The
Tongabezi Trust School was set up by Vanessa Parker, who was
previously teaching as a volunteer in Livingstone. Vanessa is the
wife of Ben, who established Tongabezi in 1990 together with the
late William Ruck-Keene.
The
school opened on 1 May 1996 and due to its huge success it has been
growing ever since. Vanessa donates her time to the school on a
purely voluntary basis. The school provides education to the
Tongabezi staff children, as well as children from the local
community, in an area where educational funding and materials are
scarce.
Tujatane has grown from a pre-school class of 15 children, to a
primary school with over 160 students. The school has also recently
attained charity status and is completely funded on donations.
Apart from the first classroom, which Tongabezi built, the
development of the school has been made possible through the
generous sponsorship of donors all over the world. These donations
range from individual child sponsorship, teacher sponsorship, help
with our food programme, medical programme to building projects.
The school currently has five classrooms, an office, a library, a
kitchen, an amphitheatre, a storeroom, a computer room with six
donated laptops and a fantastic new music room with guitars and
keyboards as well as local instruments such as the marimba.
The Tongabezi Trust School
P.O. Box 60113, Livingstone, Zambia
email:
vanessa@tongabezi.com
The
Tongabezi Trust School was set up by Vanessa Parker, who was
previously teaching as a volunteer in Livingstone. Vanessa is the
wife of Ben, who established Tongabezi in 1990 together with the
late William Ruck-Keene. 
The
school opened on 1 May 1996 and due to its huge success it has been
growing ever since. Vanessa donates her time to the school on a
purely voluntary basis. The school provides education to the
Tongabezi staff children, as well as children from the local
community, in an area where educational funding and materials are
scarce.
Tujatane has grown from a pre-school class of 15 children, to a
primary school with over 160 students. The school has also recently
attained charity status and is completely funded on donations.
Apart from the first classroom, which Tongabezi built, the
development of the school has been made possible through the
generous sponsorship of donors all over the world. These donations
range from individual child sponsorship, teacher sponsorship, help
with our food programme, medical programme to building projects.
The school currently has five classrooms, an office, a library, a
kitchen, an amphitheatre, a storeroom, a computer room with six
donated laptops and a fantastic new music room with guitars and
keyboards as well as local instruments such as the marimba.