To everybody who has supported our efforts, you have already brought joy and happiness to so many. This quote is for all of you:
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not intend to sit."
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not intend to sit."
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We are dedicated to providing quality education and improving the quality of life for orphans and vulnerable children in the Bauleni Housing Compound in Lusaka, Zambia. We operate a school and meal program for more than 100 of these children. They have little opportunity for education and a dangerously poor quality of life.
RHO stands for Richard Hiroshi O'Brien from Davis, CA. Richard was born on December 16, 1990. He died on February 13, 2010 in a skiing accident. Richard was an amazing young man who had such a bright light in his eyes. He had a lot to offer this world. RHO Appleseed is our way of carrying his torch and keeping his memory alive. Click here to learn more about Richard.
THANK YOU to The Athenian School and to Arise Africa!!
For the past 2 years a group students from The Athenian School in Danville, California have supported the students of RHO Appleseed through a fundraiser called 30 Hour Famine. The purpose of the event held by different organizations world wide is to raise money and awareness for world hunger. During the event, for 30 hours, participants must abstain from eating food, and instead they typically drink water, fruit juices, or other liquids. The effort and commitment of these students is inspiring. When we told our Appleseed students about them, they were very surprised that other kids would go hungry to bring awareness and to help others.
Arise Africa, a faith based organization in Texas, is supporting our lunch program for the 2014 school year! Thanks to their generosity we have been able to upgrade our kitchen and serving supplies because we don't have to worry about the lunch budget. Arise Africa helps many needy and deserving schools in Zambia. They also run an orphanage, Angel's Home.
Another Move... 3rd Time's a Charm!
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We have moved (again!) While RHO Appleseed continues to focus on quality education and healthy, happy children, we have struggled to find our permanent home. The quest for land suitable for a school and without questionable sellers has been so frustrating that we have decided to seek a permanent rental. While nothing is guaranteed, we think we have found the right place. We have rented two flats (what we would call a duplex.) Each side has 3 rooms, a small office, a flush toilet and a shower (cold water only). One flat is used for the classrooms and the other contains the library, tutoring rooms and kitchen. Both the inside and out are a work in progress. Fencing and landscaping are underway and as soon as the fence is finished we will buy and install play structures.
We are so grateful to Dan Harrison and Manu Tavares for putting this video together for us. They are amazing people who have been bicycling from London to Cape Town, helping worthy projects along the way. |
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The Beginning....This slide show is a reminder of how we got started. Saturday afternoons... the broken out building with dirt floors, songs, stories, snacks and fun. These were very happy days for us all. Now we look back and are amazed with how far we have come as we continue to look to the future.
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The Latest News and Events!
Incredible Volunteers at Appleseed!
Over the past 2 months we have been fortunate to have 3 wonderful volunteers helping out at the school. Ally, Emma and April have become a regular part of each day. We have seen both social and academic growth in our students in the short time that they have been here. With Emma stepping in and filling the job of Math Teacher and Ally and April being committed to one on one tutoring, the school is running quite smoothly.
Amazing bonds have been made so it was very hard for the kids to say goodbye to April, who is headed off to California to begin the final two years of her college degree Ally and Emma will be volunteering for another 3 weeks. We know that we will all be sad when they leave, but feel so lucky to have had them at Appleseed helping and developing relationships with our students. |
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PRESS RELEASE FROM GEEKS WITHOUT FRONTIERSWhat if you Could Inspire a Child?
Reaching for the Stars! Shooting a Class Photo to Space on a Rocket! Geeks Without Frontiers, partnered with Space Services, Inc., then launched an Appleseed class photo to space aboard an Up Aerospace SL-7 rocket on June 21, 2013 out of Spaceport America in Las Cruces, New Mexico! GEEKS hopes that the children of the Appleseed School will be inspired to reach for the stars! |
We are so grateful to Geeks Without Frontiers and Space Services, Inc. for this exciting and unique opportunity! This will launch a new wave of learning about space and the solar system for our students, many of whom have no concept of space or even of the world outside of their day to day life in the compound. THANK YOU!!
Check out our new listing at www.zaplaces.comThank You Zaplaces.com for the courtesy listing!
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