The Bakery Association of Milan has given us a wonderful donation in order to open a proper Bakery and School for Baking on the premises of Assumption Parish. This project will offer an opportunity to pursue a profession in baking for the young men and women of Luyobolola Community School and the Ark Project. This will ensure a promising future for these young men and women. The Bakery Project will be established in order to provide job and educational opportunities but also in order to financially support the two existing projects. This will be done by providing food and financial assistance from the bakery sales.

Currently three of our young men are attending baking school in Milan and will return to be our head bakers and teachers in order to train others. The commencement of the building was May 2006 and it is anticipated that it will take 6 months to build.

We are also in the process of building a guesthouse. Upon opening, these rooms will be used for volunteers visiting Mazabuka. However, in the future we hope to open it to anyone who wants to stay with us. The commencement of the building was May 2006 and it is anticipated to take 5 months to build. The building will also function as an Ark with one group of boys living there. They will maintain all the required functions of the house.

The Youth centre will have four different areas of interest. The first area of interest is to provide a place for youth to gather. This space will allow youth to meet together to chat, play games, or just relax. The centre will be recognised by the youth as a place to come to without the temptation of any negative factors. The second area will provide counselling services for the youth, serving as a venue for youth in need of guidance or advice. This part of the centre will be equipped to handle serious problems but also to welcome those youth who wish to just speak about the difficulties they encounter in every day life.

The third area will be a library including textbooks for school use and novels for recreational reading. The hope is to increase literacy rates within the community and provide a study area for students.

The fourth and final area will be an outdoor events centre. Zambia is a country that loves the performing arts. The events centre will be able to host a variety of shows including music, drama and cultural performances. There are numerous groups in the community that involve singing, dancing, and drama. This area of the Youth Centre will not only give them a place for performance and rehearsals but an opportunity to share with each other.

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