Feature: Free education brings hope to vulnerable families in Zambia


LUSAKA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Faides Sakala is a 70-year-old grandmother living in the Ng'ombe community, one of the sprawling, densely populated residential areas in the Zambian capital of Lusaka.

She was more than glad recently because her two grandchildren can afford to attend school without her spending any money following the introduction of free education.

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