History

• The Ndola Lions School for the Visually Impaired was built in 1974 by the Lions Club International District 413 and then handed over to the Zambian government

• It is a residential school that was originally built to house 80 students but because of high needs, now has 130 children ranging in age from 6 to 25 from all over Zambia 

• The school falls under the Ministry of Education with the Zambian government providing a monthly grant that only covers 1/3 of the costs.

• The students have varying degrees of blindness caused by illness and disease (such as measles and glaucoma), albinism, and accidents

• The local Lions Club provides one meal per month

• Ndola citizens and companies have been generous, but cannot sustain this school themselves

• In October 2012, the school was forced to send 80 students home a month early for the Christmas break because there was not enough food to feed everyone. As the remaining 50 students finished writing exams, they too were sent home to lessen the number of students to be fed.

Motto

Visually impaired but determined to learn.

Mission Statement

To create an opportune, enabling learning environment for the blind and partially sighted pupils and to provide a secure working atmosphere for members of Staff, the Lions Club International District 413 and other charities with a view to: inculcating into visually impaired students knowledge, skills and a conducive attitude towards hard work, appreciation for and contribution to community for national development.