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OCI's main project is an orphanage located in Mazabuka, Zambia called Docsek Home. Visit the
Docsek Home
website for more information. In addition to helping these organizations, OCI endeavors to help the community of Mazabuka through
various gifts of blankets, school supplies, medical supplies, and gifts to hospital patients each time we visit there.
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Theft, vandalism and crimes against child-
ren are problems in Mazabuka. A security fence is
an absolute necessity, so OCI
raised the funds to have this fence built. Thanks to donations,
the children are much safer than
before.
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To help Docsek become self-sustainable,
we raised funds to purchase a small farm
where broiler hens are raised. These
chickens provide food
for the home, and
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Many children simply
cannot afford to
attend school. Thanks to OCI,
donations
of school supplies were
made to help the children. Besides school
supplies, the
children need to purchase uniforms, black
shoes and white stockings
to be able to
attend
school. They are also assessed
fees. The more funds
we can raise to help children attend school, the brighter
their
futures become.
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Our loaded truck - here
we are with
our supplies packed up and ready to head
to the airport to fly to Zambia.
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Another project that OCI undertakes is distributing toiletry bags to local hospital
patients. These bags contain
a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, soap, washcloth, deodorant, shampoo, etc. This mother shown holding her infant in the
hospital just received her
toiletry bag. You
can see the the conditions at the hospital
are quite dim.
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One of Docsek's children in her classroom. Many children do not have enough
food to
be able to eat every day. Schools do not provide any type
of food
at all. OCI
donates money to the local schools to help them purchase ingredients
to make
porridge. This helps to ensure that children
have at least one meal
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When we travel to Zambia, we always bring money to purchase blankets to distribute
to needy families.
Your gift of only $5.00
can keep someone warm during the cold months in Zambia.
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OCI board members are
shown here
donating medical supplies to a nurse
at a Mazabuka medical clinic.
Medical
supplies are in short supply and our
donations help to ensure that proper
medical care can be given.
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