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   The needs of Zimbabwe and all of sub Saharan Africa are of concern to all who hear the plight of the people.
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Currently we sponsor 500 children in  Zimbabwe.

Without YOUR help they would find it very difficult to complete their education.
Planned Giving / Gift Aid form available
sponsored pupils from St James Primary school
 

Fees for a secondary school child this term at Beulah Heights are just under £8. The basic tuition fees are about £3.50 the other £4.50 covers books and other equipment needed to run examination courses.

To buy a full uniform would cost about £60 with the basic essentials costing about £9


 

Supporting Pupils to help them complete their education

Zimbabwe, in common with most African countries is struggling with a range of problems from very high unemployment (over 80%), high inflation (over 165,000%) and HIV /AIDS. 1.7 million children are now orphans (May 2008 UNICEF /Save the Children)

The Charity is committed to helping orphans and other children where poverty is getting in the way of them having an education. Education is one of the most valuable commodities that we can provide that will build a sustainable and secure future for the community.

The best way to get involved it to be part of the planned giving scheme, gift aided if you pay income or capital gains tax. We can only really use money that is sustainable - i.e. planned monthly giving to make commitments to sponsor children through their education. For many of the children they will need sponsorship for several years. Only if we have committed planned giving can we really help.

Other fund raising is in general aimed at one off projects like supplying text books or new classrooms.

Planned Giving / Gift Aid form available  other formats available on the contacts page
 

 some of the many children being sponsored in Zimbabwe

 

 

 

some of the 100 sponsored pupils from St James Primary school

 

 

 

some of the many children being sponsored in Zimbabwe

 

many of the 100 sponsored pupils from St James Primary school

  
Some of the children we sponsor at St James Primary
There are 472 boys and 482 girls (954) on roll at St James Primary School (2007), currently we sponsor 100 of them.
Of the 100 children over a quarter are orphans and the rest have already lost one parent. For most this is the difference between getting an education or not.
When the grade 7 children go to the secondary school we will continue to fund them so they can take their GCSE ("O") level and perhaps their "A" level examinations.
Some additional funding has been provided to help with resources.