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The goal
and premise of VIMA LUPWA HOME is the “whole village” approach,
rather than being institutionalized in an orphanage, this is a
home for children where they are raised in their own culture, in
a home parented by a Zambian couple; education is in the Zambian
community along with the other children of Mikomfwa, eating
typical Zambian food and speaking their own language – all in an
effort to empower them in their own culture and to become
self-sustaining leaders/members of their community.
"Therefore, we pledge to bind
ourselves to one another . . . to feed our starving, to clothe
our ragged, to do all good things, knowing that we are more than
keepers of our brothers and sisters. We are our brothers and
sisters."
Maya Angelou
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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SUMMER FESTIVAL
July 10 & 11
– 7 AM to 5 PM
Downtown Bend
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MUNCH n’ MUSIC
Thursdays –
Drake Park
5 PM – 8 PM
July 8;
July 15;
July 22;
July 29;
August 5; and
August 12
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VOLUNTEER
SIGN-UP
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Vima
Lupwa Home opened in December 2006. The small home provides a safe,
loving family atmosphere in which the basic needs of 14 children are
met, including proper nutritious meals, beds, clothing, education,
health care and most importantly - love and by parents Violet
Membe and
her husband, Mr. Mwala.
8
minute video
Click here to view the
founding of
Vima Lupwa Home.
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