Rock of Ages School
Kitwe, Zambia
Africa
Pastor Isaac Mwewa
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Here is a Google
Video of the Rock of Ages School
in
Kandabwe
an Urban
Compound in Kitwe, Zambia
from
the Hewitt's visit.
Rock
of Ages School
News
The recent
floods and heavy rain
have
temporarily closed
the ROA
School.
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larger images of the damage.
Greetings from Zambia, RoA
and the family. Yes
this has been a blow for me, but mostly for
the Children at RoA.
In fact the entire
community of Kandabwe has suffered. There
are more houses collapsing. We are glad to
have friends like you who give us hope in
hopeless situations like this one.
The Plans now are;
Immediately after the rains
come to an end, we will start putting up the
steel poles which will support the wall. We
will also put up a better roofing on the
building. We are also planning to make
better bricks to strengthen the wall. We
will also deepen the foundation this time.
The requirements for the
School building are as follows:
1. roofing sheets
2. steel poles - we have
bought some steel poles that we will start
with when the rains stop.
3. some more benches and
chairs for children
4. school stationery
5. 4 long tables for the
children
We used part of the money
that Grandma Rosemary sent us to buy steel
poles, part of it has been used to pay
volunteer teachers, part of it for
stationery. We still have part of it in the
Bank. This will help us when we start
construction few months from now.
I have received WACIA'S
decision for financial support with joy. I
must confess that I had tears flowing when I
was reading the mail, and I know that many
will join me in shedding tears of joy when
news gets into their ears. The children too!
WACIA's financial support is a mile ahead at
RoA, knowing that we will not struggle to
pay volunteer teachers and buy School
stationery, and for the maintance of the
School building. We will do exactly as the
WACIA management wants us to do. We will be
sending all the documents that are needed.
And use the finances as required.
Thanks very much Jane,
Raoul, Becka, Sophie, John, Molly, Grandma
Rosemary and all RoA fans, the team is
getting bigger. Its amazing what people can
achieve when they get together. The world
may not know what you are doing, you maybe
unsung heroes, your names may not make
newspaper headlines, but in Kandabwe and at
RoA, you are our heroes. Bravo!
With love,
Isaac
2/20/08
The gable end wall
collapsed after unusually heavy rains in
Kandabwe. The school is unable to re-open
until the wall has been repaired and the
building made safe. If you are able to make
a donation towards its repair, please follow
the links to the WACIA
"Woman
and Children in Africa"
below,
or please write to
Pastor Isaac directly.
Contact address's are at
the bottom of this page.
Dear friends of RoA,
Complements of the
season. RoA would like to send their thanks
for your support during 2007 academic year.
We look forward to 2008 as well with its
challenges.
However, this year
we will have a delayed opening due to the
status of the building. We observed a big
crack in the wall, which has to be worked on
first before we could open for the security
of the pupils. We are hopeful the problem
will be worked on as soon as possible so
that we do not have unnecessary delays in
learning. The crack is a result of heavy
rainfalls we are experiencing in the area.
We will keep you
updated as soon as we open school for first
term in 2008.
Yours faithfully,
Isaac Mwewa
Project
Coordinator. (RoA)
Jan 05
2008
CURRENT
INFORMATION FOR
the
Rock
of Ages School
We
have some great news!
Please
click this link
to read about
how
"Woman
and Children in Africa"
WACIA
will help the ROA School.
"Working to
alleviate hardship and suffering by
funding projects which provide a
sustainable benefit and help give women
and children in Africa a better quality
of life".
WACIA has taken
on the the ROA School as a project.
THANKS!
You can
now donate to the ROA school
via WACIA as a
British registered charity.
Some ROA school
facts:
1. CURRENT
NUMBER OF TEACHERS = 4
2. SCHOOL
OPENING HOURS : O8:00 HRS -
14:00
HRS MONDAY TO FRIDAY
3. NUMBERS
IN EACH CLASS
A. NURSERY SECTION = 35
B.
