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Dear Devon and Steven,
I would like to share a little story with you... Not too long ago I was sitting on the sand floor of my hut,  escaping the heat under my thatched roof, with my friend  Taweychena.  She was going through a few books I had strung up in a tin case on the wall and came across a travel book with a person on  the cover.  A woman who looked very much like her was on the cover  of a "Lonely Planet- Africa".  She said "ifo no wohne? (what is  this?), I said "afrik tira" (An African Book).  Her eyes starred at  the picture and she started singing a song with "Africa" in it,  actually making up a song about how I was going to travel to  Africa... as she rocked her small child on her back.  When she was  bored of the song and the photo she looked at me and asked me if I  had ever been to Africa.  I responded, "Before now?" ...she looked perplexed, and at that moment I realized that this 21 year old  mother with 2 small children had no idea that she lived in Africa.   

That was 5 years ago, and now Taweychena is in adult literacy  classes, and the young girl that she rocked on her back, is now  entering the first grade.  By the end of this school year she will  be able to read, write, do simple math and will know that she lives  in Africa.  Moreover, that child will always remember her entire elementary school experience as a student in the Hope Through  Education - Devon Esrick Education Center.  On behalf of the people  of Kabey Fo, we can't thank you enough.

Best Regards,

Virginia Emmons
Educate Tomorrow



Hope through Education  along with Zambian Open Community (ZOCS) have begun  construction for a NEW school to be named  Zambezi Sawmills Community School, in Livingstone, Zambia East Africa. This three classroom school will provide not only an education, but a greater goal of opportunity for the children in this region.  The school is scheduled to be completed November 2007.



Be sure to read about this and other ZOCS project, click here to go to their website.


 
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