Chona school is in a rural area 19 miles east of Monze town on an unmade road. 

As with other schools the first thing Friends of Monze did to help Chona school was drill a borehole. We hit water on the 3rd drilling on 24.11.2021. We installed a hand pump providing water to improve health at Chona school and for 27 nearby households. 

Chona school has recently been upgraded to teach children from 5 to 16 years old. This enables girls to continue their education to 16 years old while living safely at home. The 509 children at Chona were being taught in 2 shifts. Deana Owen from Friends of Monze visited the school with Zambia Women and Girls Foundation in July 2022 and we were asked to build 3 classrooms to accommodate extra pupils.

Building work started 2.11.2022 and 3 new classrooms were completed 16.1.2023.

We trained 9 men as builders, they started with 2 weeks theory training then learned practical skills building the classrooms. They will have theory and practical tests before receiving their certificates.

We donated desks and text books for the new classrooms. 

Teacher's houses and toilets are still needed.

Chona school would benefit from its own garden to grow food. we have provided gardening training however unfortunatly the bore hole dried up in 2024 partly as a result of the drought in Zambia. 

We carried out an underground geology survey and drilled for water in October 2024. Unfortunatly water was not found so Chona school can not sustain a garden.