About Sakeji School
Introduction
 Sakeji School is a
Christian primary boarding school situated near Ikelenge in a small
finger of land which lies between Angola and Congo, in the remote
northern tip of the North Western Province of Zambia. It is 70
kilometres north of Mwinilunga and 600 kilometres (about eight hours
drive) from Kitwe.
The school takes its name from the Sakeji River, a tributary of
the Zambezi River which is itself not far from the school on the
Zambia-Congo watershed at an altitude of approximately 1400 m. At
this altitude the climate is pleasant, with warm days and cool
evening temperatures, especially during the dry season months in
June and July. The average annual rainfall is 1400 mm, almost all of
which falls between October and April.
The school site is very attractive, and overlooks the Sakeji
River, which provides both hydro-electric power for the school and a
pleasant recreational environment for the children. Despite its
remote location Sakeji is able to provide excellent boarding
amenities and modern educational facilities. The school is supplied
with fresh meat and dairy products by Hillwood Farms, while fresh
fruit and vegetables are purchased regularly from local growers.
Other foodstuffs and supplies, which are readily available in Zambia
today, are brought by truck from the Copperbelt towns. By means of
short wave radio, daily contact is maintained with other mission
stations and with mission support personnel in the Copperbelt towns.
Sakeji can accommodate up to one hundred students, but presently
there are fifty four, representing some ten different nationalities.
Almost all of these are boarders between the ages of 6 and 13. The
staff usually includes 14 missionary teachers and care-givers from
Europe, North America and Australasia, who minister to the
educational, spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the
children. Other support staff are employed locally by the school to
assist with maintenance, catering, laundry and other domestic
duties.
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