St Anthony's Village

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St Anthony's is a large village in the Mpongwe district. St Anthony's Catholic mission was originally run by the Italians, who laid a water system throughout the village, fed by two large water tanks, planted a vinyard, planted trees for lumber, and ran a rather well equipped mission hospital. They had, at one time, a landing strip, hydroelectric power and an xray machine. The government took this over at some point, and appropriated most of the equipment for use elsewhere. The Italians, according to locals, ripped up the vinyards and much of the pipes for the water system before they left.

The mission is currently run by a zambian priest. (Information current as of Mid 2008), and several sisters, led by the korean head sister. They are heavily cooperative with the hospital, which has been resupplied to a lesser degree, and serves as a main clinic for the area villages. They provide weekly health services to various outreach stations including child health (weighing, vaccinating, deworming), giving health talks, handing out condoms and other things.

St anthony's is also one of several purchasing points after the harvest, where maize is purchased from the village farmers for cash and piled for transport to processing centers.

St anthony's school is rather large for a school in the bush, and has been involved in international pen pal programs, as well as a carpentry program aided by the US Peace Corps and the International and Luanshya Rotary Club.

St anthony's has a small market on most days, where vegtables (tomatoes, cabage and onions) can be bought. The mission runs a store with some other amenities, but this is not open all the time.