We support community efforts:
• to provide high quality preschool education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds • to promote early child development at family and community levels • to provide all children with adequate nutrition • to encourage young people to take control of their lives • to promote adult literacy
The SHAMBA Trust
We work in Swaziland
• Where the prevalence of HIV is the highest in the world: o 31% of adults aged 18-49 o 43% among pregnant women • Where there are many orphans and vulnerable children: o 125,000 orphans - and growing o 25% of under 18s are AIDS orphans • Where poverty is severe o 70% of Swazis live on less than 1.25US$ per day o 40% of Swazis are unemployed
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We support community efforts:
• to provide high quality preschool education for children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds • to promote early child development at family and community levels • to provide all children with adequate nutrition • to encourage young people to take control of their lives • to promote adult literacy
We work in Swaziland:
• Where the prevalence of HIV is the highest in the world: o 31% of adults aged 18-49 o 43% among pregnant women • Where there are many orphans and vulnerable children: o 125,000 orphans - and growing o 25% of under 18s are AIDS orphans • Where poverty is severe o 70% of Swazis live on less than 1.25US$ per day o 40% of Swazis are unemployed
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Community Support
We engage with communities through Neighbourhood Care Points (NCPs). These care points are centered round a kitchen, where volunteer caregivers from the community cook a mid-day meal for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). NCPs were established by local volunteers to cater for the growing number of OVCs resulting from the AIDs epidemic. Follow this link to see how NCPs have developed into a national programme supported by Government and donors. We currently work with three NCP committees to help them go beyond feeding and provide high quality early years education and development opportunities for their most disadvantaged children. At Nkoyoyo the NCP kitchen was built by the Swedish Free Church and one of the church buildings is used as the preschool, where our Early Childhood Development (ECD) staff work. The NCP committee is chaired by the Pastor and members represent the church, the community, guardians of children at the preschool, as well as SHAMBA. At Roma and Ntambande SHAMBA partnered with the NCP committees to build kitchen/preschool structures to replace their former mud and stick kitchens. The committees are chaired by local leaders and members represent the community, guardians of children attending the preschool and feeding at the kitchen, as well as SHAMBA.
Community Support
We engage with communities through Neighbourhood Care Points (NCPs). These care points are centered round a kitchen, where volunteer caregivers from the community cook a mid-day meal for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). NCPs were established by local volunteers to cater for the growing number of OVCs resulting from the AIDs epidemic. Follow this link to see how NCPs have developed into a national programme supported by Government and donors. We currently work with three NCP committees to help them go beyond feeding and provide high quality early years education and development opportunities for their most disadvantaged children. At Nkoyoyo the NCP kitchen was built by the Swedish Free Church and one of the church buildings is used as the preschool, where our Early Childhood Development (ECD) staff work. The NCP committee is chaired by the Pastor and members represent the church, the community, guardians of children at the preschool, as well as SHAMBA. At Roma and Ntambande SHAMBA partnered with the NCP committees to build kitchen/preschool structures to replace their former mud and stick kitchens. The committees are chaired by local leaders and members represent the community, guardians of children attending the preschool and feeding at the kitchen, as well as SHAMBA.
Bright Future Preschools
Origin and purpose
The effect of the AIDS epidemic on children born into poor households is devastating. They are poorly nourished and receive very little mental stimulation. As a result they drop out of school early and struggle to find jobs, thus perpetuating the intergenerational poverty cycle. The provision of quality preschool education has been shown to be one of the most cost effective ways of reducing poverty. SHAMBA helps to establish free community preschools. We help to identify or build fit for purpose structures, employ and train teachers, source resources and equipment as well as provide a nutritious breakfast for the children. With the community we enroll children from the most disadvantaged families and ensure that they are not deprived of their right to receive an early years education and development experience equal to that of their peers from more advantaged backgrounds.
