VIEU & OVERNEWTON VIEU & OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COMMUNITY ANGLICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.COLLEGE.

MAKING AN IMPACT ON A ZAMBIAN COMMUNITY.

Barry Wood Memorial Social Justice Grant report.

Mike Lampard & Lyn Jordan.

Chibobo, Zambia Chibobo, Zambia ~ Overnewton’s 3~ Overnewton’s 3rdrd Campus! Campus!

Chibobo, near Serenje

Lusaka, the national capital.

Life in Zambia ~ Many HardshipsLife in Zambia ~ Many Hardships

AUSTRALIAPopulation: 22 millionLife expectancy: 82yrsHIV/Aids %: 0.2%HIV/Aids Number: 18,000 Infant Mortality rate (deaths

per 1000 live births): 4.75Unemployed: 6%Living below the poverty

line: Less than 1%

ZAMBIAPopulation: 11.8 millionLife expectancy: 39yrsHIV/Aids %: 15.2%HIV/Aids Number: 1.1million Infant Mortality rate (deaths

per 1000 live births): 101.2Unemployment: 50%Living below the poverty line:

86%

Source: CIA World Factbook

Working with the Chibobo Working with the Chibobo Community for over 5 years.Community for over 5 years.

Involvement began in 2003 via VIEU member Kevin Gilbert, who was working as an Australian Volunteer International in Serenje.

The need to help care for the orphans in the remote Chibobo region was brought to our attention and the Overnewton Community has been helping to care for up to 60 orphans since late 2003, working with Help Ministries Project (HMP).

Trips from Overnewton occurred in 2004, 2005 & 2007, whilst links with a local Anglican church have seen other groups also visit Chibobo.

The need to care for the whole community soon became apparent – “It takes a Village to raise a child.”

A balanced approachA balanced approach The aim is always to help the community to become

more self-sustainable, and we respond to the requests of the community (via Help Ministries Project).

Training – Formal (teachers, nurses, mechanics) + informal (through Aussie skills & developing contacts).

Infrastructure – orphanage buildings, medical centre with solar power, mono-pump & play pump, classrooms, playgrounds, etc.

Resources – educational, clothing, transport, etc. Aid – orphan care, famine relief. Income generation – crops, koala club,

Mechanics project.

Barry Wood Memorial Award Barry Wood Memorial Award ~ Changing a Community.~ Changing a Community.A grant of $2000 enabled Pride

Kalunga to be trained as a teacher.

Koala Club –Empowering the Koala Club –Empowering the local Women.local Women.The need existed for the local

women to have something to do.Teaching sewing & knitting skills

to the orphan carers and local women is changing lives and equipping a community.

Joshua – A changed lifeJoshua – A changed lifeBorn with 2 club feet, and with

little hope for a productive future.Brought to Australia for

corrective surgery with the assistance of Moira Kelly’s Children First Foundation.

THANK YOU TO THE VIEU THANK YOU TO THE VIEU FOR SUPPORTING FOR SUPPORTING OVERNEWTON’S WORK OVERNEWTON’S WORK WITH THE CHIBOBO WITH THE CHIBOBO COMMUNITY.COMMUNITY.