Qualla: Sakeji School https://qualla.com/sakeji-school en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:26 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Sakeji School https://qualla.com/sakeji-school Sakeji School: Introduction https://qualla.com/sakeji-school/ Dr. Walter Fisher and his wife had a problem any missionary couple in 1920s central Africa would recognize: six children and no school. The Fishers had founded a medical mission at Kalene Hill, in the remote northwestern corner of what was then Northern Rhodesia, and there was no nearby way to educate children beyond the first few grades. Sending them back to Britain meant years of separation and money the Fishers did not have. The alternative was to build something. A 50-pound donation in 1922 became the seed fund for what would open in 1925 as Kalene School, and then - once an actual school opened at Kalene Hill in 1932 - take the name it carries today: Sakeji School, named for the tributary of the Zambezi that curls past its gates.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/w/1/2/sakeji-school-wp/kw12-sakeji-school-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Sakeji School: A River, a Farm, a School https://qualla.com/sakeji-school/ Sakeji sits at 1,400 meters elevation on the Sakeji River, a tributary of the Zambezi, in the Ikelenge District north of Mwinilunga. The altitude keeps the days warm and the nights cool - particularly in June and July, when early mornings can feel sharp. About 1,400 millimeters o...

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/k/w/1/2/sakeji-school-wp/kw12-sakeji-school-the-government-standoff.mp3 0:06 4 full Sakeji School: The School Today https://qualla.com/sakeji-school/ Sakeji peaked around 1960 with 110 boarders. By 2012 the count was 74 pupils, aged 6 to 14, served by fourteen missionary teachers and caregivers. Both students and staff come from many countries. The buildings are burnt brick with wood-truss roofs and corrugated aluminum sheetin...

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