In June 2011, the CEO of MAMA, Mark Fraser, accompanied by his father John Fraser; and the General Manager of MAMA, Paul Singer, accompanied by his wife MayLin Singer, privately funded their travel to Zambia to attend the official opening of the MAMA Resource Centre at the Sishemo Education Trust.

Meeting students on arrival

Meeting the Minister for Education

Paul Singer with the students

Students at Sishemo

Paul Singer, MayLin Singer and Mark Fraser distributing art supplies to the children

John Fraser distributing art supplies

Mark Fraser with the Minister for Education

At the Sishemo Leather Centre

Meeting the children after the opening

Paul Singer with the students

MayLin Singer reading to the Grade 3 class

John Fraser, Mark Fraser and Paul Singer helping with lunch

Mark Fraser and Paul Singer in the MAMA Resource Centre

Paul Singer and Mark Fraser with Sunday

Paul Singer and MayLin Singer with the students

Mark Fraser with the students

Paul Singer with the students

John Fraser with the students

MayLin Singer with the students

With the Sishemo leadership team

After the opening of the MAMA Resource Centre in Lusaka, the kids broke into song ‘MAMA is coming – welcome my MAMA’ as we were driving home.

During the visit to Lusaka, the MAMA team took the whole school on an excursion to the Munda Wanga Environmental Park.

Paul Singer playing netball at Munda Wanga

Trying out the new soccer gear. For some of these children, it was the first time they had played on grass.

The students went on a tour of the zoo

The students went on a tour of the zoo during the animal feeding time

Looking for the lions

Taking a lunch break at Munda Wanga

The girls in their new sports clothes

The boys preparing for a soccer match