Communities Without Borders

Sekelela Community School

Sekelela Community School, located in Lusaka West, was established in 1998. It started under a tree with 25 students. The local community started this nonprofit school to offer quality education to the most needy, including orphans and vulnerable children. The Parents Community School Committee (PCSC) governs the school; members of the board are elected by the community.

2018 Enrollment: 368 students (181 boys, 187 girls)

Mission Statement: Sekelela Community School is a non-profit organization committed to complement the Ministry of General Education in providing education and life skills to orphaned and vulnerable children with the focus on the girl child and learners with special education needs. We are also committed to providing adult literacy and life skills to the general populace in the community.

Sekelela School

Sekelela Community School has two buidings, each with two classrooms and a teachers’ room.
Our previous bore hole (well) was only 30 meters deep and often dried up. Our new bore hole and hand pump are drilled down 50 meters, which means we will get water even during the dry season. We plan to connect a water pump to the new phase 3 electrical connection so we can water our garden and harvest fresh vegetables for our feeding program.

Netball is one of the sports activities for both boys and girls. Others include football (soccer), shot-put, volleyball and discus.
Garden and toilets (provided with help from CIDRZ and UNICEF.)

Education

Mary Mwelwa teaches children in grades 1 and 2.

During a math class, 8th-graders pay close attention.

Two 9th-grade students choose books to read during the library period in class. They chose The World Book Encyclopedia and Prentice Hall Literature.
The school is proud of a 97% average pass rate for 7th-grade exams during years 2013-2018.

CWB Support

CWB provides a scholarship to a member of the teaching staff of the school to attend the three-year program at Mwarona College of Education in Lusaka, leading to an Early Child Teacher’s Diploma. Evelyn Zulu, Head Teacher, completed her teaching diploma in 2018. Eunice Nachimata will be the next teacher to attend the same program, supported by CWB.
Children help unpack textbooks provided by CWB.
CWB is providing tools to help with school administration.
CWB consults with the staff and the parent committee about the school’s priorities. In 2018 CWB started a project to provide electricity to the school. The whole community can then use the school facilities after sunset.
CWB provided Days for Girls menstrual kits for girls at the school. Days for Girls is a global movement that prepares and distributes sustainable menstrual health solutions to girls who would otherwise miss school during their monthly periods.
CWB provided vision testing and eyeglasses in 2016.

Challenges

There are not enough desks.
There are not enough tables and chairs.
Students have to share chairs or sit on the floor.
Some furniture needs to be replaced or repaired.

Administration and Staff

Evelyn Zulu, the head teacher, teaches pre-class and grade 5 and does guidance and counseling. She has completed an early childhood education diploma.
Patrick Zulu chairs Sekelela’s Parent Community School Committee.
Mary Mwelwa teaches grades 1 and 2.
Rachael Miyanda teaches grades 3 and 4.
Kaumbi Always teaches grades 6 and 7 along with math and business studies in grades 8 and 9.

Location

Sekelela Community School
Mungwi Rd, D170, Mungule Rd. Zambia
Category: School

The Sekelela Community School is located approximately 20 km West of Lusaka, in the Kafue District, Lusaka Central, Namalombwe constituency. It is about 28 km to the M9.

Photo credits: Peter Kapasula, Louis Licht, Debra Minard, Peter Smith, and other CWB travelers
Some material taken from the Sekelela Magazine, Editorial consultant: Helen F. Smith

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