Feedback from Mutendere Chicken Cooperative and Optima Community School

We would like to share the feedback received from Mutendere Chicken Cooperative and Optima School. Mutendere Chicken Cooperative is one of the projects supported by DISA Zambia. The group of single mothers of children with disabilities raise and sell chickens in order to sustain their families and send their children to school. Using funds raised during Charity Golf Tournament, our organization was able to assist the ladies in expanding the cooperative by sponsoring the purchase of 500 chicks, feed, etc. It also led to creating employment opportunities. DISA Zambia is very proud of the ladies from Mutendere and their achievements.

Optima Community School for the Disabled and Vulnerable (O.V.C.) was initiated with the aim of helping the most vulnerable children. During rainy seasons the children were facing difficulties to enter the school. Apart from sponsoring several mobility devices for Optima children, DISA Zambia helped to improve the school ground. As seeing from the photo there is an easy access to the school now. This project was also supported using funds raised during Charity Golf Tournament.

DISA Zambia General Meeting 28 September, 2021

DISA Zambia 1st General Meeting of 2021 took place on September 28th at Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel. Our members had a chance to catch up after a long break. DISA Zambia Chairlady Dot Mead welcomed Rumman Khan as Projects Committee Chairlady and Ilse Lasschuijt as a member of Executive Committee. 

As a guest speaker we were proud to introduce Marcel van Driel, National Coordinator at Helping Hands in Snake Safety (HHISS). HHISS was founded as an initiative to save snakes and reduce snake bites in Zambia. Their primary mission is to reduce the risk of snakebite incidence, improve the country's snakebite management and reduce the number of snakes being killed. Thank you Marcel for this informative presentation. 

To find out more about HHISS, please visit their website www.hhiss.com and Facebook page www.facebook.com/helpingsnakes

 Thank you Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel for hosting us. 

DISA Zambia Musical Sundowner 06 November, 2021

DISA Zambia 4th Annual Musical Sundowner is coming up on November,6, 2021, Saturday from 5 to 9 pm, in the pool area of Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel.

The Musical Sundowner, organized for the first time in 2017, has become a tradition for our organization, and it is now the annual fundraising event of DISA. All funds raised are always used to support our charity projects. 

This year the funds raised during the event will be used to support Optima School for the disabled and vulnerable children. 

You can contribute to the success of the event: 

 • by buying tickets for yourself, your family and friends. Ticket price is K350. Please note that canapés are included. We will also have a raffle, so keep your ticket number handy. 

• by attending the event, enjoying the good company, the amazing music played by our special guests Micah & David and the lovely atmosphere at the pool area of Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel. 

All COVID protocols will be observed.