Elizabeth Ngangula
A quiet determination
Elizabeth has been part of the Nayamba community since she was old enough to start school, and over the years she has become known among her teachers for her discipline, her kindness toward other pupils, and her genuinely exemplary conduct.
Her family has faced real financial hardship after her father was seriously injured, and Nayamba supported Elizabeth through its hardship programme so she could keep attending without interruption.
In her final exams at Nayamba, Elizabeth was the top scorer in her entire class, with particularly strong results in Mathematics, Business Studies, and Science.
Jacob Mulenga
A natural leader
Jacob comes from a large family with limited income, but he has always stood out at Nayamba for his confidence, his cooperative spirit, and the strong leadership he showed as the school's head boy.
He scored the highest marks at Nayamba in his Grade 7 national exams, and has continued to perform well since moving to boarding school, with an outstanding result in English this term.
In his own words, Jacob wrote that he was proud to come second in a school quiz competition, and that he has learned to stay positive even when boarding school life feels difficult.
Rodgers Musonda
Built for STEM
Rodgers is one of the strongest mathematics and science students at his school, with phenomenal results in Additional Mathematics and excellent scores across Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
Frequent power outages at his school make evening study difficult for everyone, but Rodgers has adapted by making the most of daylight hours, a habit that speaks to his discipline and determination.
His teachers describe him as dedicated and ambitious, already looking ahead to his final year with a clear sense of purpose.
Simeon
A future in medicine
Simeon's journey through Nayamba's sponsorship programme has carried him all the way to university, where he is now studying Medicine on a highly competitive course.
He wrote to his sponsor that the work is demanding, but that he loves his time in the laboratories, applying what he learns in lectures to real practical experiments.
Simeon has also learned to manage his own finances and daily schedule for the first time, alongside the academic skill of writing formal lab reports and designing experiments.
Ackson Mwanza
A mind for numbers
Ackson has a real talent for Mathematics and the Sciences, with consistently strong scores that reflect his analytical and problem solving ability.
His favourite club is the one focused on Jets, an interest that connects naturally to his strength in Physics and his fascination with how things are engineered.
He recently recovered from a period of illness that kept him out of class, and has shown real resilience in working hard to catch up, alongside playing football and helping care for his school environment.
Charity Musunga
A voice for others
Charity has grown up with the support of extended family, and despite a path that has not always been easy, she has become known at Nayamba as an exceptionally intelligent and engaged student.
In 2024 she performed an original poem to visiting guests from the UK, speaking powerfully about resilience, finding a way forward, and standing up against bullying, peer pressure, and other challenges facing young people.
Today I am standing before you but please let me first introduce myself. I am a student but not just any student. Not just a trap in an ocean but the whole ocean in a trap. I am Charity, a Grade 9 student at Nayamba School, the school that matters and counts to all of us here.
Like I said, every person has an obstacle to fight each and every day. Like I said, where there is a will there is a way, a will to fight your everyday obstacle and a will to fight what you are facing. There is a way when you are willing. If you are not willing you will not find a way. There are so many obstacles that we are together fighting, like bullying, peer pressure, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy.
Boys and girls, I want to say that we are the future. We have to fight and ensure we have zero bullying, peer pressure, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy. This is our world, this is our body, we have to say no to bullying, peer pressure, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy."
She is a passionate advocate for environmental protection and for pupils having a voice in decisions that affect their school and community, qualities her teachers believe point toward real future leadership.
Dorothy Lupwai
Books and boots
Dorothy has stood out at Nayamba both in the classroom and on the football pitch, scoring an outstanding 90 percent in Mathematics while also being selected to represent her school at District level football.
Her teachers describe her as dedicated, energetic, and a strong role model for other girls, balancing the discipline of competitive sport with consistent academic effort.
She has made particularly strong progress in mathematics and science, subjects she once found difficult, and is on track to complete her final year of school successfully.
Ireen Muchindu
A determined writer
After losing her father, Ireen was raised by her mother, whose income from a small business was not always enough to cover school costs for the whole family.
Nayamba supported Ireen through school from Nursery onward, and her head teacher describes her as a student of outstanding performance across every subject, with a particular strength in English.
Ireen is an enthusiastic writer who enjoys creating her own stories, and she is a proud member of the school's Red Cross club, reflecting a strong sense of care for her community.
Mphoo Mukelebai
A head for business
Mphoo's family faces financial hardship, with his father living with a disability and the family relying heavily on the support of relatives.
Despite this, Mphoo was the second highest performing student in his year for his final exams at Nayamba, with particularly strong results in Mathematics, English, and Business Studies.
His teachers describe him as well behaved and socially engaged, with a natural talent for understanding how money, ledgers, and basic economics work, a strength he is keen to build on.
Supercharge your school’s learning with our Learn Global resources.
Real life experiences can supercharge learning, broadening horizons, enriching the lives of our young people, and helping them to truly understand different cultures across the globe. So we are now delighted to be able to bring that experience, first hand, to schools in the UK through our LEARN GLOBAL SCHOOL PROGRAMME which provides a way for schools in the UK to directly connect with our thriving 350 strong school in rural Zambia.
Explore our teaching tools, lesson outlines and worksheet for primary teachers.
Find out how you and your students can support Nayamba School at the same time.
What you’ll get
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All of our Curriculum Champions are serving teachers.
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Every resource is a complete lesson, or sequence of lessons for you to freely adapt to your setting.
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Meeting the individual learning goals of learners is our priority, greater depth matters to us too!
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Cover important aspects of your PSHE curriculum, and promote global citizenship.
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Learn about significant cultural, political and musical figures from across the African continent.
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Sensitively confront stereotype and cultural assumptions, fostering an intercultural understanding.
What’s inside
Primary school
teaching resources
Use our free primary teaching resources to support global learning in your school.
With loads of activities and classroom ideas for busy teachers, our resources include lesson plans, assemblies and fundraising ideas for KS1 and KS2.
Secondary school teaching resources
Coming soon
How you can get involved
One off Fundraising events
There are so many one-off events that schools can undertake in support of Nayamba. For example, some of our students walk more than 10k to school…every day! Why not organise a sponsored 10k walk around your sports field and link it to the distance walked by our students.
Nominate Nayamba as your chosen charity
Some schools prefer to nominate a chosen charity for the year and we’d love for that to be Nayamba! We’re happy to work with you to provide support in your school, whether that’s by providing talks / assemblies or even some direct connection with the school. Please get in touch.
Whole school programme
Maybe you don’t have a chosen charity in your school but would like to help your children learn about cultural differences around the globe. Our free resources can help you plan events, regular fundraising or even assemblies.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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All of our resources have been devised by serving teachers. As a friend of Nayamba School you are free to download and use as you wish. If you share them more widely, we just ask that you credit Nayamba School Trust.
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Absolutely! We’d love to facilitate that as here would be significant benefits for everyone involved.
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One of our volunteers might be able to come to visit you but if your location, or date is a challenge, we’d be delighted to join via a video conference.
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We can provide content for you to use in your assemblies.