Circle time with Teresa,
Thuli and Barbara
Outdoor play
Breakfast
Bright Future Preschools
Origin and purpose
The effect of the AIDS epidemic on children born into poor households is devastating. They are poorly nourished and receive very little mental stimulation. As a result they drop out of school early and struggle to find jobs, thus perpetuating the intergenerational poverty cycle. The provision of quality preschool education has been shown to be one of the most cost effective ways of reducing poverty. SHAMBA helps to establish free community preschools. We help to identify or build fit for purpose structures, employ and train teachers, source resources and equipment as well as provide a nutritious breakfast for the children. With the community we enrol children from the most disadvantaged families and ensure that they are not deprived of their right to receive an early years education and development experience equal to that of their peers from more advantaged backgrounds.
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Reading clubs
Poor English is the main reason children in Swaziland fail their exams at the end of primary school. We therefore hold reading clubs one afternoon a week in Nkoyoyo and Roma for children in the first three grades at the local school. The focus is on developing their English skills. Those who attend most regularly win a SHAMBA Reading Club T-shirt.
These reading clubs are run by our amazing volunteers
with help from SHAMBA staff. We focus on a letter each
week and read stories together. The children then read
on their own to one of the volunteers. We need more
volunteers, so if you live near Mbabane and are
interested in helping please contact us.
Reading clubs
Poor English is the main reason children in Swaziland fail their exams at the end of primary school. We therefore hold reading clubs one afternoon a week in Nkoyoyo and Roma for children in the first three grades at the local school. The focus is on developing their English skills. Those who attend most regularly win a SHAMBA Reading Club T-shirt.
We need more volunteers as we would like
the children to be able to practice their
reading so if anyone in the Mbabane area is
interested in helping these children, please
contact us:
These reading clubs are run by our amazing
volunteers with help from SHAMBA staff. We
focus on a letter each week and read stories
together. The children then read on their own
to one of the volunteers.
Kids Clubs
Aim and objective
The kids clubs offer educational fun in a safe environment. The objective is provide age appropriate information that will arm young people with the knowledge and skills to protect their bodies from the harm caused by abuse, teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Children and young people attend monthly sessions led by volunteers from the Mpolonjeni community with support from SHAMBA staff and volunteers.Ntambande Kids Club
This club has been running since 2011. Each month 60 to 80 children and young people attend. Most of them come from the nearby primary school.Ekucitsekeni Kids Club
This club started in February, 2013. At the first meeting, on a Saturday morning, over 100 children and young people attended.
Kids Clubs
The kids clubs offer educational fun in a safe environment. The objective is provide age appropriate information that will arm young people with the knowledge and skills to protect their bodies from the harm caused by abuse, teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Children and young people attend monthly sessions led by volunteers from the Mpolonjeni community with support from SHAMBA staff and volunteers.
The Ntambande Kids Club is held in a
field. The club has been running since
2011. Each month 60 to 80 children and
young people attend. Most of them
come from the nearby primary school.
Adult training
Literacy training
Illiteracy has a profound socio-economic impact on families, perpetuating cycles of poverty due to a lack of the skills needed to gain formal employment or start a small business. SHAMBA therefore facilitates literacy training at the NCP in Nkoyoyo with the help of SEBENTA, a Swaziland NGO, and volunteer teachers from the community.Business and computer training
With the help of Waterford Kamhlaba College’s Community Service and Business Studies Departments, young people from Mplolonjeni receive business training. Once a week, they are taken to Waterford where they are taught by the Head of Business Studies and IB1 students as part of their community service.Teacher Nkhulungwane with some of his students
Business students en route
Adult training
Literacy training
Illiteracy has a profound socio-economic impact on families, perpetuating cycles of poverty due to a lack of the skills needed to gain formal employment or start a small business. SHAMBA therefore facilitates literacy training at the NCP in Nkoyoyo with the help of SEBENTA, a Swaziland NGO, and volunteer teachers from the community.Business aned computer training
With the help of Waterford Kamhlaba College’s Community Service and Business Studies Departments, young people from Mplolonjeni receive business training. Once a week, they are taken to Waterford where they are taught by the Head of Business Studies and IB1 students as part of their community service.
