written by Sian Jones In order to graduate from Shine Zambia Reading Academy pupils must be able to read and write and pass exams at Zambian grade 4 level in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Development Studies, and Chinyanja (one of the local languages). Shine then finds them a place in
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Shine Pupil – Grace Tembo
Grace Tembo is 10 years old and lives in Kalikiliki with her parents and her five sisters. She also has two brothers who have both married and left home. The eight of them live in a small house with only two rooms. One room is a bedroom for her parents
Shine Pupil – Emeldah Mwanza
Emeldah Mwanza is 12 years old and is in the second year of our two year programme at Shine Zambia Reading Academy. She is currently being taught grade 3 and grade 4 work in Maths, English, Social Development Studies, Chinyanja and Science. Emeldah lives in Kalikiliki with her parents and
Shine Pupil – Mary Chiwala
Mary Chiwala is an eleven year old pupil at Shine Zambia Reading Academy. She lives in one of the compounds surrounding Shine called Mtendere East with her Auntie. Sadly, her Uncle passed away in 2003 and her Auntie was left to bring up their child alone. Now Mary lives with
A week volunteering at Shine Zambia Reading Academy
written by Karen Earthrowl I have always felt strongly about helping worthwhile causes and those in need, so when the opportunity came around for me to volunteer at Shine Zambia Reading Academy I jumped at the chance. I travelled to Zambia in November 2010 to meet up with Vineet to
Reflections on my first week back in Zambia
written by Vineet Bhatnagar After a crazy final few days in London tying up loose ends, I finally arrived back in Zambia last Monday after 8 months away. While sitting on the plane I really didn’t know what to expect… the last time I returned to Zambia after a long
My first frustration
written by Sian Jones Zambia is an amazing country, but unless you are living in your own bubble (as we often are at Shine Zambia Reading Academy) you WILL get frustrated! On Thursday I needed to print out several documents I had been working on for the teachers regarding the
My first week back in Zambia
written by Sian Jones We landed in Lusaka on Monday at 6.30am and by 9am I was settled into my accommodation (a miracle in itself!). However, instead of resting after a long night flight and getting settled back into a very different country, culture and climate, we went straight to
How I organised a charity football tournament for Shine
written by Roger Jarman It seems just a few months ago that I was sitting in a bar with my wife, Kay, and a couple of other parents from our son’s local football team talking about how good it would be to run a charity event and how good it
Going back to Zambia
written by Sian Jones Going to Zambia has always been an adventure for me, a new unknown chapter. Each time, I have boarded the plane heading to a new area of Zambia with new people and new challenges. This time, my fifth trip to Africa and my fourth trip to
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