by Elizabeth Mulenga
Sister Agnes Bwalya
and Mr. Telesphore
Albinism is a hereditary condition, resulting in the absence of melanin pigment causing an individual being...
Inverness County Cares (ICC) is a registered charity based in Inverness County. Our current project is with two schools in Northern Zambia, called the Kawambwa Project.
The two schools, St. Mary in Kawambwa and...
The life of an albino in Zambia, and many parts of Africa, is filled with fear and uncertainty. From birth, they are misunderstood and persecuted.
Due to widespread misinformation, communities believe albinism is infectious...
Editor’s note: The following is an account of the jubilant celebration marking the building of a security wall around St. Odilia School in Mporokoso, Zambia by Sister Agnes Bwalya, site director.
Since 1962 when...
This spring Inverness County Cares (ICC) members gathered in Judique to plant a potato crop in support of their project helping a school for Albinos in Zambia.
The garden plot is situated beside a...
Inverness County Cares (ICC), founded in 2012, is a
charitable organization, based in Inverness County.
Our mission is to provide for the needs of children in
desperate need. Our current project is to assist two schools...
By: Paul Kachela
I am a former student at St. Mary’s Special School and an Albino person, identified as visually impaired.
Fear is a killer of self-esteem. I have lived...
By: Beauty Ngonga
Today my mind is full of joy!
No one could believe that one day I will come out in the open and associate with society like a...
The Kawambwa school in Northern Zambia is situated in an area of Africa with distinct wet and dry seasons. During the wet season crops grow abundantly and in the dry season crops are planted and irrigated, producing...
By: Sister Agnes Bwalya
school administrator
The two severe weather events which happened at St. Mary’s Special School have left a great impact on me, my staff, and the...