Prisca Ilunga is a young lady from Samuteba, Zambia. She joined the Preparation for Social Action (PSA) program offered by Inshindo Foundation (our partner in Zambia) in 2013. One of the courses she took is called “Nurturing young minds”. While offering preschool classes to the children in her community, which is an integral part of the course, she developed her capacities as a teacher and attained her desire to contribute to the betterment of her community. To her surprise, her hard work paid off and as a result the majority of her students managed to successfully enroll to a higher grade in the government-run Primary School called Samuteba Primary School. The children enrolled from Prisca’s training were performing at an exceptional level compared to the other children and the teachers and parents began to notice this amazing difference.

In 2015, after getting married, Prisca moved to her husband’s community in Nyangombe and continued her efforts to teach young children, building on her previous experience. In addition to teaching preschool classes, she formed another PSA group with the intent to build more resources and to encourage her participants to develop their capacity to teach young children. Parents and community members alike realized that there was an increased need for more children to participate in pre-school education. Therefore, with the help of Prisca, the Nswana Community School was formally established in May 2016 with an initial enrollment of 25 students- 15 girls and 10 boys.

As a tutor of the PSA program, Prisca helped to increase the number of capable teachers in her community. In return the program encouraged her to pursue her own academic education in order to perform her duties more effectively. She is currently pursuing her academic studies to become a qualified teacher and contribute more effectively to the education of children in her community.