Dear friend! Overall, we can be thankful for the rainy season that is now coming to an end, because we have more grass on the pastures and more water in the streams and ponds than in the past six or seven years. Agricultural school The first trimester of 2022 ended on April 1st. The consistently… Good Hope Zambia News 04/2022 weiterlesen
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Newsletter von Bweupe Chifitas in Solwezi
Ein Bericht auf Englisch über die Arbeit von Bweupe Chifitas die wir von GoodHope in Solwezi unterstützen. PDF Download
Rain and Christmasgreetings
Dear friends, the long-awaited rain has finally set in. Since December 14th, the fields can finally be tilled. That is a very late beginning of the rainy season. If the rain continues until the end of March, it will still be a good year for agriculture. Even in the Northwest Province, where it normally rains… Rain and Christmasgreetings weiterlesen
Good Hope Zambia News December 2021
Dear friends and supporters, the expected start of the rainy season has not yet materialized. Humans, cattle and plants suffer from the drought and heat. Our cattle have not been as skinny as they are in years. As long as you hold out until the grass turns green, you will regain your weight very quickly.… Good Hope Zambia News December 2021 weiterlesen
Good Hope Zambia News September 2021
Dear friends, We are now in the season when we have fantastic blooming trees. After five or more months without rain, this is always great and gives hope for a good rainy season to come. According to the long-term forecast, which is mainly based on the water temperature in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, the… Good Hope Zambia News September 2021 weiterlesen
Good Hope Zambia News August 2021
Dear friends and supporters On July 31st we were able to say goodbye to 12 students at the agricultural school. I briefly wrote about it in the July report. Here is a picture of our three students from Malawi with our four teachers: Desire Msiska was by far the best vegetable producer and Etone Kapira… Good Hope Zambia News August 2021 weiterlesen
Did you know? – Farmtechnology Class
In our „Farm Technology“ course, teacher Aswelo Tembo (left side in blue jacket) shows our students how to use a small oven to cook a pot of corn porridge in 10 minutes. The stove is designed in such a way that you only need a few small twigs for it. So you don’t need to… Did you know? – Farmtechnology Class weiterlesen
Good Hope Carpentry Shop
Eight years ago we received a generous donation which enabled us to establish a carpentry shop at Good Hope Basic School. Why carpentry? The main reason was to give young people who are struggling academically but who are good with their hands an opportunity to aquire skills in wood working. There are many beautiful trees… Good Hope Carpentry Shop weiterlesen
Vegetable Production by Students from Twin Fountain College
One way in which Twin Fountain is different from other colleges is the chance for our students to finance themselves. A big challenge for development in Africa is this general “beggar mentality” – oh help me I am poor. As much as it is true that there are a lot of poor people in this… Vegetable Production by Students from Twin Fountain College weiterlesen
Solar technology in Africa
Solar technology in the African bush One of our ex-students, Bweupe Chifita lives in the northwest of Zambia in the city of Solwezi. A few years ago more copper was found there and practically a new town was built around the copper mine. Such a development naturally has the advantage that there is more work.… Solar technology in Africa weiterlesen