Children’s Home and School

The school and children’s home in Mafubira was established to: provide impoverished families with the opportunity to send their children to school at no cost to them; and to offer a home and an education to the community’s orphaned children. The centrally-located children’s home and school is near the clinic and the community church.

Thank you to Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe Walldorf e.V. (a German Organization) for making the children’s home possible. After purchasing land, The children’s home was built. We have also built a playground, latrine, kitchen, and installed 2 water tanks.

The organization “Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.“ exists to help others help themselves. We help children and families in need all over the world by providing support for specific projects. We especially value equality, partnership and direct contact with the persons leading the project on site.

“By constructing a building on LCM’s own property, they will no longer have to pay rent and will be able to invest that money into other areas of need in the future. We wish Mr. Lufafa good fortune and success with the construction of the new orphanage and hope the children will enjoy their new home and environment once the project has been completed.” – Barabara Diehm, spokesperson of “Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“ Walldorf.

http://www.hilfe-zur-selbsthilfe-walldorf.de/

The children’s home also has a large garden area and 3 cows. The children learn to garden and care for the cows.

James, the headmaster, is a local Christian man who believes that education can greatly improve one’s quality of life. The schoolgrounds consist of five buildings, two of which are currently under construction.

Will all the children stay at the children’s home? Only children that are in desperate conditions will stay at the home. Lufafa will always try to locate extended family or a friend to care for vulnerable children.