Zambia or Bust!

Well after a delay of nearly 6 months due to COVID and shipping nightmares, our container is finally on its way to Zambia! The container was packed “to the rafters” with donations from the likes of Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 5 Star Communications, Tellico Village Computer Users Club, and many, many other supporters. The container is filled with furniture, clothing, computers, tools, sporting equipment, ranger gear, toys, and other items to help our ranger team, women’s sewing program, beekeeping program, and our school (with a secondary school currently under construction).

We are incredibly grateful for the supporters who helped us buy the container, load the container, and donated items and supplies for the container benefitting Team Nsefu Zambia. The container is to arrive in July and we can’t wait!!!

Thank you!

As you sew...sew shall you reap! Our Women's Sewing Program is a success!

The Nsefu Wildlife Women’s Sewing Program is a HIT!

We have GREAT news to share with you with regards to our women’s sewing center. Our Operations Manager Steve Zulu reports that the sewing program is a smashing success in the sector! He shared that the locals weren’t quite sure about the program at first and many doubted that it would become viable…but Team Nsefu wasn’t about to let failure happen. The team of women we trained is now creating fashions for the community and the school uniforms for our Chabwera school!

We have some more great news to share with you in that our Board Advisor Dr. Thomas Snitch made a wonderful donation to purchase more treadle machines for the sewing program in honor of U.S. Congressman Raskin’s late son “Tommy”. Tom shared with us that Tommy had a deep passion for Africa and we are grateful he came up with something so powerful and lasting for the community and for the Raskin family. The donation of sewing machines will grow the number of women in the workforce.

Everyone is exceedingly proud that not only do the women get to earn an income to support themselves and their families, but they provide a necessary service to the community and everyone wins. It’s another program that Nsefu Supporters are helping make a huge success!!! Very special thanks to Tom Snitch for the sewing machines donation and to Jan Dickieson for her continued support of the program! Everyone at Team Nsefu sends their heartfelt condolences to the Raskin family and we promise to cherish Tommy’s memory and we will continue his legacy of goodwill.

New School Uniforms for Chabwera Students!

Our Nsefu Wildlife Women’s Sewing Center has been busy making uniforms for all the students at our Chabwera School! This has been a total blessing for the families and kids in that parents don’t have to travel hours away for school uniforms. Furthermore, children having uniforms gives them a sense of “belonging”. Students are more prone to dropping out of school when not having a uniform because they create an “even economic and emotional playing field” in school and create a sense of unity and pride.

Thank you to Pandora Vreeland for coming up with the final funding for fabric to complete the program! We are grateful!

Nsefu Wildlife Shipping Container off to Zambia!

Our Nsefu Wildlife container is OFF TO ZAMBIA!!! Thank you to everyone who helped buy the container, load the container, and all the donations that are packed to the rafters inside. Praying for a safe journey because that container is packed with love and the contents have the power to change lives... both human and animal! We are grateful for your support!

New School Uniforms and End of Semester Ceremony

Check out these photos from the closing ceremony at Chabwera for the semester and our Sewing Team showing off newly completed school uniforms.

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Closing ceremony at Chabwera for Winter Holiday!

Sewing team with new school uniforms

Sewing team with new school uniforms

New school uniforms