When we arrived in Ndola, we found a community of 8,000 adults and 3,000 children lacking in all basic services: no safe drinking water, medical care, employment, adequate housing, electricity, or schools. They told us their ideas and dreams for what their community needed. Together we came up with a way to support their ideas for community empowerment.
![]() We started feeding 25 children in August 2005. | ![]() We dug a well to provide clean water to the community. | ![]() We built a building so children could have a place to eat. |
![]() We hired a nurse to provide emergency medical care. | ![]() We found teachers in the community to tutor the children. | ![]() We launched a roof loan program so the community could weather the rains. |
The community started an after school program, vocational training for girls, a tuck shop, an adult education program, and several micro businesses. And today we feed 1,000 children.
Watch the project as it evolved over the years. | Follow how the community has grown and changed since the project started in 2005. | Read about what's happening in Kantolomba currently. |