Sustainable Development
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A New Way to Travel
L'Alternativa offers a new, community-focused way to travel, promoting responsible tourism. This type of travel supports local communities, respects the environment and local cultures, and aims to create authentic and transformative experiences.
Our Projects in Zambia
Through "Help for Zambia," we support concrete projects that improve the living conditions of local communities.
Mejocama Community School
Construction of School Classrooms
We are supporting the Medardo Joseph Mazombwe Community School in the construction of a four-classroom building, which is essential for ensuring a quality education for hundreds of students.
Required budget: approximately €20,000
Project objective:
- Complete construction of 4 classrooms
- School Furniture
- Support for more than 300 students
- Improving Study Conditions
Kaparu Women's Cooperative
Women's Empowerment
We support the women of Kaparu Mission by installing a solar-powered irrigation system to ensure food security and economic independence.
Impact of the project:
- 60 women who are direct beneficiaries
- Year-round agricultural production
- Training in Agroecology
- Protecting Girls from Early Marriage
- Nutrition Education
Required budget: approximately €2,500
Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital
Health Care and Assistance for the Most Vulnerable
Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital in Lusaka, a Catholic institution that provides quality healthcare to the people of Bauleni and the surrounding areas. The project aims to establish a Critical Care Unit to ensure access to life-saving treatments and support local healthcare staff.
Impact of the project:
- 109,000 people served in the service area
- Strengthening Intensive Care and Emergency Care
- Reduction in funding for private facilities
- Improved Access for Vulnerable and Elderly Religious Patients
- Development of Local Medical Expertise
Required budget: approximately €17,000
St. Thomas Mission Hospital
Establishment of a Dental Unit
St. Thomas Mission Hospital, a 60-bed Catholic facility located in Chibombo, Zambia, has been serving a large rural population since 2022. Currently lacking dental services, the hospital is proposing the creation of a Dental Unit to provide accessible care on-site and spare patients serious inconvenience and costly transfers to other facilities.
Impact of the project:
- Coverage of an immediate service area of 16,045 people
- Provision of dental services to approximately 5,000 patients per year
- Establishment of the only dental clinic in a district that currently lacks public dental services.
- Improving health in schools through targeted education and prevention campaigns.
Required budget: approximately €11,000
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe Secondary School
MEJOCAMA
About Us
Our Guarantee
The Medardo Joseph Mazombwe Secondary School (MEJOCAMA) is a community school run by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a diocesan congregation founded in 1976 by the late Cardinal Medardo Mazombwe in the Catholic Diocese of Chipata.
The Congregation and the School Principal ensure that "adoptive parents" are provided with all information and updates regarding:
The school is located in one of the poorest outlying areas of the capital, Lusaka, which has a population of about 40,000.
📊 School Statistics
- 450 students from elementary school through high school
- Mostly from poor families and vulnerable orphans
- More than 100 families cannot even afford the minimum tuition
- Annual tuition + supplies: €350 per child
📞 School Contact Information
📧 mejocamasec@gmail.com
📱 +260 972 370 122 / +260 967 989 136
✓ Academic
Progress ✓ Personal
Development ✓ Family
Situation ✓ Health and Well-being
No further requests will be made beyond the amount indicated.
Long-Distance Sponsorships in Zambia
Through the long-distance sponsorship program, you can make a real difference in the life of a child in Zambia by ensuring they have access to education, medical care, and a better future.
What the support includes:
✓ Tuition
✓ Instructional materials
✓ School uniform
✓ Health care
✓ Daily meals
✓ Family Support
🌟 Children Waiting for Adoption – Year 2026
With €350 a year, you can provide education, medical care, and a better future. Choose the child you’d like to support and become part of their story.
| No. | Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Action |
| 1 | VALARIE SIKAZWE | Female | Adopt | |
| 2 | MONICA BUKANKALA | Female | Adopt | |
| 3 | MUKUKA KIMFWA | Female | Adopt | |
| 4 | EZRAYA NDALAZI | Male | Adopt | |
| 5 | AMOS CHAMDWE | Male | Adopt | |
| 6 | KATE MAMBWE | Female | Adopt | |
| 7 | CHIMUKA CHIBOMBA | Male | March 13, 2020 | Adopt |
| 8 | EARNEST CHIBOMBA | Male | March 30, 2014 | Adopt |
| 9 | FLORA CHIBOMBA | Female | December 6, 2011 | Adopt |
| 10 | MOSTIN CHIBOMBA | Female | 11/20/2016 | Adopt |
❤️ Children Already Adopted – Year 2026
Thanks to our supporters, these children are changing their future! Their story is your story.
| No. | Name | Date of Birth | Gender | Family |
| 1 | MASANTA MWAPE | 10/01/2011 | Male | Family S. |
| 2 | NATHAN KAMPEU | July 27, 2010 | Male | K. Family |
| 3 | MUSONDA KAOMA | 12/26/2014 | Female | A. Family |
| 4 | MAPALO MWEWA | July 18, 2013 | Male | S. Family |
| 5 | BLESSED BANDA | May 29, 2011 | Male | C. Family |
| 6 | IGNITIOUS BANDA | March 3, 2016 | Male | G. Family |
| 7 | JOAN PHIRI | Female | C. family | |
| 8 | ERIN CHIBOMBA | July 21, 2015 | Male | B. Family |
| 9 | ETHAN CHIBOMBA | March 7, 2018 | Male | C Family |
| 10 | ITALU CHIBOMBA | July 26, 2015 | Male | F. Family |
| 11 | CHIARA CHIBOMBA | May 29, 2012 | Female | D. Family |
| 12 | CLEOPATRA CHIBOMBA | August 7, 2020 | Female | B. Family |
Voices from the Field
The experiences of those involved in our projects
Thanks to the support they have received, the women in our cooperative can now grow vegetables year-round and send their children to school.
Mutinta
Kaparu Women's Cooperative
The new classrooms have transformed our school. Now our students can study in a safe and dignified environment.
Sr. Josephine P.
Mejocama Secondary School
The sponsorship program allowed me to finish my studies. Today, I dream of becoming a teacher so I can help other children like me.
CHIARA C.
Student Received Support