HEALTH PROMOTION
SHAMBA’s health promotion activities include:
• At the preschool we monitor the children’s health and ensure their immunisations are up-to-date, we also focus on ‘brushing our teeth’. A dentist and oral hygienist also provide the preschool children with free care. • Good hand hygiene is focussed on in the kitchen and at the preschool. • We provide a healthy breakfast for the preschool children. • With help from Children’s Cup, we provide a nutritious lunch for about 180 children each month at three locations in Mpolonjeni.
•
At the kids clubs we focus on the development of life
skills and the prevention of abuse, teenage
pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections and
HIV.
•
We promote HIV testing and run a condom
distribution programme with the help of PSI, which
supplies us with male and female condoms, and
volunteers from the Mpolonjeni community who
distribute them.
HEALTH PROMOTION
SHAMBA’s health promotion activities include:
• At the preschool we monitor the children’s health and ensure their immunisations are up-to-date, we also focus on ‘brushing our teeth’. A dentist and oral hygienist also provide the preschool children with free care. • Good hand hygiene is focussed on in the kitchen and at the preschool. • We provide a healthy breakfast for the preschool children. • With help from Children’s Cup, we provide a nutritious lunch for about 180 children each month at three locations in Mpolonjeni.
•
At the kids clubs we focus on the
development of life skills and the
prevention of abuse, teenage pregnancy,
and sexually transmitted infections and
HIV.
•
We promote HIV testing and run a condom
distribution programme with the help of
PSI, which supplies us with male and
female condoms, and volunteers from the
Mpolonjeni community who distribute
them.
SHAMBA Swaziland
Establishment and mission
The SHAMBA Trust (Swaziland) was established on 11 March, 2011 as An Association Not For Profit in terms of Section 17 of the Swaziland Companies Act. Our aim is to develop the capacity of communities to provide disadvantaged children from AIDS affected households with an equitable foundation to lifelong development through the provision of good quality early childhood care and education.Staff
SHAMBA Swaziland is governed by six unpaid Directors (move cursor over photo to see details).
The work of the Trust is undertaken by two volunteer executive directors (Drs Anne and Allan Low
- see above) and six paid staff
move curser over a photo to see biodata
Sinethemba Khumalo
Sinethemba is a practising lawyer and a resident of Mpolonjeni, where SHAMBA is currently working. She has been
instrumental in getting SHAMBA fully registered as a not for profit organisation. In addition to her three children she has
also raised two orphan children
Allan Low
Allan has 23 years experience as an agricultural economist in Southern and Eastern Africa. He wrote a text book on
Agricultural Development in Southern Africa based on his early work in Swaziland. Allan decided to settle here after
retiring.
Anne Low
Anne worked as a medical doctor in Southern Africa for 18 years. She retired to Swaziland, where she reconnected with
a long time friend, Christopher Dlamini. She helped him realise his dream of building a kitchen to feed orphans and
vulnerable children. After his death, she continued his work.
Mapule Phiri
Mapule is our Community Child Development Officer. She joined SHAMBA in 2015. She has experience as a primary
school teacher and in training parents on early childhood care and development. She has worked with NGOs to support
communities and Neighbourhood Care Points.
Glenrose Dlamini
Glenrose is our Project Manager. She is an Mpolonjeni resident and a former member of the Chief’s Council. Glenrose
has an AAT accounting qualification and over six years’ internal audit experience. She headed the Swaziland
Conference of Churches’ Gender Desk and is a ‘trainer of trainers’ in gender and human rights
David Bertram
David was born in Mbabane and educated in Swaziland and South Africa. David’s career has been in shipping. He
became a Chief Officer, before coming ashore in 1996. In 2010, David returned to his birthplace to take over the MSC’s
logistics office in Matsapha as the country manager.
Joy Rockley-Zwane
Joy grew up in the UK and attended university there. She came to Swaziland in 1983 to get married. She has two
children and works as a dentist in her own practice in Mbabane.
Thembi Silombo
Thembi attended school in Piggs Peak in the North of Swaziland. After leaving school she gained an AAT accounting
qualification and is currently enrolled with UNISA pursuing her BCOM degree. In 2004, she joined FNB where she is
now a member of FNB 's Junior Board.
