A Guide to Pupil Sponsorship 2013

How do you spend my
sponsorship donation?
After being chosen by a sponsor a child will
be called to the offi ce and we’ll explain what
is expected of them as a sponsored pupil.
At this stage we will then issue what they
need for their fi rst term at school. To ensure
that all your money is used for its intended
purpose we do not simply hand out cash.
First we issue a cheque to cover everything
paid to the school: tuition fees, boarding fees,
examination fees, extra holiday tuitions and
any items that must be bought at school.
Some boarding schools insist that uniform
is bought directly from the school. Others
allow uniform to be bought anywhere and for
these we issue a ‘uniform chit’ exchangeable
at a local tailor for 2 shirts or blouses, 2
pairs trousers or skirts and a school tie.
Occasionally we buy shirts in bulk and issue
these at the offi ce. In addition every child
receives:
• a pair of good quality leather shoes,
• 3 pairs of school socks
• a school bag,
• enough hardback exercise books,
• a pencil case, pens and pencils
• ruler and eraser
• maths set (for grade 8)
• scientifi c calculator (grade 10 and
above)
• if needed equipment such as
a Technical Drawing set
or art materials.
• An atlas and dictionary
when available
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Kids who attend boarding school also receive:
• bus fares to/from school
• cash to cover toiletries
• a lockable steel trunk and padlock
• a blanket
At the start of terms 2 and 3 we issue further
supplies of exercise books, pens and pencils
as well as school fees and bus fares for those
in boarding schools. We buy most of the
items in bulk to gain the best possible prices.
Where possible we try to provide each day
pupil with a solar light so that they are able to
do homework and study in the evenings.
At Mfuwe Day Secondary School there are
plans to set up a lunch scheme and we will be
giving sponsored pupils chits to entitle them to
a daily meal. The cost of this is approximately
$0.40 per day or $23 per term.
Around $5 per child is placed into a
medical fund which is used to help
send any of the kids to hospital when
needed. Whilst much of the heath
care is free in Zambia children
and an accompanying adult will
need bus fares, food and often
somewhere to stay.
At the start and end of end of each
year we send the sponsor an
itemised breakdown of
our expenditure on
their child.