Tuberville Global Neighborhood
As we are focusing on issues that surround hunger within our communities, it begs the question what is a community, or a neighborhood. In trying to define such terms, we often run into the problem that a definition, on its own, can often negate the idea we are trying to define.
If community both supports ideas and groups with like minded thoughts and goals and at the same time, it supports the notion of acceptance and tolerance of all, we find ourselves with a riddle.
Until we solve this riddle, we will choose to find ways to make each theme, not mutually exclusive of the other. To that end, we have defined our community to, in some ways include people around the globe who are working with the same issues we have here.
Keyri Beatriz Erazo Chinchilla
In 2008, Tuberville had added as residents, Keyri Beatriz Erazo Chinchilla and her family, through support of Childreach, USA. Keyri's family has since moved out of the Plan International service area.
Joseph Chalwe
Currently, Tuberville has added as residents, Joseph Chalwe and his family, also through support of Childreach, USA. Below is information on Joseph and his family.
About Chibeleka
Chibeleka lies in the border area between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo separated by the Luapula River. It has a population of about 11,500 people with 205 villages, four government schools, four schools supported by communities, two local courts and two health clinics.
Economic Activities
Chibeleka consists of mostly peasant farmers as agriculture is their major activity. They sell mostly agriculture crops such as beans, maize, cassava and also small domestic animals such as goats, pigs and chickens. The area also produces fruits such as oranges, mangos and banana's while also fishing in the near by Luapula River.
Common Problems
Chibeleka experiences a number of problems in the area such as poor and inadequate education services, child marriages, lack of electricity, poor roads, poor health services, lack of markets for their agricultural produce and inadequate agricultural skills.