Faith Simelane
Faith is our ECD officer at Roma preschool. She joined SHAMBA at the end of 2014. She shadowed Mapule at Nkoyoyo
preschool for six months and is doing a preschool training course in the holidays. Faith is a resident of Roma and is
well known by the families where her pupils come from.
Nonhlanhla Dlamini
Nonhlanhla is our ECD officer at Nkoyoyo preschool. She joined SHAMBA at the end of 2015. She shadowed Mapule at
Nkoyoyo preschool during the last term of 2015 and will take over from her in 2016. She has previously been invoved
in training parents on early childhood education and development.
Teresa Magagula
Teresa is our assistant ECD officer at Nkoyoyo preschool. She has been with SHAMBA since 2011, when we started our
first preschool at Nkoyoyo. She is a resident of Nkoyoyo and a member of the Swedish Free Church, whose building
the Nkoyoyo preschool occupies.
Kanyisile Mashinini
Kanyisile is our assistant ECD officer at Roma preschool. She has been with SHAMBA since 2015, when she spent the
last term shadowing Teresa at Nkoyoyo preschool . She is a resident of Roma and a former caregiver at the Roma 2
Neighbourhood Care Point.
SHAMBA Swaziland
Establishment and mission
The SHAMBA Trust (Swaziland) was established on 11 March, 2011 as An Association Not For Profit in terms of Section 17 of the Swaziland Companies Act. Our aim is to develop the capacity of communities to provide disadvantaged children from AIDS affected households with an equitable foundation to lifelong development through the provision of good quality early childhood care and education.Staff
SHAMBA Swaziland is governed by six unpaid Directors (move cursor over photo to see details).
move curser over a photo to see biodata
The work of the Trust is undertaken by two
volunteer executive directors (Drs Anne and
Allan Low - see above) and six paid staff
Sinethemba Khumalo
Sinethemba is a practising lawyer and a resident of
Mpolonjeni, where SHAMBA is currently working. She has
been instrumental in getting SHAMBA fully registered as
a not for profit organisation. In addition to her three
children she has also raised two orphan children
Allan Low
Allan has 23 years experience as an agricultural
economist in Southern and Eastern Africa. He wrote a
text book on Agricultural Development in Southern Africa
based on his early work in Swaziland. Allan decided to
settle here after retiring.
Anne Low
Anne worked as a medical doctor in Southern Africa for
18 years. She retired to Swaziland, where she
reconnected with a long time friend, Christopher
Dlamini. She helped him realise his dream of building a
kitchen to feed orphans and vulnerable children. After
his death, she continued his work.
Mapule Phiri
Mapule is our Community Child Development Officer.
She joined SHAMBA in 2015. She has experience as a
primary school teacher and in training parents on early
childhood care and development. She has worked with
NGOs to support communities and Neighbourhood
Care Points.
Glenrose Dlamini
Glenrose is our Project Manager. She is an Mpolonjeni
resident and a former member of the Chief’s Council.
Glenrose has an AAT accounting qualification and over
six years’ internal audit experience. She headed the
Swaziland Conference of Churches’ Gender Desk and is
a ‘trainer of trainers’ in gender and human rights
David Bertram
David was born in Mbabane and educated in Swaziland
and South Africa. David’s career has been in shipping.
He became a Chief Officer, before coming ashore in
1996. In 2010, David returned to his birthplace to take
over the MSC’s logistics office in Matsapha as the
country manager.
Faith Simelane
Faith is our ECD officer at Roma preschool. She joined
SHAMBA at the end of 2014. She shadowed Mapule at
Nkoyoyo preschool for six months and is doing a
preschool training course in the holidays. Faith is a
resident of Roma and is well known by the families
where her pupils come from.
Joy Rockley-Zwane
Joy grew up in the UK and attended university there.
She came to Swaziland in 1983 to get married. She
has two children and works as a dentist in her own
practice in Mbabane.
Thembi Silombo
Thembi attended school in Piggs Peak in the North of
Swaziland. After leaving school she gained an AAT
accounting qualification and is currently enrolled with
UNISA pursuing her BCOM degree. In 2004, she joined
FNB where she is now a member of FNB 's Junior Board.
