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Matero Parish in Lusaka runs a community school for 250 orphans on its premises, offering daily meals and education free-of charge. The goal of St Mary Mother of the Redeemer School is to give \u201cchildren who have been left behind\u201d the chance to survive \u2013 more or less alone \u2013 in the world. The school started out with classes from grades 1 to 8, eventually extending to grade 9. Most of the students live with their grandparents or guardians while others come from child-headed homes. Some of the pupils starting Grade 1 are 12 or 13-year-olds who never had a chance to go to school before. Despite the dire shortage of funds that prohibits competitive salaries for teachers, the school has earned a reputation for solid education and its students perform well. Predictably, the demand to go to the school is overwhelming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Matero Parish in Lusaka runs a community school for 250 orphans on its premises, offering daily meals and education free-of charge. The goal of St Mary Mother of the Redeemer School is to give \u201cchildren who have been left behind\u201d the chance to survive \u2013 more or less alone \u2013<\/p>\n