All Star Kids providing clean water to rural communities.

Canzee Pump Project, Mumba Day Care Centre, Mpongwe, Copper Belt, Zambia.
During the trip to Zambia in November, Mark Frain had the opportunity to help the community in Mpongwe by providing them with clean water. This is his personal account:
It is not often that I say what a truly fantastic 100% successful project this has been [...]

Children on the streets Lusaka need a chance.

“I want to be a farmer” said one, “I want to be a shop keeper” said another… hard to believe that these children feel people think they are “animals” when they look at them.
During the trip to Zambia earlier this month, Danny and Chris spent some time meeting some amazing guys who have ended up [...]

Being Children

All Star Kids believe all children need to have the opportunity to be just that… children.
Many of the children that All Star Kids support miss out on opportunities… one of those is the opportunity to be a child and to play.
We believe that just because a child is on the streets, or has lost [...]

Mobile School Visit

Danny, Mark, Chris, Lukwesa and Chandre had a great opportunity to meet up with some real stars during their trip to Zambia.
The idea of the All Star Kids Mobile School is becoming a reality. The project is changing to fit the need of the children we are working with. This fits with our motto – [...]

Codename All Star Centre Project Update November 2009 Trip

Chris, Mark, Danny and Lukwesa visited the community to find out about the potential of developing the All Star Kids Project Centre.
The area is around 5 hectares located just on the outskirts of Lusaka in a rural community. (See map for a rough location of where it is). The community are keen for All Star [...]

August Update Children in Prison Visit Lusaka

This month we have had a report that there are currently 25 children in prison. In addition to this there are a further 10 pregnant mothers. Our team visited these ladies and children Wednesday 12th August. During the visit they were able to distribute food, soap and other essential items for these children.
It is sad [...]

Micro Finance Update

We have extended the number of loans we have made this month to develop the pilot further. We hope over the coming months to increase the pilot to 50 micro loans.
We are now looking at setting up our own micro finance scheme directly in Zambia. We are currently researching how we will be able to [...]

Mobile School Update

The vision of our first Mobile School in Zambia is beginning to become a reality. One of our volunteers in Zambia has been researching what is needed to get started on this project. We are committed to ensuring that our projects are well thought out so they really make a positive impact on childrens lives.
We [...]

Umwana Kasembe Update

We are continuing to help fund a teacher at Umwana Kasembe. The school is continuing to educate children who otherwise would not have access to education.
There is a small classroom for literacy and skills training and a water tank and pump has recently been installed so that vegetables can be grown in the [...]

More Micro Loans Added

We are pleased to announce that we have added a few more loans to our Micro Loans pilot. We are really pleased to report the success of the pilot so far. We have had a couple of loans repaid which is great – this has enabled us to re loan that money to others.
Our most [...]

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