A to Zed

That's Lisa Bennett, one of our volunteers. " We talked about everything from national monuments to food to 2Pac and Nicki Minaj," she says of the instant rapport she built with the children at  Son Shine Primary School. We’re excited to give you this update for #TeamAtoZed2016 of the international volunteers’ 20-day missions trip!    The team arrived in Zambia on Tuesday, May 31, and since then we’ve experienced some ups and downs and we’re happy to share them with you. As you may have already read in our previous posts, the A to Zed Mission is to provide support, supplies, and education to the teachers and students of local schools beginning in Zambia. The schools that we’re working with this year are the Son Shine Primary School, a fee-paying school, where the co-founder of A to Zed, Lusungu, and volunteer Lisa will be working with teachers and students. We’re also working with The Lazarus Project, a community school where co-founder Kondi and vol

Introducing Team #AtoZed2016 ! The A to Zed team consists of our core staff, educators, and volunteers who are helping to continue the work of our mission : to enrich the lives of  children, beginning in Zambia, by providing them the tools, exposure, and education they need to live inspired and empowered lives. [ Back row, left to right: Kondi Sibande, Clavis Anderson, Michelle Shackleford, Vanessa Whitehead, Lusungu Sibande-Simwinji. Front row left to right: Marciá Gridine, Lisa Boykin. ] A to Zed is a 501c3 organization founded by sisters Kondi Sibande and Lusungu Sibande-Simwinji. As a Registered Nurse and Health Care Administrator, Kondi specializes as an educator on feminine reproductive health and hygiene on behalf of A to Zed. A second grade teacher and professor at the University of South Carolina, Lusungu brings her expertise as a reading interventionist for children and a reading coach for teachers to the table.  Both sisters collaborate with lea

We have initiatives that change so we ask that you come an visit our blog....... We are always working, thinking and planning. www.AtoZed.org Our current initiative is "posters for Zambia". We are asking for everyone's participation . All teachers and parents can donate posters that they are no longer using in the classroom or at home. Posters you get from the dollar store and from teachers educational stores.     As you have just seen, (the pictures above) are of Lazarus Project. This community school is one of  the schools we volunteered at in 2014 and plan to revisit in June 2016. As you can see, supplies are  scarce. It is a common practice for teachers to have to hand draw all of the posters they have in the classroom. Please assist us in DONATING CLASSROOM POSTERS  for our mission June 2016. ******* Visit our  blog and postings for updates.   www.atozedinc.blogspot.com

The mission of A to Zed is to educate the children of Zambia INSIDE & OUTSIDE of the classroom. Maximize the value of education in the children's lives to lead educated, inspired and empowered lives. "Wholistic"  education  is our mission. Our desire to educate our children inside the classroom can be seen by how we have strategically structured our programs.  Maximizing the value of our children In everything we do, we can improve the value of our children by what we impart into them. The service we provide, by the experience and exposure we give them, and what we do for them. Our teachers, life coaches, nurses, and volunteers are committed to learning about the Zambian culture, preparing for our coming trip, donating funds to meet a need and participating in service projects. The success of our children is OUR success. Our target areas As a missions group that is embarking on its second group trip in June 2016, the areas we have targeted are two commun

We are inspired by individuals and organizations that are benevolent of their time, talents and resources. We seek out innovative, expansive and impactful individuals and companies that seek to grow and develop Africa beginning with Zambia.   We work with nonprofit organizations, public and private groups, churches, communities and individuals around the world. Our foundation seeks out individuals and organizations well-regarded for their leadership and expertise in their field. As well as people with a reputation of compassion, success, and integrity.                                             www.missionatozed.com