Africa calling for Naas students planning on visiting Zambia next year
Next year marks the eighth trip from Naas CBS to a little town in Zambia called Mazabuka. The trips involving teachers and students from the school takes place every second year and has allowed the community of Naas CBS to form a close relationship with Zambia and the people of Mazabuka. In February 2017, four teachers will travel in the company of nine students from TY and fifth year to Zambia.
The aim of the trip is to allow the team to travel to Zambia and fully engage themselves in the daily lives of people living in the small town of Mazabuka. The team will be mostly based in schools in the area and also work on various aid projects. The team will be under the care of the Christian Brothers and the Mercy Sisters while in Zambia and will see first -hand the courageous and necessary work that is carried out by these orders in the region. The reality of life in a developing country, the struggles of poverty, the devastating effects of HIV, the power of faith and the resilient nature of the Mazabukan people will all be seen and experienced by the team. The team will also experience the strong and colourful culture of the people of Mazabuka and be lucky enough to participate in many culture sharing activities.
Since the first immersion trip in 2005, aid to Mazabuka has improved living standard in the town. Funding from Irish schools has helped in building expansion to increase access for children, allowed for more teachers in these schools, helped to fund a school for disabled children, improved facilities in boarding houses for orphaned children and built a well to supply clean water to the area to name a few. This aid is necessary and a little can go a long way in a town like Mazabuka.
Due to the scale of this trip there is a need for extensive fundraising throughout the year to fund the cost of travel and make sure there is money left behind to make some difference to the projects and work in Mazabuka.
This main fundraiser will take place with a Race Night in the Town House on Friday November 18 at 8pm. The race night is always a great night, full of fun, prizes and good company. Please come along on the night and support this great cause.
Other upcoming fundraisers include:
Bake sale after mass in Ballycane church on Sunday October 23 (all donations of cakes and buns welcome on the day)
Bake sale in Caragh church on Sunday October 30. All donations of cakes and buns welcome on the day.