2024-04-24T16:09:56-07:00 2023-12-31 201878124 Sandy Melhorn CPA PC 537 High St SE Salem OR 97301 990EZ 2023-01-01 711001126 Elizabeth Bowers Zambia Education Fund ELIZ 5035854605 PO Box 294 Salem OR 97308 Linda O Bowers President 2024-04-24 true Linda O Bowers 999009999 true Sandra R Melhorn P00013004 5033911814 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.bethsgirls.org X X 158838 X 158697 141 0 0 0 0 158838 325 277 183943 184545 -25707 60243 34536 60243 34536 60243 34536 60243 34536 The purpose of the Organization is to promote education and community advancement for the people of Zambia. EBZEF Statement of Program Service Accomplishments 2023 2023 was another successful year for the Elizabeth Bowers Zambia Education Fund (EBZEF) with our programs in Lumwana West in NW Zambia. Twenty-one Beths Girls were actively studying in college as EBZEF scholarship recipients. Their programs included medicine (nursing, clinical medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, pharmacy, general physician), teaching (from early childhood development to secondary school), technical (electrician, metal fabricator), plus catering, public administration, and sustainable natural resources management & climate change.The EBZEF-established and supported community pre-school had 114 small learners, with 52 children sent on to grade 1. Construction of a water-based (i. e., flushable toilets, sinks, and showers) lavatory is well on its way to completion. The Food and Garden projects, supported with a grant from EBZEF partner Baal Dan Charities, helped to feed the childrenperhaps their only food for the day. Children grew their own maize and greens to supplement their diet and to learn agricultural skills. As a result, attendance increased. The new EBZEF funded water bore hole is serving the entire community. Mr. Njolomba, our EBZEF representative, reports, Ablution blocks at both secondary and primary schools are fully functional. Sanitation issues, especially of our girl children, are take care of. It will be safer and more hygienic for pre-school learners to use waterborne lavatories than previous pit latrines. The community is very proud of this project. Science labs could not function without water. The fear of school closure as a health hazard is now over. The new Njolomba Science Centre was officially completed and handed over to the Ministry of Education in July 2023. EBZEF was working to provide lighting and electricity, water, lab stools, essential science equipment and supplies so classes could begin in 2024. Science labs in secondary schools are rare in Zambia, particularly in remote rural areas. The Njolomba Science Centre is the crown jewel of EBZEFs secondary school project. A significant number of female students will now study science, reflecting the community's paradigm shift towards the education of women. The Elizabeth Bowers Memorial Library continues to be the literacy center of the community. Memorial Librarian Sandra Kamulosu reports, Libraries are not being used like they were in the past since people have opted for internet use. But rural setups like Lumwana West learners find it difficult to access internet due to costs. Many pupils use the library, since I have stocked a variety of textbooks. Textbooks are otherwise not accessible to students outside the classroom. Students can study in the evenings because of solar lighting. The Library is also used for community and school meetings. EBZEFs successful programs in 2023 have paved the way for moving forward in 2024. Our faithful donors continue to support and encourage EBZEFs work toward empowering women, children, and their community in Lumwana West, Zambia, to break the cycle of poverty through education. 179857 179857 Linda O Bowers President 0 0 Gerard F Bowers Director 0 0 Daniel Irvine Director 0 0 Karen Chittick Secretary 0 0 Kathy Ellis-Kelemen Treasurer 0 0 Fordson Kafweku Director 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false OR Linda O Bowers PO Box 294 Salem OR 97308 5035854605 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 65941 86360 90522 134277 158697 535797 0 0 65941 86360 90522 134277 158697 535797 119279 416518 63 7 21 141 232 0 0 536029 0.77700 0.71220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $144 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $778 Other Expenses.1 School costs $179857 Other Expenses.2 Newsletter $1635 Other Expenses.3 Website $925 Other Expenses.4 Dues and subscriptions $300 Other Expenses.6 State excise tax $156 Other Expenses.7 Merchant Fees $98 Other Expenses.9 License & Fees $50