Kelvin Msipu - High-School Education
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Transcription of a letter given to me by Kelvin's mother Martha Banda the day we left Kakumbi clinic on March 15, 2006:
Dear Grandy
I am realy greatfull for your love and things that you have kindly show on me. continue doing this to the people god will bless and he will give you more knowledge. I realy apreshate. it's just that I have gone to school. I wish I have escort you to the airport.
Please Grandy I am berging. I have a problem at school. i don't have a good support please I am asking for a help. I know that you are going today please when you have found the money I know you will be back. please send for me. my mother don't manage to pay for us we are many. please help her help me I want to finish school to be like you to help my mother. I need a full suport. I know you have many things to do but please help me DR JOHN to help you. I am sorry that I have tell you after the time has gone. I wish I have gone with you to the airport. If you want pass by my school. I have never find a man who is greafull like you and your friend. If I make a mistake to ask you this please forgive me I am sorry. Safe joney.
Yours sinceary
Kelvin
This is my address: Kakumbi RHC
Post Box 18
Kakumbi
Mfuwe
GOD WILL BLESS YOU
[Written in the margin of the letter:] I wish I have escoted you
Note: Kelvin is the son of Martha Banda, the mid-wife at the clinic. He is a very sweet boy of about 17 who was totally bored whenever we saw him. So he often came around from his house near the clinic to watch whenever Grant was doing some work there. He and Daniel Tembo, the night watchman and Jack of All Trades at the clinic, have made a plan view drawing of the clinic at Grant's request. They both loved doing it.
On March 24, shortly after we left Mfuwe, we got the sad news that Kelvin's mother Martha, who had very high blood pressure and who was at a meeting in Kamoto about HIV, had felt poorly and was admitted to the hospital. She stabilised for a while, but then passed away during the night. Kelvin's father abandoned the family many years ago, so Kelvin is now left a double orphan and in the charge of his aunt Edina Banda a teacher in Katete, not far from Chipata.
Kelvin Msipu's sponsorship:
George and Veda Shipley from Delta, B.C. have provided $US438 towards Kelvin's education.
Kelvin is now 17 years old. He is half way through grade 10. The Lundazi
Secondary Boarding School is where both Kelvin and his sister would like him to
go.
Kelvin's sponsorship has to include text books, school uniforms, shoes, school
bag, bed linen, towels, toiletries, spending money for soft drinks and snacks,
pencils, pens, exercise books, calculator. Kelvin would like to finish Grade 12
and then study to be a mechanic or an electrician. At the moment Kelvin is
studying physics, biology, chemistry, English, maths, geography, technical
drawing, metalwork. Term starts 8 January, 2007.
Sponsorship required:
Kw 300,000 - school fees
Kw 63,000 - school uniform
Kw 100,00 - school shoes
Kw 30,000 - school bag
Kw 60,000 - scribblers, pens and pencils
Kw 50,000 - bed linen
Kw 80,000 - money for transport
Kw 250,000 - groceries, towels, toiletries, etc
Kw 300,000 - text books
Kw 1,233,000 - total
This is the equivalent of about US$300. I have transferred £150 into Edina Banda's account in The Zambian Commercial Bank in Chipata. This cost a further £33 (!!!) in bank charges, and is the equivalent of US$362.12, leaving US$75.98 still remaining towards next term's sponsorship if Kelvin does well.
Kelvin's sister is his guardian. Her address, where she is a primary school teacher, is:
Edina Banda
Chikungu Basic School
Chikungu Sub-post Office
Chipata, Zambia
Ph: 097 289165
Kelvin’s School:
Mr Musonda, Headmaster
Lundazi Secondary School
Lewanika Boys’ Hostel
P.O. Box 530012
Lundazi, Zambia
See the Sponsorship accounts for further details of Jimmy's sponsorship
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