Usually our day to work in the Sponsored student maize field is on Saturday. But...we are way behind in the weeding and applying the fertilizer. So...since the ZMF-C agents, Ruhtt and Shepherd were at a funeral today I loaded up the Mitsubishi Canter truck with 51 grade 11 and 12 pupils and took them to the farm to weed the 1.? hectare plot.
It only showered briefly, otherwise they all worked hard for a few hours and then I delivered them back to their school - just in time for their supper of nsima and soya pieces.
The field is located on Seven Fountain Farms (a ZMF-C farm) which is about a 25 minute drive in the big truck!
The purpose of the maize field is to be able to share with those that need maize - (gets ground into meal - for nsima - the Zambian's diet staple). Our Basic School kids get some of the maize because they are boarding students that need to supply their own food.
So...the helped are helping the helpless! And that's the way it should be, shouldn't it?
Also...while we weed, I get to find out so much about the kids - their village, their family, why they need sponsorship....and they ask many questions about Canada! "what do you grow in Canada, madam?" -
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