South Leith has supported the Chipembi Girls School for ten years. The school is striving to be completely self-sufficient. South Leith provided cattle to begin a herd for the girls. They now have over 100 cows. Through the school's linkage with Scotland, the African visitors fell in love with Scottish sheep, so the school also has their own flock of sheep to go with their chickens and other livestock.
Following research on the best use of the environment, the girls have three fishponds (one dug by hand) and are now able to raise their own fish as well. Each girl has her own chores to maintain the food supply.The farming endeavor includes annual crops of maize, oranges, lemons and guava, as well as a healthy vegetable garden.
The goal of the Chipembi Girls School is to be totally self-sufficient in food production for the school.
The big project three years ago was the development of a computer lab at the school. South Leith transported the equipment from Scotland and took the necessary personnel to set up the computers appropriately. The skills on the computer have made the graduates of Chipembi School top in the area and sought after by businesses in the capital city of Lusaka.
This year's projects will be described in future entries.
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