UNZA graduation takes place December 20 and that day will mark his official time to start applying for "real jobs" with either the government or an NGO.
Until then he is assisting ZMF-C with home visits, counselling to school pupils at Siabalumbi, Nalabumba and to sponsored students.
He's been facilitating "Aunty Stella" at the 2 schools and also now he and I have been teaching the UN convention of child rights with the grade 8's at the 2 schools.
He's also been able to provide counsel for some staff and as well, he and I go to Kalomo Hospital to provide some support and we interview various NGO's in town to see what services they provide, who provides the funding and we ask how we can connect their resource to our discharged babies in the way far out villages.
It has been great to have Osco's professional services. And its great to see that soon he'll be able to support himself as well as assist many of his siblings with school fees. He comes from a polygamy family where there are 19 children!
So...thanks to those who've sponsored Osco and thanks for continuing to support ZMF-C projects which add up to strengthening families! You make a difference.
And thanks to our God who provides much - physically, mentally and spiritually!
For those who are interested in faith based best practice development work please add reading "When Helping Hurts" to your reading list and try to attend their workshop in Vancouver in January 2014.
We are attempting to apply many of those concepts to this work to work towards sustainable and long term change.
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