We were lucky enough to be in Zambia during their Independence Day - and even luckier that we were able to visit a school during their celebrations, thanks to the Bushcamp Company.
Chiwawatala Basic School is on the main road between the National Park and Mfuwe airport - cutting through the village itself.
It's run by head-teacher Charles Zulu - who looks like Morgan Freeman.
It has about 600 pupils, in 8 grades.
146 of them are orphans.
The Bushcamp Company supports the school in lots of different ways: buying stationary and uniforms, paying for 50 kids to attend using donations from guests, paying for 5 of the teachers.
The school has a small garden and sells vegetables and herbs that The Bushcamp Company buys.
And once a year they take the children on rides through the national park and guide them through the wildlife.
Despite living on the edge of South Luangwa national park, many of them would otherwise never get to go inside.
The Safari parks in Zambia that bring in tourists from all over the world are the primary driver of the economy.
They are the only employers in the area - the country has 60% unemployment - and they are intimately bound into the local communities around them.
Celebrations for Independence Day included a dance contest.
And an eating contest.
And a drinking contest.
My mate Oli works in a couple of camps in various countries in Africa.
He wanted to do something personally for the people he encountered.
So he set up a microcharity to fund education in the schools that he has relationships with, like Chiwawatala in Zambia.
It raises funds like any charity and he works with the schools to sponsor kids through their education.
It's not a big , standalone organisation - it's something he does because he personally is able to connect us over here with money, with the children around at schools in Africa where he works.
If you want to sponsor a child or donate to The Dreike Scholarship Fund - details are on their website.
These are the children they currently sponsor at Chiwawatala.
