Welcome to CONTESA’s Programmes and Projects

Welcome to the website of the UK registered charity (1109311) CONTESA, we are a charity devoted to supporting AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia. Orphans, malnutrition and basic education are major challenges in Zambia and these are CONTESA‘s main areas of support. CONTESA is providing or assisting in the provision of at least one meal a day, basic shelter, education, teacher training, outreach care and healthcare regardless of background, religion or race.

Please watch out for our next newsletter in February 2012.

CONTESA is a very personal charity which regularly visits and maintains personal relationships between CONTESA’s Trustees, supporters and friends and the key Zambian partners, programme managers, volunteers and the orphans. CONTESA invites friends and supporters to visit projects and see for themselves how the money is being spent. All monies donated to CONTESA go 100% to approved projects and none go to administration costs, these are personally borne by the Trustees and company sponsors.

Please take the time to watch the CONTESA promotional video which explains all about the work of CONTESA and shows where we are working & what we are doing, click here to watch. Click here to go to the CONTESA Channel on YouTube to watch the orphans & children performing traditional dances and songs and to see various CONTESA videos.

Feeding Programmes	Educational Programmes	Health and Homebased Care Programmes

CONTESA currently has 3 feeding programmes, Kabwe for 500+ orphans, Chawama Clinic, Lusaka for 50 malnourished and vulnerable under 5′s & 200 orphans at Chainda Centre, Lusaka Click here to watch a short video of the feeding programme at Chawama	CONTESA has built 5 school blocks and currently supports 2,000+ orphans at schools in Kabwe, Chilanga & Lusaka. Click here to watch a video of the orphans at Kabwe singing and dancing to celebrate the official opening of their school, the Futures Community School.	CONTESA is supporting the Childrens Clinic at Our Lady’s Hospice, Kalingalinga Shanty Compound, Lusaka click here to read all about it and CONTESA supports an outreach programme in Kabwe for 40+ families, click here to read about the home based care.

Building, Memorial & Other Projects	CONTESA Hong Kong	CONTESA Recent News

CONTESA has completed 2 memorial building (school) projects at Kabwe and Lusaka. CONTESA has completed a memorial borehole at Kabwe and has 2 ongoing non-building memorial educational programmes.	CONTESA HK held it’s 2nd annual Gala ‘Ballet Russes’ at the Aberdeen Marina Club on 17th September 2011, details and photos will be uploaded shortly. The first CONTESA HK Gala was an entrancing and successful gala launch event ‘I Dream of Africa’ on 6th November 2010 at Aberdeen Marina Club, click here to watch a short video from the 2010 Gala . CONTESA HK Chair Carolyn is to be congratulated on the very successful Gala Dinners for CONTESA HK. For any further information or to obtain photos, video or press coverage please contact roger@contesacharity.co.uk	A CONTESA spokesman announced today that the Peter McDermott Skills Block at Kabwe is going up fast and is now approaching the roof. Tools for Self Reliance (TFSR) have shipped the tools for the building, carpentry and metalwork skills last week, these should arrive on-site towards the end of January 2012. Unfortunately TFSR were not able to supply sewing machines with this shipment and no definite promises for future, so anyone or any organisation who can assist please contact Margaret at margaret@contesacharity.co.ukCONTESA held the official opening of the Futures Community School in Kabwe on 13 April 2011, click here to watch the orphans celebrating with traditional dancing & singing. CONTESA commenced support with effect from 1st January 2011 of the Childrens Clinic at Our Lady’s Hospice, Kalingalinga Shanty Compound, Lusaka, see article. CONTESA Chair Esnat wins inaugural UKZambians Excellence Award for Charity, at the Zambian High Commission, 16th December 2010, see news item.