Project Luangwa Objectives

Education

• ♦  To increase the number of children able to attend school and have the chance of an education.
• ♦  To increase the number of classrooms and pupil places available.
• ♦  To improve educational facilities at schools in the Luangwa Valley.
• ♦  To improve the standard of education and exam pass rate.
• ♦  To increase the number of qualified teachers and standard of teaching.
• ♦  To assist vulnerable children to attend school by increasing pupil sponsorship.
• ♦  To help more gifted children fulfil their potential by gaining a tertiary education.

 Vocational Training and Self Help

• ♦  To build and develop a Vocational Training Centre and train local people in vocational trades.
• ♦  To train people in the skills required to fulfil the needs of local employers. 
• ♦  To enable people to develop the skills required to start and sustain their own small business.

 Small Business Development

• ♦  To assist local people to develop their own self-sustaining small businesses through the
•     provision of   micro-loans.
• ♦  Provide ongoing support to established small businesses.
• ♦  To encourage and assist women in establishing an income to support their families.

• ♦  Assist in the development of community infrastructure.
• ♦  Assist in the provision of clean water sources.

• ♦  To encourage the use of alternative technology, particularly methods that reduce the use of firewood.
• ♦  To work closely with existing conservation charities and organisations, particularly in the field
•    of education.