18/7/23 – Redson in Zambia writes, “All the materials for the roofing, plumbing, electricity and ceiling board were procured. We are finished the roofing of both the main block and the toilets. The wall fence is also in progress and next week we shall start the ceiling board.
We are hoping and planning to train about 50 women from CBAZ in tailoring from the end of August to the start of September. Barbara Kemp will be the Trainer. We are grateful for all the support you have rendered to us.”
This centre will provide life-transforming skills training and employment and income- generating opportunities for vulnerable youth and women from impoverished communities in Central Zambia. Participants will have access to a range of vocational training options, such as micro business skills, bricklaying, carpentry, sewing and hairdressing. Relevant skills training provides long-term opportunities for at-risk Zambians.
The centre is being developed as part of a new partnership agreement between CBAZ and Baptist Mission Australia.
Zambia is a country experiencing significant poverty, with significant population growth expected by 2025. One key reason is the country’s extremely high adolescent pregnancy rate. In seeking to respond with a proactive, holistic response, CBAZ leadership see a vital need to support at-risk youth and vulnerable women.
Committed to reconciliation, Baptist Mission Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and their connection to land, sea and community and all that the creator God gifted to them. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Committed to reconciliation, Baptist Mission Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and their connection to land, sea and community and all that the creator God gifted to them. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.