The Limapela Foundation

Quality education for Zambia based on Christian values

Building and Infrastructure Fund

As we have expanded and developed our activities, each year has seen new infrastructure projects being carried out. It has been a priority to be well equipped for efficient learning, safety and good care, not wishing to be complacent or to settle for second best.

We greatly value the generosity of our many donors who have made it possible to achieve the standards we have since Limapela began in 2009.

Fundraising starts when project plans are finalised. We rely on grant-givers, trusts and foundations, supplemented by appeals to corporate and private donors.

Objectives

  1. To assess future needs in each Limapela activity and plan ahead according to these needs.
  2. To create pleasing and safe environments that will encourage good learning and a sense of ownership.
  3. To draw up realistic building plans that meet the needs.
  4. To build attractive structures, insisting on good workmanship and using quality materials that will last for many years.
  5. To finish, furnish and equip to high standards that will become the pride of the users.

Limapela Cedric’s School

Luyando Community School

Limapela Lodge

  • Two one-bedroom houses were built in 2009-2010 on a property purchased at Baluba. One is occupied by Matthew and Alison Raymond and the other is tenanted.
  • In 2014 a small building was erected that includes an office for the director and a guest room with bathroom facilities.
  • In 2016 a two-bedroom house was built that is now used as a guest house for the many Limapela visitors who pass through.

Agribusiness

  • Two grants in 2012 and 2016 from the New Zealand High Commission in Pretoria under the New Zealand Aid Programme Head of Mission Fund (HOMF) were used for agribusiness development at Limapela Cedric’s, allowing us to build farm structures, a 1400-bird chicken house and an extensive irrigation system that pumps water from the Kamfinsa River.
  • A permanent farm shed was built in with storage facilities was built at Limapela Lodge in 2016. Vegetable gardens are maintained on this site as an income generating project.

Future Building Projects