Nonhlanhla Dlamini
Nonhlanhla is our ECD officer at Nkoyoyo preschool. She
joined SHAMBA at the end of 2015. She shadowed
Mapule at Nkoyoyo preschool during the last term of
2015 and will take over from her in 2016. She has
previously been invoved in training parents on early
childhood education and development.
Teresa Magagula
Teresa is our assistant ECD officer at Nkoyoyo preschool.
She has been with SHAMBA since 2011, when we started
our first preschool at Nkoyoyo. She is a resident of
Nkoyoyo and a member of the Swedish Free Church,
whose building the Nkoyoyo preschool occupies.
Kanyisile Mashinini
Kanyisile is our assistant ECD officer at Roma preschool.
She has been with SHAMBA since 2015, when she spent
the last term shadowing Teresa at Nkoyoyo preschool .
She is a resident of Roma and a former caregiver at the
Roma 2 Neighbourhood Care Point.
SHAMBA UK
Establishment and objectives
The SHAMBA Trust (UK) was established as a small charity in December 2011. It is registered with the UK Charity Commission, registration number: 1149849. SHAMBA UK shares the mission and objectives of SHAMBA Swaziland. The funds raised by SHAMBA UK are used mainly, but not exclusively, to support activities undertaken by SHAMBA Swaziland, based on agreed annual activity plans.Trustees
The trustees have all lived and/or worked in Africa. They include specialists in HIV/AIDS, health promotion, law, accountancy and agriculture.
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over photo to
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Emma Page
Emma was born in South Africa,
went to primary school in
Swaziland and Zimbabwe and to
secondary school in Namibia.
She qualified as a doctor from
Newcastle. She is a specialist in
sexual health and HIV medicine.
Her MD research was on HIV and
Hepatitis C.
Ruth Bell
Ruth is a Senior Lecturer and
Honorary Public Health
Consultant at Newcastle
University. Her research
interests focus on maternal and
perinatal health. She has
worked in Zimbabwe as a
physics teacher and in Namibia
as a public health specialist.
Jim Sweet
Jim is a retired agriculturalist
born and raised in Kenya. He
has long experience in Africa,
including seven years in
Swaziland with the
Commonwealth Development
Corporation and eight years in
Mozambique and Botswana with
FAO.
Sarah Schoeman
Sarah is a specialist in Sexual
Health and HIV Medicine,
currently working in Yorkshire,
UK. Sarah has strong links to
Africa: she was born in
Swaziland, spent most of her
early childhood in Southern
Africa and has in-laws in
Namibia.
Rick Schoeman
Rick was born in Namibia and
moved to the UK in 1998 to
pursue his career as an
accountant after obtaining his
B.Comm from the University of
Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Rick and Sarah travel regularly
to Namibia and Swaziland with
their two children.
Anna Buckley
Anna is an Emergency Medicine
Consultant in London. She has
strong ties to Africa, having
grown up in Kenya and taught
in East African schools. She
recently spent time in
Swaziland, where she saw first-
hand the fantastic work
SHAMBA Swaziland is doing. She
hopes to return soon!
Sheila O’Sullivan
Sheila is a health promotion
specialist in East Sussex. She
previously worked with a
British NGO developing and
managing health promotion
programmes with international
and local partners in Namibia,
South Africa, Tanzania
Zimbabwe and the Middle East
Jonathan Page
Jonathan currently works as a
lawyer in the City of London.
He has travelled extensively in
Southern and Central Africa
and has visited Swaziland. He
has been actively involved in
fundraising for other African
focused charities including one
in Uganda.
SHAMBA UK
Establishment and objectives
The SHAMBA Trust (UK) was established as a small charity in December 2011. It is registered with the UK Charity Commission, registration number: 1149849. SHAMBA UK shares the mission and objectives of SHAMBA Swaziland. The funds raised by SHAMBA UK are used mainly, but not exclusively, to support activities undertaken by SHAMBA Swaziland, based on agreed annual activity plans.Trustees
The trustees have all lived and/or worked in Africa. They include specialists in HIV/AIDS, health promotion, law, accountancy and agriculture.
touch photo to
see biodata
Emma Page
Emma was born in South
Africa, went to primary
school in Swaziland and
Zimbabwe and to secondary
school in Namibia. She
qualified as a doctor from
Newcastle. She is a
specialist in sexual health
and HIV medicine. Her MD
research was on HIV and
Hepatitis C.
