Funsani stands in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement. All around the world people are standing up for the belief that access to opportunity and freedom from persecution should not be influenced by race, class, or background.
I recently completed my electrical engineering studies. It was a three-year course at Luanshya Technical and Business College, in the Copperbelt province of Zambia.
One of the most challenging things about my course has been staying motivated and focused on completing m...
I’ve grown up at Funsani Home, and now at 20 years old, I recently started studying civil engineering at Copperbelt University, in Kitwe, Zambia. Classes started in December 2019. The structure of the course has changed quite a bit since starting, due to the coronaviru...
Despite many of us being quarantined at home, we hope you are able to keep in touch with loved ones and safely enjoy the sunshine over the bank holiday weekend.
Given the unprecedented context we are facing in the UK as well as globally, we wanted to provide an update...
Funsani held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in February. While we are currently living through unprecedented times across the globe due to Covid-19, our volunteers and supporters are still working to fulfil Funsani's mission to support children who have been affected...
I’m a student at North Western University of Health and Applied Sciences here in Zambia, studying clinical medicine and I’ve just completed my first semester of year one.
University has been everything for me. I remember the first day I walked into class, the room was...
On Tuesday 21st March 2017, the European School Culham (ESC) hosted its annual dance competition. This popular event was originally set up to raise money for various charities, including Funsani, which ESC has supported since 2005.
For six girls from the European School Culham (ESC), Summer 2016 was one life changing experience. For a short while, we were able to experience life as one of the children at the Funsani Home in Zambia, and practically accepted by them as siblings. To this day, we are...
In August 2016, Eloise and Amelie sat down with Pastor Smoke, the founder of Maanu Mbwami School, a community school on the outskirts of Livingstone, and one of the projects Funsani supports in Zambia. This interview explores the background to the school being founded...
