Isabel Wodrow led a team of eight volunteers to Zambia in September, in a joint project with Mission Direct.  Fourteen schools were visited during the two weeks, and over sixty five teachers shared in five days of workshops.  The schools were all community schools receiving no government funding, teaching pupils who could not afford the costs of attending government schools.  Some were orphans, and others from child-led households.

The teachers were divided into three groups for the workshops, and the topics included teaching and learning styles, maths activities, science, Special Needs and school leadership.  Feedback was very positive, with many teachers wanting to learn more. 

John Hallett visited a school for the deaf, staffed by very skilled and dedicated Christian teachers, and also a college for training teachers in Special Needs.

This is an ongoing project, and a return visit is planned for September 2012.  It is hoped to take secondary as well as primary teachers next time, and possibly some with skills in IT or Special Needs.