Annual Zambia Night 2025
We are Excited to Announce
Zambia Night 2025
Mark your calendars!!
We will hold our annual Zambia night
Saturday November 15th 10am
Mountain Standard Time
That’s right. This year we are trying something brand new . . . we are holding our Zambia night in the morning.
Three of our 2025 trip volunteers live outside of the USA so we can’t expect them to tell their stories at 3AM
Thus we will hold our meet at 10AM (Utah or Mountain Time)
The good news is this is a virtual meeting so if you can’t make it live it will be recorded & you can watch it at
your convenience any time at this link:
https://youtube.com/live/YafOXnU4-3w
Get ready to hear all the latest news all the latest going on’s & of course the highlight of the meeting 5 travelers
share their stories of how Zambia changed their life . . .
Meet Edward Kimber, Heather Honeycutt, Audrey Slade, Aaron Ngambi, and Kate Wood
If you were not able to attend our ZSF 20 year celebration Aaron Ngambi was our master of ceremonies. He has
since agreed to be our building director as a liaison between keeping records here in the USA and keeping
spending down in Zambia. Here is his story as a sample of what is to come. . .
My name is Aaron Ngambi. I was born and raised in Zambia, particularly on the Copper Belt province.
My father was a miner for many years, he lost his job during the privatization process of the 90's when I was in grade 6 going into
grade 7. This meant that we had to find other means for my parents to make sure I stayed in school, finishing primary school and then
moving on to secondary school. My father had bought a farm, we grew maize for sale and paid for my school fees until I finished
grade 12.
After secondary school, my family had no means to get me into college with my parents still having 5 of my younger brothers in
secondary school. Therefore, I moved temporarily to Lusaka, the capital city to leave with my Uncle. And when I came back home, I
prepared myself and went on a volunteer church mission. It was in Zimbabwe where I met someone from Utah, who told me about
Peggy Rodgers and the Zambia Scholarship Fund. At first I was reluctant to find out more about the organization, and honestly did
not think much of it, because I wanted to go to college and study law or something else and not to become a teacher. However, I still
felt prompted to reach out to Peggy via email of which I did right after my mission.
Interestingly, a volunteer from ZSF came to visit my family and he had been a missionary couple serving in South Africa with my
sister. Hence, me and him went to do some visitations of schools and students under ZSF in 2009. This was a pleasant experience, and
it made me appreciate the work that the ZSF had been doing for many years now. Since then, I have been a devote participant in most
of the programs of the ZSF. In 2019, I was honored to have been the masters of ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the ZSF, this
celebration took place at the little America hotel in Utah and I was so grateful that Peggy Rodgers reached out to me and asked me if I
could help.
Each time I think of my journey in terms of education, I think about all the people who have contributed and made a significant impact
in my own life, and I cannot thank them enough. This is true for many people, students and teachers alike who have benefits from the
ZSF programs. Right now, I am the current chair for building and construction on the ZSF board, and it has been such a blessing to
serve, and give back to the people of Zambia through the work and efforts of such an amazing organization.
Please make every effort to join us life Saturday November 15 th 10am (Utah time)