Camfed Zambia

Camfed staff and volunteers are using cell phones to tweet about programs and events in rural Zambia.

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Girls dispersing to their communities this AM. I'll miss them but i'm eagerly anticipating news of their businesses as they apply their ...

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Afterward she burst into tears & many other girls wept too-a stark reminder of how many of them are orphans, & how much it hurts.

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Incredibly moving graduation today. A student named Bertha sang a song about Camfed being her mother & father.

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Cynthia: I've really increased my knowledge of money management so it will help me get into college for my dream of becoming an accountant.

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Everly: I had no idea how to budget before. Now i can track money going out & coming in so my business has a good chance to succeed.

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Sylvia: Before I didn't know much about health but now I know how to take care of myself & that will give me a better life.

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Memory: When i arrived here, i was shy & i didn't have any skills talking to people. Now i can even give presentations to many people.

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Question of the day: How has the Leadership & Enterprise program changed you?

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Fantastic to see these beautiful rural girls catwalking like pros!

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Waiting for the student fashion show to start-gìrls dancing in their seats.

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Nalishebo, solar lamp sales: reduce transport costs by buying many lamps at once from supplier rather than traveling back & forth.

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Memory, recycled tote bags: increase sales by signing contracts with distributors in Lusaka & maybe even internationally!

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Nyasha, poultry farming: we'll buy a mill to grind maize for feed as paying for this service is expensive. We'll also make pillows from ...

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Nakawala, bakery project: customers are asking for tea and coffee so we will add them to our product offerings.

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Students giving presentations on future plans for their businesses based on lessons from past 2 weeks.

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Akabeswa: It inspired me to hear that we don't have to focus on the past, we can look to the future-going ahead.

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Nalishebo: What inspired me is that all of the presenters had hard backgrounds but they never gave up & they were able to achieve their ...

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I asked students for their reactions to today's presentations. Many were encouraged by the idea of transcending their backgrounds of har ...

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Trudi: Don't let anyone knock you off the path to your dreams.

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Trudi: People make mistakes-but even when you make a mistake, you must pick yourself up.