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Keep up to date with our projects, see where your donations are going and the impact you are making as we update you on all things Brighter Future Zambia.

Fundraising

La Diagonale des Fous: Kevin’s epic fundraising efforts for BFZ.

We are proud of all our trustees for their fundraising efforts this year, but a special mention has to go to Kevin who last month spent 55 consecutive hours running across the beautiful, dramatic and at points treacherous island of La Reunion. In…

Zambian news

Catastrophic drought hits Southern Africa.

Education

Celebrating Young People’s Day

Our partners in Buntolo have recently celebrated Young People's Day, this annual heartwarming event brings together all the children whose education and wellbeing is supported by our sponsors. It is a celebration of achievement as well as…

Wellbeing & Health

Story 2: Clara the Hero Project Assistant  

“A story of loss and resilience, Clara used her own grief and struggles to support the founding of BFZ and ensure the continued evolution of our projects.”  From the beginning, there was Clara − a tireless advocate for…

Education

Story 1: Chabota

BFZ’s sponsorship programme has helped change the lives of many children and their families. It has meant that children like Chabota can concentrate on school and has alleviated some of the worries faced by their caregivers. In…

PreSchool

Story 3: Makangala Pre-School

“Access to education is at the heart of our charity and is the key to ensuring children have a brighter future.” In April 2019, we officially opened the Makangala Pre-School. The school has been a great success and now provides…

Wellbeing & Health

Story 6: Clementina

“My way of living is not comfortable. I’ve got so many orphans to look after sometimes I even struggle to feed them. Even sleeping is a problem — the house is just too small. We have to squeeze when we sleep. I do piece work to try…

Zambian news

Low Rainfall Levels, Poor Crops.

By Katie Anne Smith, Brighter Futures Zambia co-founder and trustee Zambia is currently experiencing a prolonged drought caused largely by the low rainfall during the ‘rainy season’ which runs from November to March. This season…

Community Building

Story 7 – The Water Pump 

This is the life changing moment in May last year when fresh water came to our Makangala Preschool in the Miyoba village in the Southern Province of Zambia - thanks to a new borehole being drilled and a hand pump installed there for the first…

Education

Story 9 – A Supporter Story

We had the chance to live and work in Zambia for many years, teaching in secondary schools first in Mazabuka and then Lusaka. Our children were so lucky to have grown up there, to have had that life experience, and they have such fond, happy…