Our Adventurous Team

Senior Leadership

Alan enjoys using his sense of adventure to help people find their voice and place through experiential learning and ministry. He has decades of experience in working with people in the outdoors, both as a tour guide and then for the last 17 years as a leader in Christian Camping and the running of Outdoor Adventure Based Learning Programs. He joined the centre in September 2021.

Josh is an ex-Chengelo student who started working at Ndubaluba over 10 years ago and has gone through Ndubaluba’s training. He is an RPIOL holder and also holds various international outdoor qualifications.

Instructor Team

Geoffrey Mwenechanya

**Catering and Residential Manager**

Geoffrey started working at Ndubaluba in 2017. His background is in catering and maintenance on the mines in the Copperbelt. He has a wealth of experience in the catering industry.

Melissa Smith

**Development Instructor**

Melissa joined Ndubs in January 2022. She has been working in the outdoors for 9 years. She loves Jesus and making a difference in people’s lives.

Brian joined the Instructor Training Program in 2020. He is passionate about discipleship and helping young people appreciate the Zambian bush.

Administration Team

Charity Chanda

**Administrative Assistant**

Charity has worked at Ndubaluba for 10 years. Her experience and skills in administration are fundamental for our bookings and assist in the smooth running of the centre.

Adam joined Ndubs in September, 2021. He has 7 years of experience in the outdoors and enjoys climbing, surfing and other watersports.

Site Team

Our Vision

Ndubaluba is a Christian Outdoor Centre, part of Chengelo School and all of the staff are committed Christians. Ndubaluba sees the valuable role outdoor and adventure education plays in the character development of young people and therefore in the future development of the country. Ndubaluba provides opportunities for personal growth, sensitive interaction with natural surroundings and people, ultimately drawing them closer to God.

Ndubaluba Vision: To enable Chengelo School to draw its own students and those beyond Chengelo into a closer relationship with Christ through Christian Outdoor Adventure learning.

Ndubaluba uses the outdoors and adventure activities to provide learning experiences for young people, which will lead them to a greater understanding of who they are in Christ. The Ndubaluba Learning Cycle below is used in our courses, activities and reviews to help support young people know their identity.

Our History

established in 1992

The first shelters at Ndubaluba for students to camp in!

Neil and Ruby Solomon established Ndubaluba in 1992, (Neil was the first Headmaster of Chengelo School 1988-1992). The name of Ndubaluba comes from the local Lala name for the Lady Ross’s Turaco, which are found in numbers at the site.

In 1995, Chengelo School took over the running of Ndubaluba through the leadership of Richard Thompson (a Geography teacher at Chengelo School). It continued to develop as a Christian Adventure Education Centre, providing Outdoor Education for Chengelo and relatively quickly schools in Zambia and overseas. Currently over 2,500 young people participate in courses at Ndubaluba every year, from Chengelo School, schools across Zambia and overseas. Ndubaluba also runs courses for church groups, organisations, corporates and NGO’s.

Ndubaluba provides Christian Adventure Education for Chengelo School and other Schools and organisations within Zambia and overseas. A key part of the Centre’s work is to provide financially subsidized courses to less privileged and disadvantaged in Zambia. We currently subsidize courses for orphanages, physically disabled children, and local government schools, charities working with rural communities, conservation organisations and local church youth groups.