PRIMARY( GRADE 1 & 2 = 11), (GRADE 3 & 4
= 6)
4. PAYMENT
OF TEACHERS = (K 100, 000 - K 150, 000)
= ( US$ 25.97 - US$ 38.96) PER TEACHER
ON MONTHLY BASIS
5.
ADDITIONAL TEACHING COSTS -
6.
TEACHING RESOURCES NEEDED AT THE MOMENT:
EXERCISE BOOKS, PENCILS, CHAIRS, TABLES,
CHALK BOARD, REAMS OF PAPER.
Greetings from Zambia.
I would like to let you know
how far we have progressed this last year from
the Rock of Ages Community School.
On 19th I went to the office
in charge of Community Schools, to register so
that we get affiliated to the mother body that
controls community schools. I was then directed
to the ministry of education were I was told to
pay a fee for affiliation. Unfortunately the
offices were closed, and so I am planning to
visit them on Monday 22nd. I will let you know
as soon as possible what I will be told.
We have managed so far to
employ two teachers, though they seem to be not
enough due to the total number of children we
are expecting to have. There are more than what
I thought would be.
Very soon we will have a
meeting with the parents. We have decided to
take in more orphans and others with parents. We
will explain to them what we expect to them. And
what they expect from us.
We are now faced with more
challenges than we thought. We really need your
support more than ever before in this year and
the years to come.
Your generous support, in
material, and financial help has pushed us very
far, to a place we would not have been on our
own. All the children's smiles are a clear
reflection of your support to us.
I will let you know, the
Mondays outcome.
Yours faithfully,
Isaac
January 20th 2007
Sunday May 20, 2007
Dear ROA Friends,
Greetings. I would like to
give you an update of all that is happening
at ROA. Learning is going on seriously.
We have so far recruited 4 classes, baby
class ( ages 2-4), grade 1(ages 6-8), 3&4 (
ages 10-12.)
We had three teachers,
unfortunately one has gone back to school.
We are hopeful to find a replacement as soon
as possible.
I am still pushing for the
school registration, they keep on postponing
the days to inspect the building. I am not
sure when they will come.
The teachers are on Part
time employment as we can not afford to
employ them fully. They are getting as
little as US$12 per month, this is amounting
to US$36 for the three teachers. This is not
an easy amount to raise, in most cases I
sacrifice what I get from my part time job.
I can boldly confess, there is nothing we
can do without your support. ROA cannot go
anywhere without you.
We are looking at ways and
means of sustaining ourselves as a school. I
know that all alone you have been
sacrificing, we have realized that we can't
be crying to you for help every time. In
short we are saying 'teach us to fish'. Help us so
that we can be self sustaining in terms of
finances and other materials. I would like
to hear from you ROA funs on what you have
to say on this. The moment you stop the
support this school will be no more and the
children will go back to the streets.
We have so far established
friendship with two USA schools, though we
are just in the process of seeing how we can
benefit from one another.
We are expecting to
receive one of our ROA ambassadors from UK.
We are so much excited about it and a large
box of gifts full of smiles
awaits her.
I am very sorry for having
been silent for some time now. I will keep
you updated.
Yours,
Isaac
Please Email - We would like to get to know you.
We would like to have Pen-Pals around the world.
Please write to us at:
scmwewa
at
yahoo. com
If
you would like to send a package of teaching materials
or
anything for the school, letters or regular mail
please send to:
COMFORT MINISTRIES
care of/ Pastor Isaac Mwewa
P.O. BOX 21489, KITWE,
ZAMBIA, 10101
Africa
to
learn
More
about Pastor Isaac Mwewa,
and
his work please
click here
If you would like to
contribute via Pay-Pal now
please click this:
THANKS!
John and Molly Swan
Sheeran
administer the pay-pal
account and
are friends of the
Rock of Ages School
and will be sure it
gets to the children.
If you would
rather Western Union or bank transfer a gift directly,
write to j&m for more information.
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