Ruth Bell
Ruth is a Senior Lecturer
and Honorary Public Health
Consultant at Newcastle
University. Her research
interests focus on maternal
and perinatal health. She
has worked in Zimbabwe as
a physics teacher and in
Namibia as a public health
specialist.
Jim Sweet
Jim is a retired
agriculturalist born and
raised in Kenya. He has long
experience in Africa,
including seven years in
Swaziland with the
Commonwealth
Development Corporation
and eight years in
Mozambique and Botswana
with FAO.
Sarah Schoeman
Sarah is a specialist in
Sexual Health and HIV
Medicine, currently working
in Yorkshire, UK. Sarah has
strong links to Africa: she
was born in Swaziland, spent
most of her early childhood
in Southern Africa and has
in-laws in Namibia.
Rick Schoeman
Rick was born in Namibia
and moved to the UK in
1998 to pursue his career
as an accountant after
obtaining his B.Comm from
the University of
Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Rick and Sarah travel
regularly to Namibia and
Swaziland with their two
children.
Anna Buckley
Anna is an Emergency
Medicine Consultant in
London. She has strong ties
to Africa, having grown up
in Kenya and taught in East
African schools. She
recently spent time in
Swaziland, where she saw
first-hand the fantastic
work SHAMBA Swaziland is
doing. She hopes to return
soon!
Sheila O’Sullivan
Sheila is a health
promotion specialist in East
Sussex. She previously
worked with a British NGO
developing and managing
health promotion
programmes with
international and local
partners in Namibia, South
Africa, Tanzania Zimbabwe
and the Middle East
Jonathan Page
Jonathan currently works
as a lawyer in the City of
London. He has travelled
extensively in Southern and
Central Africa and has
visited Swaziland. He has
been actively involved in
fundraising for other
African focused charities
including one in Uganda.
Supply and use of resources
The value of resources supplied and used in the five years from April 2011 to
March 2016 is shown below. Cash revenue in 2016 was boosted by three grants (see
revenue resources page). The difference in the heights of the supply and use bars
indicates the size of reserves carried over into next year.
£
Supply and use of resources
The value of resources supplied and used
in the five years from April 2011 to March
2016 is shown below. Cash revenue in 2016
was boosted by three grants (see revenue
resources page). The difference in the
heights of the supply and use bars
indicates the size of reserves carried over
into next year.
£
Revenue sources from April 2011
From April 2011 to March 2016 we have raised £86,000. Half of this funding has come from private donations from individuals living in Europe, New Zealand and the USA, as well as individuals living in Swaziland. We have received grants of over £5000 from two companies and two foundations: - the companies are GIEAD Europe in 2013/14 and Datatorque Ltd, New Zealand in 2015/16. - the foundations are the US Ambassador’s Fund and The ELMA Foundation, both in 2015/16. Smaller awards have been received from: The Swaziland Society, ABC Africa, All Out Africa, Cambridge University, Montessori Preschool in Mbabane, Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC and Pennal Anglican Church in Wales.
Revenue sources from April 2011
From April 2011 to March 2016 we have raised £86,000. Half of this funding has come from private donations from individuals living in Europe, New Zealand and the USA, as well as individuals living in Swaziland. We have received grants of over £5000 from two companies and two foundations: - GIEAD Europe (2013/14) Datatorque Ltd, New Zealand (2015/16) - US Ambassador’s Fund (2015/16) The ELMA Foundation (2015/16). Smaller awards have been received from: The Swaziland Society, ABC Africa, All Out Africa, Cambridge University, Montessori Preschool in Mbabane, Sidwell Friends School in Washington DC and Pennal Anglican Church in Wales.
