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