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The school is turning 21 this year - we are all grown-up!
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When we were born in 1996, Tujatane was tiny - we were made up of only one preschool
classroom of 15 children. We grew very quickly however, and today Tujatane is a complete
and successful school. Ranging from preschool to grade 9, we are made up of 275 current
students, and are also supporting 65 at secondary school, and 12 at universities and
colleges. Our pupils have gone on to become everything from accountants to engineers,
pilots to teachers, lawyers to clinical officers. And this is all thanks to you. It's
something to be proud of, don't you think?
To celebrate, we have set up a campaign for the year, and we need your help! We are
excited to make this year super special and to be able to celebrate with all of you.
Take a look at the fun activities below and see what you would like join in with.
Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, all @tongabezischool for more
updates and photos.
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February
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Logo-a-go-go! Our children are designing a new and exciting 21st logo...
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The children have been busy drawing, painting, cutting and sticking. Their goal: to
design our birthday logo for 2017. We will be judging these next week, so watch this
space to see who won and the beautiful new logo.
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March - May
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Who can collect the most loose change?
Pop all your 20p/1ps and 20c/1c pieces in a pot and see how much you can raise.
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Ever have annoying loose change in your purse or lying around your kitchen counters?
We would love for you to collect up your spare change, specifically 20p and 1p pieces,
20c and 1c pieces and any other 21-related change from across the globe. We will be
running this campaign for 3 months, but for the extremely dedicated, we will be asking
how much you raised at the end of the year! Once you have collected your change, send
us an email and we can forward you details on how to donate it to the school.
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April
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Let's fundraise to feed 21 more children this month - can you help??
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April is the end of the rainy season here in Zambia and the weather starts to get a bit
chilly (it does, honestly!). This would be a fantastic opportunity for us to get 21
children sponsored for our feeding programme. For just £6/$10 per month you could feed
a child at Tujatane a hearty breakfast of porridge and a yummy warming lunch of Nshima,
beans/egg and vegetables. All of our children either walk or cycle to school, and most
of them leave home without breakfast. The feeding programme ensures they have 2 good
meals when they are at school to fill their tummies and aid their concentration.
If you would like to help us reach our target of getting at least 21 more
children funded for the feeding programme in April, please let us know, you can
also do this at any time of the year, so feel free to contact us now!
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May
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It's our official birthday month... time for an international tea party!
Would you like to have a tea party on 21st May to celebrate with us and fundraise for us?
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On Sunday May 21st we would love you to celebrate with us, wherever you are in the world!
Our aim is to get as many people across the globe to hold a tea party in aid of Tujatane.
So get making your favourite cakes and invite all your friends over for a great excuse to
socialise, drink tea and eat sweet treats! We are putting together really helpful tea
party packs with invitations, posters and other information which we will send to you if
you are thinking of hosting a party.
If you can't hold your tea party on the 21st, then any date in May that suits you,
suits us! Please send us some photos from your event so we can show the children!
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June/July
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Schools around the world please celebrate and fundraise! - How about a no uniform
day for the children to collect funds?
Remember £6/$10 will feed a child for a month.
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Children, teachers and schools, we need you!
We have some great contacts with schools and we would love to mobilise any available
schools to hold a non-school uniform day. Each child could pay £1/$1 to come into
school wearing their normal clothes. This way, not only do they get to show off their
new shoes, they also will be making a fantastic donation to our children here in Zambia.
If you are part of a school, we would love to hear from you and get you
involved.
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August - October
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'Stand and sing of Zambia, proud and free...'
Our talented performers will be singing to fundraise around Zambia and we will be
updating you on social media so that you can enjoy our songs too.
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This period of time is extremely busy season here, with lots of guests and tourists,
which means it's a perfect time for our children to showcase their amazing talent.
We have a small choir who will be touring around Livingstone to perform at various
functions and lodges. This will be a fantastic opportunity for the children to be
able to sing to an audience and share our birthday wishes! Perhaps you would like to
come and visit...
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October/November
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We are striving for sustainability - 'The creation of a thousand forests is in one
acorn'. So let's plant trees!
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As the leaves are falling off the trees in the northern hemisphere and autumn is
fast approaching, it is our hottest and driest season here in Zambia. It is also
the perfect time to plant trees, plants, and seeds around the school, in anticipation
of the rains in December. It would be fabulous if we could plant 21 fruit trees,
crops or plants for our school to become more sustainable.
Should you wish to donate a tree, we will design a plaque with your name on to put next
to the tree and keep you updated on its growth and progress from planting to fruition.
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December
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What is on your Christmas list? For our children, it's
sponsorship for their
education. Can we get 21 children sponsored with your help?
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What is better than the gift of giving? Ah yes, the gift of giving a child an education!
Our Christmas list this year is to get at least 21 children sponsored throughout Tujatane,
our secondary school children, and those hoping to go to university.
Please contact us and we will send you the background of a cute child who needs you to be
their sponsor. And you can do this any month of the year so feel free to contact us now to
become a sponsor.
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