Contact details and location
PO Box 702, Mbabane
Swaziland
info@shambatrust.org
www.shambatrust.org
+268 76718387
Contact details and location
PO Box 702, Mbabane
Swaziland
info@shambatrust.org
www.shambatrust.org
+268 76718387
Newsletter and other publications
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and supporters in June and
December. If you would like to
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We send a newsletter to our donors and
supporters in June and December. If you
would like to receive one please complete
and submit the form below.
remember you can always keep up with our
current activities by clicking on the facebook
icon at the bottom of the page
You can download other publications by
clicking on the approprate titles below:
Monetary donations
SHAMBA relies on donors for the continuation of its work. All donations help us to expand our projects and allow us to help more children, young people and women in need. All contributions are greatly appreciated and a receipt will be emailed to you.
Monthly recurring donations make it easy for us to plan our ongoing activities while considering options for expansion
into new projects. You can create a montly recurring donation for as little as 5 GBP, by choosing an amount and
clicking the subscirbe button below. You may unscuscribe at any time
If you would like to make a bank deposit or set up a standing order, we have bank accounts
with:
see below for details on how to make
regular monthly donations via paypal or
bank transfer
follow the link to see how
you can join our sponsor a
preschool place scheme
with a donation of
£10/month
Monetary donations
SHAMBA relies on donors for the continuation of its work. All donations help us to expand our projects and allow us to help more children, young people and women in need. All contributions are greatly appreciated and a receipt will be emailed to you.
Monthly recurring donations make it easy for us to
plan our ongoing activities. You can create a montly
recurring donation by choosing an amount and clicking
the subscirbe button below. You may unscuscribe at
any time
If you would like to make a bank deposit or set
up a standing order, we have bank accounts
with:
see below for details on
how to make regular
monthly donations via
paypal or bank transfer
follow the link to see
how you can join our
sponsor a preschool
place scheme with a
donation of £10/month
Volunteers
and far:
from near:
Jenny Hodder
Oct/Nov, 2012,
2013
preschool
Karly Southworth
2010-2012
a founder
director
Mike and Jo Long Feb 2013
leadership training
Charlotte Hemmingway
Oct-Dec 2013
preschool, reading club
Clare Ebelewicz
Nov 2013-Jan 2015
programme manager
Barbara
Cummergen
ongoing
preschool, reading
club
Bonnie Hook
Dec 2012-Feb 2013
intern
Ongoing:
Gill - reading club
Teresa - reading club
Linda - games club
Lencia - kids clubs
Xolile - kids clubs
Doris - kids clubs
Bheki - kitchen garden
Muzi - adult literacy
Trudy - catering
Please contact us if you would like to help with
any of our ongong projects. We would love to
hear from you:
info@shambatrust.org
Anna Beneus
2014
preschool
Volunteers
and far:
from near:
Jenny Hodder
Oct/Nov, 2012,
2013
preschool
Karly Southworth
2010-2012
a founder director
Mike and Jo Long Feb 2013
leadership training
Charlotte Hemmingway
Oct-Dec 2013
preschool, reading club
Clare Ebelewicz
Nov 2013-Jan 2015
programme manager
Barbara
Cummergen
ongoing
preschool,
reading club
Bonnie Hook
Dec 2012-Feb
2013
intern
Ongoing:
Gill - reading club
Teresa - reading club
Linda - games club
Lencia - kids clubs
Xolile - kids clubs
Doris - kids clubs
Bheki - kitchen garden
Muzi - adult literacy
Trudy - catering
Please contact us if you would like to
help with any of our ongong projects.
We would love to hear from you:
info@shambatrust.org
Anna Beneus
2014
preschool
Help sponsor a preschool place - and make a real difference
An OECD study provides evidence that quality preschool education for children living in poverty who would not otherwise receive it is one of the best poverty reduction interventions that can be made, with a 16:1 return. The impacts are dramatic. One study found that the percentages of children ready for primary school and graduating from high school were much higher for those receiving preschool education than those not receiving it.
If you would like to set up a standing order, we have bank accounts with:
We will send you the above twice a year. In addition you could email letters or notes you would like us to read to the children.
Each information sheet will feature a different child, so you will get to know many of the children attending our preschools.
