Jesus Cares recognizes that education is not only essential to child development, it is also a right enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Education is also a tool used in the rehabilitation of children withdrawn from child labour and the street.

In Zambia access to quality education is a challenge to many children given high levels of poverty which stand at 80 percent of the population in an environment of HIV pandemic.

Jesus Cares has established the Sponsorship Program to help orphans and other vulnerable children with education by linking these children to individual sponsors. A monthly contribution of US$ 30 will cover basic education needs. US$ 5 of this amount goes towards administration.

The sponsor will be provided with reports on the welfare and performance of the child. Direct communication with the child is also encouraged.

	SPONSORED	SPONSORED
Name: Donombi Ngulube Age:10 yrs  Grade: 1	Name: Gift Mwanza Age: 12yrs Grade: 4 Parents: Double orphaned. Lived in the street in search of a better life. Now better at JCM orphanage	Name: Moses Mulenga  Age: 17yrs old Grade: 9  Parents: Double orphan. Out of the street, now living at JCM centre. Hopes to go to boarding school next year.
SPONSORED
Name: Zamiwe Nkoma Age: 15yrs Grade: 8 Parents: Double orphan. Lives at JCM Orphanage. She is in boarding school.	Name: Esau Mwale  Age: 13 yrs Grade: 4  Parents: Single orphan, his mom has no means of supporting all her 6 children. As young as 9 years he went to live in the street. Now he is living with JCM.	Name: Rachel Mashama  Age: 12yrs Grade: 4
Name: Mavis Bwalya  Age: 16 yrs Grade: 8	Name:  Mary Utaulo  Age: 15 yrs Grade: 9	Name: Lucy Banda  Age: 13yrs Grade: 1
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Name: Kings Mumba  Age: 17yrs Grade: 8 Parents: Double orphan. Came to JCM Centre since 2003	Name: Frida Tembo  Age: 15yrs Grade: 6  Parents: Single orphan. She went through abuse now she wants to live a normal life like any other child.	Name: Abraham Chisenga Age: 16yrs  Grade: 7
Name: Charles Banda  Age: 15yrs Grade:6	Name: Gift Hanyeka Age: 14yrs  Grade: 4	Name: Irene Mwachisompola  Age: 15 yrs grade: 3  Parents. Irene is a special needs, her parents are not known. She was found thrown in a pit as a baby. The place she calls home is JCM orphanage.
Name: Garvin Chama  Age: 15yrs Grade:4	Name: Enerst Munyama Age:13 yrs  grade: 2	Name: Isaac Phiri  Age: 14yrs Grade:3