Visions and plans for the future

HIGH SCHOOL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II.

Idea

New Renato Community Society would like to improve and expand their education activities. They lead kindergarten, 3 primary schools in Kashitu area. Children, which finish the primary school, have not possibility to continue in their education. Schools in towns are far and expensive for people living in rural area in spite of talents of some children. This are reasons, why NRCS would like to build the High School in Kashitu. It should be a high quality school with good education programs. The school will be for children from Kashitu area as for children from other places as well. The social aspect has the important role: Child from rich family has to support child from poor family, which is talented, but without means of studying. Every student will live together in school area (without differences). Kashitu has very good location for this project – is located at railway from north to south Zambia and 3 km from main Zambia highway. This are two main transport ways in Zambia.

First steps

NRCS done first steps to realisation this project few years ago. The project is in proces. NRCS put forward the idea of project to government. Zambia’s government liked NRCS´s visions and because has good experience with NRCS´s activities in area, governmant gave to NRCS 100 000 m2 of land in Kashitu for High school area. In spite of that the area is given for free, in Zambia is big bureaucracy and is necessary to pay many charges.  

Negotiations with authorities

has 3 phases:

  • 1st.phase: Request of land – NRCS did this charges included.
  • 2nd phase:
  1. NRCS has to pay a fee for transmition of property of field to NRCS (5000 EUR). The community will be official owner of the ground for 99 years and will be given the catastral map.
  2. NRCS has to make a project (we cooperate with our friends from Czech Republic) and submit it to government.
  • 3th phase:
  1. Officials will admeasure the area in bush land.
  2. NRCS has to pay a fee for permission of construction (2 mil ZMK = 7800 Kč = 312€). Then the construction has to be started in a year (the latest date). If not, the ground would be taken back.

The project is planed as long term project (for 10-20 years, with gradual building) Now it is necessary to find a sponsor for this activities.