Please select an option below to sponsor a preschool place. You can unsubscribe at any time.
How the scheme works
If you subscribe £10 per month (or more) we will send you an information sheet with:
- Information on the featured child’s background
- Copy of a piece of work the child has recently done at
the school
- A drawing or brief letter/note from the child
- The latest teacher’s report on the child’s progress
Help sponsor a preschool place - and
make a real difference
An OECD study provides evidence that quality preschool education for children living in poverty who would not otherwise receive it is one of the best poverty reduction interventions that can be made, with a 16:1 return. The impacts are dramatic. One study found that the percentages of children ready for primary school and graduating from high school were much higher for those receiving preschool education than those not receiving it.
If you would like to set up a standing order, we
have bank accounts with:
We will send you the above twice a year. In addition
you could email letters or notes you would like us to
read to the children.
Each information sheet will feature a different child,
so you will get to know many of the children
attending our preschools.
Please select an option below to sponsor a preschool
place. You can unsubscribe at any time.
How the scheme works:
If you subscribe £10 per month (or more) we will
send you an information sheet with:
•
information on the featured child’s
background
•
Copy of a piece of work the child has recently
done at the school
•
A drawing or brief letter/note from the child
•
The latest teacher’s report on the child’s
progress
Buy a brick appeals
The appeals
“Buy-a-brick” appeals are made at Christmas time. Supporters have bought “bricks” as christmas gifts in the form of cards indicating the recipient has donated towards the SHAMBA building programmes. In Swaziland “bricks” have also been sold as raffel tickets. The 2015 winner was Tanya, here being presented with with the prize of a Christmas hamper by one of SHAMBA’s volunteer directors.
The Roma 2 NCP structure and construction progress
The building programme
Where no suitable buildings exist in a community SHAMBA helps to build fit for purpose structures to house the preschool and kitchen. See plan below. To date two mud and stick buildings have been replaced, one in Roma and one in Ntambande.
Buy a brick appeal
The appeals
“Buy-a-brick” appeals are made at Christmas time. Supporters have bought “bricks” as christmas gifts in the form of cards indicating the recipient has donated towards the SHAMBA building programmes. In Swaziland “bricks” have also been sold as raffel tickets, with the prize of a Christmas hamper.The building programme
Where no suitable buildings exist in a community, SHAMBA helps to build fit for purpose structures to house the preschool and kitchen. To date two mud and stick buildings have been replaced, one in Roma and one in Ntambande. Building progress with the Roma structure is shown below.
What’s in a name? that which we call….
SHAMBA stands for Self Help Action to Mitigate the Burden of Aids
and shamba is an East African word meaning home garden. Most poor
households in peri-urban and urban settings in Africa have a “shamba”,
which is often cultivated intensively to provide a major part of a
household’s basic staple food requirement. This therefore epitomizes
the idea of poor households in Africa helping themselves to survive and
prosper against the odds.
BLOG
Date: 21 October 2015
Reading Club members win T-shirts for good attendance records
Date: 22 May 2015
Preschool graduates excel at primary school: claim top places in first term
Date: 16 April 2015
Ntambande Kids Club gets a treat from KFC - play the video
Date: 13 March 2015
The Times of Swaziland publishes an article about SHAMBA: read it on this link
Date: 11 March, 2011
What’s in a name? that which we call….
SHAMBA stands for Self Help Action to
Mitigate the Burden of Aids and
shamba is an East African word meaning
home garden. Most poor households in peri-
urban and urban settings in Africa have a
“shamba”, which is often cultivated
intensively to provide a major part of a
household’s basic staple food requirement.
This therefore epitomizes the idea of poor
households in Africa helping themselves to
survive and prosper against the odds.
BLOG
Date: 21 October 2015
Reading Club members win T-shirts for good
attendance records
Date: 22 May 2015
Preschool graduates excel at primary school:
claim top places in first term
Date: 16 April 2015
Ntambande Kids Club gets a treat from KFC -
play the video
Date: 13 March 2015
The Times of Swaziland publishes an article
about SHAMBA: read it on this link
Date: 11 March, 2011