CHIBOBO HMP

HMP is well known in the area and has the key understanding and knowledge of the local setting, its people and its particular needs. Chibobo is a rural area with no electricity or water supply. A pump provides the only water and this has to be carried into the simple dwellings .HMP has requested plastic water tanks to utilise the water that runs off the new dormitory. Simple windmills would relieve the community of the onerous task of manning the water pump for several hours per day. The Overnewton community donated a petroldriven power pump which is operated for irregular short periods and there is a solar power project being undertaken which will enable the community to have cheap power on a regular basis.

The community is remote and needs a reliable form of transport when it is necessary to travel to Serenje, 30kms away. The current vehicle needs costly repairs. Money is also needed to fund the cost of the additional orphans. The Chibobo community relies heavily on the donations of money and goods from the Overnewton community and supporters, to help improve the standard of living in the area. Buildings made from locally made bricks have been erected by the local community to house the orphans, the community pre-school and to house volunteers. At the moment several new projects are taking place. The new medical clinic is almost complete and there are plans to build a house for the doctor who will run the clinic. It is estimated that, when operational, the clinic will see over a 100 patients a day. A new dormitory has been built to house the orphans and will be in use when some minor work is completed and the plumbing of the bathrooms is finished. This will enable HMP to take in a further 60 orphans, bringing the total to around 100 children.