village of Kalisowe, 56 km from Monze.

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CAFOD has provided

• Two water pumps for their village – one is solar powered.

• The water supplies 300 homes and the school, and is used to water plants.

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Before the pumps…

During the drought, people were walking up to 15 km to a water supply. Then they had to dig to reach the water.

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Clean water means health:

• Less walking to collect water.

• Clean water does not carry disease.

• The family can grow fruit and vegetables and enjoy a more varied diet.

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“We used to share dirty water with the animals but now we have clean water.” Anolaska Myambo, aged 14

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The water pumps mean more free time for games, music and growing vegetables.

“When I’m free I like reading and playing. I like skipping.”

Odetta Myambo, 9

“When I’m free I like to play around with my

friends, we play netball.”

Anolaska Myambo, 14

“I also play music with the Jabalando Brothers – it’s a good way of spending time. I hope we can be a big band in the future. I play the instrument called the babatone.” Pancritias Myambo, 17

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The school garden

• Provides both training in agricultural skills and food to eat and sell.

• This is long-term development – helping people to help themselves in ways that will last.

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“The school garden is really good … Before the garden there was no source of income. Now we can sell tomatoes and use the money to buy clothes. Before there was a lot of hunger but now it’s much better because we have things to grow.”

Anolaska Myambo, aged 14

The school garden

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Extreme weather means …

During the rainy season, the village was completely cut off by the rivers so children could not go to school.

Rain in Africa

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So CAFOD helped …

• the ministry of education makes radio programmes.

• CAFOD helps to broadcast on the local community radio station.

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“I’m studying grade 5 in the community school.… In the other schools you have to pay school fees but here you just learn for free; it’s great!”

Pancritias Myambo,

aged 17

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There is still work to be done

“We want to build a proper school building so it becomes a reasonable school. At the school progress is ok but I would like someone trained to teach.”

Elisias Myambo (father)

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Health is still an issue

• Two of the Myambo children have epilepsy.

• This is often triggered by malaria.

• The clinics are still a 15 km walk.

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“We need electricity for education and a clinic because there’s nothing near here. If someone is seriously sick they could die before we can get them there.”Monica Mulongo

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Message of thanks

“I am very thankful that God gave us people like CAFOD … It is important because we are starting to get agricultural skills. Before we didn’t have water, but now we do.”

Elisias Myambo

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Picture credits:

Caroline Irby, Annie Bungeroth, Gideon Mendel,

Jerry Callow / PANOS PICTURES