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Donata Kalungadonata kalunga
Founder and administrator

The School was the vision of, and is now administered by, Donata Kalunga who liaises with the Ministry of Education and local government.

Born in Mkushi, Donata worked in administration for the Zambian government in the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and the National Commission for Development Planning until 1988.

Donata has always been active in local politics and interested in helping disabled people.

She has four children of her own.

Teachers:

All teachers are currently volunteers.

  • Demetria Kalunga
    singingDemitria Kalunga who volunteered as a teacher throughout 2005 was sponsored to attend the teacher training course at the Malcolm Moffat College of Education in Serenji through 2006 returning to Mkushi to do her practical year at the school in 2007.

    Born in Serenji (north of Mkushi), Demetria is Interested in acting and cooking and wants a career in teaching particularly special needs children.

    While at the school, Demitria has taught herself sign language. She is the main teacher for the hearing impaired children, who sing in sign (right) with the other children.

  • Misheck Hamakumba
    Misheck attended the teacher training course at the Malcolm Moffat College in Serenji in 2006 and carried out his practical year at the school in 2007. He has stayed on to teach. He was born in Kabwe, and now lives in Mkushi.

  • Mwelwa